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everyday kit

What we have on us at any given time is occasionally quite important – that is when you aren’t just hanging around the house in your jammies. I stopped liking anything bulkier than a handkerchief in my pockets and have carried fanny packs from the time I had to make my own because they simply did not exist commercially … that is a long, long time ago.

I refined its contents down to a list of items that I use regularly enough to drag them along whenever I leave home: with me always:

moderate-sized wallet Swiss army knife with […]

January 30th, 2015 | Category: household, preparing | Comments are closed

lighthouse lit

Not wanting to forget turning off our Internet when it isn’t in use, I visualized a lighthouse going along with our brass sailboats. When lit, it would remind us that our wireless and modem were on.

Missy dropped it way down my ToDo list quite some time ago by finding a thrift store lighthouse and cable-tying a nightlight to the back of it.

As a measure of how much priority work is behind me, I finally got to fool around with the lighthouse project. Well, that plus the switch on the nightlight cord quit sending electricity to […]

January 23rd, 2015 | Category: about, arts and crafts | Comments are closed

Fine-Tune Your Every Day Carry Setup

From Survival Based .com by Brian Meyer

Having a proper every day carry (EDC) setup is one of the most important things you can do to be prepared, well, every day. While you can get separated from your bug out bag and might not be able to get home quickly, your every day carry is always on you to help you survive and get things done.

We’ve covered some basics on the best every day carry setup before, but that’s really only useful if you’re starting from scratch. If you just want to fine-tune your EDC however, there […]

January 23rd, 2015 | Category: preparing | Comments are closed

Survival Basics: Water and Water Storage

from Backdoor Survival .com

uring a recent book giveaway, the question asked was “What piece of prepping gear is at the top of your bucket list?” Needless to say, I was more than a little bit surprised to find that the top response was water storage, water filters, and water purification equipment.

While having the gear is nice, anyone interested in preparedness also needs to have a basic understanding of the concepts behind water and water storage. Where to find, store, purify, and filter water are all questions that need to be asked, answered, and periodically reviewed.

Backdoor Survival: […]

January 15th, 2015 | Category: preparing | Comments are closed

Garden Planting Schedule

from homespun seasonal living .com

January 14, 2015 by Kathie

When a planning a garden, one of the most important parts is getting the timing right. Not everything gets planted at the same time, some seeds get direct seeded right into the garden, some get started inside, some go before the last frost, some after and so on. It’s a lot to keep in a head or at least in my head, I don’t even try. I’ve found it much easier to keep track of all those important dates by creating a schedule of what gets planted […]

January 15th, 2015 | Category: gardening | Comments are closed

neighboorhood watch +++

Seeing this sign got me thinking …

“PROTECTED BY VIDEO CAMERAS” What are they going to do, hit the bad guys over the head with their cameras?

How about “This neighborhood protected by bouquets of pansies”? I think that is just as effective.

I am NOT reassured to be on video cameras.

I am not comforted that others are either.

Whoopie! My beating or demise was recorded on video. How lovely. Maybe it will play for a few minutes on You Tube. My 15 seconds of fame.

Really now, does anyone think this old brown sign is going to […]

January 1st, 2015 | Category: community, security | Comments are closed