“Whole Wheat Bread Making” Giveaway

Whole Wheat Bread Making often eludes people because the loaf seems dense or bitter. But,  in just another week this new giveaway can change that for one happy person who can stop baking whole wheat door stops almost instantly! It may seem odd to have a book dedicated to just one recipe – but the …

Natural Remedy for Upper Respiratory Infection

The other day an upper respiratory infection ‘yuck’ hit me like a ton of bricks.  Out of the blue with no warning I had the first full blown sickness I’d had in years. The symptoms all pointed to an actual infection: Fever Body Aches ‘Color’ from my lungs or nose (sorry about that picture) Cough …

Hurricane Sandy Looting Planned via Twitter

If you get the opportunity to read  this article  and are in the path of the storm named Sandy (I suggest you do so quickly) then be sure to take a look at the hash-tags in the twitter feeds planning to gather and do looting.  #Sandy. There is no mistaking that this is a recent …

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Although we are not the Joneses, we’re the Millers, the old adage mentioned in the subject line came to mind as I was lamenting having not updated you lately about the recent radio shows and our preparedness journey. So, after this brief side-note about that saying, I do promise to truly update you where I …

What’s your Label? Homesteaders or Hippie

Through-out this journey of learning to be more self-sustaining, responsible for what we own and frugal we have been labeled many things.  Some  of them have been more favorable labels than others.  Some, which were intended as insults I now embrace with a smile. Although given the twenty five years along this journey, I doubt …

Back to Basic Skills

Interestingly enough with all the conveniences of our modern day, we have still managed to fill the extra time with things that really don’t matter.  So many people are feeling to tug to learn skills that our ancestors had as they used them to enjoy a life of simplicity. I hope you’ll consider joining us …

PREPARE Magazine offers FREE subscriptions!

A new, one of a kind magazine is about to hit your inbox!  That is if you’ve gone to get your complimentary year’s subscription while it is in the pre-launch phase. The creators of PREPARE Magazine are so delighted to bring this to the preparedness community that offering it to you for FREE during the …

Is Prepping Hoarding?

Not long ago, I had the opportunity to visit with a new prepping friend who had come to one of our Ladie’s Weekend Retreats.  She and I chatted and enjoyed talking about all the self-sustaining lessons we had learned and sharing ideas to help each other prepare in peace.  We were loading her small four-wheel …