A few years ago, one of my biggest goals for the near future was to hone my photography skills so that I could take some excursions deep into our "backyard" to get the photos of a lifetime. I mean, I already have some pretty good pictures I've snapped over the years but they are almost …
Today was a really productive day here at the Empty Nest Homestead. While the hubs spent most of his day working outside and researching the best of the best of the very best hunting rifles (because he really, really, really needs a new one before fall!), I set about setting up my pantry room. And, …
So I wanted to post a quick update on my last 'Adventures in Prepping' post where I dehydrated a bunch of mixed veggies (quite successfully, I might add). I was going to use them in some soup last night but we ended up having something else instead so I decided to just do a test …
Continue reading Adventures in Prepping: Rehydration Success
Someone made a comment somewhere recently that our grandmothers weren't called "preppers", they just had sense enough to have a well stocked pantry. It was normal, not considered fringe, and I can imagine my grandmother laughing at me calling myself a prepper today. She'd probably also have a lot of great advice to give if …
Continue reading Adventures in Prepping: Dehydrating Everything
So I'm committed to practicing restraint just as a sort of test to see how well I'd fare if we ever have to actually ration our food. It's not like I'm a foodie or overweight or anything, but I do rather enjoy eating this delicious diet I've been forced into thanks to my hyperactive mast …
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