This past week I’ve been pondering the contents of my bug-out bag. A good one should contain enough supplies for me to survive for at least 24 hours. If my house burns down suddenly and I escape with only myself, I’ll be left kicking through the smoldering embers of my home. On the other hand, if I ...
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There is no better feeling than mastering a tasty new recipe and then indulging in its success. One item on my Homestead Action Plan is to successfully bake sourdough cinnamon rolls in my beloved cast iron pan.I have to admit: I was a little nervous about this goal. Baking cinnamon rolls is a daunting task in ...
The popular phrase “eat the rainbow” refers to eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables rather than a uniform selection with no diversity. The body needs many different nutrients and they come from different colored food items, so a “rainbow” diet with color variations is healthier.That’s the reasoning, so let’s increase our spectrum with a tasty ...
As the Covid Pandemic fades into the history books, I'm tormented by the following question:Will we ever return to Normal?And this makes me wonder exactly what "Normal" is. Mine is different than yours I'm sure, and everyone probably has a different version, but my Normal includes not gasping for air in some hospital with a ...
This past week on the Gubba Homestead, the sun was shining, the breeze cool, and the air filled with the aroma of newly-sprung blossoms. I stepped outside onto the paver deck, plopped into a patio chair, and closed my eyes to revel in a bit of Heaven-on-Earth.As I daydreamed about times of old, my Homestead ...
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