It's still pretty cold out there at 15F today but that feels like a warm summer day compared to our record breaking lows of -35. It was so cold that the hubby ended up staying home for a few extra days (aw darn lol!) because his truck simply wouldn't stay running. 🥶 His wasn't the …
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I checked the local weather report and while I'm trying to stay away from the news, I couldn't help but notice a story about a woman not far from us who was severely injured during the recent wind storms. It seems her and her husband and eight year old daughter went out in the midst …
The power went out the other night. It didn't last long, just long enough for me to light a few oil lamps and worry about it getting too cold since it was in the single digits outside. There was a full moon out, but it wasn't quite enough light coming in and keeping the curtains …
For all your days be prepared, and meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil, bear - when you are the hammer, strike.Edwin Markham I spend a lot of my time thinking about survival. It's probably because I live with the constant awareness that my immune system can go into hyperdrive for seemingly no …
I remember my dad telling me about the winter of '49 that swept across Wyoming the day after New Year's Day. It hung around for weeks, crippling life in the little town of Basin. It affected several states and a dozen people died in what would turn out to be the worst storm of the …
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