Chicken Butts and Quinoa

Chicken Butts and Quinoa

That’s a gross title huh? I had to write this down somewhere while it’s still oh-so-fresh.  Bleh! We moved into the country last year onto a few acres and a big, fixer-upper house.  It’s taken some adjustment.  Mostly on my part. Cutting to the...
Winter Preps II

Winter Preps II

Not sure if I’ve done this or not but I figured I post about it anyway.  This is an email that I wrote to a group of people that are actively preparing and learning new skills. I encourage you ALL to think about preparing for the winter months.  I think ice may be a...
Facebook Posts

Facebook Posts

While in the midst of preparing for Hurricane Irene, I would get these ideas about prepping and randomly post them to FaceBook.  I had a number of people comment on how helpful the ideas were.  I thought I’d combine a list of my posts to have in one handy place....
Hurricane Irene Lessons and Observations

Hurricane Irene Lessons and Observations

Lighting sources I need more oil and wicks for my hurricane lamps I have two lamps but one doesn’t have a chimney–need to get one I did go out and buy some little votive candle holders–didn’t have any of those   Food: I’m a little...
Canning Pickle Relish

Canning Pickle Relish

I used the recipe for pickle relish from the Ball’s Blue Book of Canning.You never can go wrong with the BBB. Below is a picture of the cukes, carrots and onions soaking. These are the dry ingredients. Pickle spices and sugar. Add the vinegar later when adding...