Trials and Tribulations Offer Us Life Lessons, if We Look for Them. My hope is that when things become closer to normal from our current pandemic crisis, most people will do some soul searching about the topic of being prepared – or being more self-reliant. Too...
When I was a youngster, I read a folktale called Stone Soup. I was so impressed with the cleverness of this story I never forgot it. It’s the tale of a tired and hungry traveler, who enters a small village with nothing but an empty cooking pot and a stone. He sits up...
Getting started with preparedness can look daunting – that’s a fact. I’ve talked about Why We Should Prepare – the fact that we need to be ready to deal with natural disasters and man-made disasters, including personal emergencies, such as loss of income due to...
Primitive camping means a lot of different things to different people. For my demonstration today I’m referring to what my husband and I call primitive camping. This means backpacking into the wilderness and setting up a camp with what we’ve carried in, including...
I love organization and that’s why I love Pinterest! The first time I used Pinterest I knew it was for me. It allows me to easily find and organize all my favorite prep ideas…from gardening tips and food storage to life hacks and recipes to try. It fits my personal...
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.
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. 
