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Thank you for you good ideas! Feed bags? I open both ends, cut lengthwise on the seam, and save for many things. The best reuse is for covering the chicken coop in winter. It is terribly hot here in SW NM. Because it is, my coop has wide expanses of hardware cloth to keep it ventilated. Fall...

I’m sorry, I thought the crock would be for iced tea, water, or sangria. We use small covered crocks for homemade butter. That’s a commendable practice for a couple of times. The ‘disposable’ plastic bowls like coolwhip, margarine, sour cream, etc. are not food grade after a few washings...

What about a crock with a dipper, like the Old days…

You are wise to get out of plastic for living. I once knew a woman whose husband was I’ll all the time. She was trying to live a cleaner, healthier life. I watch one morning as she made his tea in his favorite cup. OMG! It was an old orange plastic cup he had used for years. The so-called safe...

I love thrift or resale shops! a few years ago I found two pots with lids for my kitchen. These are great, 3 layers of steel and food doesn’t stick-stainless steel. They were a fraction of the cost new!

Oh, yes! I want to tell ya’ll about raising rechargeable batteries from death! I tore off the end of an old cell phone charger and carefully laid the bare wires onto the corresponding poles. Hold it there about 2 mins. Plug in the phone charger. Take care not to zap yourself. Place the battery...

We are all time capsules. It is a great loss if it all becomes lost with us. Wisdom earned through living, vocabulary, how-tos, joy! I wish I cold back up on a hard drive for the children! maybe I’ll start writing these things.

I’m in my late 60s. I was raised in SE Arkansas to poor farmers. These sweet folks were my great aunt and great uncle. My great grandma & pa lived with us for some time. After a meal and clearing the table, I remember my g-grandma circling around the table saying, “Here. Eat this it’s just a...

I remember when a school-aged child all the trash on the roads and highways. Give a Hoot Don’t Pollute! Was the first anti littering slogan I remember. That was followed by the Chief in traditional dress with a tear rolling down his cheek as he viewed the mess we’ve made. Motivation was not very...

OMG!!! Horror of horrors! The last word is prohibited in our home. They are torture devices for children!

I am guilty! I have attempted to be a responsible consumer while looking for alternatives. I love my cola from a can! There are just some things it is difficult to compromise with! I do look for wild seasonal foods to supplement my flock’s diet. Red cactus fruit is a favorite of my feathered...