Well, folks, it’s that time again! Last weeks segment did well with over 150 comments posted. Let’s see if we can pass 200 comments this week.
But before we get started, let’s talk about the changes here, what you can expect and why. I think you’ll love the change and get more out of it.
Five days a week (Monday through Friday) I will get up at 6:00 o’clock, drink a cup of coffee, eat breakfast, pour another cup of coffee and then head to my home office where I will scour the internet for the most 10 recent and vital news and happening from around the world and post those in a ten-point list with my thoughts and options.
This will be a HUGE time-saver for you because I’ll be the one spending several hours each morning putting this all together for you in a form that is easily skimmed over and digestible in the short amount of time.
You will be educated and entertain – I will cut through the clutter and noise of the internet and deliver to you what you need to know each day, including links to the original stories where you can go to read more if you’re interested in doing so.
No bots. No computer algorithms. Just me, each day’s import news, and you. You will be informed, you will be entertained, you will laugh, you might cry, or you might get pissed off by what you learn, but one thing is sure – you won’t want to miss it!
And in this same column (Monday through Friday) I will be posting a daily photo, this will not be a stock image but a photo that I’ve taken for you and publish for your entertainment and enjoyment.
And that’s not all! Nope, I’m not done yet, there will also be a scripture of the day and maybe even a quote of the day…
And every Saturday (yes, I’m posting early this week) there will be a new segment of “What Did You Do to Prep This Week”… This is all going to be a great change for the better.
Thank You!
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Okay, let’s get on with this weeks “what did you do to prep this week” after all this is why you’re here reading this right…
First of all, the property that I told you all about last week that I had thought about trying to buy didn’t work out so as of right now I will be staying where I am. Where I am now is a great place; however, I wanted more land to homestead. And I’ll probably move to a larger parcel in the future, but not right now. Maybe next spring.
When I put my current place up for sale, I will post it here like I did with my other p, and then you all can come look at it if you’re interested in moving to Tennessee.
As for preps this week – I read “The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History” it’s great. If you are interested in real history and not the crap that you were taught in school, then you need to read this book!
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I’ve been a fan of the show “The Dukes of Hazard” since I was a teenager and I always loved and wanted one of the Buck Knives like the ones that Bo and Luke Duke carried on the show.
So I bought the one below at a local fleamarket… what do you think?
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Harvested a five-gallon bucket full of squash. And as you can see, more are growing rather quickly.
I also bought a few boxes (5 to be exact) of .22 CCI ammo and ordered “One Month Basic Food Kit” from Valley Food Storage, but I’ve not received it yet. I’ve never ordered from them before – if you have then, please post a comment below about your experience. Thanks.
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Well, folks, that’s it for me this week. What about you? What did you do to prep this week?
I’m not sure making zucchini candy is prepping since the kids ate it all as soon as it came out of the dehydrator. I did can 27 quarts of peach pie filling and the kids and I worked in the garden pulling weeds. We picked some squash and tomatoes but not enough to can. That’s about it for me.
I am learning to play the ukelele since there will be a need of music and song if shtf
Love the folder!! I’m learning how to can pickles. First batch did not go well very soft. Trying to put up as many vegetables as I can for the winter.
Troy,
That’s important… second time will be better.
Troy,
Did you try adding calcium chloride to the brine? That and tempering and cooling the jars after processing. You would have to temper them first by putting them in a kettle with about 120 degree water to bring it down gradually enough so that you don’t get thermal breakage.
Good luck on your next batch, happy pickling!
If your water bathing your pickles, most can recipe’s, say 20 to 25 minutes, your cooking the cukes to death and they become soft, I put them in for 5 minutes and they seal everytime and because your using salt and vinegar they will be fine. My mom, never waterbathed her pickles, and they came out wonderful every time, but I like to do the 5 minutes bath for myself. But of course do some research for yourself.
Enjoy your information. After preparing for many years, it;s nice to see new infi.
Rob.
Thank you.
Well busy week been packing and repacking my workshop and reloading room to move to a new building. that we just finished building, just for that purpose. it is our new hurricane bug in location. It is self supporting with solar and water. It is a great feeling to have this finished, just before the real starting of the season here. Hardest part of this was the OPSEC of the project from noisy folks around these parts. They couldn’t figure why it is so over built.it is a 35 by 70 steel building with rooms built in side with still enough space for our RV in side. Everyone keep a tight 360 cause stuff is going to go sideways soon I think.
Can’t wait to see the new content!
This week I started planning for potential job loss with large layoffs coming where I work in a couple of months. I’m looking at this from three angles.
1. Working to update my current skills and prepare for a new job search if I am affected.
2. Considering the possibility of not returning to my current field and finding something completely new.
3. Planning from the perspective of “If I were let go unexpectedly today, what would I do?”
I’m blessed that my wife is working and carries our health insurance so that won’t be an immediate problem. In the past they’ve offered some very nice severance packages so that could buy some time too.
Hang tough!!!!
-It’s been a very slow week for me. We had friends from Louisiana who stayed with us for a few days. They left early because of the storm.
-I like seeing photos of your place.
-I have a lot of zucchini and yellow squash, more than we can eat. What do you do with the extras?
Prayers for everyone in the path of Barry.
Be prepared. Stay safe. He’s in charge.
Prepared Grammy, you are lucky to have all that zucchini and squash. I don’t have very good luck with them. I have been reading “The Ultimate Dehydrator Cookbook” by Tammy Gangloff on my Kindle Unlimited account. She tells all about dehydrating zucchini and using it. It has enough new info that I might buy the actual book.
I guess it’s time to bring the dehydrator out and load it with squash.
Yep…. Got some yellow squash to dehydrate. My few extra sliced cucumbers from my pickle making marathon will be pureed and frozen in ice cubes to be used in cucumber flavored water.
I’m completely out of freezer space.
I’ve been making zucchini bread, zucchini lasagna, and mini zucchini pizzas to use of my left overs.
Did you do the news for today? My Grandfather used to say (and this was in the 70’s and I was just a little kid) ALWAYS read two news papers. Now that I am much older I understand why. A lot of the reason is in the first chapter of one of your books. All news reporting is biased, they put out what they want and how they want and it’s not necessarily anything to do with the reporter. Good luck sorting it all out. I am positive that you keep that in mind, so it will be good to have you sifting through it. Thank you.
Congratulations on all your responses!
Canned taco soup at the county cannery, and will be doing chicken chili soup on Monday. I noticed canning jars are flying off the shelves this summer. I’ll start making jam this weekend, peach and blueberry. They are great gifts for creating goodwill and for returning kindnesses. I sent the solar generator off for some updates.
We got a new roof due to hail damage and only had to pay the deductible so we will get a little tree work done.
Next project is to photograph the contents of the house. Our neighbors had a fire and had a terrible time reconstructing their belongings.
Missed y’all so glad to be back.
Always Forward,
Glad to be back…
I started photographing the contents of my house, but didn’t get finished. Thanks for the reminder.
Buck 110- classic…..
This week was some range time and the new Blackhawk T Series holster ( very nice). Finished the inventory and also purchased a military style compass and 10 small pocket compasses. Also got a new cribbage board for the downtime.
I like the changes, more in line with the busy lifestyles we all have.
Keep the faith brother.
Irish
“Buck 110- classic…..” Yes, and it’s a great knife for every day carry.
Tropical storm, potentially Hurricane Barry is heading my way (I live 25 miles from New Orleans).
That’s a good incentive to stock up. So I’ve stocked up on more can goods, other quickly prepared nonperishable foods, candles, butane lighters, batteries, paper plates, plastic cups and utensils, etc.
Fueled the truck, checked the oil level and tire pressures, and re-inventoried the two totes I keep in the truck to store tarps, tools, Goop hand cleaner, flat repaire kit, wheel chocks (when changing flats), and puppy pads (kneel on these when changing flat tires…keeps your pants clean), etc.
Spoke to the neighbors, offered to help them fill sand bags. Their house flooded when the previous owners lived there. They’re from Michigan so I try to look out for them. I’m old enough to be their parents and they have 3 teen agers to help so they politely declined my offer.
And finally, I called our daughter to be sure we could head her way in the event we need to leave.
P.S. Suggestion: store your can goods and other non-perishable foods and bug out supplies in easy to manage covered totes so that you can quickly and easily grab them and stack them in your vehicle.
I’m praying that Barry doesn’t cause too many problems.
Grammy, thanks!!
Hang tough, stay safe!!!
I have missed your posts for a while. Saw yesterday’s and today’s! So glad I can see them again. Always good info! Thanks for all your hard work.
Ruth,
I’ve been posting – just had not been posting the what did you do to prep this week segment.
Cleaning week. We have nothing special planned this month, so our focus is on our storage – sorting, repackaging/repacking, labeling, and inventory. Both the basement and the garage. Plus, then we will be able to take the excess out of the living room and maybe have guests over.
Back to school supplies are being set up (at Wal-Mart). Time to work on my list!
Received: G43X TFO sights; book (Blind Man’s Bluff); .410 ammo; tool box for Glock work; Kydex holster for G19; mags for G43X/48;
Heard of some new people this week that seem to be on the same wave length as me, and they live just down the road from me, too. Think I’ll take a couple dozen eggs and go introduce myself. Also, this week I didn’t buy anything, but I did take care of myself and went to the dentist. Still going through closets and getting everyone new clothes for summer and winter.
M.D., I am glad to see this segment again. It always kept me focused.
My garden is in the in-between stage down here on the coast. Cucs, squash and green beans long gone. Tomatoes hanging in there. I have three beds of long beans up and growing. The okra and Seminole pumpkins and peppers are starting to produce now. My sub-tropical edibles are growing well.
This week I ordered a 50 lb bag of wheat berries from Honeyville as they had sent me a 15% off offer. I will vacuum pack them when they arrive. From Amazon, I ordered some wire shelving for can storage and a 6-pack of Hodgson Mills Insta-Bake. I could no longer find it in the stores and after going to their website, discovered the company had been sold. I will find room to store it in the freezer when it arrives. I store all my milled whole grains in the freezer so they will last longer.
I also ordered some Chaya cuttings on E-bay.
Since there was a tropical storm forming in the gulf, I filled the car with gas, bought milk and WW buns and mowed the grass before it started raining. I am ready but New Orleans is going to bare the brunt of it, I think.
Labgirl,
That’s a good thing – if you have any suggestions on how to make it even better let me know. Thanks…
Comments are disappearing. Weird.
Prepared Grammy,
What do you mean exactly?
1. The middle comment section is still narrow. CSS width issue.
– The right side of your comment box we don’t see.
2. If someone were to comment to you, I wonder if it would show up on the page? This is why I am commenting to you.
I’m able to read comments. When I come back, they’re gone. Then they reappear. Then disappear again.
It’s not all comments. Just some of them disappear.
MD, I need your help. I do not have contact information. #1: I get an error message signing up up for newsletter for daily news. Love the idea! I am a news addict. LOL
#2: I use amazon all the time. Cannot fine your affiliate link. Please include in e-mail.
#3: also include to link to contribute. Even with social security, I am in a position now to help keep your site going.
The blogging circle I follow involves a lot amount of prepping and grow your own garden and orchards. They include building greenhouses. Multiple small ones instead of a single large one. (I intend to start my tomatoes in a hoop house in the spring then open to ventilate fully after the spring rains end. So much plant damage due to constant rains.) These bloggers expect drastically higher food prices and shortages due to flooding and hail storms world wide. They use data collected around the world pertaining to weather/climate and crop production. Prices are already increasing. Shortages are beginning. My favorite produce manager was assaulted by a customer over the price of celery! The loss of grains world wide will begin hitting us early fall. Millions this years calves and last years calves drown in the flood along with adult cows. Same for pigs, chickens, goats, and sheep. For me, prepping is daily with a sense of urgency!
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We went shopping for a 4″ diameter, 10 foot length pvc pipe to make a well water bucket. We went to 3 different places, including a plumbing shop. Not one store had a length of that diameter. We need a well water bucket.
I am always drying food–anything that can be dried, I dry it, put it in a vacuum sealer and store it.
My tomato plants are doing great. Even with the cold and windy weather we are having. Have some Ukrainian tomato’s this year. Going to cross them with a tougher, bigger, type of tomato and save the seeds for next year. But we can’t wait to eat them.
Catching up with dr. appts. It is best to be in as good shape as you can be for when there might not be a doctor around. Eyes got checked, new lenses on order, dental work done.
Dried herbs.
Got a new battery for the car and a service.
1. Keep the “what did you prep this week”. I agree with Labgirl.
2. Have a segment explaining why the news means we should prep. Most people who poo-poo prepping have no clue why its a good thing. Explain to the non-preppers why people were in dire straights waiting for FEMA and food from the government. If you can get proof of this, the better. Some people are arrogantly ignorant and refuse to believe the truth. OTOH, more for us if they don’t want to believe you.
3. Ignore the naysayers regardless.
4. Other article ideas? If you were to take a photo and add a brilliant saying to it with a link to here…some saying that people might want to share maybe it will bring in more customers. Bible verse of the day should be in KJV so that you can’t be sued.
Question:
How do you prep water in glass jars? Do you treat them like you are canning? Thanks in advance to whomever answers this!
What did I prep? I found out that I have a histamine intolerance requiring me to not have anything that isn’t “fresh”. Anything in a can or processed, preserved, etc. are all off my plate.
Do I trust Trump and the possibility of no war here? Do I trust Putin? No I don’t! I believe in prepping for that reason alone! Thus, I prep rice and the beans I’m not supposed to eat. I also prep my thyroid medicine to a point where by I am attempting to get a 30 day supply saved up in rotation.
I have a good supply of canned good for FIFO. I’m not concerned about food. What I need to prep though is water. I have a water filter system but that requires electricity.
I am saving up slowly for a solar power generator. That will take me a good couple of years to save up for! Lastly, I do have what it takes to start a fire using concrete blocks, etc. This is why I am focusing on water.