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There are things we do/keep around that I never think about til I talk to someone who is surprised at what I’m doing so I thought I would share this here. I was talking to my almost 92 year old uncle last night. They are having very cold weather in southwest Louisiana. I knew it...

Anyone, no matter where you are, please take some precautions to survive when, not if, the power goes off. I feel like our grids are more and more unreliable, there are more and more people who would love to take out our grids, and once it happens, chances are it’s going to be too late...

I’m sure most of you have already heard but Walmart and Aldi have both rolled prices back to 2021 on some of the food items traditionally used for Thanksgiving dinners. Whether you love or dislike Aldi and Walmart, this was a nice thing for them to do. Here’s a list from Walmart’s rollback. Not sure...

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I don’t pretend to know all there is to know or even all we need to know about how to survive without power but I will share a few things with you that I do know either from personal experience or from experiences of friends. When the power was out in Texas a couple of...

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Would you use a cake mix that’s 10 years old? Over the weekend, I was trying to scrounge up more half gallon jars. I was looking at jars of wheat that could be dumped into a 5 gallon bucket, jars of pinto beans that could be dumped into a 5 gallon bucket, jars of cake...

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Through the years, I’ve watched hundreds of prepping type videos and shows so don’t ask me how I had never heard of Rose Red Homestead until this week but I’ve been binge watching her videos. There are some doom and gloom prepper type people out there, I’ve come across some videos that made me cringe....

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We have a bit of snow predicted for Saturday but the problem I anticipate is that they’re expecting ice – not much but it doesn’t take much to cause issues. I explained to Addie the things I do before any storm is predicted to hit. I asked her to think about the things she would...

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As grocery costs rise, most of us are looking for ways to cut back and save a few cents.The way I cook and the way we eat are probably totally different from the way you cook and eat but these are just examples. I don’t plan on cutting back on the quality of what we...

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Last night we had a tornado watch til 2 a.m. We had already decided to sleep in the basement bedroom. We have a chance of thunderstorms all night and I’d rather just sleep down there and pretend we’re safe from whatever happens. I know this isn’t funny and not a joking matter but neither of...

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Believe me, I am not tooting my own horn but hoping some of you will look at the things we do with a different view now. I have been a “prepper” ever since most of you have known me. It started growing up in southwest Louisiana with hurricane preparedness. Reality hit hard in January, 1997...

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Because we now live in an area where ice could knock out our power, as many in Oklahoma have experienced this week, it’s important to me to have alternate ways of heating food. I love these little backpack stoves and have several. They screw onto the fuel can and when you’re done cooking, they unscrew...

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After having packed and moved so much stuff, there are things I’ll never have to by again. Not really . . I don’t have a lifetime supply of anything except yarn and fabric. I have plenty of home canned meats and veggies. What I didn’t move was junk food/comfort food. I don’t keep a lot...

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First, I am not an expert at food preservation. Second, if you’ve already read all there is to read about one method or another, and you’re happy with it, that’s your decision. If you’re happy . . I’m happy.

PLEASE NOTE THAT I ONLY HAVE A FEW OPEN SPOTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS - GET IN TOUCH SOON IF YOU WILL NEED QUILTING DONE.

Here's the complex quilt, with a medallion setting and a bunch of paper pieced sharks teeth.

Some may consider this an “alarmist” post but I’m just sharing my thoughts – which is what I pretty much always do. If you’ve been watching the news or have friends in Iowa, you know they’ve suffered from a pretty devastating storm. In fact, Chad and his crew were on their way home from NY...

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Yesterday Vince and I were talking and, since he never knew his grandparents, he didn’t grow up with a big garden and lots of canning going on, but we were wondering if, during the pandemic, a few more people have learned the value of keeping a bit of shelf stable food on hand. My guess...

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I am no expert but I’m simply sharing what has worked for us. It was March 8 that we decided things were getting to the point where we should make one last run to the grocery store. Then on April 1, we used curbside pickup to pick up a few groceries I had ordered online...

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There are only a few serious rules that I think are super important with prepping. Others may have more or different rules but mine are this: Buy/store only what you love to eat. Figure out a way to “control” your food. You have to be able to use the oldest things first. Rotate your stash....

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I’ll begin every one of these with the note – I am not an expert. I’m fumbling through this coronavirus pandemic just like everyone else. We cannot change what we did prior to this but we can change how prepared we are for the next crisis, whether it be a pandemic, a war, an EMP,...

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In the past, I’ve done a couple of series on prepping and why we do what we do. I think, with what we’ve all been dealing with, there’s no one who needs an explanation on why we do what we do. Vince and I have talked a lot about what we’ve learned the past three...

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