Random.org chose the winner of the Emergency Kit in a Bottle Giveaway and it is Wendi! Wendi said: “I have learned so much from your blog and others about preparedness that I want to get started and do some things. It will make me feel so much better when I do. It is on my […]
Saturday Progress and the Ham/Bean Soup I Grew
Saturday came with some really nice weather, so we headed out to accomplish some things in the yard. The kids and I shoveled a bunch of manure from the edge of the neighbor’s horse corrals and wheelbarrowed it over to the garden beds. If you’re going this route, try to get the old stuff that’s […]
Emergency Kit in a Bottle Review and Giveaway
I got some goodies in the mail from The Ready Store last week, so I’ll have some reviews coming up of some fun products as I get them tested out. I’ve got their ad on the left sidebar–check them out when you get a minute. But first, I’d like to share the love a little […]
Chocolate Powdered Milks Review and Taste Test
Remember when we tasted the powdered milks? Yeah, it seems like a long time ago. Well, we also tasted two kinds of chocolate powdered milks–Honeyville and Morning Moos. These are not like Nestle Quick or Ovaltine that you add to milk. They are drinks (actually milk substitutes) that you add straight to water to get […]
Got Seeds in the Dirt
Finally the snow has melted and the garden dirt is workable, so yesterday I planted some of the cold crop seeds out there. I put in two varieties of peas. One of them strictly from the seeds I collected last year. We’ll see how they do. I’m actually relatively confident they’ll be fine because as […]
The Beginnings of the Garden–Onions are Sprouting
I put a bunch of seeds in peat pots last week and the onions are up already. It’s always amazing to watch plants grow. We’ve had some warmer weather lately which has melted all the snow off the garden and left me with a bunch of mud. We’ll get cold weather plants in as soon […]
The Knitted Fish Dish Rag
I knitted this. Even I’m amazed. It’s so cute it’s a shame to wash the table off with it, but we do anyway. < Here’s the pattern, because I know you want one of your own, and it would only take me about three months to get it made for you, and besides, you know […]
Kids Prep Minute: Teach History–We Live in a Republic, not a Democracy
What? You thought America was a Democracy? So do a lot of people. But it’s not, at least that’s not the way it was founded. It is a Republic. Pay attention to the Pledge of Allegiance next time you hear it: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to […]
Seeds!
Hooray for Spring! Friday is the official first day of spring even if there is still snow on the ground. I’ve been collecting seeds to plant in the garden this year. I got some I collected from last year’s garden I want to try out, some from Hometown Seeds, some fun varieties from Baker Creek […]
Butane Curling Iron
For those of you who have never heard of a propane curling iron like I mentioned in my last post, I guess they don’t exist. It’s butane. Silly me. Here’s one similar to mine: Conair ThermaCELL Cordless Curling Iron They’re pretty inexpensive. Totally unnecessary piece of survival gear, except it may boost your spirits some […]