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Passing The Time and Fighting Boredom in Quarantine
Are you already "over" all of it? Is everyone about out of their mind with boredom? Bookmark this post - we're going to keep adding cool ways to pass the time when you and your family are looking for ways to stay entertained without the usual screens in use. Got suggestions? Please add them to the comments, we'll review and add them to the post. As the list grows we'll organize it better … [Read more...]
How to Self Quarantine
Only the introverts are excited about this self-quarantine and isolation, and maybe a few people who DON'T have kids. But, bottom-line, self-quarantine could be coming to your neighborhood. First and foremost - if you've been asked to self-isolate because of your own exposure to Covid-19, do that. The self-isolation isn't just to protect you - it is to protect the community around you. … [Read more...]
My SoloStove Bonfire Firepit Story
After moving to our little piece of heaven, I really wanted a firepit that I could use for family time that would be fun to use, too. Our first choice was a traditional pit that frankly only got used a few times because it was too hard to get a fire going. Before you scoff - please remember - I'm still a newbie. And I am not interested in building fires with lighter fluid. I wanna build them … [Read more...]
My best gardening lesson, so far …
I swear I've done more gardening at our new homestead than I've done everywhere I've ever lived, my entire life (lawn mowing excluded). Holy hole digging Cat Woman! Our little suburban house was surrounded by the builder with this treacherous and may I say noxious plant called St. Augustine grass, and to top it off all the construction equipment, rolling back and forth has made for some … [Read more...]
Yarden Journal – May 14, 2019
All at once the Yarden is a very busy place, but I'm getting into a routine. (If you don't know what a Yarden is ... check out this post.) The yarden now boasts more than 25 edible plants, shrubs, and trees. We've found a spot for the banana circle and have been scoping out places for the future food trees we'd like to have in the yard. Out in the meadow Butterfly Hollow is blooming, … [Read more...]
Welcome To The Yarden
We shared this over on the Cheeky Prepper Facebook Page, but hadn't yet put it out on the blog. We have abandoned condo life and are now living on our own suburban home. After several years of searching this place meets all our needs. We are close to familyThe home is large enough to improve our prep And even more importantly (to me) ... a place to garden I have officially dubbed the … [Read more...]
My First Knife Purchase – First Impressions
We get questions on Facebook from time to time about the things we share and post. Even last week, someone suggested our blog name wasn't "manly" enough to be taken seriously and professionally. Welp, we're not professionals, we're women who still consider ourselves novices, as we continue to learn share and grow our skills. We always welcome comments and feedback - how else do we improve and … [Read more...]
Who’s Helping Grandma Get Prepped?
I am all about being prepared for things that can go wrong. We get really busy thinking about SHTF, but what about everyday preparedness? For ourselves, that's probably easy ... but what about Grandma, or another elderly person you care about? Over the last few months I've had the privilege of escorting my Aunt, who is 70, to some doctor appointments and over this time I've learned a little … [Read more...]
Naked and Afraid Frustrates Me [Rant Alert]
The more I learn about being prepared the more Naked and Afraid frustrates me. I know that starting a fire isn't easy, I know that surviving buck naked cannot be easy, but really, these contestants have survival and nature backgrounds yet spend most of their time naked and afraid. I keep searching for episodes to find one where they just slay the whole survival thing. Before I continue this … [Read more...]