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Sunday, February 22, 2009
The Homesteading Carnival #84
I'm very glad that you have come by to read The Homesteading Carnival today! It is my pleasure to present to you the 84th Edition of The Homesteading Carnival. Take a look around and tell me how you like the Carnival with a comment. :)
From The Kitchen -
We have lots of great recipes and kitchen tips in the kitchen this week. We'll start off with a warming breakfast from Tracey at Glue on her fingers, dirt on her toes, she makes laughter wherever she goes wants you to CELEBRATE PANCAKE DAY with her. This is a great post with lots of links for pancake recipes, craft ideas, even a unit study on it!
Over at Growing In Grace Magazine, I posted on the Creative Kitchen: 10 Of My Favourite Kitchen Essentials. "I simply thought I would tell you all 10 of my favourite kitchen tools."
Then Emma over at Baby-Log wanted to tell What it takes to teach a toddler feed himself. "When your baby starts trying to feed himself, you quickly realize how easy, even boring, you life was before."
Next Annette Berlin at Craft Stew wants to tell about an "unusual recipe came from my favorite cookbook, The 5 In 10 Pasta And Noodle Cookbook. However, I’ve made so many changes to the original, that it’s practically a new recipe." It's Pasta In Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce.
Miss Hannah at Everyday Musings wanted to tell everyone about soem recipes she enjoys making. One of them is Daddy's (newly Hannah's and Daddy's) Biscuits. There is a couple of different recipes on there, and if you like to cook or bake, take a look!
At Walking Therein, Momma has a wonderful recipe if you have a cold or any sort of ailment. GOOT Garlic Oil Salve for What Ails You GOOT is the one natural treatment that has worked for us, and I am sure it will work for you. "Freshly made, the mixture is a milky color and runny. GOOT turns into a thick soft paste after one hour. After being in the fridge for several hours, it is just hard like a salve easy to spread."
The last stop at the table is Homemade Provençal Rack of Lamb from Jim. It was posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. "I challenge you to find an entree that includes any cut of lamb that costs less than $20.49."
Being Frugal -
Since we are in the kitchen, why don't we take a look at how to be frugal with our things. Abi over at the lighter side shows you a Cool way to attrack birds. "This is a very fun and easy “any time of the year” project. However, with Spring on its way I thought I'd post it now." This is a very easy way to be frugal with the things you already have on hand.
Mrs. Kelli at Make It From Scratch wanted to share about a Fresh & Clean Laundry Soap. This is something all homemakers should take a look at. "Recently I decided to test out some homemade laundry soap. I've been using Charlie's Soap, which I completely love, but I can no longer get locally, so I decided to look to my current products for an answer."
From The Study -
In the study, Alex at Home Life Weekly has some Printable Mothers Day Cards. "To make a printable Mothers Day cards is really easy to make all you need to do is download the Mothers Day Day Card design of you choice then print and fold." There are some really pretty cards.
From The Beauty Parlour -
This is something everyone thinks about. How to stay looking younger longer. Well, Aparna at the Beauty & Personality Grooming wants to let everyone know about Kapalabhati Pranaya. "After the age of 25, the tell-tale signs of aging start making their appearance in the form of fine lines on the forehead."
From The Barn -
Next we go to the barn, where Clara Myers at Mind Mart said A Chicken In Every Cul de Sac.
It makes me glad we have our own chickens! She said, "Have you seen the price of organic eggs? If you kept two chickens in your backyard, the ladies will probably supply you with more eggs than you can eat on a regular basis."
Ooh! Let's go over to the kidding pen to see Mrs. Stephanie New Kids at Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood. She said, "Poor Sally was huge. Her udder so big she could barely walk. When we went to feed yesterday afternoon, there they were, a boy and a girl." Beautiful new blessings!
From The Greenhouse -
Now we'll go to the greenhouse over at Avon Waters, at Back-to-the-land Two has a lovely article for planters, both beginners and old-timers. Plant seeds accurately and save time is "for gardeners who don't like to buy onion sets or transplants, they are also the first that will start from seed and usually begin in February or early March." This is something the early gardeners should definitely take a look at.
Nancy Muller also has a very good article for people who live in small homes, A Ton of Garden, A Tiny Space;Strawberries for the Apartment Dweller or Suburbanite. It was posted at Recession Depression Therapy. "Here are some ways to cram a zillion strawberries into your tiny space. Each link will show the item from one of the sources I trust for decent service." Has lots of wonderful info for gardeners.
From The School Room -
Well, now we are in the school room. The last room for the Carnival-goers to take a look in. One Family at One Family's Blog has a little post they want you to look at Best Worldwide Stamp Catalogs & Free Stamps Giveaway posted . "Stamp Catalogs attempt to enumerate, illustrate, and evaluate stamps issued by the world’s various postal departments."
Belle over at Homesteaderbelle's Blog wants you all to join her in Earth Hour - Turn out your lights for one hour. "I have the date Saturday, March 28, 2009 marked on my calender to shut out my lights for one hour at 8:30 p.m. (local time) for Earth Hour."
Hope you enjoyed the Carnival!
Love,
Rachel
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Carnival of Homeschooling...
The 3rd Anniversary of the Carnival of Homeschooling…
I thought I would post about the 3rd anniversary of the Carnival of Homeschooling that is being hosted at Why Homescool, it’s birth-place. It is the 158th week that the Carnival of Homeschooling has been hosted.
Carnival of Homeschooling: Week 158 - The 3rd Anniversary
You can check out the Carnival for this week by clicking on the link above. There are some great posts in that Carnival, very educational ones too. I sure hope you will! I am sure you will find this Carnival to be very informational, very educational, and very fun to read.
Sincerely,
Rachel
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
The 56th Homesteading Carnival - Just Around
Welcome to the 56th Homesteading Carnival. There are just some random posts in this one. :)
First, let's take a look at Mrs. Tiffany of Natural Family Living Blog tells about
Freedom Gardens - Grow Your Own Food. She said that
"I have been reading about WWII Victory/Freedom Gardens lately. Iam not sure when the concept began but our history is rich with stories of people who used times of war and economic depression (like The Great Depression) to get proactive and start growing their own food. During WWII you could find posters encouraging you to start your own garden and avoid the restrictions of food rations and to become more self sufficient during those stressful times."It's good to know how to grow your own food. You never know when that will be useful. And it's much more healthy too!
Now let's head over to erica.biz. She has some great tips on When Should You Buy Real Estate — And When Is It Better to Rent?
She said that "by the time you’re done reading this, you’ll have an excellent idea of exactly when higher-priced houses will fall in price, and you’ll have an armload of data to assist you in determining when a house is priced correctly — no matter where it is or what its price."Take a look if you are interested in buying a house or are going to be buying a house.
Let's take a look at someone else's life for a moment. Dora Renee'Wilkerson of Y-2k Hippie tells about when her parents came down from Ohio.
Some of the things they did were made berry jam, fresh bread and cream cheese, made shampoo, and homemade vinegar.Very good pictures, which you can see in her post, 06/19/08. Go check 'em out!
Next we will take a look at Dexter Cattle the Mini Cow with Larry Bogart of Measure Twice, Cut Once. Mr. Bogart asked in his post,
"Why Dexter’s? We have been great fans of the heritage breeds movement for sometime and we knew that we would be picking one of the older breeds, so that narrowed down the search. We first wanted a Kerry cow but we couldn’t find very many of those - a bit too rare. The next runner up was the Dexter, a very old Irish breed."This is very useful information if you are planning on getting a cow or two. Check it out. :)
Speaking of farm animals, over at My Cup Runneth Over, Mrs. Chas gives a step-by-step, photos-included, called Our First Chicken Day on how to butcher a chicken. She said that
"Saturday was our first attempt at chicken butchering. We got together with some dear friends of ours and did it together so they could teach us how and what to do."We did not get to butcher our roosters this year, but this will be helpful in butchering them next year!
Mrs. Ashley of Jonash... Two of a Kind Working on a Full House also has some Sugar Info I think you might want to take a look at.
"Have you ever heard of Icumsa 45 sugar? According to estimation each person consumes an estimated 24 kilos a year – or 52.8lbs!! And most, if not all of the sugar you ingest is going to be Icumsa 45 sugar."It's very good to know about the food you buy from the store and where it comes from. Don't you think so? :)
Now let's take a refreshing walk with Mrs. Ashley through her garden gate as she has some news about her growing garden in Updates In Gardening and More. She tells about
"My garden, half-tended to, is growing strongly. We should start eating green beans soon and will probably eat them as a staple most of the rest of the summer. Some of my beans are purple, which I find hauntingly beautiful among the dark green leaves of the plants and so unique!"It will be so fun to soon be picking our own veggies from the garden and eating them. Mrs. Ashley also has some more updates about her home in that post.
While we're still in the garden, why don't we hop on over to the flower beds with ZooKeeperCat. They have just been dug over at ZooKeeperCat's. She said in her post, First Dirt,
"I spent two hours digging over a flowerbed today. For the last two years, my beds have suffered serious neglect in favour of the market garden. Now that I'm no longer doing that...well, actually, I feel like myself again."I can't wait to see some pictures of her flowerbed when it is done. Go and read the rest of her post.
Stephanie of Stop The Ride has a question to ask -Would you eat that? She said that this question was -
"This question is for the meat eaters out there. We have a lamb that is butchering age. I like lamb and order it occasionally in restaurants, but cooking it myself is new territory to me."I am not sure I would eat what she is talking about. But find out for yourself in her post. It may tingle your tastebuds.
Alright, to satisfy our tastebuds now, let's all have a piece of Berry Pie with Grandma Rosie of Grandma Rosie's Texas Home. It sounds great once you read the recipe. :) I can't wait to have this as a summer treat for my family!
Now let's go with GP of Innside Montana-Your Home at the Range, because has a question to ask you in Viva Simplicity...
She gives a list of things that were so simple that they could such delight to her. A wonderful post, I must say."What is it about summer time that conjures up memories of childhood? Maybe it was because summer’s always were a return to simplicity.. more of a time to kick back and enjoy what life’s about"
HowToMe shows us How To Make a Birthday Tablecloth.
They give a complete list of the supplies you will need to make this. They give great sewing tips and lots of how-tos."The traditions my parents established for our home are a source of nostalgia for me today. My husband and I wanted celebration in our home to reflect the joys of our childhood but also be unique. The most unusual part of our kids’ birthdays is their Birthday Tablecloth. Guests write messages and sign their names on it, year after year. At three, our oldest jumped out of bed and ran to the dining room. With an excited voice I heard, “Mommy, it’s my birthday! I see my birthday cloth!” Joy! This is how I made it."
And finally, Mrs. Amy from SimpleFolk has an interesting book in her library, called A Simple Woman's Daybook. Perhaps we should take a walk to her library and check this book out.
It's very interesting to read. Perhaps we should all have one of these books."Outside my Window...chickens pecking in the grass. :-)
I am thinking...about my week ahead.
I am thankful for...that my back felt better this morning. Thank you for the sweet prayers!
I am creating... a spot for all of our baking supplies to prepare for the baking contest we entered."
Hope you all enjoyed the Carnival!
Rachel
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Monday, March 17, 2008
The 41st Homesteading Carnival: The Presentations Carnival!
Welcome to the March 17, 2008 edition of The Homesteading Carnival, the Presentations edition! I am sorry I am so late in getting this up. I wrote it up once, but something happened and it was gone. Eeek! So without further adieu here is this week's carnival...
Jesse Moran presents Teach Your Children to Handle Their Money posted at CompGifts - The Frugal Way of Living. This generation of children don't know how to spend their money wisely, but as Jesse gives a few tips on how to make children earn their money so they handle it well.
"The debt for young people is rising, more than ever before as younger people are getting more and more credit card offers in the mail."
Rose Denson presents Grandma Rosie's Texas Home - Prodigal Gardens..Great site posted at Grandma Rosie's Texas Home. As always Rose has some great tips and advice!
Erica Burgan presents Healthier and More Natural Health and Beauty Products posted at The Sojourner. Ever thought of using olive oil as a moisturizer? Well, Erica sure has and it works great! Another way to use something completely natural.
Jess presents Fancy Feet posted at Growing In Grace Online. Jess gives some wonderful ways to care for your feet, which include some homemade soaking mixes!
Flossie presents The Funny Farm - Getting Fit!!! Mentally, Physically and Spiritually posted at The Funny Farm. A family activity to get rounded all on corner...
Dora Renee Wilkerson presents Y-2K Hippie: 06/18/07 posted at Knitting, horses, and my family, saying, "Easy cottage cheese!" Not only does Dora give some great info on making cottage cheese, but also on how she made soap!
"I made Cottage cheese for the first time today (I had no clue what I was doing but it turned out tasting like what I recall cottage cheese tasting like."
Jennifer in OR presents Maragas Winery: An Oregon High Desert Experiment posted at Diary of 1. Complete with beautiful pictures, Jennifer shares her Oregon homestead experiment...
"The first vines are now springing forth with new buds, a hopeful sign of an agricultural breakthrough that will someday soon christen Central Oregon as wine country."
Autumn Beck presents My Top 5 All-In-Ones posted at All About Cloth Diapers, saying, "All-in-One clot
h diapers are one of the simplest and convenient cloth diapers on the market. Here's a list of my favorite all-in-ones."
Jacque presents On the Upswing - Spring is in the Air! posted at Seeking Rest in the Ancient Paths.
Ah spring certainly is in the air. The birds are singing and the weather has been nice! So nice that Jacque is getting to get some things going!
Robin presents I Almost Died and Would Have Missed the Blog Party posted at Heart of Wisdom. With a little humor Robin, after experiencing heart-problems, gives an extensive overview of the heart and how to care for it.
Amanda presents Exhausting Excitement! posted at The Daily Planet. Amanda has been busy with grocery shopping and visiting with family, and it's been exhausting, but definitely exciting!
Miss Jocelyn presents Finding Mr. Right posted at A Pondering Heart. While she's cleaning up the house and carin' for the goats, she's relying on God to bring her Mr. Right to one day keep the homestead for.
HowToMe presents How to Make a Hamburger Patty Stay Flat posted at HowToMe, saying, "Why poke a central hole in raw hamburger patty? Good question with a good answer!"
Stephanie presents Garden Planning - Taking Inventory of My Pantry posted at Stop the Ride!. Getting ready for the spring garden planning and planting, Stephanie shares with us a little of what she's doing.
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the homesteading carnival thc using our carnival submission form, which will be held at A Pondering Heart.
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Monday, November 12, 2007
The 24th Homesteading Carnival: The Carnival of Randomness!!!!
We'll start out with some recipes for Thanksgiving, since it's coming up, and you want to have it all planned out!
First we have some recipes from Grandma Rosie. First she is going to make Golden Potato Root Mash to go with the turkey and gravy. "Let's go back to our roots for a better taste--and more vital health! I can imagine forgoing the pleasure of creamy mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving, but it's healthier to avoid eating so many white foods." It's good to learn about our roots as well as the food we eat!
She is going to make the desserts now. She'll start out with Sweet Potato-Chocolate Nut Cake. It's flavourful and colourful. "The colors and flavor of this moist cake are a knockout." I don't like sweet potatoes, but this one I might like!
Let's go back in time to make this dessert, and learn a little about the history of Thanksgiving. This dessert is Indian Pudding. You can make this "...traditional dessert ahead of time and let it cool while you use the oven for the turkey. Reheat it and serve it with vanilla ice cream or whipped topping." She also gives a bit of information about when Thanksgiving was made a national holiday.
You can see a complete Thanksgiving Menu at Mom's Adventure. Nola gives what they're having for Thanksgiving in full! Lots of yummy stuff on her list. You may have forgotten something like "Turkey, Ham, Giblet Gravy, Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, Sweet Potatoes ~with and without Marshmallows, Fruit Salad, Grandmother's Dip, Tortilla Roll-Ups." And you can't forget the delicious pies she'll be making! "Pecan, Cherry, Chess, Pumpkin, and Apple Pie!" Sounds like a very yummy dinner and an even more delicious dessert afterwards!
While we are still in the kitchen, why don't we start planning dinner for tonight? Rebekah and Bethany have a great Meatloaf recipe to have with mashed potatoes, creamed peas, and carrots. They give you instructions on how to mix the ingredients, and include pictures for you to look at!
I call this the "Sewing" section.
Because Miss Ashley of Jonash... Two of a Kind Working on a Full House has some sewing things she'd like to share, and you may learn a bit about her two Munchkins!. She says, "Right after Samuel was born, I wanted to show in a tangable way, that our family now had another member. After Elijah's arrival, I could not wait to add his name to this frame - but we had to special order his name card." She posted a picture of the frame she is talking about.
Before we leave, why don't we take a look at Samuel's Pillow. Then she tells about how Samuel helps her make it: "Samuel was facinated by the sewing machine - I let him take pins from me and stick them in the pin cushion. Then he helped me stuff the pillow, mainly by tossing handfuls of stuffing into the air. By the time we were done, it looked as if it had snowed in our living room!" There are pictures of it, if you'd like to take a look!
Let's make a few costumes with Brielle over at Step Into Brielle's Wardrobe. She can make you enter the Pride & Prejudice world by wearing the Jane Bennet dress. But you will also want a handbag or purse to go with it, so take a look at them. Or you could dress up as a pirate and sail the Caribbean with Will Turner in his Pirate Costume she made. You could be Arwen in Rivendell wearing her beautiful green gown. Maybe you'd like to wear a Spanish Gown and dance in the moonlight? Brielle has just the thing for you here, in her costume 1867 Spanish Gown. Have fun dressing up with Brielle!
Join Liz at her blog as she shows you what she made this year for her sewing in Sewing and Other Things. She said, "I really love to sew, especially stuffed animals! I have made 2 more than the ones shown in my pictures. I love that you can do whatever you want when you sew, it is unlimited! :) I hope you enjoy looking at them!" She made a turtle, a bear, and a kitty.
This section is called "Wrapping Christmas Gifts!"
It may be a little early, but you can make a Christmas gift look very pretty, and with a little help from the Littles and Chas of My Cup Runneth Over... She wraps her gifts early in Frugal...But Beautiful Christmas Wrapping. She uses inexpensive items and she has a little help! She makes a cute gift for her son. Pictures and all!
While we are still wrapping gifts, let's take a look at this cute little Snowflake Blanket at HeatBeat that Charity is making for her brother's Christmas present. It's very cute! Come and see it!
This part I will call "Randomness". I just have a bunch of different posts!
Now we'll join Jocelyn of Amusings Reflections while she collects all her supplies for making Goat Milk Soap. Quote from her post about being on the lookout for: "Since I have been on the lookout for soap-making supplies, I have been trying to find pure olive oil." She finally got a recipe from Kerimae, and is going to be making it very soon. She finds that Pure Olive Oil works for your face as well as for soap-making in Pure Olive Oil Bar... Join her as she takes a great leap in trying to make Goat Milk Soap!
Amanda over at My Learning Experience has a song she'd like to share. It's called Signature of Divine. She said about this song, "I picked this song because I think the words are just so awesome. I recently heard this and totally fell in love with it. It is so true that we have tried so hard to see the image of God, when it is right in front of us. It's His people that are His image." When you read the song, you will agree with her!
Eric of The Voice Of Experience has a podcast he made that he would like to share with all of us. It's called Eternal Focus. The name is so right. You have to listen to it! He says: "I’ve got a surprise for you. The reason that I’ve missed blogging for the past two days is because I was working on a pod cast! I’ve decided to call it “The Eternal Focus.” This is the first Voice of Experience pod cast that I’ve done. Enjoy!" I enjoyed it very much, and you will too!
If we hop over to Candy's blog CandyFoote, and see what she says about "So did all of those good books go?" At the beginning of the post, she talk about how she "loves junk stores. They remind me of our local library. No, really!" Read the rest of her post to see how the plays out.
Why don'y we take a look at Rachelle's garden at Do Not Grow Weary. They still have a lot to do, and it's still very hot in Arizona! She says about the weather: " First we had to wait for the weather to begin to cool … our highs are still in the 90s/upper 80s but that is much better than the 100s!" Take a look at her garden, she posted pictures!
We're going to head over to A Little Quiet Woman, and see why Alex has Chickens on the Brain. She says, "Whew, I really HAVE had chicken's on the brain lately! We just got chickens on Tuesday... 10 of them! So far we've just had 2 eggs, but I always give them a positive pep talk when I go and check on them! ;)." They have 9 Plymouth Rock (white - 1 yr), and a Black Sex Link (4-5 months). She has pictures of her new chickens in the post.
Cat of Self-Sufficiency for the Refined Backwoods Hick has a little thing to share about Biodiesel in Homebrew Revolution. "Does home-made biodiesel actually work to fuel your vehicle? A quick overview of concerns, and some resources for getting started making your own biofuel." Read her post, and find out if it does!
Thank you for joining me for the 24th Homesteading Carnival! It was a pleasure to share this with you!
Rachel
PS. I added the last entries I saw I had! Once again, ENJOY!!!
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Saturday, November 10, 2007
The 24th Homesteading Carnival
Hello Everyone-
Well, I am still working on a Birthday Post, so you will have to wait for it. But I wanted to let everyone know that I will be hosting the Homesteading Carnival this Monday, so come and you can enter a post! We are still accepting submissions! HURRY!
To submit a post:
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Oh, I will be hosting it at my homestead blog. Rachel's Reasoning.
Rachel
I hope you have enjoyed reading the thoughts of a thirteen-year-old girl from the country."You can do all things through CHRIST who strengthens you!" Philippians 4:13
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Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Who and Where the THC and COH Carnivals Have Been Hosted!
I thought I would post about the Carnivals! Here is where the THC and COH being hosted at:
Page at Desiring A Simple Life is hosting the 14th Homesteading Carnival. You simply *must* go over and join her for a spot of tea! We have enjoyed getting to know Page, who lives in England. We have had the privilege of speaking to her on the phone and hearing her in person. She is such a sweetie!
Judy Aron of Consent of the Governed is hosting the 88th Carnival of Homeschooling - for the "We are What We Eat" Edition.
Please join in every week for all the Carnivals that go on! If you have a post you would like to be in the next THC (The Homesteading Carnival), go to the THC blog and email your submission!
Here's where all the THC Carnivals have been hosted:
Here are The Homesteading Carnival Archives:
June 4 - 1st HomesteadingCarnival
June 12 - 2nd Seeking Rest on the Homestead
June 18 - 3rd My Learning Experience
June 25 - 4th Lothorien - 4th Carnival
July 2 - 5th Seeking Rest in the Ancient Paths
July 9 - 6th Homesteading Carnival
July 16 - 7th Catherine Ann
July 23 - 8th The Voice of Experience
July 30 - 9th Amusing Reflections of a CountryGirl
August 6 - 10th Ponder The Path
August 13 - 11th The Daily Planet
August 20 -12th Elcloud's Homeschool: Walking In His Steps
August 27 - 13th Simple Folk
September 3 - 14th Shekinah
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