Stocking Up 101: Zombiegeddon or not, it’s still the 21st C.
Written by biscuit on August 17, 2008 – 3:59 pm -And being that as it may, there’s a cool spreadsheet program to determine where your stores are at today, and what you need to stock up on.
*hat tip to Shasha at Hen and Harvest who appears to be starting a pantry series. Be sure to bookmark!
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Discuss amongst yourselves
Written by biscuit on August 10, 2008 – 9:37 am -I‘m going to be painting one of the bedrooms (a lovely pale sage green) in preparation for the arrival of my free rattan bed. I’ll be popping in and out, of course, because I’m so nosy, but the painting (and a turkey stew) are my main focii today. And preparing for my first day of teaching for the semester tomorrow.
So here it is: Cities are for People: The Limits of Localism
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Dress Rehearsal
Written by Kate Petersen on August 3, 2008 – 12:16 pm -Here I am, busily putting food by and making plans for TEOTWAWKI, smug in my own calmness and confidence that I’ll be able to handle it. I’m ready!
Last night I picked up the phone to order refills of some of my husband’s prescriptions. No dial tone. After a great deal of searching online (they do NOT make it easy!), I found the repair number for AT&T and called them on my cell phone.
“I’m so sorry, Ms. Petersen, but that does not appear to be an AT&T number.”
What????
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Stocking Up 101: Stuff {Storage, Part II}
Written by biscuit on July 19, 2008 – 10:05 am -Part I can be found here.
Okay, I should be at the farmers market this very moment, but I’m leaving town for a few days tomorrow evening, and I don’t see the point of buying food I don’t have the time, room or means to handle before and during my absence. And my plans to run over to the peach festival and get a bushel or two? Good gawd almighty, what was I thinking?
Oh sure, I could just go for it and hope for the best. But I have a tiny refrigerator (for the purposes of energy conservation — yes, it does make a difference), and I’ve been keeping the air conditioning set at 80-85. Combine those two facts with a mess of ripe produce? You do the math! Besides, I’m working on a big coop order and need to be putting my energy into storing all those dry goods when they get here.
This time next year, I’ll have all this figured out — maybe.
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