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Since my previous posting about mice, we have continued to battle them.  They are a thorn in my side.  If only our rabbits were so prolific! I’ve learned a few things in the recent months of this war that I thought I’d share with you. Mice are inexplicably drawn to silicone kitchen utensils. I have […]

Preparedness-minded folks need to keep an eye out for how common items can be re-purposed to be helpful in other ways.  It helps us to think creatively to solve problems, but it has other perks as well.  If you can reduce your trash output, that is handy because someday disposal may not be as easy […]

As I mentioned in some previous pieces, we have raised turkeys for about 5 years.  We’ve enjoyed them to some extent, but we have decided they are not a species we would recommend for preparedness. A Little History Turkeys are considered to be indigenous to North America.  They were found in wild flocks by explorers  hundreds […]

If you are like us, you are hungry for information and new ideas that will help you prepare for any future.  Joe and I are avid readers of both fiction and non-fiction.  We have reviewed a few novels here on the blog, but there are some periodicals that are well worth your time also. Magazines […]

The U.S. is definitely a society accustomed to instant this and disposable that.  While not very “green,” it sure is convenient.  If we don’t feel like washing dishes, we can use paper or foam plates and toss them after one use.  We no longer have the milkman deliver to us in glass bottles that we […]

Most of the time, if your poultry has appealing nesting boxes, they will contentedly leave their gifts for you and go about their business scratching for insects and seeds, bathing in the dust, etc.  Occasionally, one or two will develop a very bad habit of eating eggs. How does this happen? It usually starts with […]

Things have become increasingly hectic around here and yet even more time has gotten by and I haven’t been able to visit other blogs or even write anything recently.  (I typically write 7 or 8 posts in row late one weekend night- especially those in a series, then a few more later that week, and […]

In a previous pieces, I explained the reasons you may want to take some steps to keep your food stores safe from air, light, and critters.  Here, I want to give an explanation of how to use mylar bags and plastic buckets to safeguard your food. Assemble Your Materials In order to seal your food […]

As a youth and young adult, I became interested in environmental and nature-related things. Somewhere along the way, I began to read bits and pieces about “herbal remedies” and such things. I was a product of the 20th century, though, so I shook my head, smiled, and clucked my tongue at such crude treatments. I have a much different viewpoint now.

You are probably wondering what I am planning to discuss under this category.  “Shelter” is pretty obvious- keep the baby in a safe, climate-controlled place.  But I want to expand a little bit to include the items you may need inside that shelter. Where will baby sleep? This may not be as obvious as it […]