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Are you are planning to home can some pickles this year? Or pickled beets or pickled green beans or pickled cauliflower or pickled tomatoes? Then be aware that the white vinegar we routinely just pick up from the grocery store shelf and put in… Continue Reading “VINEGAR ALERT”
Thursday, we received an unexpected e-mail from the bosses: the stores were going to be closed on the 3rd and the 4th! There were lots of hurrahs from everyone. For me, that meant a very welcome 4-day weekend! Saturday morning, I invited a friend… Continue Reading “A SURPRISE FROM WORK”
Things sure have changed over the decades as far as the availability of information to help us with our Self-Reliance and Preparedness goals. This week let’s TAKE STOCK of our dependence (over-dependence?) on technology for this information. In the not-so-olden days, we spent serious… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 24”
Food Storage guidelines indicate we should store powdered milk – 24 pounds per person. Naturally, this assumes you aren’t dealing with a dairy allergy. As always, your food storage needs to fit your family. This week TAKE STOCK of how well you are USING… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 23”
There are many ways to approach Food Storage. The old-time way was to get a year’s supply of four basics: wheat – salt – honey – milk. That evolved into a more rounded program that looks something like this list which shows the pounds… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 20”
This week, let’s TAKE STOCK of our garbage. Provident Living includes using our resources wisely. As prices continue to rise, this is becoming more than a platitude – it’s essential. One way to see if we are using our money, food, and time wisely… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 19”
In case you’re wondering – I didn’t post my Week 16 message here on the blog because it revolved around planting your garden and I didn’t want to stress out my more northerly friends, who are still getting snow, by declaring, “It’s time to… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 17”
We’ve covered a lot lately and if you’ve not quite completed some of the tasks in the previous six weeks, use this as a Catch-Up Week. If you missed or didn’t quite finish the tasks for a particular week, this is the time to… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 15”
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