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For quite some time, my friend Melissa and I have been trying to arrange a soap making class with another friend who is already well-practiced.  The week before Thanksgiving, we finally managed to find a time when we could all meet. Why make my own soap? There are actually several reasons why you may want […]

A couple of days ago, I finished another “doomer” novel that I really enjoyed.  It’s by James Howard Kunstler and is titled World Made by Hand.  It takes place in New York state at some time in the near future. The exact cause or causes for the 1900’s style of living the people maintain is […]

There are certain number of cuts, scrapes, and bruises that are a part of everyone’s life.  We rarely think much about them, unless it is one of our children crying with a boo-boo.  Then we may soothe the tears with a Scooby-Doo bandage and pat them on the head. Usually, this works out alright and […]

If the first round of gift ideas didn’t help you out much with those difficult-to-buy-for people on your list, here are a few more I’ve come up with. Natural fiber merino wool long johns or socks A roadside emergency kit with jumper cables, tire plugs, etc A vehicle bug-out or get-home kit lovingly put together […]

This may seem like such an obvious thing that it is hardly worthy of a posting unto itself.  In our present world of liquid pump soaps and alcohol gels, you may rarely give it any thought.  I would argue that soap is something we should all give a bit more thought to. By general definition, […]

With Thanksgiving just behind us, most of us turn our attention to preparing for Christmas and gift-giving.  For those of us who also are still trying to help our loved ones along the path of preparedness, this could be the perfect opportunity to give something truly useful.  True, there’s nothing like Santa Claus boxers, paper […]

From time to time, I’ve been sharing our experiences raising rabbits.  A kind commenter recently asked me questions about what I would do without commercial feed.  I thought her concerns were very valid and thought I should share what I have learned. It is certainly very convenient to buy prepared pellets to feed our various […]

I can hear what you are thinking-  “Okay, I can go along with making tea from mint I’ve grown or using the persimmons I find to make jam, but real soap does not come from nuts!” I was very skeptical too.  I held off trying these for several reasons (in large part because I’m annoyed […]

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much I can forget in the intervals between using my knowledge.  “Red then yellow, kill a fellow” or was it “black then yellow…” for a coral snake?   Another amusing example came as a friend of mine quoted again recently, “It’s those intervening years between babies that […]

I’ve been in an “apocolypse” phase in my reading lately.  Although I have interspersed some things on natural healing, plant identification, essential oils, and a story about making it through the Depression, I’ve mostly been drawn to survivalist themes.  Not long ago, I read Surviving the Fog by Stan Morris, which was interesting, and then […]