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“Warm familiar scents drift softly from the oven, And imprint forever upon our hearts That this is home and that we are loved.”

Inspirational Home Cooking Country Life Farm Life

Book:Lanark County Calendar

Source: Lanark County Calendar

“Around the time of the summer solstice, when the sun shines brightest on our little corner of the world, field after field of hay is cut, baled and carted away in a non-stop parade of wagons, up and down the rural routes.”

Country Fields Summer Farming Hay Farm Life Rural Summertime Quotes Summer Solstice June Quotes

Book:Lanark County Comfort

Source: Lanark County Comfort

“The crows squawked and scattered from their perch on wooden rail fence, as the rhythmic clip-clop of the horse's hooves grew louder.”

Horses Country Life Crows Farm Life Horse Quotes Country Life Quotes Country Birds Farm Quotes Wood Rail Fences

Book:Lanark County Collection: Winding Our Way Down Memory Lane

Source: Lanark County Collection: Winding Our Way Down Memory Lane

“She walks the same paths where her father walked, and her grandfather, and her great-grandfather before her. She passes by familiar trees, the towering silent witnesses to over two centuries of history. Many of these majestic woodland giants, like faithful old friends, proudly bear the telltale tap-marks, remnants of a multi-generational maple harvest.”

Family History Country Life Farm Life Maple Syrup Maple Trees Maple Harvest

Book:Lanark County Kitchen: A Maple Legacy from Tree to Table

Source: Lanark County Kitchen: A Maple Legacy from Tree to Table

“The air was fresh and crisp and had a distinct smell which was a mixture of the dried leaves on the ground and the smoke from the chimneys and the sweet ripe apples that were still clinging onto the branches in the orchard behind the house.”

Fall Good Old Days Country Life Farm Life

Book:Recipes and Recollections: Treats and Tales from Our Mother's Kitchen

Source: Recipes and Recollections: Treats and Tales from Our Mother's Kitchen

“We need only to close our eyes and we are back on the Third Line, walking up the lane, through the yard and entering the bright, warm kitchen. We are home again.”

Fall Good Old Days Country Life Farm Life

Book:Lanark County Calendar

Source: Lanark County Calendar

“We stepped a little quicker, laughed a little louder and chatted over the fences a little longer. We gathered bouquets of wildflowers, dined on fresh strawberries and began to ride our bikes up and down the Third Line again. We ran up grassy hills and rolled back down through the young clover, feeling light and giddy, free from our heavy boots and coats. There were trilliums to pick for Mother and tadpoles to catch and keep in a jar. Spring had come at last to Bathurst Township and was she ever worth the wait!”

Spring Good Old Days Farm Life

Book:Lanark County Calendar

Source: Lanark County Calendar

“On harsh, frigid January days, when the winds are relentless and the snow piles up around us, I often think of our small feathered friends back on the Third Line. I wonder if the old feeder is still standing in the orchard and if anyone thinks to put out a few crumbs and some bacon drippings for our beautiful, hungry, winter birds. In the stark, white landscape they provided a welcome splash of colour and their songs gave us hope through the long, silent winter.”

Winter Birds Good Old Days Farm Life

Book:Lanark County Calendar

Source: Lanark County Calendar

“Some things were done a certain way and they had been done that same way for ages. Most of the time it was a good thing, a reliable thing, and we grew up being able to count on life being very predictable and very dependable.”

Good Old Days Farm Life Lanark County Perth Ontario

Book:Lanark County Chronicle

Source: Lanark County Chronicle

“Fall air had an unforgettable fragrance; as the scent of wood smoke drifted across farmers' fields, when hearths and stoves were fired-up again, crackling softly on those cooler, darker nights.”

Fall Autumn Autumn Quotes Farm Life Wood Smoke Wood Stoves

Book:Lanark County Collection: Winding Our Way Down Memory Lane

Source: Lanark County Collection: Winding Our Way Down Memory Lane

“A hot dry day was perfect for cutting hay, but Sunday in those days was a true day of rest, and no hay would be taken from the fields, nor any labour done inside or outside of the house.”

Fields Old Fashioned Christian Quotes Farming Farm Hay Country Life Farm Life Sunday Quotes

Book:Lanark County Collection: Winding Our Way Down Memory Lane

Source: Lanark County Collection: Winding Our Way Down Memory Lane