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The Homesteading Carnival #23

3:58 PM, Tuesday, November 6, 2007 .. Posted in Contests, Fun Stuff and Our HSB Community .. 3 comments .. Link

I get to host the Homesteading Carnival again! Yahoo! So, being as the time just changed and it is beginning to get cold around here, I thought about what I could include in this carnival. What Fall things I can include. Fall. Let's take a look at what is on our homestead friends hearts for Fall:

Pumpkins
I belong to the Blogger Friends School, hosted by Tamara at Training Hearts. This weeks assignment is a Pumpkin Party! We incorporated it into our school... as we do with most everything! I blogged the sketches and drawings we did for it.

Apples
Tamara at Training Hearts has a nifty idea for simple Apple Pie in a Jar. Sounds so yummy, Tamara. and so pretty! I love to make Apple crisp in the fall. This would be a great idea to can for the winter and spring on those cold days when we are hankerin' for something sweet!

Soup
Yummy, have a great bowl of Autumn Harvest Soup full of butternut squash, onions, and apples that Tina has posted. It sounds good, I think I might have Rachel make some.

Change in weather
Melissa, a new blogger, who is Homesteading in Nicaragua tells us of The End of Rainy Season "On the isthmus of Nicaragua is a little finca called Quinta Quijote (Keen-tah Key-ho-tay). It's not quite an up and running farm yet, or finca as it's called down here, but we're getting closer to our dream every day, despite rainy season and any number of other crazy obstacles that we've encountered in our four years of life here."

Fall is the time to get end-of-summer work finished before it gets too cold to finish it. I hate it when I can't get something done, and then the snow starts falling, and I know I am going to have to wait until next spring for some nice weather to get things around here finished. FarmGal ~ Stone Farm 35 leads us through Farm Work and Pictures, as they prepare for a pond.

"Getting Ready for Winter with yet another day of fire in the stove," says Heather of Muddy Boot Acres.

Catherine Love is Cool Weather Cooking "it is at least cool enough these days to enjoy having the oven on! I'm going to search through my recipe pile today and do some cooking."

Leaves Falling
Catherine shares about making leaf prints with your children on the HSB Front Porch in her post, Fall Fun.

Harvest
I found a very interesting post, More Agrarian Secrets from E.P. Roe, that is a part of a series you will have to take a look at. "And speaking of insightful, here’s what E.P has to say about raising children so they will NOT trade the richness of rural life for city existence when they grow up."

Eric of The Voice of Experience shares with us the Cycle of Life. The cornfields began to come down as the tractors role in. Take a peak at the tractors he captured and take a minute to read his poem.

Jasmine at Ponder the Path tells about her Canning Basics-Baby Steps. She explains, "When I was young, we lived near my great-grandmother. Every summer, my mother and great-grandmother both had large gardens and preserved the bounty each fall. At the time, us kids couldn't stand canning season, because of the vinegar smell we had to endure on pickle canning day. I was too young to appreciate being able to grow and preserve food for your family to enjoy all year long."

Homemade
Some times the best way to tell a story is through photos... Nancy of Gaelic Acres shares her experiences about making goat cheese in A Photo Story .

First time making Goat Milk Soap, Jocelyn posts the recipe she will be using and her trip to the store to find all her supplies. Join her at Amusing Reflections of a CountryGirl as she attempts to make goat milk soap.

Time Change
At Hidden Haven Homestead, Peggy shares about the Time Change over at her farm. The animals there aren't too happy about it.."all the animals thought I was late with their supper. Seems they didn't get the memo about the time change. Williamsaid I should post a sign by their pens letting them know." I can definitely relate to this whole time change thing. We've been trying to figure out when we're feeding the animals - on our "regular" schedule or going along with the time change!

Amanda of My Learning Experience shares about what a God of Wonders He is. As she shares her pictures of the bright pink skies, she thinks "Isn't that just beautiful?? I am not a person who really cares much about scenery, but when I walked out into the pink world, I couldn't help, but want to capture the moment."

Craft Fairs and Festivals
Oak Hill Homestead ~ Fall Festival (Sorghum Day). Take a virtual visit to the Sorghum Day Festival in an Oklahoma town.

If you are looking for something cute and festive to eat at your harvest party, Ann'Re made a sweet Recipe: Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes. Yesterday was Rachel's birthday, and these were simply too cute to see and then not try them! Everyone loved them, especially Caleb who got into them a few times...

Homeschool

In Morning at the Pumpkin Patch, Nancy shares a fall day in pictures at the pumpkin patch with other homeschool families - and fun! We went to a pioneer day at a homeschool familiy's homestead several years back. It was really fun and interesting. I still have keepsake heart-wreaths hanging on my wall from when we went.

Turkey Hand Tracing and Writing Activity over at Mosaic....Pieces of My Life."This activity encourages you to reflect on at least four things you are thankful for during the Thanksgiving holiday season"

Hunting
Our neighbor is an avid hunter. He takes many trips all across North America every year hunting everything from deer to turkeys. He goes out on his 4-wheeler; sometimes he takes Annie, his Springer Spaniel, sometimes he leaves her. I usually know about his hunting excursions because the girls always houses it for him and take care of Annie for him. He is in his 60's and does not blog. Otherwise, I am sure he could tell you some stories!

Jamie, AnOldFashionedGirl, has posted a few blogs about her husbands love of hunting. Slow Starting Monday is one of them. See how it is a great benefit for their family. Hey - meat in the freezer! That's why we have so many roosters walking around here... I'm gonna can them soon! I totally agree with Thank God For His Provision. I'm even excited for how well her homeschooling is going! Anyway, read all about Jamie's husband's hunting experiences. Hunting Again even has a picture that I am going to show Eric. He would love to learn.

Life As Usual
Diary of a Modern Homestead ~ Homestead Storage.

Fall Favorites
A favorite of mine for this season is my copy of the Fall issue of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. Have you gotten yours yet? I don't think I am even all the way through mine, and I got it a week ago!

Another favorite of mine right now is the new book I got for the HSB Literary Book Club discussion: The Hedge of Thorns. It is a skinny, short 88pp, and I cannot believe how much is packed into them. I started it last night, and I was left with my mind, my heart and my spirit opened. If you think of it, would you pray for me about moderating it? This book has so many lessons and memories in it, I just pray God will lead the discussion and that many more will join us. It is really something.

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