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Emergency Preparedness Awareness: The First Step
The emergency preparation team at our church put our heads together, to figure out how to develop awareness among our own congregation. We came up with the idea of a huge display table. One that not...
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The Garden That Wasn’t
After my successful Lasagna garden of 2 years ago, I took a year off. This year, I caught the garden bug again after visiting my niece in Wisconsin. She introduced me to companion gardening, inspired...
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Watermelon Pickles
I was always indifferent about watermelon pickles. Never tasted them. They sounded kind of weird. But this is summer and we (mostly I) consume watermelon by the ton, not by the pound. After listening...
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Watermelon Fruit Leather
My kids have fond memories of the fruit leather I made for them when they were young. Pumpkin pie, peach, apple and apricot were the fruit leathers they enjoyed the most. Son Tender Heart has been...
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The Well Armed Women
When I first started out on my emergency preparedness journey, I divided up what “prepared” meant to me, into 6 categories. I had put a lot of time into some of my categories, and none into others....
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Recovering From The Dog Days Of 2017
Cocoa 2017 Has been a hard year for dogs in my family. Putting your pet down is a agonizing decision to make, when you know deep down inside, it is your pet’s time to meet their maker. For me, it...
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The NW Preparedness Expo
Throughout my many past vocational endeavors, I have been to many expos, conferences and seminars. These have been in the educational industry, coffee industry, ones for tea room owners, health care...
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Lodge Cast Iron Cookware – The Back Story
Most everyone has seen the old black cast iron cookware lying around. Maybe in your Grandmother’s kitchen, in a thrift store or at a yard sale. Or more recently, maybe you have seen it at Macy’s or...
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Black Rifle Coffee Company – Order-Roast-Ship
As I have said in a previous post, I am a bit of a coffee snob, so when I heard the tail end of an interview on the radio with Black Rifle Coffee Company, I perked up (no pun intended. Only in a SHTF...
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First Aid Kit Fail
Once upon a time, I had an Adult Family Home. Taking care of the elderly, I always had a well stocked first aid kit. I took pride in being prepared for most any medical emergency. I no longer take...
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Egg McDoeden’s : Our Signature Christmas Dish
Our church held it’s yearly Christmas pot luck party last week. Everyone was asked to bring their signature Christmas dish. I don’t have one. We change out our Christmas dinner every year, with no...
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It’s Here! My Berkey Water Filter!
Statistics Show 68% of people buy a Christmas present for themselves during the holiday season. This is mine. I live in a rural area and am part of a water association. That’s code talk for a lot of...
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I Choose United Parcel Service
Christmas is almost here! I wanted to talk about getting those Christmas boxes shipped off to family and friends. This post might be a little late for this year but hopefully not for next year. When...
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The Christmas That Means A Little Bit More
Baby, It’s getting cold out side. Selecting the perfect tree to cut down. It’s a long standing family tradition. Decorating the tree at the same time it starts snowing. Relatives stopping by, having a...
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The Reluctant Gun Owner….My Journey From Total Fear To Firing With Confidence
Husband has always had a “collection” of firearms, both rifle and hand guns. I have always been intimidated by them. I have occasionally been out shooting with Husband where he has hammered into me...
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Dehydrated Tomato “Chips”
There are benefits to being a truck driver’s wife. Husband has brought home a variety of gifts from the venders he picks up from and delivers to on his truck runs. I have received boxes of chocolate,...
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Planting Plums
When I lived in California 30 some years ago, there was an old widower, Mr. Dawson who lived across the street. He had a plum tree that seemed to produce a bumper crop every year as we would receive...
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The Beginnings Of An Orchard Obsession
I dream about growing and canning my own home grown food. In my grown-up years, I’ve never owned or tended a fruit tree, yet here I am, obsessed with planting a small orchard. Oh, but the plums,...
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Cinnamon Apple Fruit Leather
I first remember having cinnamon apples at my Mother-In-Law’s house. Husband worked nights at the time so the kids and I would walk down to her house on Sunday evenings for a shared light meal. She...
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Plum Tree Starts
Some of you may have read my post on planting my plum tree. This is an update. It now has buds! This post is also about an experiment I tried in planting plum tree starts. Plum tree in the yard with...
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