Self sufficient living in a modern world
I am a roadside trash digger looking for useful things, and I often look for bins/trash trailers to find things I KNOW I need, that was the key word (know). As far as roadside stuff, 4 ways, get out look around, grab something if I need it, and return the pile as it was or…
I have in many post suggested buying Country Wisdom & Know-How as a tool to use to help you along in your journey of living as self sufficient as you choose to do. Here is a picture of mine, note how well used this book is.This book is filled with more than how to garden,…
How to grow above ground potatoes in baskets for 2010 growing season!
We were lined up to get 6 more inches last night, that didn’t happen!!! However we did get 4 inches…. I plowed about 10 last night and headed back up this morning on the plow. Only a half inch fell today, and they are expecting another 4-6 again tonite…. But it is what it is,…
I feel positive that my diet has been pretty good, the last time we ate out was when we went to the strip district. We don’t like to eat out because you just don’t really know what your putting into your mouth. I eat more grains/nuts than ever before as well as lean meat. I…
If you think about it, changing your life to live longer is a powerful thing to do. I am so glad I understood what smoking was all about, to bad I wasn’t wise enough to understand it before putting in that first dip/lighting my first cig to look cool. So 18 years of smoking behind…
Capt Phil Harris Rest in peace brother, thanks for sharing part of your life with us. We know as well as your sons that you loved them, and with that they loved you too. I am sure as you would look out to sea heading for the crab grounds, you saw mother earth at her…
Coming out of the garage getting ready to plow snowLook at the pile of snow on the trash can!!! Snow on my truck Driveway coming down the shop, took me 45 minutes just to plow and get to the top. Here is a pic of shane trying to use his tractor to clear his Moms…
Having a whole house generator installed allowed me to have power when it went out. I had it ready to use from the last snow storm, so being self sufficient allowed me to plan better for the future.
So it was 0320 when I awoke this morning, only having just gone to bed 4 hours prior, waking to what felt like a bashed in head. So enough was enough, I went to the medicine cabinet and took some Sudafed that DW had picked up, I popped one down and two Tylenol and went…