Homemaking Mondays: Delicious Smells and Flavours

 

Hello! 
Fall is starting to turn into winter. 

The ice on the lake is starting to form and thicken. 

The temps are dropping lower and summer birds are 

almost all gone. Just the last of the swans seem to be flying by.

We went frisbee golfing one more time at our 

community centre. Soon there will be snow that stays.

It's getting much darker at night and now we can see the stars well.

I have started to tidy up our shed 

where all my gardening things are kept,

along with other recreational things like snowshoes.

Things just got tossed in there and it needed to be addressed.

SO....most is organized now although there is a large pile of 

squirrel stuff in the floor that will need a shovel to clear it out.

We do enjoy our squirrel friend who lives in the shed...but she does

make a bit of a mess.  

Today I decided to make some apple tarts

and the whole house smells delicious.

Then of course there were some happy tummies to. 

There hasn't been that much sunshine as of late.

So the moments where the sun pops through the clouds it's

something to give me pause. 

Below I just had to pull over and take a picture of the light on the mountains. 

It's a lovely time for tea as well.

I bought some lovely Ivan's Tea. 

(which is a fireweed tea that is like green tea)

It has lots of benefits and is very tasty.

I added some wild rose petals to it 

and it makes a lovely cup of tea.

OH...and with the roasted tomato soup.

To roast the tomatoes it's super easy.  

Just take out the stem part and cut an X in the other end.

Lay the tomatoes out on a cookie sheet and bake for 

about 1/2 hour on 350F. 

Then the skins come off easily and you can blend up the 

rest for a nice soup...adding whatever seasonings you like.

When canning add a TBS of lemon juice to a quart jar.

Praying you all have a beautiful day! 

Love and Prayers,

Jennifer