Ancestral Skills: 5 Benefits to Gardening

Ancestral Skills: 5 Benefits to Gardening

In the past I’ve had huge gardens where I grew enough vegetables to preserve a year’s worth of food for the family. But, currently we rent a house in the suburbs of a small town in the Pacific Northwest, while we sort out where we’d like to buy land and settle. The...
Camping / Bushcraft: The Perks of Car Camping

Camping / Bushcraft: The Perks of Car Camping

An Evolution of Primitive Camping Updated 5/13/2022 My husband and I have done our fair share of backpacking-style camping. Backpacking means that whatever you can carry on your back is what you have for camping as you travel into remote locations or wilderness. The...
Preparedness: Emergency Car Kit

Preparedness: Emergency Car Kit

Has your vehicle ever broken down, leaving you stranded for hours? Have you ever been caught in a sudden snowstorm, or ice storm, making roads impassable, or worse yet, end up with your car stuck in a ditch? Ever run out of gasoline in a remote location – or have your...
Writing Tip: How to Write Realistic Outdoor Scenes

Writing Tip: How to Write Realistic Outdoor Scenes

I consider it a compliment when readers say the ‘wilderness’ in my Fox Walker Novels, is as much a character as the people in them. Writing scenes in the out of doors—especially in the remote wilderness—and making it believable is key to making my writing...
Camping / Bushcraft: Favorite Camping Tips

Camping / Bushcraft: Favorite Camping Tips

Camping Doesn’t Have to Mean Being Uncomfortable or Doing Without… Although my hubby and I prefer primitive camping out in nature, there are times when we enjoy simply relaxing in a campground, where we have the luxury of running water close at hand. Yeah, we’re still...