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Logs from one of several trees damaged in Hurricane Helene that I cut in the past week.

Winter Storm, Firewood, and Sunshine

After a week of sunshine and mild weather, snowstorms threaten. We prep for six inches of snow and wind gusts up to 45 MPH.
This will be our first winter with the Polaris Ranger. It will be interesting to see if it increases our mobility when it snows.

Top Preps to do Before Winter Arrives

With a colder-than-normal winter just around the corner, this is the time to finalize your winter preps and winterize your home and car.
Cast-Iron cookware like this Dutch oven are great for cooking over an open fire. Of course, you can use them in a traditional oven or stovetop as well.

Equipment for Advanced Preppers—Part Two

There comes a time in your prepping journey when you move beyond stockpiling basic preps, food and water. Here are a few more examples of advanced preps.
All three hives pictured have double deep hive bodies. The hive on the right has four medium suppers and the hive in the center has three. The smaller hive was split off one of these hives because it was growing too fast. You might think it was split from the center hive, but it is the progeny of the larger hive. This queen is just a superstar when it comes to producing bees and honey.

Bees Thrive as Interesting Weather Patterns Hits the Homestead

We've had unusual weather this year, but it seems to be benefitting both the trees and our honeybees. We expect a record honey harvest.
Scenes like this are common along the rivers and creeks that flooded during Hurricane Helene.

Massive Flooding Possible in KY, WV, TN, IN and OH

A historic rain weather event is bringing many hours of heavy rain over multiple days from the Ozarks, the Mississippi Valley, and the Ohio Valley.
The technical support specialists at Franklin WH were very helpful as we tried to figure out why the generator could not power our batteries (the two boxes see in the center and right right). Turns out we had to replace a current transformer.

Solar Power Not so Hot in the Winter

While our solar power system is now working at 100 percent, it's producing less than half the power it did in August. Some lessons here if you plan to go off grid.
A cold, snowy city street.

Another Massive Winter Storm Heading Across the Country

A massive storm is sweeping across the U.S., bringing sever rain to the South and Southeast and snow most of the northern states.
Driving in heavy snow can result in accidents or getting stranded on the highway.

Winter Storm Strands Georgia Drivers Overnight

Some drivers were stuck in their cars for more than 12 hours after a winter storm earlier this week clogged highways and made it impossible to drive.
Splitting firewood on a cold day.

The Big Freeze and Southern Snow

We don't get much snow, but our water freezes. We re prepped for that, but it is still an inconvenience. Nonetheless, live goes on.
Los Angeles County is about 4,800 square miles and has approximately 10 million residents. In addition to the city of Los Angeles, it includes Beverly Hills, Burbank, Glendale, Inglewood, Long Beach, Malibu, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Torrance, and more than 60 other cities.

Weather, Fire, the Economy, War and More

2025 is off to a rough start and more trouble brewing, but many positive things are as well. Will it be a good year or a bad year?
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