I often wonder what life was like when whether you lived or died was based, in large part, on the skills you possessed like hunting, farming and finding fresh water. I look around today and wonder how many folks would survive now if suddenly they were faced with the "worst case scenario"? How many people …
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 …
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 …
Empty Nest Homesteading 