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...
Duct Tape has a dark side and a light side and it binds the universe together. Did you see The Martian movie? Or read the book? Did you notice that more than once Duct Tape saves Mark Whatney’s life—I’m just sayin’. With that thought in mind, I thought I’d share some...
I love to re-purpose household items. I get a real kick out of finding ways to use items we normally throw out. It’s like they get a second chance at being useful. But it’s also fun to be able to use common items for multiple purposes. Here are a few of my...
Do You Know How to Care for Your Teeth Without Store-Bought Products? When I started doing research on how to make my own household cleaning products, without the industrial chemicals and toxic fumes, I discovered that most ‘green’ cleaning products serve...
I Hate Using Harsh Chemical Commercial Cleaning Products. The fumes make me ill and I don’t like the idea of dumping all those toxins into our water supply. So I started doing research on how to clean with more natural ingredients, such as vinegar and baking soda....
I’ve always been an avid recycler, which is probably why I’m such a fan of repurposing. I just hate to throw out an item that obviously still has life left in it, even if it’s something easy to recycle. Surely there’s a way to reuse it? Repurposing kind of...
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. 
