We get to witness the social hierarchy at work here in real time every single day. Our pack of huskies has a pecking order, and the flocks of chickens, ducks and pheasant do, too. Even the wild birds at the bird feeders have one, and naturally it favors the larger, bossier birds like the starlings …
People often scoff at those of us who identify as "preppers" or "survivalists" which is fine. I get it. There are many out there who can't imagine themselves in a soup line or begging in the street for a slice of bread. Their modern lives are (seemingly) insulated from all that and they can't imagine …
Several years ago I began having what I can only describe as strange daytime visits and vivid, nighttime dreams about my grandpa who had died when I was a little girl. During the day I would sense his presence, hear Irish music playing over and over in my head and more than once the smell …
Empty Nest Homesteading 