arkieready

A long piece of spaghetti, dry. Makes a good long “match”. I used to use it to light my furnace. I taped 2 together for a bigger flame. Or a regular match taped to a pencil.

arkie still here. kinda lost my groove the last year or two. No major crises, just the grind. this chick ain’t a quitter, I”ll git my “shtuff” together.
note to self…..prep on
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Not an error, but, trying to regain some of the good parts of the old, like state forums. Do we just start a new thread under the old header? Is there a better way?

Welcome from your eastward neighbor. APN isn’t based on the stereotype you illustrated. I’d say the median age is “up there”. Some of the most liked characters are even “old”. We are regular people living regular lives who don’t want to get caught with our britches down in an “event”. Whether the event is a snow storm, job loss, or grid-dow…[Read more]

Dmwalsh, that is the same recipe I use. Just made a small jar of dry mix last week. DS works in a hot shop and takes a weak dose during the day when he feels he needs replenishment. We find it doesn’t taste great when you don’t really need it, but tastes absolutely “ok enough” when depleted.
In ordinary maintenance use, I’d suggest drinking…[Read more]

Welcome to APN. Why not dehydrate food you prepare yourself? You will know the ingredients, it’s cheaper than prepackaged. Just an idea.
Prep on.

This is in NW arkansas now.
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/05/03/arkansas-woman-develops-deadly-meat-allergy-after-tick-bite.html
The allergy goes much beyond avoiding a large juicy steak. This would be a real game changer
Not very encouraging. I’ve been treated for Lyme’s disease and was bad enough.

Oh yay me!!!! I got a post to stick.
Wandered the yard today and collect wild greens for a fried rice supper. Couldn’t find fat bacon leaves so I defrosted a small package. Onions garlic and asparagus from the garden. Had to flavor up the flavorless minute rice from the night before.

trying to work the new website

I echo blue fox’s thoughts. Thank you for working on bringing it back.
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Not as accomplished as many of you ladies. Let’s see. Garden, waterbath canning (dh bought me a pressure canner-gotta try that next), build chicken pens, play a fiddle, make wine & yogurt & sauerkraut (sourcrap–kid name for it). I do the home repairs & painting, basic auto repair, minor plumbing. Deliver kids & lambs, puppies & kittens.…[Read more]