Contributed by RL As I look out the window I watch as these little rain drops ripple in the puddles just outside. In the gloom of damp which engulfs us today I am drawn back to when the grandchildren were visiting last week. A grand time was had by all in this transition time of winter to spring. Snow to...
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Meal Budgeting Tips For New Graduates
Contributed by Jennifer Dawson Every year nearly 5 million students graduate from colleges around the USA, according to the National Center for Educational Statistics. One of the hardest parts about flying the nest and fending for yourself is learning to cook independently. Not only can preparing appetizing, nutritious meals be harrowing for someone who has never had to do it before, but it... -
Let Go!
Contributed by RL 2 person 72 hour kit It’s starting to melt! There is even some lawn showing in the yard and if I am not mistaken there is a hint of green on the borders by the house of that lawn. The sun comes out and the birds sing. There’s mud. You can hear the geese as they flock... -
The Ritual of a Haircut
Contributed by RL It’s funny how we are all different in our own ways. When one is at the barber, while waiting your turn, if you are not reading a magazine you are watching those who come into the shop who also want to get a haircut. Lots of times those who come in are people you know and it... -
Wash Your Hands!
Contributed by RL I don’t know about you but I heard this expression a lot when I was a kid growing up. I believe this admonition has been around since time began by mothers who tried hard to raise us, their children, to be clean and germ free. Moms always seem to have a sixth sense about what we... -
Treasure Hunting!
Contributed by RL Maybe it’s because I have been watching a little too much of the old pirate movies that I am thinking of treasure. You know the bounty that was liberated from sailing ships in days of yore whose treasures of gold and jewels just seemed to disappear without a trace. Rumors abound of a secret Island and X... -
Food Storage through the Years
Contributed by RL Since Adam and Eve, there has been a constant effort to make life better and richer here on this earth for our children. One of the first things that made life better was to preserve food for later use. This helped us to have food year round not just in the plenty of harvest or when one... -
Is The Wild Calling?
Contributed by RL 2 person 72 hour kit As I was out running the other morning with the moon hiding behind the inbound clouds, the air was crisp and the road crunching loudly under my feet, life is good. Suddenly the cry of a dog that was out scouting the area for adventure, who was scared into alertness at the... -
The Abominable Snowmen
Contributed by RL It’s a myth you know, https://www.livescience.com/25072-yeti-abominable-snowman.html but when the snow is falling and one has to move that snow alone with a small 4-wheeler and a blade, which does not seem to be making any headway, the world seems like it is a giant white blur, at that time one tends to get feelings. Just that uncomfortable... -
Catching that Superpower
Contributed by RL sprouting mix When I got home the other day I read on a little token of appreciation that was sitting on the kitchen table that my wife had received for teaching 4 and 5 year old children at church. They gave her a glass with the words, “I teach primary; what’s your Superpower”? The plastic glass with...