Fall in Coming

Fall is definitely in the air. The weather has been so wonderful this past week here in south west Ohio. I must say that I do absolutely love this time of year. I almost want to start decorating for Halloween right now. Well my house has witches and brooms up all year, but at Halloween time there is so much more. We have started looking in the stores for ideas and items for Halloween. We usually host a large Halloween party every year at my Mom's house, but this year it will be at our house. I always hate to wish time away, but I can't wait. Following the Halloween party the witches and myself all gather for the Sabbat, Samhain. So excited for this is a time when we get to reunite with the ones that have passed on. It is always bitter sweet.

I was sitting outside today and all last week and started to notice that the leaves are starting to turn colors. The sun is also setting earlier. That means more hours of dark are coming and less hours of light. Now is when our ancestors would be making sure they had all the food and items they would need to make it through the winter. For there is only one more harvest left and it is only 8 weeks away. What I want to do for this winter, since we will now have the room, is try to gather as much fruits and vegetables as I can and either can or freeze them. I already have 6 jars of peaches. I will make peach and strawberry jam. Those will be nice on toast, biscuits or with pancakes, mmmm. Then we will buy all the flour and baking needs we will need for the winter and store them all away. That way we can try to be prepared for winter. I know that we do get ours from the store, but I am getting some from my local friends and family. We will also stock up on our meats and put them in our freezer. I am going to try to make a loaf of bread once a week and am going to try my hand at making butter again. It turned out great, but needed a little more salt I think.

The Full Moon is tomorrow. The witches and I will blog during our Full Moon Esbat. Till then.