Comments on: Preparing for Winter http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2009/09/13/preparing-for-winter/ Life in Ordinary Splendor Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:23:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: wendy http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2009/09/13/preparing-for-winter/#comment-47696 wendy Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:53:35 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=14367#comment-47696 I loved reading about your winter prep. It almost makes me wish for snow instead of surf. almost... I loved reading about your winter prep. It almost makes me wish for snow instead of surf. almost…

]]> By: RaNae http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2009/09/13/preparing-for-winter/#comment-47584 RaNae Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:23:46 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=14367#comment-47584 Thanks for the info Suzanne about canning I appreciate it and I am so glad you are also well prepared for an emergency. I never knew your writing but am glad to have found your blog I find it informative, creative, fun and inspiring. I appreciate you sharing your life with us. RaNae Thanks for the info Suzanne about canning I appreciate it and I am so glad you are also well prepared for an emergency. I never knew your writing but am glad to have found your blog I find it informative, creative, fun and inspiring. I appreciate you sharing your life with us.
RaNae

]]> By: Julie http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2009/09/13/preparing-for-winter/#comment-47583 Julie Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:12:38 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=14367#comment-47583 Do you have a Sams club? I buy my aluminum foil there in the 18"x500 feet rolls.. I too LOVE my foil! I always have 2 rolls on hand. It's about 18.00 a roll here for that size.... Do you have a Sams club? I buy my aluminum foil there in the 18″x500 feet rolls.. I too LOVE my foil! I always have 2 rolls on hand. It’s about 18.00 a roll here for that size….

]]> By: Suzanne http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2009/09/13/preparing-for-winter/#comment-47556 Suzanne Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:57:24 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=14367#comment-47556 Kelly, scroll further up in the comments on this post and I've got the instructions for freezing eggs! Kelly, scroll further up in the comments on this post and I’ve got the instructions for freezing eggs!

]]> By: Jennifer http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2009/09/13/preparing-for-winter/#comment-47550 Jennifer Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:03:44 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=14367#comment-47550 Well, after reading this post, you've definitely got me thinking. Winters in Korea are supposed to be somewhat brutal. We're not as remote as your lovely little farmhouse, but if the base commissary shuts down - we're SOL. So!... Now I get to start prepping for my own winter. Dog food, cat food, husband food....and firewood. Lots & lots of firewood. Thanks for the nudge! Much love from an overseas Army wife, Jennifer Well, after reading this post, you’ve definitely got me thinking. Winters in Korea are supposed to be somewhat brutal. We’re not as remote as your lovely little farmhouse, but if the base commissary shuts down – we’re SOL. So!…

Now I get to start prepping for my own winter. Dog food, cat food, husband food….and firewood. Lots & lots of firewood.

Thanks for the nudge!

Much love from an overseas Army wife,
Jennifer

]]> By: Kelly http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2009/09/13/preparing-for-winter/#comment-47548 Kelly Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:40:23 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=14367#comment-47548 WOW, you have some beautiful foods!! I didn't know you could freeze eggs. Think I'll google that one, or if you have a minute, give me your best tips. www.whatupduck.com WOW, you have some beautiful foods!! I didn’t know you could freeze eggs. Think I’ll google that one, or if you have a minute, give me your best tips. http://www.whatupduck.com

]]> By: Angela http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2009/09/13/preparing-for-winter/#comment-47546 Angela Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:43:57 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=14367#comment-47546 I'm glad to see that I'm not the only person getting ready for this Winter! I also live on a rual one lane road where we can get stuck here for a few days. I'm always doing major stock ups especially when I find things on sale. Just a reminder, don't forget to stock pile some tp! :D I also wanted to mention that the picture you showed us of your canned goodies scared me just a little! I would check to make sure it won't fall and end up breaking a lot of your goodies! I've had a shelf to fall at my house that I never in a million years thought could fall. Thank God it was just my clothes and some unbreakable things on the top shelf but one can never be too careful! When my husband installed the new shelf he used much heavier duty brackets and things to keep it from happening again. I can remember when I was a kid it snowed :snowman: so much that school was out for almost a month! And we lived in the city! lol The best place to look at our weather is at www.wsaz.com and check out Chris Bailey's blog! He's the Weather Man!!!! :sun: :snowman: :jackolantern: :wave: I’m glad to see that I’m not the only person getting ready for this Winter! I also live on a rual one lane road where we can get stuck here for a few days. I’m always doing major stock ups especially when I find things on sale. Just a reminder, don’t forget to stock pile some tp! :D I also wanted to mention that the picture you showed us of your canned goodies scared me just a little! I would check to make sure it won’t fall and end up breaking a lot of your goodies! I’ve had a shelf to fall at my house that I never in a million years thought could fall. Thank God it was just my clothes and some unbreakable things on the top shelf but one can never be too careful! When my husband installed the new shelf he used much heavier duty brackets and things to keep it from happening again.

I can remember when I was a kid it snowed :snowman: so much that school was out for almost a month! And we lived in the city! lol

The best place to look at our weather is at http://www.wsaz.com and check out Chris Bailey’s blog! He’s the Weather Man!!!! :sun: :snowman: :jackolantern:

:wave:

]]> By: KentuckyFarmGirl http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2009/09/13/preparing-for-winter/#comment-47545 KentuckyFarmGirl Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:38:03 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=14367#comment-47545 We went without power for 16 days here in Kentucky last winter from an ice storm. Thank goodness we had prepared and stocked up. The first few days, our road was also impassable but we had plenty of food stored and canned, our well can be turned on and ran with generator power (even though we are on county water, we lost that too because the generator at the water plant broke down) and propane heat for backup, water heater and cook stove. We were so fortunate that I spent part of those 2 weeks taking food to he warming shelters. I felt so sorry for those families there with small children. Some say we are suposed to get a worse one this year. We've been stocking up, canning and making sure we're ready for it again. I've been making sure I have lots of supplies for grandmother bread and I hadn't thought about freezing some of our eggs. That's on my list to do now! We went without power for 16 days here in Kentucky last winter from an ice storm. Thank goodness we had prepared and stocked up. The first few days, our road was also impassable but we had plenty of food stored and canned, our well can be turned on and ran with generator power (even though we are on county water, we lost that too because the generator at the water plant broke down) and propane heat for backup, water heater and cook stove. We were so fortunate that I spent part of those 2 weeks taking food to he warming shelters. I felt so sorry for those families there with small children. Some say we are suposed to get a worse one this year. We’ve been stocking up, canning and making sure we’re ready for it again. I’ve been making sure I have lots of supplies for grandmother bread and I hadn’t thought about freezing some of our eggs. That’s on my list to do now!

]]> By: Suzanne http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2009/09/13/preparing-for-winter/#comment-47544 Suzanne Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:19:53 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=14367#comment-47544 RaNae, I learned to can from Georgia (my second cousin's mother). Later, I got a book (The Ball Blue Book of Preserving) and learned more. Re medical emergencies, we do have various medical emergency supplies onhand (mostly because we have so many animals, LOL, but many of the same things can be used for people). If there was a severe emergency, we would (assuming the phone worked) have to call 911. There are emergency vehicles that are equipped to get out roads like this one if necessary, though obviously it would take some time. There are also a few neighbors I could get to within walking distance to get help. We don't have (and can't afford) a snowmobile. We do have 4WD vehicles, though in icy conditions, even that isn't always adequate. (There really isn't deep enough snow here to warrant a snowmobile, I don't think. The issue is more one of ice and road conditions.) RaNae, I learned to can from Georgia (my second cousin’s mother). Later, I got a book (The Ball Blue Book of Preserving) and learned more. Re medical emergencies, we do have various medical emergency supplies onhand (mostly because we have so many animals, LOL, but many of the same things can be used for people). If there was a severe emergency, we would (assuming the phone worked) have to call 911. There are emergency vehicles that are equipped to get out roads like this one if necessary, though obviously it would take some time. There are also a few neighbors I could get to within walking distance to get help. We don’t have (and can’t afford) a snowmobile. We do have 4WD vehicles, though in icy conditions, even that isn’t always adequate. (There really isn’t deep enough snow here to warrant a snowmobile, I don’t think. The issue is more one of ice and road conditions.)

]]> By: RaNae http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2009/09/13/preparing-for-winter/#comment-47541 RaNae Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:08:39 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=14367#comment-47541 Hello Suzanne - Speaking to you from far north Fort Worth and really enjoyed your post and learned alot from it and everyones replies- we hope to live in the country someday. I had a question-where did you learn to can/preserve?? I think you mentioned a book in reference to a question about the rings... I'd be interested in learning and reading it ... although our first try at a suburban backyard garden here this year was a disaster lol good thing I don't know anyone who got tomatoes this year or I'd take it as a personal message from mother nature lol but we did have a pepper plant do well. Also I wondered how you planned for the unforseen medical emergency? Do you have a snow mobile - would one be useful for the urgent need to get to town? Hello Suzanne – Speaking to you from far north Fort Worth and really enjoyed your post and learned alot from it and everyones replies- we hope to live in the country someday. I had a question-where did you learn to can/preserve?? I think you mentioned a book in reference to a question about the rings… I’d be interested in learning and reading it … although our first try at a suburban backyard garden here this year was a disaster lol good thing I don’t know anyone who got tomatoes this year or I’d take it as a personal message from mother nature lol but we did have a pepper plant do well. Also I wondered how you planned for the unforseen medical emergency? Do you have a snow mobile – would one be useful for the urgent need to get to town?

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