Clam Up!

I know that in most homes...

people don't like to hear the words...

"Clam Up!"

But in our home...

It is a welcomed phrase!

For when we "clam up"

it means that my men

have hit the mud flats...

and either steamers...

or clam "chowdah"

or fried clams are on the menu...

Sometimes...all three!

What a blessing to have a husband

who enjoys shucking out clams!

This time it was fried clams...

complete with my husband's 

secret coating recipe!

Crushed up shells are good for their egg shells!

Even our "ladies"

got in on the fun!

As we enjoyed this wonderful

blessing from the sea

again this weekend...

I am reminded of the need

for "clamming up" occasionally...

 " Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths,

 but only such as is good for building up,

 as fits the occasion,

 that it may give grace to those who hear." 

Ephesians 4:29

And so...if I ever tell you to

"clam up"...

please don't take offense!

Yankee Ingenuity!

The definition of "yankee ingenuity" from allwords.com...

"Cleverness of design, using available resources"

Yup...I guess that about sums up my parents and their home...

"Cleverness of design" because my dad built it from the ground up over a span of 50 years...starting as a one room "camp"...and ending up as a spacious 11 room year round home...

And "using available resources" because, well, that is exactly what they are doing to help sell their home!

You see, my parents' home is currently featured in the March/April edition of Yankee Magazine.

Last August, The Yankee Moseyer and his wife spent an afternoon with my parents, taking notes and snapping photos in preparation for writing this month's "House for Sale" article.

We are hoping that this "yankee ingenuity" will help them sell their home soon...anyone interested in relocating to Vacationland?

                   "Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; 

                      And confirm for us the work of our hands..."

                                               Psalm 90:17

A Sweet Note From A Dear Friend...

Oh, the joy...

When going to the post office...

To find hidden amongst the bills, ads, papers, and flyers...

A sweet note from a dear friend.

Bless you, Teri!

"A friend loves at all times..."

Proverbs 17:17

The Young Apprentice...

March...came in like a "lion" last Thursday...

The first big snowfall of the season. 

Time to fire up the 78' and clear our driveway...

as well as my parents and several of our neighbors.

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A fairly easy task with "The Beast...

until the battery went dead
 and the brake lines and fuel lines broke.

Fortunately for us,

Twenty dollars and the young apprentice...

Before we knew it
it was up and running again!

 

"Let no man despise thy youth; 

but be thou an example of the believers, 

 in word, in conversation, in charity,

 in spirit, in faith, in purity."

 I Timothy 4:12

Simple-Hearted Treasures...

"I also know that the wise of this world in their pride often miss the treasures which the simple-hearted find on their knees..."

Taken from "Living An Exchanged Life,"

That Incredible Christian,

by A. W. Tozer