Scissors in the Kitchen
Everyone should own a good, sharp pair of kitchen scissors. A recent event brought this to mind. Following a household move, I was faced with determining which boxes to unpack first. That seemingly simple job would have been more fun and encouraging had I only known where my kitchen scissors were. As an unrequested wedding [...]
Home Inventory: Handling The Perishables
Home inventory stocking of your perishable items, and figuring out how to handle them, is a must for any self-reliant individual seeking to maintain an adequate inventory capable of lasting weeks or months – or even a year or more – at a time. Basically, there are only two ways to ensure a long-term [...]
Home Inventory: Maintaining Sound Stocking Levels
Making sure you’ve got what you need when you need it!
In Praise of the Pack Rat – Making Do with What’s on Hand
As a pack rat myself, I admire the man who built our homestead. He is a master pack rat. When his family moved away, everything left behind came with the property—and they left a lot behind. Not a week goes by that we don’t bless them for something; usually, it’s for squirreling away items of [...]
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