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I found this email from Ol' Coot and thought I'd share. I have a jar of Ol' Coot in my fridge I have been using.

Attached is a PDF file of Machinist's story Told Ya So. For those not familiar with who Machinist is he was a member at Prepared Society who loved posting the stories he wrote. We all loved to read them. Sadly he passed away and all we have left are his stories. Let's keep his memory alive and...

Attached is a PDF file of Machinist's story Transitions. For those not familiar with who Machinist is he was a member at Prepared Society who loved posting the stories he wrote. We all loved to read them. Sadly he passed away and all we have left are his stories. Let's keep his memory alive and...

Attached is a PDF file of Machinist's story Dirty Money. For those not familiar with who Machinist is he was a member at Prepared Society who loved posting the stories he wrote. We all loved to read them. Sadly he passed away and all we have left are his stories. Let's keep his memory alive and...

We all got sick with chest colds. K brought it home last week and I got it 2 days later but no where as bad. The girls got it from us just a a few days ago but not as bad as me. We are all getting better. I made a batch of honey lemon today as I haven't left the house since early last week...

I have been looking at a property that has a deep water well. Now I have questions since I have never had to deal with a water well before. Potential contaminants Testing water table depth How to find a licensed professional to do these tests And a lawyer when purchasing rural property Any...

It is THAT time again... the 7-Day-Challange. https://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/7day/ Take a look at last year's challenge and this will start once I receive the first task.

I have a question for ya'll: What are YOU looking for in the perfect homestead? If money were not an issue what would you look for in a piece of land with the idea being this would be pasted down and stay within the family. What size? Wooded or not? Climate? Location? Crops/livestock? If...

I prefer to mix my own teas for health but sometimes what I put together is not what the girls will drink. For this reason I keep some various boxes of Traditional Medicinals teas on hand. I grew up drinking these so I know them and trust them. But I want to know how I can store my collection...

It is that time of year again where I take the 7 Day Challenge. Join me or use this thread to help find and fill holes in your own preparedness preps.

I grew up raising a colony of meat rabbits of all breeds. They foraged and ate chicken feed that the hens kicked out of their feeders and hay and alfalfa the goats dropped. They were fed pellets but as a kid I just fed them what I was told to. I did end up adopting a few over the years to...

I have noticed over the past few weeks that there seems to be a push of plant based protein products at the stores. Now maybe you all don't see this because you don't live in Komifornia but I live in the sticks where most of the state's crops are grown and the livestock is raised. I have been...

Two years ago the public school Roo was going to forced us to get her tested for ADHD. We did and got a diagnosis of ADHD with ODD. This was all based on spending an hour with the 'doctor' and her watching Roo play and act like a total knuckle head in a new environment with an indoor jungle...

I know it has been mentioned before that someone here was looking for a wood stove and could not find one near them or with cheap enough shipping. I was looking at Ace Hardware's website this morning at the tool deals (for my dad and K) when an ad popped up for wood stoves. It seems Ace has a...

To quote Genevieve Today was our monthly trip to Costco. Normally we do it on the weekend but I told K I'd do it so we didn't have to run out there this past weekend. I stopped at the bank then Lowes to pick up a space heater on the way to Costco which opened at 10am. I was still 20...

Attached is a PDF file of Machinist's story NOT Quite Eden. For those not familiar with who Machinist is he was a member at Prepared Society who loved posting the stories he wrote. We all loved to read them. Sadly he passed away and all we have left are his stories. Lets keep his memory alive...

Attached is a PDF file of Machinist's story From the Bottom Up. For those not familiar with who Machinist is he was a member at Prepared Society who loved posting the stories he wrote. We all loved to read them. Sadly he passed away and all we have left are his stories. Lets keep his memory...

(Mods, I know this is not about woodworking but we do not have a subcategory for general crafts and arts.) What handmade/homemade Christmas traditions do you have? Every Christmas I try to make a new house to add to our Christmas village. They are little "Putz" or glitter houses using Mid...

Well, I have been pointed here from PS and I'm sure many of you will recognize the sn from there. Wanted to say I am here and hope my much loved PS family are here. For those that don't know me, 'hello!'