Monday, October 1, 2007 - The 18th Homesteading Carnival: Color Edition

 Welcome to the 18th Homesteading Carnival: Color Edition

This Carnival is going to be quite colorful this week. And why shouldn't it be? It's Fall, and the leaves are going all out with the colors; the green grass is being mowed for the last time before it turns to a pale gold, the mums will be blooming their shades of purple, yellow and white, and the dark creeps up a little earlier every night.

To start our colorful journey, we will take a walk down memory lane with Quiverfull Acres as she remembers the beautiful colors her Grandmother wove into her life and their family when she told her childhood tales Across the Kitchen Table. Upon these reflections, she asks herself if she is prepared to weave her own tapestry when she has grandchildren visiting someday. 

Speaking of a walk down Memory Lane, Chautona of A Tribute To Childhood will warm your heart as she retells family stories. She has heard so many times, she feels like she was there in Carole Annie Get Yer Gun! Did she start a bright yellow flame or not?

Choose a color, any color. I like Mahogany. Ashley of Adventures of a Country Girl in the City is Refinishing the Table. First step: Stain.  Second step: Varnish. You have GOT to see how beautiful this looks!

Ah.... the color of food. A favorite color of mine. A green salad... A roast, nice and juicy and a bit pink. I wonder what Carol has for us in 2 Mennonite Cookbooks.

Amanda of My Learning Experience has seen the many changes since Fall Is Here. Her horses are getting thicker coats of brown and white, the corn has gone from crisp green to dead brown, and the canadian geese with the black bands about their necks are flying away.

Eric Novak at The Voice of Experience shares some creative writing as he reminisces the change of the season as the trees are turning gold, russet and amber. The pumpkins are the pretty shade of yellow orange that pumpkins turn in Fall Is Here.

This one caught my eye, because we are finally using these gems to homeschool with too: Polished Cornerstones. Amy W tells you how she is using it to Teach Character Traits. She is also Training Her Children in Hospitality.  The color for this one? Gold. Pure gold.

I think homeschooling is the best choice we have ever made for our children, so I would say that this one is all the colors of the rainbow. Since homeschooling is a natural thing to do on a Homestead, Chas of My Cup Runneth Over shares her Love of Lapbooking and her wonders about it with us.............

With the fall harvest, it's time to think about Stocking the Pantry. Candy has a tip to share. Rachel and I had fun canning our beautiful red tomatoes and yellow banana peppers last month, as you recall. Then, she tells us that she ended up with  How Many Pints of Tomatoes? 

Ye Olde Scarecrow has an Autumn Cheesecake recipe that he makes each time the leaves turn from green to brown. Mmmmmm.....

Amy ordered a change in the weather and got it! Way to go Amy! As of her Simple Saturday, she is surrounded by crimson and gold.

Jasmine at Ponder the Path shares her perspective on Psalm 127 and the question of "How many makes a full quiver?". I love the peaceful answer she continues to share: "Let the LORD build your house, and don't labor in vain."  That answer gives me a blessed assurance.

Grandma Rosie is looking out for Dads and Moms with a Special Red Alert about a popular book for children, Conversations With God.

Urban Pioneer has been trying to incorporate more living foods into their diet, which means you eat more greens, and she gives Tips on Eating Raw Foods.

Miss Jocelyn Dixon tells us her experiences keeping her Escape Artists penned up. Yes, she's RED... it gets her blood boiling, I think!

The Homestead Girls got a surprising look at a buck who came out of the golden corn. He was so close she counted the Points on His Antlers. Check out the pictures.

We are raising chickens for the first time, and I now know how many colors they can come in. Rhen of Yes, They Are All Mine shares her ..........story about her Chickens, Ducks and Tomatoes, Oh My! I wonder if she has any Rhode Island Reds? I am totally loving the nesting box her dh made.... WOW. Love it.

Sheryl of StoneFarm35 butchered Another Rooster. It tickled her pink to hear an old wives' tale from her Grandfather.

HappyCamper takes you on a photo Nature Walk at Connor Prairie, which is not to far from my own home. Looks beautiful here in IN, with all of the leaves turning orange and red and yellow and falling to the ground.

Cherie Norquay gives us tips about Making Goat's Milk Soap. Her whole blog is about soap-making. Bookmark this one! Add any color you like. A sage green makes a nice soap color.

Patti has a delicious recipe for Zucchini Parmesan Bread. Any color you slice it, it sounds delicious, but, I'll go for a light golden brown.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this Issue of the Carnival and you leave feeling quite.... hmmm... colorful!

Blessings!

-Jacque

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