Hi friends,This is short today, since I'm a bit loopy on pain meds . . . which I am very grateful for!That and modern medicine that was able to use a scope and a laser to blast all my kidney stones into dust, including the 14 mm behemoth inside one o...

Hi friends,You know how I love little tidbits of helpful information, so I thought I'd start adding some preparedness and survival tips to my newsletter.. . . particularly since I found a really cool one while researching simple ways to cook and heat...

Hi friends,I hope 2021 is turning out well for you!With my husband working from home, I got a chuckle when I saw mostly t-shirts in the laundry instead of the usual long-sleeved button up shirts from pre-pandemic. Sometimes I wonder how many of the p...

Hi friends,I hope your 2021 is going well! My kids are all enjoying an extra week of holiday since we decided to copy our local schools and play a little longer before starting up homeschooling again.I thought I'd share a fun goal-setting tidbit I us...

Hi friends,Wow! 2021 is here!Like many of you, I'm excited to see what positives will come our way this year.Since this is the time of year many people make goals and new resolutions, I thought it would be fun to do one Apocalypse style - if society...