Just checking.

I was just checking to see if we can still post on these old sites.

The long term effects are starting to show.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9062939/ 

   Google 40% increase in deaths in 18-64 year old, the working class.   The first to report it and be concerned were the life insurance companies, they were seeing a increase in claims at an alarming rate.   Then funeral homes also begin to report it.   Why is there this increase in deaths in this age groups.  World wide.  

   It is still maybe too early to see what the results will be on reproductive health.  I suspect we will be seeing an increase in people have difficulty getting pregnant in larger numbers, we are already seeing an increase in miscarriages.     

    Heart disease in increasing in males.  Young males.   They should be telling them not to work out for several weeks after the jab and only after they have seen a heart doctor and gotten the all clear.   Especially if you're in boot camp or in sports.   

https://gospelnewsnetwork.org/2022/03/16/fort-bragg-lost-over-80-soldiers-from-sudden-and-unexplained-causes-and-stopped-reporting-on-the-deaths-after-june-2021/

   Another thing that is starting to be talked about.   Cancer is increasing.   Peoples whose cancers were dormant or well controlled going crazy.   I am seeing a lot of obits with cancer being listed.   I always wonder when it started.  People will think it's sad but people who care for cancer patients are seeing the increase.

  It horrifies me to think they want to give this to infants.  It horrifies me to think parents think this is a good idea.   Have you any doubts now that we see it doesn't work or protect you.  Are you sure it is making your illness less severe or is it that the virus has just mutated to a less lethal form like virus's do, they really don't want to kill their host.  That doesn't benefit them.

   There is a really good study about New Zealand.   They completely locked down their island.  No one in, no one out.   Vaccinated everyone.  No deaths from covid but a spike in deaths with each dose of the jag in their elders.  Each and everytime.  Now they are feeling the guilt and sorrow at forcing the jab but their government is still saying not related.  All the real science points to the jab. 

   This is the latest.  I have just been reading and watching how this plays out.   I wondered from the very beginning what the long term effects would be and they didn't know because the human race was the clinical trial.  Forced against our will to take part in a clinical trial.  

   The new billionaires from the Pharma companies probably don't care how many were harmed and killed.  I just checked the records, the millions affected has now doubled since the last time I checked.  But hey, they can't get sued and look at all the goodies they can now buy, blood money doesn't bother some.

2.3 million adverse reactions so far.

http://vigiaccess.org/

2.3+ million Adverse Reactions have already been reported and recorded by the WHO. YOU are not alone by far!

Special note regarding COVID-19 vaccine data. To see VigiBase data on COVID-19 vaccines, search for “covid-19 vaccine”.

VigiAccess was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2015 to provide public access to information in VigiBase, the WHO global database of reported potential side effects of medicinal products. Side effects – known technically as adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) – are reported by national pharmacovigilance centres or national drug regulatory authorities that are members of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring (PIDM). WHO PIDM was created in 1968 to ensure the safer and more effective use of medicinal products

 

   You have to put in the covid-19 vaccine just as written or it won't come up.   I looked at this last month and it has risen a lot.   Notice the age group that is the least likely to die from covid  will have adverse reactions and die from the vaccine.   Now also consider many many many reports don't get reported.   So if your having reactions you're not alone.  And if you know someone who doesn't want the vaccine be supportive.  And if you have had the vaccine I will pray for you.

 

Stop the Mandates

 https://nomoresilence.world/

 https://www.c19vaxreactions.com/

 https://www.medscape.com/sites/public/covid-19/vaccine-insights/how-concerned-are-you-about-vaccine-related-adverse-events?fbclid=IwAR223byoxk0c41ShGf4vl6aW5XnYQFnztFyrojmTLfXCv_UsPMi8LZ2NaTQ

 

   I heard of a traveling nurse saying she thinks all the unvaxxed should just go home and die.  I couldn't believe it.  From a nurse.   But there are a lot of traveling nurses right now, are they even real nurses, I don't know but this country has fired so many qualified people over this vaccine.  It is insane.   Here is how I feel.

    I think if someone doesn't want the vaccine because of the fact they use fetal cells that is fine.  I support them.

    I think if someone doesn't want the vaccine because they have underlying medical conditions and it isn't safe I support them.

    I feel if someone has read about all the adverse reactions and death and don't want to take it I support their choice.

   I feel if someone has had covid and has a good natural immunity and doesn't need the vaccine I support him.

   I also don't feel our government or place of business has no right to force us to take part in a clinical trial.   And this is a clinical trial, unlike any I have assisted with before.

    Never have I seen a vaccine with so many adverse reactions being covered up.  Never have I seen people losing their jobs because they don't want the vaccine.  In a world where we have a severe shortage of workers it is insane.

   Truth about the vaccine.  Take it if you want, don't take it if you don't.  It is your choice and our government should not be blackmailing business's to force them to fire their workers.  

    You can get the virus even if you had the vaccines,  you can spread it to others just by being vaccinated and shedding,  you can die even if fully vaccinated and they won't tell you,  but doctors and nurses are telling the truth since they are being fired anyway.   The ones dying are the fully vaccinated.  They have to look long and hard to find the few people dying of covid and saying, if only I had gotten the vaccine, what a bunch of crap.   Tell the stories of the children that died of heart attacks or blood clots from the vaccine.  Pilots who died while in the air, from the vaccine.   Tell both sides of the story.

  Before you make snide remarks about the crazy right wing anti vaxxers maybe you should think about the fact they might have just lost their husband or child from the vaccine.  They might have lost their livelihood since they are now maybe permanently disabled, they don't know because no one know the long term side effects of this vaccine.   Tell the nurse who lost her leg it was her duty to take the vaccine for the "good of us all"   Where has that been said in history before.   

    I am not saying don't get the shot or do.  I am praying you do your research.  This is not as safe as the media is saying.  I am praying no one gets their child vaccinated.   I am praying people just be kind.   You don't know the reason people choose not to get the vaccine, just be kind.  I mean if your vaccinated you are more of a danger to them by shedding then they are too you.   And take care of yourself.  Improve your immune system.  Eat healthy, exercise.  Turn off the news, meditate.   Be Kind.

Informed Consents.

https://www.c19vaxreactions.com/ 

https://www.medscape.com/sites/public/covid-19/vaccine-insights/how-concerned-are-you-about-vaccine-related-adverse-events?fbclid=IwAR223byoxk0c41ShGf4vl6aW5XnYQFnztFyrojmTLfXCv_UsPMi8LZ2NaTQ 

https://vestibular.org/forum/dizziness/covid-19-vaccine-side-effects/paged/68/ 

https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/notrare

 

    I am a nurse and I believe in informed consent which people are not getting.   Ask yourself, why are they not allowing doctors to order  monoclonal antibodies.   Why are doctors being threatened with their license if they speak out.  Why are nurses being fired for not wanting to take the jab, could it be because they see that most of their patients aren't the unvaccinated but are in fact vaccinated patients?   Why can't they even isolated the covid virus in independent labs?

    The above sites are just a few I have found.   I bet there are so many more.   If you're planning on getting the shot read some of the stories, if you're one of those having long term issues, write your story.   

    No forced mandates.   Ask why.  Why isn't the government personal required to have the shots?   Why do they keep getting caught at large gatherings without masks, because they know what they are denying you know, masks don't work, the vaccinated people are infecting the vaccinated and early treatment will save your life.  Follow the money.  Read the story.  Make an informed decision if you're going to get this shot and if you already have if your going to get another.

 

 

 

   I made some dandelion balm for aches and pains.  Smells so good and I used it on the ole guy's back and it helped.   I spent a week picking the dandelions and pulling all the petals off.  I also made dandelion mead with some.

 

 Then I picked and dried some plantain and infused it in oil.  After it was well infused I made a plantain balm or bug bites and rashes.   

 

  My old dog Hoss is getting gray.   We had a scare the other day where he all of a sudden couldn't get down the step or jump in the truck.  His gums were pale and he was lethargic.  He has cancer and they weren't able to get it all so I was afraid it had gone to some vital organ.  It took the 2 of us to get him in the house and he slept the next 20 hours.  The next day and ever since he has been fine but it was a reminder, our time is limited with the old boy and he is such a sweet heart.   12 years old now.  

 

  My garden is doing well.  I have tomatoes and since I started the cherry one's in the house my first ones will be ready to pick soon.  I also harvest a bunch of my basil and started fermenting a hot pesto sauce.  Yummy.

 

   I have 3 batches of mead going, coffee mead since the first was awesome, dandelion and strawberry/rhubarb mead.   I hope they all turn out.

 

   I hate grocery shopping.  The prices are soaring out there.   We won't be able to afford to eat much longer.  I am glad I have my garden and have food put up.

  It is in the 90's.  Our AC broke so we have every fan in the house on.  Poor dogs don't tolerate heat well, poor ole lady not so much either.  

 

The yard is full of pretty birds and flowers.   

 

 

 

Spring is here and I have been busy.

 

    Now is the time to be picking dandelions, plantain and stinging nettles among other things.   Planting your garden,  enjoying the sunshine.    I have been picking a ton of dandelions.  I plan on making tea, mead and a dandelion soothing balm.   The stinging nettles are great for allergies and the plantain is great for bug bites and rashes so I am going to make a balm out of them also.   

    I have several new herbs planted and medicinal flowers along with tomatoes, sweet potatoes, corn,  peppers, both hot and sweet.   I love working on my plants and getting my hands dirty.

    I also planted some horseradish, I hope it comes up because I go through a lot of it in my mustards.  Here are some benefits of horseradish.

Provides a variety of nutrients

Since horseradish is usually eaten in small amounts, a typical serving is very low in calories but contains several minerals and plant compounds.

One tablespoon (15 grams) of prepared horseradish provides:

• Calories: 7
• Protein: less than 1 gram
• Fat: less than 1 gram
• Carbs: 2 grams
• Fiber: 0.5 gram

It also boasts small amounts of calcium, potassium, magnesium, folate, and other micronutrients.

What’s more, this spicy vegetable is rich in a variety of healthy plant compounds, including glucosinolates, which break down into isothiocyanates and may protect against cancer, infections, and brain diseases 

   Lots of good stuff in a root.   

   Stinging Nettles also have many benefits.  Rather then list them all I will link to a site.   https://veryhealthy.life/14-benefits-of-stinging-nettle/?utm_source=stinging%20nettle%20supplement&utm_medium=14BenefitsofStingingNettle&utm_campaign=adw_us

   My coffee mead is ready to bottle and I am going to get the honey so I can start my dandelion mead nest.  I have also been collecting my purple violets to make some syrup.  It is yummy and I have a lot.  Before you forage make sure your land hasn't had any chemicals on it for at least 3 years.  Mine hasn't for 40+ so I know mine is safe to eat.  

    So how is your prepping going.  I put up another 20 pounds of potatoes, 5 pounds more of onions because we go through it so fast.  We have a working pantry so I use it and replace most of it once I was sure I had at least a years worth.  Fresh is best though so plant your garden.

    I am going to make a chicken kabob for supper with yellow squash, pineapple, apple,mushrooms and tomatoes.  I love grilling season.  

   

Save our freedom

Totalitarianism is a form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens. It is characterized by strong central rule that attempts to control and direct all aspects of individual life through coercion and repression. It does not permit individual freedom.

 

We are now seeing what it would be like to live in this type of government. When I man can be forcibly removed from a bus for not wearing a mask and be threatened to be tazed instead of the officer just giving him a mask. When a man running alone on a empty beach gets chased by police, when going to church can get you arrested, when things you want to buy are banned like seeds to grow.

This can be a lesson on how easily our government could take away all your freedoms and we should all never ever let it happen. 

 

 When neighbors are encouraged to tell on their neighbors, they did this in nazi germany, they do this in China and all Communist countries. We can not let this happen here. This is just a taste of things that could happen. Let this be a lesson.

 

 

 

The lie

https://newtube.app/The_Angry_Alber...4LYYbraCAwgR7xYfXVyKMV0VTT0aHvk9Vz0SQADmlmwlc

 

   People need to start using common sense.   Listen to this.   We are all being lied to.

Have you started yet?

     I would think by now even the most clueless person has started to notice the way the costs of everything has gone up.  Lumber, gas, food, taxes.   Another lady and I were talking at the grocery store about how expensive it is for groceries now especially on a fixed income and forget meat, way higher then I can afford.   I love fish but it is insane what that costs.   When they have a sale I always buy more and then store it.  You have to be prepared.

     The doctor released me from my weight restrictions so I have been going to the gym and working out again.  It feels so good to use my muscles.   Being healthy is also a way to be prepared.  

    My only real medical problem besides breaking a lot is asthma.   I have been reading about gumweed and how it is beneficial for respiratory issues.   I bought some to try it out since I have had this nagging cough for 2 months since I was sick.  I suspect it might have been covid due to my symptoms but anyway I always feel so conjested.  So I got the tincture and tried it.  A lot of times with herbal medicine you don't feel the effects right away but with this I did.   Wow, I finally coughed up some crud and my airway felt better then it had it a long time. My inhaler never gave me these results.  I also bought some gumweed so I could make my own because it is always cheaper to make it yourself and I am going to try and find some wild gumweed this summer and make my own.

   To make a tincture is easy.   With dried herbs like I used I fill a jar 2/3 of the way up and with tincture I used everclear since you need a higher alcohol to extract the gum.  Usually I use vodka.   Shake it  every few days and it is best if you wait about 6 weeks before you strain it and even better if I wait until the fall.  I will use the boughten stuff until then unless I run out. 

  As you can see I reuse my jars, everything is recycled if possible and I sterilize the jars also.  As you can see in the photo I have some clove oil I made and some muscle balm I also made. 

 

Spring, love it.

 

    I love Spring.   The spring flowers, planting, warmth.   It was a long winter.   

   Yesterday I put my seedlings out.  I planted some herbs and potatoes and cleaned up the yard.  It was lovely being out.

   Also yesterday I put my onions in jars since they were dehydrated.  5 pounds of onions make on quart jar plus a little.  I didn't powder any of it since I have plenty of onion powder from my last batch.

    I have these in my spare bedroom since it is alway so cool in there.   I also have my essential oils I am making and some tinctures and my pasta and rice along with my mustards.   I have to put them in small jars today or tomorrow because I have about 6 people wanting some of the horseradish mustard.  It is going over really well.

     Today is Easter, Christ arose.  I am just going to enjoy the beauty of the day and had church this morning.   Also as usual I was out shooting some birds.   Happy Easter everyone.

    

 

Covid Passport, no thanks

     In Nazi Germany they made the Jews have a large red J printed on their passports thus not only identifying them but limiting them.   It was a us against them.  This passport is eerily similar to what was going on then.

   We do not make TB patients have a app telling people they have TB.  We do not make Hepatitis C patients, MRSA patients, or anyone other people who have far more contagious diseases do this.   This is strictly a bill to see who is or isn't complainant.   It is a control measure on our freedoms of travel and it is wrong.  I know there are some Karin's who would love to see it.  Good little comrades.   Well here is my opinion.

    I am not going to get this vaccine right now.   It is an experimental vaccine still in the clinical trial period.  In the 4th stage of a clinical trial is where they test it on humans.  That is what they are doing now.  Testing it on the population without them even being informed they are participating in a clinical trial.  But they are.   The vaccine is having more and more adverse affects popping up.  Blood clotting disorders, spontaneous abortions, Guillain-Barre among some.

    There is a possibility with the way this vaccine has been engineered that when you get some other infection your bodies new artificial defense will go into hyperdrive and could cause fatalities.  So I am waiting along with several of my other medical friends to see what happens this fall.  We shouldn't be punished for refusing to take part in this research study.  They aren't even giving you real informed consent because they have no idea what this will do in the long run.  Once you have the vaccine already and these deadly complications turn up it is too late.  So I will wait.  I am healthy and know they have a very effective treatment now for it.   Which I don't understand why they aren't pushing instead of this untried vaccine.   I feel like we are in the middle of living 1984 or reliving history from Nazi times.  Those who don't study history, those who don't do research are bound to repeat it.  

    So I am ranting today.   Taxing you on how far you drive.  This passport.  Our government is overreaching their authority and our very freedom is being taken from us.  If that doesn't worry you that worries me, the passive will be the end of our country.

Mustards and yard work

    Yesterday it was nice and in the 70's, today cold in the 30's.   However, yesterday I got my planters ready to go.   I do mostly container gardening and this year I am going to try potatoes in a bucket.  I hear you get a huge yield.   I did plant my seeds, mostly tomatoes and have them in the greenhouse since it is suppose to be cold for 2 more days, then sunshine, glorious sunshine.  I am so ready for it.   The deer are also.

    I made 3 different mustards.   A beer mustard made with a porter, a horseradish mustard which turned out amazing and a herb mustard I need to work on.  I am not happy with it so doctored it today and will see how it tastes tomorrow.  I then started mustard seeds soaking in a pineapple jalapeno IPA.  Sweet and hot.  Should taste good in a mustard.  I brought a sample of the horseradish to where I am going to sell them and have orders already so I might need to make another batch of that.

   I organized my spare room into a larger pantry.  My herbs, tinctures and stored pasta and flower are in there where it is cool. 

   Here is another site I find really informative for preparing.  She has the same mindset as do.  Better to be prepared especially the way things are going.   There is a lot of great information on this site so check it out if anyone reads this.  My counter says people are reading but no one ever comments.  Drop a comment.  https://prepschooldaily.blogspot.com/

   So that is all I have been up to in the last few days.  You can also see some of my infused oils and tinctures I have made.

      Today my peppers were done so they are in a jar with a desiccant and in the pantry.  I also made my mustard today, one beer mustard and one herb mustard which is really good.  Tomorrow I am making horseradish mustard and a honey mustard.

      I went to lunch with my old co-workers today.  I am so happy to be retired.   I also started a huge pot of diet cabbage soup.    I have gained back 13 pounds and this is a fairly easy way to lose 10 pounds.  It gets old eating it twice again but it won't kill me and hopefully will kickstart my weight loss again.  After keeping that 100 pounds off for over a year these last 2 surgeries and not exercising regularly I back slid.  Won't last long since I know I can get it off.   So thats all today.

Prep of the day

 

   Today I diced 5 pounds of assorted bell peppers and have them in the dehydrator.    I was seriously low and they had them on sale.    I also worked on my garden soil mixing in some compost and getting my barrels ready for when I can start planting.  I am itching to get my plants in the ground.

   Tonight I have camera club.  I am going to be made the secretary/treasurer which I didn't want but got pressured into.   Should be an interesting class though.  My mustard never arrived so didn't make my mustard.

   I hate when I order something and they say it will be there on a certain day and it isn't.   Since it is going to be a beer mustard we went and tasted some small samples of beer to see which would be better.  Going to do a nice porter and I am thinking a pale ale would be good in one.  

   Well that's all.   Next I have to bulk buy some onions and get them in the dehydrator as we are almost out.   I would like to do about 10 pounds.

   No particular reason for the bird shot except I took that last year and won some awards for it.    The bird is the Lesser Yellowlegs.

   So I got my potatoes and strawberries finished but not the oatmeal.   Instead of making up bags today we went to one of our local breweries.  On Sunday a bunch of brewers get together and share their latest drinks and critique them.  I brought one of my 3 year old meads called a methleglin.  I had cinnamon, clove and madagasgar bourbon vanilla beans in it.   Now I tried it when it was a year old and although it was pretty good when I tried some Sunday it had aged to perfection so I decided it was time to get the experts opinion on it since it was the 2nd mead I made.   Everyone loved it.  One guy whose opinion I really respect said it was the best thing he had tasted that day.  So I feel pretty good about that.  When you put a lot of thought and work into a product it is great when it turns out.  

   Then I went to another brewery in town to talk to the brewer about the mustard I am making for the bock fest.  I am going to make a beer mustard and wanted to see if he had any beer he wanted me to use but I would like a porter so I guess I will just buy one.   I am going to make a hot mustard, a herb mustard and horseradish mustard.

   Today so far I have only made another Echinacea tincture since I am low.  Echinacea is good for colds and also just to boost the immune system.   I am going to start another purple cone flower bed this year since my old one got choked out by the wild orange lilies and my catnip.  Word of warning.  Plant your catnip somewhere where you can contain it.  It is hard to get rid of.   I also made a Calendula tincture.   Here is good video on the benefits of it and it is a great plant to put in your garden for pest control https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALeT9mLuJ7o

   We are expected rain for most of the week.  I really wanted some warmer weather for my composter.  I have duel barrel composter and one side is close to being ready to add to my planting soil but some warm weather would help finish it off.   Can't hurry mother nature though.   It is now officially Spring.   Soon I be hitting the woods in search of moral mushrooms and hope no one has found my favorite spots to gather them. Today I really need the old guy to clean out on of our gutters is blocked.  So that is my plan today except getting our pork loin ready to be cooked for supper.

     Remember, being prepared is the smartest thing you can do.

Filling up big Bertha

     It's a cool frosty day so I am spending it inside doing some food prep.   As soon as I finish my coffee.  I bought 5 pounds of apples and some strawberries since I am running low and am going to slice them up and put them in the dehydrator.   We use them a lot in oatmeal and I am making up several bags of instant oatmeal with cinnamon, apple and strawberry pieces in them.  It is so much cheaper to make your own individual bags then buy the boughten ones and that way you don't have all the chemicals and unnecessary sugars.  I just take instant oats, my fruit and cinnamon and some powdered organic whole milk and mix in a large bowl and then divide into bags with a desiccant and then store them in a mylar bag for when we want them.  A little bit of prep time but so worth it.

    Yesterday we went shopping.  I got some great deals on pasta so bought up a bunch to store in my long term storage.   My kids save me their liter pop bottles since I don't drink pop.   Watch the video to see how to do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcFwFOB5t58 

   When you prep on a fixed income it doesn't have to be expensive.  Just look for sales and tips like this.  We recycle as much as we can.  All jars get washed and can be used for storing stable things.  The bottles work great for pasta and rice and beans.  To prevent bugs which are naturally in most foods I used to freeze my flour, rice and beans first but using this method with the bottles and starving it of oxygen it saves me a step.   

    In Sweden prepping is encouraged and the government expects you to.  I wish it was encouraged here in the states.  Sure fema and the red cross tell you you should have 2 months of food and water but they don't really put their heart in it and you have to search their sites to find information.   I think a lot of people in Texas have now found out the value of being prepared.   I bet they are doing it now.  In flooding situations where you may be trapped in your top floor for awhile until help comes being prepared can make a difference.  In a big blizzard or ice storm like we get it is important to have what you need already so you don't have to try and travel.

    After I get my apples and strawberries loaded I am off in search of quart canning jars.   I have plenty of pint but want some qallon jars.   They hold so much more.  I also bought some cans of soup that we had used and rotated my old ones up front.  Don't prep things you don't like to eat and always replace what you use.

Always test your prepping supplies

    Last year the ole guy bought a new firestarter.  It looked good and they are cheap but it never worked.  The metal was so hard it wasn't magnesium and wouldn't flake off.  China makes a lot of fake ones which is really terrible.  How would you like to be in an emergency situation and think you had something to start a fire with and it wouldn't work.   In an emergency being able to start a fire and stay warm is of top priority because most people die from hypothermia.  Especially day hikers who don't carry anything with them not intending to get lost, but do.

    So I did some research and bought a good one. And we tested it out.  I don't want to just think it works, I want to know it works, and it did, well.   I also wouldn't depend on just one method of starting a fire.  Bic lighters are cheap and even when out of fuel you can start a fire with the spark, waterproof matches dyer lint.    I keep all that for my fires. 

   These are the 2 side by side.   The junk was bought in our local Fleet farm store.  The other I bought from the manufacturer.   The China junk ones are really shiny.   Now the thing about the junk one is I really like the saw type blade on it so put that with the good fire stick.

 No matter what type of things you buy for your emergency prep bag please make sure you test them out before you ever need them.   It would just suck to find out they don't work as promised.  Try your little solar battery charger, your little camp rocket stove, try them all out first before you pack them away and periodically get them out and make sure they still work.   

    Most of the places we hike in our neck of the woods it would be impossible to be lost for long.   Still I do carry a little pack that has a reflective mirror type surface, a whistle, something to light a fire and a rain poncho.  You could fall and injure a leg and be unable to hike out, it could rain and getting wet and cold would be a bad thing.  We tend not to hike when it is really hot so if we had to be out overnight we would be cold.  Dress in layers.  

   I always told my kids to think about the worse case thing that could happen and prepare for it, but also prepare to have a great time, if the risks outweight the benefits don't do it.

  So that is my prep tip of the day.  I plan on getting groceries today and as usual getting a couple cans of things to add to my prep pantry as we rotated some out this week.  The new cans go in the back and the old cans move forward.   Have a great day if anyone is reading this.

Darn snow

      This time of year my thoughts turn to gardening and I have been busy this week getting my beds and soil ready.  I do a lot of container gardening and I use my old soil by mixing it in my wheelbarrow and adding some of my compost and other things to it to replace nutrients lost last year.  The weather has been warm, really nice for march.   My windowsills have basil plants growing in little pots as does my grow lights and I got my seeds from  Bakers Creek Heirloom seeds for some plants I don't have seeds for.  https://www.rareseeds.com/   Then Iowa decided to turn to winter again.  We are expecting anything from 1 to 6" of snow and the temps have dropped down again.  Sigh.  Now I know it won't last long but finally 2 days ago all the ice and snow had finally melted from the areas that don't get much sun.   I have put away my winter coats and boots.  I knew it was too soon but wanted to believe winter was behind us.  Not.

    So I will be doing things in the house today.  I am going to make up some instant oatmeal baggies.   I have a lot of dehydrated fruit so I am going to make some with apple and cinnamon, some with mango, some with blueberries etc.  I might make up a big batch of apple cinnamon and store in my gallon jars so I can just scoop up a serving also.  These are so much cheaper, and healthier then store bought instant oatmeals because you add only the oats and fruit you have dried yourself, no added chemicals and I think taste better.  Here is a site for more information, https://www.theyummylife.com/Instant_Oatmeal_Packets and here is the basic recipe for making a bigger batch.  

 The basic recipe is as follows:
8 cups quick oats
1 cup dry milk
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix, optional
Whirl 6 of the 8 cups of oats in a blender to make them a little finer.  In a large bowl, combine the oats, dry milk, sugar, and pudding mix.

   You can then add whatever flavoring you like and put them in baggies and store or mix one flavor and store in a jar.   I am making up 2 batches today, one with powered organic whole milk and real sugar and one with organic low fat milk and a natural sugar substitute for me.   Always watching the weight ya know.

  

   Since I had more honey I decide to make another half batch of coffee mead.   This time I used 2.5 pounds of honey, a half package of Lalvin EC 1118B yeast, one bottle of Stok extra bold cold brew coffee and a half of  bottle of Bizzy bold dark unsweetened coffee.   It will be interesting to see which of these I like best.   Being able to make your own alcohol is also a skill that will come in handy if things get bad because it makes great bartering tools.

   What other kind of prep things have I done this week.  I got another couple of 7 gallon water storage containers.   I now have enough so we will have water to last us a month but no water stored up extra for cooking, washing dishes and washing clothes and water for the pets.   But just slowly adding things on as I can afford.  Most power won't be down for longer then a month I would think but it has happened.  A town us had a water main break and it contaminated their water so bad they can't even boil it to make it safe.  https://ktiv.com/2021/02/26/water-main-break-in-castana-makes-water-unsafe-to-drink-or-cook-with/

   Our water pipes in this town are old old old.  All winter long we have broken pipes around town due to freezing.   So far ours have held up but I really think until they all get replaced it is a matter of time.  See, there are all kinds of reasons for being prepared instead of the zombie apocalypse, lots of real natural disasters which are much more likely.  

    Yesterday I saw the robins happily hopping around the yard, tonight they will be looking pathetic in the snow.   They will come to the feeders though so the ole guy will put up mealworms for them.  Hopefully the snow will be gone in a week or less.  

   Well that's all for today.  A prep a day keeps starvation away is my motto.  

   

Coffee Mead

 

 coffee mead or Coffeemel
 

3.8 pounds honey.
lauvin 71 b yeast half packet
Cold brew coffee. 2 quarts

Spring water to top off.

Ok, I made my coffee mead today.   I think I may top it off tomorrow with some more water but it was so foamy.   It will take about 4 weeks depending on the specific gravity and then I will bottle it and let it sit longer.  I like to age mine, the longer the better.   

   I don't drink much of the things I brew but if things get bad vices make great bartering tools.  I think when I bottle I will bottle in smaller bottles then I usually use.  Plus you don't drink much of this at a time.