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November 2, 2016
Work Wednesday—Posting Accomplished!
Yay! Woohoo! The posts are in the ground! All 125 of them. Or so . . . We finished those up on Tuesday and concreted the six-inchers. Next step: screwing in about 350 boards. No idea, at this time, how long this is going to take, but I’ll guesstimate about three days. We’ll see if […]
October 31, 2016
Prep Monday—Final Countdown
No, not that one! Last week until the election . . . Did you follow directions last week? No? Well, you still have time! See, I’m not paranoid or wishing for SHTF, most preppers aren’t—with some exceptions, particularly the ones who make “good TV.” But, if something happens, well . . . Personally, I’m leaning […]
October 28, 2016
Fan Friday—Abortion
Yes, I’m going there, because the whole “issue” pisses me off no end. Otherwise intelligent women are blah, blah, blah-ing about “my body, my choice.” Yep, your choice. To be made BEFORE YOU HAVE SEX. Yes, birth control can fail—abstinence will never fail. Very, very few women, relatively speaking, become pregnant from rape or incest. […]
October 26, 2016
Work Wednesday—Making Progress
It’s been a busy week here on the farm. We’re finally (FINALLY!) getting rid of the remains of the old house that we had taken down a year and a half ago. Ahem. Long story. But we’ve spent the past few days burning what’s burnable (along with some extra brush we’d accumulated) and throwing the […]
October 24, 2016
Prep Monday—Are You Ready?
If you read last week’s post, you’ll know that SHTF is something that, in my opinion, could very well happen in two weeks. Yes, the election. Politics aside, things could get bad. Or not. The best way to be prepared is to actually do so—and if nothing happens, you have some extra stuff that you […]
October 19, 2016
Work Wednesday—Still Fencing!
Yep, still putting those pines in the ground—but we’ve turned a corner. Ha. Literally. Working now on the north end, which should go more quickly since A) it’s shorter in length and B) my husband put a new whatchamacallit on the end of the auger. Hoping to be all finished by the end of the […]
October 17, 2016
Prep Monday—What Do You Think Will Happen?
Remember when President Obama was elected the first time? A lot of folks thought TEOTWAWKI was coming—and again, when he was elected the second time. I’ll admit it, that second election had me stumped. We don’t hear so much, during the current election season, about either candidate being the Antichrist, but there are plenty of […]
October 12, 2016
Work Wednesday—Farming and Fencing
Bringing you up to speed, we’re back it on the outdoor projects: farming and fencing.We installed the new wood furnacelast week, and while we tested for draw, we haven’t actually used it yet: We picked up an old Ford field tiller at an auction, and that’s certainly making the groundbreaking easier in the garden extension. […]
October 10, 2016
Prep Monday—Keeping Track
I’ve talked before about the importance of food storage, but a little less about keeping track of what you have and what you might need, as well as rotation. Now, you should only be stocking food you’ll actually eat, so theoretically rotation should be simple: you remove it from storage, use it, replace it. For […]
September 19, 2016
Prep Monday—Recipes
Thought I’d put together a few simple recipes for outdoor cooking, you know, in case you have to go off-grid or if you just decide to pack up for a weekend of camping. I’m even going to give you two versions of each, so you can choose quick and easy or completely homemade, depending on […]
