Posted on 04/15/2013 5:26:28 PM PDT by Kartographer
1. Thou Shall Live
2. Thou Shall Be Free
3. Thou Shall Be Self-Reliant
4. Thou Shall Be Fruitful
5. Thou Shall Seek Simplicity
6. Thou Shall Gather Your Resources
7. Thou Shall Seek Redundancy
8. Thou Shall Increase Your Skills
9. Thou Shall Be Charitable
10. What Thou Cannot Defend, Thouest Does Not Own
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You have Freepmail.
okay, so I straightened my upstairs pantry, bought a bunch of Cheerios at a good price, made a delicious bean soup with a ham bone that was in the freezer,also bought 3 cans of pink salmon from Walgreen’s, PAID MY DAMN TAXES,and threw some pasta in the freezer so I can put it in long time storage in 2 weeks....
You’ve got heat, I’ve got cold. We had a few nights where it dipped below freezing last week, and more snow in the forecast. But, the tomato cutting in my home-made wall-o-water is growing nicely!
I was hoping to have more of those by now, but I’m having trouble getting the milk jugs. As soon as one empties, dad grabs it and crushes it flat before I can stop him. Very frustrating when you’re trying to use them!
“Thou dost?”
Yup, Thou Dust! From whence thou came, and to whence thou goest!
Don't forget the multiply part. (Or at least the practice!)
That one of them new Homeland Security vehicles?
It needs a mini-gun on the roof. Other than that, I like it!
You have to make a choice - the walls-o-water or the dad. Crush the dad before he can crush the milk carton. :o)
I looked at some of those walls of water and I don't think I need them this far south in Texas. And, especially since I got the little greenhouse. We usually have our last freezing weather by the end of February. This year, however, I was surprised by colder weather in March - it wasn't a hard freeze but was in the low 40s down to the mid-30s several nights.
You definitely need those walls of water, so dad has to go.
Johnny is in the Fort Worth/Dallas area and they really had it cold throughout March.
Yes, we paid our damn taxes yesterday as well. Ouchie!
No, no, no!
"Whence" includes "from".
whence
adv.
1. From where; from what place: Whence came this traveler?
2. From what origin or source: Whence comes this splendid feast?
A common mistake.
Hey baby...see post #7. All of a sudden I’m feeling inadequate. :)
11. Thou shalt trade thy canned ham and eggs to G.I. Joe for fair barter value.
The worst C-rats ever. I couldn't find anyone in the platoon that would eat them.
I wonder, do cigarettes and gum come with the MREs?
5.56mm
Well then just comest and goest...dust it is either way :)
>>I have worked in my garden today to try and grow food and I have never, ever, done this. Learning to do this fits all the numbered above. Johnny is helping me by Freepmail so maybe I won’t kill all the plants if they come up from the seed.<<
I am glad Mrs. FD has a green thumb. When I was a bachelor, plants would suicide in the car on the way home from the store rather than live the short agonized life as my houseplant...
Re: #7
I have written a smallish ebook called “Prepare to Use This for That: A Preppers Multi-Use List” that is available on Amazon for Kindle. It outlines multiple uses for everyday items you should have in you kitchen, bath or prepper supplies. The idea is that you can save storage space if the things you have can be used for more that just their basic intented use. There are 6-8 uses for sugar, 15-20 uses for baking soda, ditto for olive oil - about 30 different items in all.
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Funny the other day I was ask if I knew where those could be brought as the guy real liked them!
A couple things to be aware of - oftentimes, plants might go to seed before you expect them to.
That’s good!
Harvest and plant the seeds next time around. The plants that grow from those seeds will have a natural hardiness for whatever soil/climate you have.
Remember also that for many plants, vegetables, the entire plant is edible.
Radish greens are edible, so are mustard greens and carrot greens. Cabbage, broccoli, the whole plant is edible, even when they are flowering, but the farther down the stem you go, the more tough and woody it gets.
Dandelions are edible, in fact very nutritious. If you check your local Co-ops, you might find there are varieties of wild lettuces in your area.
Taters, tomatoes, rhubarb leaves ARE NOT edible. Also, most areas have at least a few natural plants that will kill you in a heartbeat, so be careful and ALWAYS identify the plant.
Good luck!
And have fun!
Years ago, I brought a plant from Hawaii and it was dying. My green thumb husband said I needed to talk to it. So, I yelled at the plant, “If you don't grow, I'm jerking you out of that pot!” Husband said that wasn't the way to talk to plants.
I got all the seeds from Terroir Seeds and the seeds are all heirlooms. They sent me a sheet telling me how to save the seeds. First, the seeds I got need to grow. If they do, I will be surprised.
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