6th Annual Spring Buffalo River Get Together

MarleneS · #1 04/05/08, 08:03 AM

WHEN: The Weekend of May 30th - June 1st

WHERE: Buffalo Point Group Camping Site #2
Buffalo Point Camp Grounds on Arkansas Highway 268
Off Highway 14 between Mull to the North and Harriet to the South

The poll has been completed and the above dates and place have been choosen for our annual Spring Buffalo River get together. If you have an interest in homesteading, or a desire to meet others who have an interest in homesteading or both - you are invited to come be a part of this annual event.

If you are planning to attend, please post here - and let us know how many will be in your group, we highly encourage bringing children, and making this a family oriented weekend.

Also share ideas for wished for demos - either to take part in or to give. What food you would like to bring to share in our group meals.

And last but not least...ask any questions to you can think of and we'll be happy to answer as best we can.

Hope to see you there.

Marlene

SoapMaker · #2 04/05/08, 09:45 PM

I will never forget that river, I have never enjoyed my self more, have fun for me!

SoapMaker

MarleneS · #3 04/06/08, 09:01 AM

Soapmaker - give some thought to sharing the travel expense with some other homesteaders between South Mississippi and Buffalo Point ... and make plans to attend?

Hugs,
Marlene

okgoatgal2 · #4 04/07/08, 08:37 AM

well, there's 6 of us.
i'd be willing to make soap if anyone is interested in the no-cook method i use-

MarleneS · #5 04/07/08, 08:44 AM

Thanks Laura

-- I hope the others who mentioned they were planning on coming on the poll thread find this thread soon so we'll have a better idea of who will be there with us.

I would like to learn your soap making method.

Marlene

Frenchy · #6 04/07/08, 11:49 AM

not sure if I will be able to stay or not yet but I do plan on making at least one day an seeing everyone .........I had a blast at the last one I was at an can't wait to have even more fun at this one.........

MarleneS · #7 04/08/08, 07:08 AM

Frenchy -- It will be good to see you no matter how much time you have to spare for the rest of us....think we should warn Caitlyn or let her be surprised?

Marlene

okgoatgal2 · #8 04/08/08, 08:12 AM

as much crap as she puts me thru don't you dare warn her!!!!

ozarkcat · #9 04/08/08, 08:57 AM

The three of us will be there, and I'll bring my felting needles & some information on center-seam moccasins for Frenchy as well as some other designs if folks are interested.

MarleneS · #10 04/09/08, 07:56 AM

Okay Laura, I won't tell

ozarkcat -- Are the moccasins something we could make without mechanical power? If so, could you list the materials we would need to bring to try our hand and making some while you are there to help? It will be great to see the baby, you and Eric.

Marlene

ozarkcat · #11 04/09/08, 09:06 AM

Sure, about 2 feet square of leather (buckskin, elk skin, pig splits, suede, etc - no vegetable tanned or stiff leather), a glover's needle, possibly an awl (if you get a lightweight leather, you won't need this), a thimble and heavy thread. I know about four patterns fairly well, they're the first four types on this page:
http://www.nativetech.org/clothing/m...n/moctext.html

okgoatgal2 · #12 04/10/08, 08:52 AM

i'm just gonna bump this back up.

MarleneS · #13 04/10/08, 03:48 PM

Thanks Cat -- I'm not sure I have a glove needle in my collection of needles -- but I do have a large and varied collection

I have everything else but the leather...I think I can do this

Thanks for the "bump" Laura -- unless one of us is coming here a lot without posting...there must be atleast a couple more people who are interested going my the number of "look sees"

While I have your attention, I'm needing ideas on what food I should bring...I know 1
promised Boleyn we're do biscuits together so that's already on the list. Would you ask Jessie what he's like to try this time? Or what he's favorite entry is? ...

Marlene

okgoatgal2 · #14 04/11/08, 12:27 PM

ok marlene. they'll try almost anything, i'm sure, esp if aunt mo is teaching them how to fix it

btw, they don't even know we are going yet.

okgoatgal2 · #15 04/11/08, 04:03 PM

jessie says gumbo
bowen says pancakes
i say good food!!!

ozarkcat · #16 04/11/08, 08:11 PM

I'll bring some fry bread mix again - seemed to go over well last time . . .

Marlene, if you get a relatively lightweight leather, you can actually sew it with regular needles, just need to use a metal thimble to help shove it through the leather. If you need a cheap & easy form of leather, you can get the chamois cloths for drying a car with from Walmart or an auto parts place. They're not quite as tough as some of the buckskins, but do fairly well.

MarleneS · #17 04/12/08, 08:14 AM

Laura -- I knew there was a reason I liked cooking with your kids

This time I think I'll make chicken/sausage gumbo for Friday night -- after Jesse learns to make a roux he'll have cajun cooking down pat.

Maybe we can talk LaDonna into bringing the cast iron waffle iron she got last fall and Bowen (sorry about the prior spelling

)and I can make waffles.

I have a new pork chop recipe I think I'm going to use for Saturday's noon meal.

Cat -- I never would have thought of getting a chamois cloth, will do that if I can't find and leather before now and May 30th. I've loved moccasins ever since I was a little girl. I've long yearned for some of those knee high ones...but retail prices have kept me from ever buying any. I am excited about the possiblity of making my own. Somewhere in my collection of things to do I have a pattern for bead work

Food and crafts....now I'm really getting excited.

Marlene

okgoatgal2 · #18 04/14/08, 03:44 PM

that's ok about the spelling, marlene-my kids' names are spelled oddly.

mmmmm waffles.....maybe i'll bring some strawberries if they go on sale again between now and then......
i guess i should talk to russell and see what we'll bring. i'm thinking i wanna bring veggies...

MarleneS · #19 04/16/08, 07:35 AM

Speaking of strawberries...Wal Mart had those huge California ones on sale this week...and I usually do not buy those there because they often don't have much taste, and their texture is usually woody -- but as I was walking passed they smelled soooo good...so I decided what the hay. They aren't Louisiana Strawberries (the best of the best in my opinion) but they were tasty.

Cat -- Husband has been checking online for leather for me -- he's having sticker shock -- is $20/square foot normal? I started to ask him if it was some exotic animal.

Only about 6 more weeks until we meet again, right?

Marlene

okgoatgal2 · #20 04/16/08, 11:08 AM

hey, marlene, there's a leather shop somewhere in my vicinity-my dad knows where it is. want me to ask him where and call to see how much stuff is there? if it's cheaper i could pick it up for you and you can pay me back when we meet again.