"More than ever before, we need to learn and apply the principles of economic self-reliance. We do not know when the crisis involving sickness or unemployment may affect our own circumstances. We do know that the Lord has decreed global calamities for the future and has warned and forewarned us to be prepared." (President Ezra Taft Benson)
"Preparedness, when properly pursued, is a way of life, not a sudden, spectacular program. We could refer to all the components of personal and family preparedness, not in relation to holocaust or disaster, but in cultivating a life-style that is on a day-to-day basis its own reward." (President Spencer W. Kimball)
I think now that you have items stored, the best thing is to use and replace. Make it be a way of life and at some point if something happens you have what is needed. Then, when things are better, continue to store, use, replace. This is a way of life, not a one time or one event thing. Things are happening all the time and lately they are happening rapidly all the time. So continue to push on picking up a few extra things for storage at the grocery store and building those skills. Look for ways and ideas to be more frugal. I feel like things could continue to get tighter and if they do you will have researched being frugal and can easily put what you find into practice to stretch your money and make your budget work.
https://theprudenthomemaker.com/category/frugal-accomplishments/ - here are some ideas on how she saved money. We can all use ideas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w65UZYuuM4Q - here is a way to make no-knead bread.
If you live up by us in the north, hopefully you have disconnected your hoses as the temps are getting colder.
We have had a threat again of a freeze so I picked the last of the garden. I thought I had done all already.
I thought it was the last of it when I got the tomatoes. But now I think I found every hiding veggie.
This year we got only one peach. It's either an off year or the spring freeze or both but I guarded this so my husband and I could share it and it was wonderful. Somewhere outside is a very disappointed chipmunk...
I have been doing a little spinning between continuing fall cleaning and vegetable picking and getting summer clothes swapped out for warmer clothes.
The morning glories finally have flowered right before the end.
I, for one, will be glad to have the garden put to bed for the winter.
Missy says with the world upside down, keep working on your storage and your skill building and learn frugal ways.
Gus says keep working on everything and no fun having an ear infection (something Gus and I both had this week).
One year our garden produced wonderfully. We were having lunch in our dining room and the windows were open. We heard "lip smacking and munching" . Look out the window, a woodchuck was standing on his hind legs, holding on to a tomato cage, eating a tomato with great relish. It was so funny. Then he climbed up the bean trellis and helped himself. I don't know how he climbed up because he was a CHUNKY boy. LOL. Thanks for sharing your tips. Your disappointed chipmunk will surely find something out there. Have a good week.
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We have had a peach stealing neanderthal chipmunk I say that because he isn't dainty like the others has shaggy fur kind of like Fred Flintstones outfit all shaggy he would set off the doorbell we would think the wind blowing a branch set it off but he kept doing it and ate them all.
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ReplyDeleteChicken noodle soup for all of you I am sorry they are sick I heard there was a flu going about. I am doing better.... that is the end of garden produce now as very cold weather has killed things now for winter. Will be praying for you all.
DeleteDo yoU have a plan to treat ear infections in the future? Human and cat?
ReplyDeleteWell my plan is to save ahead for such things Dr's and vets will always be around we have two vets in our town and Dr is three miles away having insurance helps as well.
DeleteWow what a nice lot of produced off the garden after frost warnings. I loved that line "Very disappointed chipmunk" over your one peach harvest. I love peaches and living in Georgia, I try to take advantage of the harvest season which begins in June and ends mid-August. Next year I hope to have peaches weekly.
ReplyDeleteI also found wisdom in this, "I think now that you have items stored, the best thing is to use and replace. Make it be a way of life and at some point if something happens you have what is needed. Then, when things are better, continue to store, use, replace. This is a way of life, not a one time or one event thing." I'm going to share this statement on my blog but will give you credit for it. Thank you for your blog and the wisdom of your posts.
You are most welcome I hope next year is a bumper crop of peaches here. They are no way as big as yours are there but I still have peach jam from last time yum. Feel free to use anything you like from the blog....
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