Nature

How to Make Apple Cider Vinegar from Scraps

Liz James · December 31, 2022 ·

So I heard yesterday that the beloved brand Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar was bought out by Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and some other investors in 2019, and changes to the product (negative ones )

are beginning to surface. No more Braggs for this household of ours.

Know your product and know it well friends.

Perhaps it’s time to learn to make our own

. It’s a fairly simple process…. just takes a little patience.

how to make apple cider vinegar from scraps

Happy National Opossum Day!

Liz James · October 16, 2022 ·

If you would have told me we’d fall in love with a ‘possum a year ago, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have believed you.

Yet here we are….. celebrating one of the most maligned creatures God ever made!

They truly are amazing little mammals!

As dry as it’s been, the drought conditions here have not had an effect on the flying pest population. The vinegar trick is amazing. It works! I’m going to try these other traps too. What have you found that works well for you… getting rid of pests in a healthy manner?

Backwoods Magazine article

Cloud Curiosities

Liz James · August 6, 2022 ·

Alrighty friends, I’m driving thru the Midwest heading north to Ohio to teach a class. Does anyone have any insight on this type of cloud formation? I can’t say I’ve ever seen a cloud quite like that before

#roadtripusa

#Ohioorbust

#impressiveskies

Weather Prepping

Liz James · March 31, 2022 ·

We live in north Texas and the “in like a lion and out like a lamb (with everything in between

!)” is certainly a possibility in nearly any given week in the Spring. And yet, we love where we live in spite of the “wait an hour and see what the weather’s got planned” springtime drama. We had just such a night a few days ago

This Mother Earth News article is a great reminder on preparedness. At the end of the article there is a nifty list of what to have easily available on hand.

One of the highly suggested items is a first aid kit, medication, and any special need health items. I’ve personally created my own first aid kit that is pretty exclusively YL essential oil based. Have you done this too? Let me say……. it’s saved our keesters on more than one occasion!

Categories of interest you might consider when you build your kit:

bites and stings