Glad to read that all of your prepping has now paid off. We were quite sick back at the beginning of this year and depleted some OTC products. I was still not up-to-speed when DH noted that we’d better replenish all that NOW. It was several weeks before the main RUSH hit the stores. We also got more paper products, disinfecting products, and a bunch of Quick/Easy to fix food. We’d wiped that out during illness too.
Then DH caught the prepping bug and began to order things for delivery. Set us up to regularly receive vitamins, particularly Vit C concentrated, Vit D, zinc, etc. Began taking those immediately. Devouring fresh veggies to restore our immune system!! Gatorade for fluid/electrolyte replacement if we’re sick. He ordered other things for SIP. With all the snow that kept up this season, the delivery folks had to drop some of that at the bottom of our hill. Not a nice winter!
Then we caught word that garden seeds were getting hit. Got that stocked back up. All our previous seeds are old but might have some germination when I get to start the seedling table. Due to really adverse conditions for gardens, we haven’t had one in years. Usually we are avid gardeners but this place will eat you alive! Between extremely short growing season and all the marauding critters..floods/drought… Hmph!
So…..I’ve concocted a plan for a greenhouse protected by fencing. From stuff I acquired at garage sales thru the years. As of yet, we aren’t warm enough at all. And I’ve spotted ‘wascally wabbits living under the pallet platform where the greenhouse for container garden will be. They will get an eviction notice eventually. Or an invitation for stew! Chicken wire will need to be installed. Doing research on better ways to container garden in arid climate. Hate to use new systems when we might REALLY need the veggies but the old systems will not work. Have been dehydrating any produce we can buy in minor quantities at store.
We’ve also been keeping the elderlies supplied with milk/eggs/a bit of meat. They don’t go out much in normal times so the only thing they miss is seeing us. DH drops off food bags for them, filling their wish lists for groceries. But keeps distance since he’s just been in store. They sanitize everything too. We take a lot of precautions with any exposure. It’s weeks between shopping trips. I’d warned our elderlies. They shopped well before it all became apparent and things became scarce. They’re doing fine.
OldMtWoman….itching to begin my seed table! 🙂 Snow in forecast. 🙁
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