To my delight, I opened the blinds this morning and startled a robin who has decided to build her nest in one of the empty upper bay window flower boxes. We haven't bought the coconut liners to put in them yet because of the wind, and now I'm so glad we waited! I was afraid …
There are a lot of misconceptions about preppers and survivalists and even homesteaders, some of which an excellent article over at Ask A Prepper addressed today. In the last few paragraphs they sum it up quite nicely with: We make all our preparations and then we hope we never need them.Think about it this way: …
Historians say that during the last Great Depression (I say last because undoubtedly history will repeat itself), there were certain luxuries our mothers and grandmothers had to forego, like new clothes and jewelry. One thing, however, seemed to keep their collective sanity and that was red lipstick. Cosmetic sales also rose during other recessions and …
No, it’s not a typo. Although, after doing a bit of research on one of my favorite artists, Cheri Blum, I am a bit glum now. I had no idea that she passed away back in 2003 at just 34 years old. My goodness. That’s no age at all! I have a few of her …
We have a high wind warning in effect today, which isn't unusual for SE Idaho. We call it the "semi annual neighborhood lawn furniture exchange" here because invariably someone new to the area won't have learned that you can't keep lawn furniture (or trampolines) secured during these hellacious wind storms. You're lucky if you can …
