A friend of mine in Ohio got me interested in trying sauerkraut when we visited their family last month. She had a simpler (read: less scary )method than a huge crock with somewhat smelly contents so I thought I would give it a
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Well – the inevitable happened. I worried about this many times over the years perhaps more than most “normal” people – and last night was THE night. The trouble begins when Levi the Dog had to do his business at 3am. We
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My manual grain mill is finally set up in the kitchen. I decided on the Diamant after test-driving a few models in person at the store. I’ve heard many great reviews about the Country Living Grain Mill and it is a less
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Most of you know me well enough by now to know that there are two topics I avoid discussing…religion and politics. The reason being is that neither of these topics seemed to be linked into the BASIC prepper mindset. Well, as far
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I am a creative kinda gal and when I saw this idea I was intrigued. It’s a homemade oil lamp made up of mostly things you might already have laying around the house and it’s a simple 5 minute project. I am
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