Because preparedness simplified is more achievable
Because preparedness simplified is more achievable
National Hurricane Preparedness Week began yesterday, May 5. The hurricane season officially begins June 1, but hurricane preparedness needs to begin before the season. Spend the month of May preparing so you will be ready and able to avoid the…
I enjoy reading books by Michael Pollan. While I don’t agree with everything he writes (such as the inadvisability of doing home canning) I do agree with much of what he concludes and writes. He also has an underlying wit…
The All is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage pamphlet encourages: “Establish a financial reserve by saving a little money each week and gradually increasing it to a reasonable amount.” And in the All is Safely Gathered In: Family Finances…
Here’s some of the good advice found in the article linked below: “With our pantry we always know we can eat, and we have been able to cut out the quick (but economically deadly) trips to the convenience store. We…
Some things to think about from “4 Principles We Can Learn From the Way the Presiding Bishopric Works” by Sydney Walker “Bishop L. Todd Budge, Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, [stated]: ‘What I’ve found in my own life is…
No matter what the country or the traffic is like where you live or what your expected weather is, you should have an emergency car kit in your car. You can purchase them or make them yourself. The size and…
The Smithsonian book American Table has a section on how history affected what we ate and now eat. In the article on “Women in World War II” it says: “Rationing of nonfood items also had an effect on the types…
The dead trees in the small forest near me have all been cut down. (see post from 22 Jan 2024) There are 25 trees that succumbed to the drought, a large percentage of this small grove. Felling and cutting up…
There has been a drought in my area. We had mandatory water restrictions that told us how often and what time of day we could water our yards and hand wash our cars at home. Restaurants couldn’t serve water unless…