Start with Food

(Sorry for the lapse, Dental distractions and dastardly diversions) This post is for everyone but especially those who are the unsung Heros of our world. They are the people who make everything actually work. The “top dogs” get all the press but it is the “common man”, if I can use that term, that puts […]

Make a pack, 3 steps

Carry on A good exercise in figuring out what you actually need is to pack a bag. It doesn’t matter which one but I would suggest a smallish one like this one, the [Pygmy-Falcon]. Anyway it’s a place to start. Keep it small Why small? The reason is simple, you don’t need that much and […]

Food History

…the story of food continues The Marshall Plan existed from 1948 to 1950, during that time the US gave technological experience and financing for large-scale agribusiness operations in postwar Europe. Poultry was a favorite choice, with faster expansion in production, and cheaper prices. Aided by popular acceptance of the many ways to serve chicken. The […]

Get Back… to where we still belong.

The “back to the land” movement is at least forty years old. The emphasis and devoted followers have waxed and waned over the years but recently seems to be in full swing. Although there are extremes of thought the popular category seems to be homesteading. The reasons for renewed interest are pretty obvious; increased awareness […]

Tips for Trying Out Stuff, Before You Need It.

With the enormous proliferation of information/content via websites, blogs and social media it becomes increasingly necessary to do fact checking and testing of what we learn. This is especially true when it comes to things that we may need to rely on regarding the health and safety of ourselves and our loved ones. So how […]

How To Be Less Overwhelmed

Let’s face it, if you travel the interwebs very much you can become overwhelmed with all the “content”. Oh look… wouldn’t that be nice to have/try, “someday”. Someday is not on any calendar by the way. If we want to live in a simpler way we will all draw that line in a different place […]

Fishing! Catch it, Eat it.

Fishing is often thought of as recreational sport for most of us, the commercial fisherman being the exception. Romanticized in books, movies and magazines as a fun way to get away and enjoy nature. The picture is not entirely unrealistic. It has been the enjoyment of thousands in the last century. Bass boat, lures… I […]

Being Ready Is A Full Time Job

There is more than a little discussion on readiness these days. It’s all over the internet and often in the news when some disaster strikes. We have all our bags and kits at the ready but what about Us. Are we ready? If it became necessary to walk out the front door “right now” could […]

The advantages of living indoors

Stating the Obvious #1 The primary advantages of living indoors. We take for granted living indoors and it’s many advantages. By living, I mean all the activities we do: eat, work, sleep and generally exist. The biggest advantages are so basic we hardly think of them; they are: the ability to control the temperature and […]

A House AND a Barn.

Whatever causes someone to take to country life will be made better by two things, a house and a barn. You might call that barn a shed, garage, smokehouse, summer kitchen or whatever. The reason for the two is so that you can live in one and keep your *truck in the other. Stuff begets more […]