I guess this is the October check in site? Whatever, I’ve been trying to catch up on all your posts the past few days. In September, I participated in the everyday challenge which really showed me some serious gaps in my prepping efforts. I had thought to go back through the challenges this month to see if I had done enough to cover those gaps but now can’t seem to find the list of daily challenges. Oh, well. 🙂
A couple of unexpected emergency repairs to plumbing and to car made me glad I have set aside money for such matters, but it means I will now need to replenish that which was used. So, I’ve made October my cash only month so no credit charges for anything as my habit is to pay off in full any credit card charge by the end of the month. I’m blessed in that I do have other reserves I can tap if need be, but none of us knows how long we need to make our resources last. So, I work to make certain that I do not overspend in any one month. Encouraging my grandchildren to learn personal discipline in money spending habits. They watch us more than we realize don’t they. 🙂
Now here’s one for the “oh, pooh” pile. Many months ago I decided I needed to add a coffee percolator to my prepping supplies so I could make coffee over an open fire. Since I didn’t figure to use it very much I bought the cheapest one I could find at Walmart. Well, I should have know better…truism, you get what you pay for. Long story short, I finally decided this morning to try my coffee percolator using the stove and it doesn’t work!!! It simply will not perk! The water boils, but the coffee grounds in the basket stay perfectly dry. I even looked at some youtube videos to see if I was missing some step. They made coffee….mine just sits there and boils the water. So now I guess I’ll use it to make cowboy coffee?
The weather here is absolutely lovely…my favorite time of the year. Sweater weather at last. Typically we don’t have severe winter weather here, but I think I am basically ready for the occasional power outage from ice storms. I’ve planted spinach, turnips and lettuce seeds which have sprouted and seem to be coming along nicely outside. Our first frost on average is Oct 24 so I’ll need to be looking at ways to protect these plants. I’m also getting the shed ready to grow greens inside as I did last winter. And, I’m going to plant some garlic bulbs to see what I might get next year. Love my gardening hobby…keeps me up and moving around a bit.
Love reading all your post and sending best wishes your way!