Countin'

It's become a habit of mine to write down, in a book, things I am thankful for. 

I think it has helped me look at everything, even unpleasant times and situations, and look for a reason or two to be thankful. 

Thought I would share some blessings, by way of pictures, that God has gifted me with in the two weeks we have lived in Nova Scotia. 

O.K. Here I go countin'!!

This guy right here! 

It was mostly my idea (at first) to do this crazy thing. Sell out and move to an old house and farm. And since being here, at times my enthusiasm (and mostly energy) has lagged and Geoff has been the one saying "We can do it!!"

In the first few days, getting the smell out of the house was our first priority!! 

(There is only so much you can "experience" with pictures) :)

When The Youngest and I needed a break, we would take it out here. 

Called it "Our Happy Place". Loveliest breeze and no mosquitoes to be seen!

You can use something your whole life and not realize it's a blessing. Never looked at a shovel as anything more than a tool before. But life changed and with no working bathroom in the house our "facilities" are pretty primitive.  I am thankful for a shovel!!  

Note: The Youngest thinks the word "facility" is a too generous a title for........a bucket in a closet. 

A clothes-line just outside the kitchen door for drying rags. We have lots of rags!!

The skies here are incredible!! Loving the blue, white and green!

This was a gift from my mom. 

Not sure how we would manage without this little "home away from home". 

Thanks, Mom. xo

This wooden box was one of many pieces of "junk" in one of the out-buildings. Just so happens it was the exact thing we needed for an extra step up to the trailer steps. God is in the details.

Again, how many times have you seen vinegar as a blessing?! Used it all the time, and never gave it a thought. Then while buying another spray bottle to help speed up wall-paper removing, the Dollar Store fellow suggested adding vinegar as it helps loosens the glue. By George, I think he is right! Cool.Two rooms de-papered, three more to go!!

Told the family that I was going to do a blessing blog. The Youngest took a picture of this for me. Another gift from my mom about 20 years ago. I think one of my favorite sentences is...... 

"Time to put the kettle on". 

Tea time is really the best time of the day, isn't it?! Especially at the end of a long day, when nothing more is needed except resting. The funny thing about evenings now that we are working hard against the "clock"....in one way evenings get here too fast! Didn't get enough done! But on the other hand when the work is so physically demanding, evenings can't get here soon enough!! 

Isn't this picture beautiful? Man-Son took it :) It blessed me...I want to enlarge and hang it somewhere!

If the spinning wheel is restore-able and we can find a teacher, The Youngest and I would like to learn to use it. Until then it will be the key decorative point in the area The Youngest has claimed for herself. A loft in the smallest out-building. Hopefully goats will use the lower level, eventually. Although we have so much scrub and alders need clearing/eating that Geoff, after a walk into our wooded area, said....

 "We need those goats sooner rather than later!" 

But who knows how "soon" sooner will be? :)