May 27 to June 1 is the Between the Rivers gathering north of Spokane. If you want to spend the week learning primitive skills. If you’re nearby or want to travel (folks apparently come from as far as Florida) go to – betweentheriversgathering dot com.
It is a 501(c) (3) organization
Seems like an awfully busy time of year but I guess they want you to be able to be outdoors learning. One guy used skills learned to move a 3,000 pound kiln without a forklift, so the skills are useful. Seventh year although I never heard of it before. They are obviously expanding their coverage area for advertising/news articles.
Also, blood drive coming up and will try to schedule for that. Maybe a backward kind of prepping but I had a child who went through 1 1/2 times the blood in his body in just a few hours before they could figure out and fix a problem. I pay back because if others hadn’t given I wouldn’t have him around today. So I guess you could say I’m prepping for my part in someone else’s emergency. Once again I’m so grateful for the medical care we currently have in this country.
I tried working on weeds in the strawberry patch but even with the trowel in the other hand it didn’t take long before my shoulder said no. Fortunately the weeds aren’t too bad yet and also I did get some of the grass around the edges worked on before I gave up.