Still a hectic week here, so today I’m passing along a story of a couple of snowmobilers who got caught in fog, lost, and ended up being found by search and rescue after 3 days. Some things done right, some things not so much, but they ended up in good shape when they were rescued. […]
Update and Spring Plans
Things are a might bit hectic around here this week–We’ve got the kids in the community theater play again this year and it opens Thursday night and just last Tuesday at rehearsal I got drafted to help with props and scenery changes backstage (although it was obvious I couldn’t lift or push anything too heavy […]
Want to be a Frontier Mom?
I was recently contacted by Paul Cooke from Raw TV about a new show they’re planning and I’m passing his information on to you all. Do you want to be a Frontier Mom or know someone who does? Here’s what he had to say: I work for the TV production company Raw TV – we […]
Yes, You CAN Sprout Wheat that has Been Stored with Oxygen Absorbers
Today I’m just linking to a post I did a while back because the question has surfaced again about whether wheat stored with oxygen absorbers will sprout. It does, I sprout with it all the time after dispelling the prevalent food storage myth that oxygen absorbers will kill the germination ability of your wheat or […]
Survival Situations: Quarantine
Here’s another one to think about. You’re at work when you get a call from the school that there is an outbreak of some fast spreading, highly contagious, nasty virus and it’s possible one of your kids has it (they are showing symptoms). You need to get all your kids out of school and take […]
Saving Seeds: Squash
Saving squash seeds is pretty simple. The pictures I’m using are from a winter squash called Long Island Cheese. For summer squash, you want to let the squash get big and over-ripe like we did with the cucumber so the seeds can mature before trying to save the seeds. The squash will be long past […]
How About a Movie this Weekend?
At one point I thought about compiling a list of movies that were preparedness or survival themed, then realized I don’t watch that many movies, so I’d have a hard time having anything useful to say about most of the survival movies out there. So, in lieu of me making a list, check out these […]
Book Review: Making the Best of Basics
I recently got a copy of James Talmage Stevens’ bestselling book Making the Best of Basics: Family Preparedness Handbook–a fairly thorough guide to basic preparedness. For a little background, let me tell you this–Mr. Stevens has been publishing this book since shortly after I was born. The guy has been around preparedness a little bit. […]
Happy Presidents Day
And as this holiday originally began as a celebration of George Washington’s birthday, here are some quotes from him and Martha, his sweet wife: On the right to keep and bear arms: “A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status […]
Special Survival Situations: Pregnancy
Here’s a situation that’s obviously on my mind lately. What if an emergency hits while I’m pregnant? With the rate that ladies are pregnant in this world, the possibility that someone you know is going to be expecting a little one when an emergency happens is pretty good. I’ll say now that every woman handles […]
