I wrote about our patch of tomatoes that overran my pepper plants, and have mentioned them from time to time since then. Yesterday, I went out and picked all of the ripe fruit from both the volunteer tomatoes, as well as those from the black cherry tomato plants I planted. I was shocked to see […]
Lacto-Paleo Ham-Wrapped Fried Cheese sticks
We spent last weekend at a girls’ fastpitch tournament in Sebring, FL, and lived out of our minivan, tent, and cooler. Feeding a family of four out of a cooler makes for limited options. Smelling the fried food in the concession stand, my wife stated she was going to “fall off the (Paleo) wagon”, and […]
Making your own All Meat Dog treats
Man’s best friend. If you are a dog person, you understand this phrase. (If you are a cat person, why are you even here? You should be in therapy NOW!) Until last year, I had been without a dog in my life for almost two decades, and I thought that was OK. Since adding Muse […]
Kindle 3, Part 2 Free (mostly) book sources
In the previous post regarding the Kindle 3, I mentioned that I get a LOT of free reading material. Below I’ve outlined many of the places I find free books. This is in no way complete list…but do read on!
Kindle 3
kin·dle/ˈkindl/ Verb: Light or set on fire. Arouse or inspire (an emotion or feeling). To give birth to young. Used especially of rabbits. Fire is something I’ve written about several times, and is one of the major skills in survival circles. Since this blog is for expanding my circles of knowledge, […]
I’ve found my “Heaven”
Stumbling around the web the other night, I ran across this pic, thought it defined what a perfect day in the outdoors was to me….. I’m working towards this goal…here’s what I have so far: Kayak – check! Hammock – check! Laid-back, “I need another nap”, “Cell phone? What cell phone?” attitude – check! […]
Mangrove Snapper Ceviche
I went fishing on my birthday for two reasons – To go fishing to relax, and to hopefully make some fresh ceviche! Ceviche is pretty close to a fresh salsa that includes a citrus fruit juice (high acid) with raw fish added that become chemically cooked (not as bad as it sounds) I whip up […]
How I spent my birthday
Last week marked my 43rd year on this rock. I celebrated by taking the day off from work, loading up my kayak, and drowning 4 dozen shrimp, one by one in an effort to catch some fish. I was hoping for some sheepshead, a dear favorite of mine, but in sticking to my Hillbilly ways, […]
Bamboo SCORE!
I received an email from a friend last week regarding my search for bamboo. Her significant other, Scott, owner & operator of “Chomp’n Grass Landscape Design & Maintenance” (772- 209-1729), had a line on some bamboo for me. He called me the next day, and we arranged to meet Friday morning. Scott is the guy […]
Mora of Sweden’s model 11863 Companion MG Guest Update
I’ve been bugging RidgeRunner to write up something to post here, since he is a wealth of useful information about many of the skills our society has forgotten. Today, I’m posting something he was telling me about. While it is short, it is full of useful ideas, and is worthy of being published for others […]