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We just finished eating our Sunday dinner. On the menu was ham, mashed potatoes, apple cider, corn on the cob, and eggplant and zucchini in tomato sauce. We had apple pie for dessert. Our dinner contained the following ingredients that were not from our farm - flour and lard for the pie crust, milk and butter in the mashed potatoes, and salt in several items. Everything else was from the farm including the ham which we cured and smoked ourselves. It is satisfying to know that our food supply is from the sweat of our own brow and God's provision in our lives. We continue to strive to eat as much as possible from our farm.
Our food preserves stand at 93% of our annual food needs. We have a few more jars of applesauce to put up, many more tomatoes, and hopefully some more corn if the cobs ripen. Some items like cabbage, peas, carrots, and brussel sprouts will continue producing into the winter. We have lots of weeding to do in the garden and of course clean-up of the items that are done. The pigs will love all of the surplus and over ripe items. DH is working on a new pig house right now. We expect piglets around Christmas and he is working hard to finish the new house before the rains start. It is concrete on the bottom, block going up about 3 feet on the sides, and then wood frame. This should be a nice secure shelter for when the piglets come. Next to be done will be to finish the barn stalls so that the goats will have a nice place to kid.
Saturday several ladies from church came over and we sewed. I am working on prairie style dresses with pinafores for my 4 girls. I did not make much progress, but it is a new pattern for me. It takes me awhile to work through a new pattern. Also, the sizing is not very good and I am going to have to make some adjustments. These dresses will cost me about $12 each with the pinafores because of the large amount of fabric. I am considering getting another fabric to coordinate with the pinafore so it could be worn over two different dresses.
Lastly, while we are just finishing preserving and still need to clean up outside for Fall, it is time to start Christmas plans. I am making my list for each of the kids so that I can get started on sewing projects that I think the kids would enjoy. Most of our gifts will be practical items that we would not normally buy - like dress boots to wear with their old fashioned dresses. I am planning on a dress up outfit for each of the older boys who wonder why the girls get to play pretty dress up with dresses and they don't. I would like to make each of the girls a special doll. We'll see if I can get to it along with the regular dresses, nightgowns, slips, skirts, etc. that need sewing.
Happy homesteading . . . |
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