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Today we’re going to visit dmil. She lives about a 30 minute drive away...she’s going to be 90 next month so we’re trying to visit as often as we can while we can. I’m getting some laundry started before we go and getting the dishwasher ready to run. Have a great day!

I think so. I bought from them years ago but just tried last week and ended up making an account because Honeyville is out of stock on every single thing.

StillNana is there a particular brand of oils you purchase from Amazon?

Happy first day of Spring! Right now it’s 48 degrees in California but supposed to be 72 later this afternoon. Sunday is my morning to go in to my local animal shelter and walk dogs. I used to walk all sizes of dogs but as my back has gotten older I mostly work with the little dogs. Volunteers walk and do other forms of enrichment with them. A lot of times with the littles I spend time with them wrapped in a blanket and we sit in a quiet spot to help them calm down. We also help evaluate them and take photos/videos to help get them adopted out. This is one of my favorite things to do... I also plan to get out in my garden to get some weeding done and maybe some seeds started. Depends on my energy level when I get home.

I happen to live by an agricultural university that has a large arboretum with a ton of plants and trees growing...and all labeled for teaching purposes. It’s a fantastic resource. It might be something to check for in your area.

Great tip! I rarely use the drying cycle. I crack the door after the cycle is done and let the hot air to warm the kitchen add moisture to the air.

Good morning! It’s the first day of spring break for me so I’m feeling pretty good. we’ve had 70 and 80° weather for the past two weeks and I woke up to rain this morning… But that’s OK because we are already back to drought conditions and rain is good. I’m getting ready to go take the dog for a nice walk while it’s cool and when I get back dear hubby has agreed to help me pull everything out of the pantry so we can check for anything that’s close to being expired and then try and re-organize it in a better fashion… I think that might take up the rest of the day.

Six years later....... My number one concern was water back then and it still is because where I live we often don’t see a drop of rain from May until September. Every year we have water restrictions. I have lived here since 1978 and we’ve never had issues with the water being shut off… But that doesn’t mean it will never happen. So… I have a variety of water back ups… Some of the blue 20 gallon storage containers which live underneath beds and get changed out every six months… Lots of gallon water container that you buy from the grocery store… Water purification system for the kitchen sink… A Berkey...And individual water purification filters for bug out bags. In my garden I go heavy on the mulch both for anything in the ground or in containers. Containers also have something underneath to keep water from draining away. What are you doing for water storage in your area?

Nice resource Rundgrenfan! California poppy, milk thistle, miner’s lettuce and mallow grow like weeds in my area. We also have lots of fruit trees that the city planted...fig, citrus and mulberry.

Have a blessed weekend!

Hugs to you martianchick. My mom stayed in a facility near my home for the past six years until she passed away last October. She got wonderful care of her but I still was the one who was taking her to appointments or visiting daily as Her dementia progressed. It does take so much out of you physically and mentally. We also had my husband’s father stay with us for four months until he passed away. One thing I do know is that staying out in my garden was some thing that helped keep me mentally balanced…

We had something similar that happened two years ago in California. Some type of illness killed all the finch type birds in my county and people were asked not to feed them so they wouldn’t congregate together. We had none at all last year and my backyard is usually loaded with them. This month I’m starting to see handfuls of them come back but I don’t think we still have restrictions.

Glad to see you back Ambergris.

Welcome back Eliana! I’m also urban so I do a lot of container gardening...be sure to check out the urban homesteading forum.

I would love to hear your thoughts on using herbs and essential oils...especially sourcing essential oils.

This is one of my favorite threads on cooking with little money. Bumping it up!

Hey still Nana! So glad you’re back!

Hello gallovidian. I’m just seeing all lovely your posts...I’d forgotten Mrs S had a blog section. Can I ask if something happened to make you want to leave Mrs S?

Safe travels Ann.

Welcome back AmyLin!

Hi Wiccadstargazer! I remember you! Welcome back!

Welcome back edensong and Keikocat!

Welcome back Rundgrenfan! I understand how you feel... I’ve gotten a lot of pushback whenever I’ve tried to talk about preparedness over the years. So I really appreciate Mrs. Survival.

Hi RHJill!