by indy | Nov 17, 2015 | Foods Made From Scratch, Preparedness, Survival
What does Made From Scratch Mean? When I was learning to cook, we used fresh ingredients and combined them to make the dishes we were going to serve. Pre-packaged meals and mixes were just becoming popular as time-savers, but were still expensive. You may remember the...
by indy | Nov 10, 2015 | DIY Projects, Life Hacks, Preparedness, Survival
There are lots of ways to heat food or boil water in a power outage. But if the emergency is caused by a hurricane, blizzard or dangerous thunderstorm the last place you want to be is outside trying to cook something on the grill. And most gas grills and camp stoves...
by indy | Oct 27, 2015 | DIY Projects, Preparedness
There’s a reason home remedies stay around for decades. It’s because they tend to work. My grandfather was a woodsman and naturalist, and my father served with the Medics during WWII, so I’ve had quite a few home remedies passed down to me over the years....
by indy | Oct 6, 2015 | DIY Projects, Preparedness
I’ve Recycled for as Long as I can Remember Being an Adult. I suppose it started when we lived in the country (in the Midwest). Back then we sorted our trash—not for recycling—but for burning. Every home had a large metal drum (barrel) at the back of the property...
by indy | Sep 8, 2015 | DIY Projects, Preparedness, Survival
Did You Know September is National Preparedness Month? Since September 11, 2001, the US Government has encouraged all citizens to make survival preparations in an effort to strengthen the United States’ preparedness capabilities. This encompasses all hazards — whether...
by indy | Sep 1, 2015 | DIY Projects, Gardening, Preparedness
It’s that time of year. The end of summer draws near and you want to prep and store as much of your garden produce as possible to use in the coming months. For those of you with your first-time-ever garden, you’ve probably found yourself with enough tomatoes and...
Being outside in nature is the most basic part of who I am. Besides gaining knowledge about wildlife, I learn lessons about who I am, and surprise myself about what I am capable of achieving. Nature continually inspires me. It is a part of all my writings, no matter the genre or subject matter. 
