From mid GA here. Married, 1 goth daughter, and for Mom's Day, her BF got thrown out of the house so he is staying with us in a camper. We have 22 acres and are off the road where no one can see where we are. We LOVE it. We are about ready for anything and have everything here but common sense So happy to have found others of same mind
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Welcome to the tree, lezah - grab a limb and settle in comfy.
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Hi all. I'm relatively new here. Currently live in Metairie, Louisiana but preparing to move to northern Arkansas in less than 3 years time. (I wish it could come sooner.) My boyfriend (ozarkflyer) and I go up about twice a year to clear it and get it ready to build on - we're going to build ourselves so wish us luck.
I've got a decent garden going this year but been have quite a time dealing with the pests chomping all my green bean leaves and cucumbers. At least the tomato plants are doing great.
I'm sure I can learn a lot from everyone - I can't wait to get back to the country (been missing it since we moved here WAAAAAY back when I was 12 from rural Florida).
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gkitty, welcome! Yer having trouble with garden pests, and I don't even have mine in the ground yet. sigh This week, if it ever quits raining. Glad to have you join us.
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Hi! I'm new here. My name is Robin but there is another Robin in here so I had to go to my biker name, Mamma Griz. Married 27 years to,who else? Griz. We have four daughters one still at home(17) and two grandchildren, 2yrs and 8 mos. They live next door. It don't get any better!!! I was directed to this sight by a fellow subsistant survival homesteader. So far I like what I see.
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Hi, another Hoosier here. We raise sheep, chickens who decide to sit like forever on their eggs, couple of Border collies, and grown daughters. Enjoy spinning, weaving and knitting plus canning when the garden does well, and we are blessed with wonderful neighbors and friends in this little countryside. Just joined, and have already learned a lot! Want to learn to make successful soap (long story)this summer - maybe some of you gals have recipes you rely on? And currently am spinning yarn for blankets to weave this winter from our wool. Looking forward to getting to know you all!
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tailor... border collies are my dog of choice as well. I make soap, and would be happy to dredge up info. My greatest success has been adding a teaspoon of cornmeal at trace. Everyone raves over the texture, and it makes for great scrubbing power without removing skin. Oatmeal is also a big hit. I'd love to learn how to spin, I have a friend who both spins then weaves and I'm green with envy. Welcome!
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Hi, I'm Terri, most lately from the Midwest. I think I will stay here, permanantly. I have lived here for 15 years now and it feels just like home.
I.....putter. A little of this and a little of that. A little gardening, a few hives, 6 chickens, a couple of years at the Farmers Markets.....you get the picture!
I have been married for 30 years, and we have 2 kids.
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Kansas Terri and tailor - a big welcome! It's nice to see more ladies joining the forum and adding their knowledge. tailor, if you want, post a thread for soap making - I know there are several ladies here who make soap, and KellyQ sounds like she could have some good recipes. I tried making it once, learned that a stick blender makes things go much faster.
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Hello, my name is Tina and I live in the mountains of WV. Love reading the posts on this sight! I garden, fish, and strive to simplify my life. I have 4 kids and a loving hubby of 20+ years.
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I am KAtG and in northwestern Arkansas...Got a Jersey milk cow and chickens and raising our own veggties...Trying to get as self reliant as possible...Just hubby and I...Both take care of small farm...Enjoy this board and leaning lots from it...
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Hey! m_h-m and KatG, great to see you here. Grab a limb and start storing nuts! We all learn from each other here, so join in and share with us.
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Hi Sandy From N.E. Florida. Married with a 15 yo DD. Hubby is not into preparing so DD and I get stuff in without him knowing a whole bunch. What he does see he just closes eyes!! I know oneday it will pay off!
I am not waiting for the country to go down the tubes, but unemployment, hard times, and power outages happen at regular intervals.
It is GOOD! to have emergency supplies so that you are not forced from your home. During the big ice storm a few years back we had extra covers, canned goods, firewood for the fire place, steak on the grill, and dozens of candles.
I suppose the Florida equivalent would be hurricanes and power outages.
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Hi, southernbelle32 - welcome to the forum. YES!! One day it will pay off - there are too many things that can go wrong in life: injury, illness, unemployment, bad weather, etc. One day, your preps will be needed. Keep on sneakin' em in.
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greetings!! i'm meg...hi lois and sara!! (i know them from another site....where i got info for this one). I just started here yesterday. I enjoy it here already. I'm from western ny. Married 20 years, dh is getting ready to retire from PD in january...he has his own business and is adept in many other things, so that will be cool. I am an RN, work in emergency in a city hospital. two kids..boy 18 girl 16 in five days..lol.ask her, she'll tell you....she's been counting down for 3 months!! been prepping since before i ever heard of y2k, still not where i want it, but.........dh is ambivalent but not obstructive. I am a cantor and sing in the choir in my church....and am amazed at how many people wouldn't be able to manage without stuff pre-made......like the site, hope to be around a lot.....thanks!!
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Hi, I'm Lisa from OK. DH and I have been married 13 years and we have 5 children so far(still praying and trying for more,unfortunately I just had a m/c this month )We have a 15, 11, 8, and 3 yob's and a 5 yog. We also have numerous chickens, pigs and had a cow but he is now in the freezer. We are looking for a milking goat and another cow or 2 once we finish fixing all the fences. I have been lurking here off and on here for a couple a months. My dh is not into prepping but doesn't say anything when I do. Now if Icould only convince him to live off grid!!!!!
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Im Karen from Florence, Az- Im a Correctional Office for the state prison- just love this site- Hobbies and interests are preppping, reading, my critters, home remodeling, researching, all sorts of interests, glad to be here
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I'm Kellie and have: One hubby, one son, two daughters, three dogs, one cat, three hamsters....and I forget what else...
Went back to school last year and am loving it! Love learning about everything it seems. When I get done with school; I'm going into the wildlife field/sciences, So I'll be able to teach among other things such as research.
Presently I'm cleaning houses to make ends meet and try to get some things stashed away for a "rainy" day. (we had one a couple years ago, tornado ripped through town and we had no power for three or four days, so preparedness, I've learned, is essential!)
I love gardening, herbs, learning, reading, writing, (NOT arithimatic! LOL!) and many other things that challenge me in good ways.
Looking forward to relocating to some mountains someday and living a more simple and self sufficent lifestyle. I've lived in many places: CA, MI, LA, CO and AR. I've also decided that the more humid states are just too humid, even if they have better gardening!
I'm looking forward to learning much from this forum, got hooked on it when someone gave me a link for one of the stories. Which was a good thing even if I spent the next two weeks solid and became sleep deprived reading many of the excellent stories I found here!
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Hi, kellie. Nope, that's a pic of a male cockatiel that Frugal found for me when I first joined - I think he did it because he felt guilty - we'd had a big friendly fight going over who was gonna EAT my birdies (I had 28 at the time) and I think Frugal was secretly sending out boxes of ShakenBake!!! But it IS a spitting image of Squeekie's mate ChirpTwirp. My Squeekie died over a year ago, and now I don't have any more birdies. I'm getting old, and so were they, so I just never replaced any. But yer right, he sure is a cutie!!
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Just a quick intro from a newbie here. Single mom here in NC. I don't know how often I'll get to post being as busy as I usually am. I sort of have a wide range of hobbies/intrests-gardening, crafts, preparedness and self sufficiency skills, and I homeschool. Glad to be here. Hope to learn and share with everyone. CS
My husband found this site and has asked me to join as well. I am a SAHW and Mom to my Husband of 11 years and our 7 children (5boys2girls)ages 10, 8, 7, 5, 3, 1 and 3mos. I am hoping to glean much wisdom from you ladies and hopefully can contribute a bit as well.
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Count me in as one of the post-katrina preppers. Suddenly my interest in survival preparations has been renewed. Ha.
38, married, no kids, and *momentarily* living on the Gulf Coast but looking to move a bit inland ASAP. One cat, whom I certainly will NOT be abandoning in the wake of a disaster.
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I am from Texas, a new member as of September 10, 2005 and enjoying every new page I come to. I am from Texas originally, lived in 7 states all together and loved Arkansas, Kentucky, and Idaho the most. I have three grown sons, two beautiful granddaughters, three cats, praying for a small house dog that can walk and travel with me, single 23 years, and I love chess, hot tea, an open campfire, and a good book. I am so very new at outdoors stuff and frugal living, survival mode kicked in when I hit 50ish. I love history, camping, cooking outdoors, gardening, and plants. I bird watch only in the beginning stages but love the sights and sounds of the woods. If I could survive in the woods I would build a place, small and cozy, and live off of the land, cook with wood, have solar energy, and raise my own chickens, rabbits, and a pig. But I have been raised in the big city, I am afraid of guns, I am afraid I might shoot someone by accident yet I long to be self-sufficiant. Only FrugalSquirrels can save me now. Glad to be here for my first check in. Whether our prayers are short or long it is our way of keeping connected to His Love.
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Hey!! 3 new lady squirrels!! Our ranks are growing! Welcome to all of you - everyone has new knowledge to share, and we all learn from each other. Glad to see you here.
I have been on this forum for a while, but I made my first post a yesterday. I am in Northern Utah, but will soon relocate to Idaho. I am the single mother of 3 children. My hobbies include gardening and food storage, but I also love to go shooting, and I will be getting my ccw in just a few weeks.
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Hey there annie girl.....and woah....to all the other newbies here too. Glad to see all of you here. Looks like ours numbers are starting to jump around here girls. CS
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I was just curious to know if we have some kind of ladies weekend when we go to a shooting range or any other activity? If not, is there any interest in starting something like that? I would love to hear your thought on that
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There would probably be lots of interest - the hard part is getting lady squirrels from your area, on the same weekend, at the same time. You know how hard it is to get a bunch of women headed in the same direction - unless it's for a sale!! Seriously, you could try contacting some of the women near you and see if you could get something set up. Many might appreciate it.
Okay for any of you Utah girls out there, I know a great place to go shooting, and the weather is still great, so I am going to set the date for Saturday October 8th. If any of you are interested, please contact me for the time and place.
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hi, im kris, ive been married for 13 years, got 3 kids, dh doesnt like it much that i spend his hard earned money on things he thinks we dont need, but he didnt gripe much when we had that ice storm in 2000, and a 2 wek old baby, no electric , no water etc for 2 weeks, we cooked on the wood heater, i had buckets to go dip in the springs, had washtubs , sat out in the snow and washed clothes, had plenty of food, made it just fine. he looks at the disasters with the hurricanes, and i ask can i get more ammo etc, yea pick up this and that while your there, we might need them. he still kinda rolls his eyes when i bring in extra stuff, but he doenst say anything. and he has fallen in love with some of my wild herbal cures. i wish i could find more women, or families that are preping like we are, it makes me nervous that everyone thinks were crazy, i dont mention storing anything to anyone anymore, things have changed so much , people we know doing things we never thaught they would do, i just quietly prepare. it would be nice to have some friends that dont think im crazy.
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You're very welcome here, kadoha - and among friends who are like minded. Getting to be a crazy world out there, and those who are prepped will be the most favored for survival. Visit, ask questions, or just vent whenever you want to.
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Hi! I heard about this place on a radio talk show a couple days ago. . .
I am interested in homesteading topics, especially how to make things yourself, and be more self-sufficient.
I have a dh who is turning 42 soon and two dds, 8 and 6; I am 36 and holding We have been married for almost nine years and have had our our place in the country for about five years.
I am waiting patiently for dh to build me a chicken coop but it looks like we may have rabbits before that, anyway.
I grew up on a dairy farm in West Central WI--on other forums I am daphodil, daffodil and dblyolkgirl and alabaster jar--sometimes have trouble keeping myself straight I love these forums--I come to learn and meet new folks.
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Reporting in for roll call. I live on a farm in SW Missouri in the Ozarks. Family on the farm , hubby, youngest son , we have 6 sons and 1 daughter, and Youngest son's 2 childen , a boy 16 and a girl 13.and hubby's mom. Lamplighter
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So happy to have found others of same mind
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Hi! I heard about this place on a radio talk show a couple days ago. . .![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
We have been married for almost nine years and have had our our place in the country for about five years.
