Episodes

  • Episode 381 - What You Can Learn From Walmart

    Episode 381 - What You Can Learn From Walmart
    Mar 20 2026
    People and merch watching at Walmart can be very educational. You can learn a lot about the society in an area by what goes on at Walmart.
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    25 mins
  • Episode 380 - Texas History Thursday: Ella Bird Dumont

    Episode 380 - Texas History Thursday: Ella Bird Dumont
    Mar 19 2026
    Ella, like Louvenia, married a Texas Ranger and lived in the Ranger camps. However, she and her husband went on to other adventures, including buffalo hunting!
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    48 mins
  • Episode 379 - Tool Tip Tuesday: Frost Cloth, Garden Clips, and Pex Pipe

    Episode 379 - Tool Tip Tuesday: Frost Cloth, Garden Clips, and Pex Pipe
    Mar 19 2026
    Tuesday morning our low was 25° F! That's chilly for us in Winter, much less Spring! The ability to cover and protect new plants in the garden is important. Here's a link to the garden clips I use:

    Garden Clips
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    25 mins
  • Episode 378 - Frugal Friday: All Things Gardening!

    Episode 378 - Frugal Friday: All Things Gardening!
    Mar 13 2026
    This is the time to learn gardening. It can be as cheap or as expensive as you choose. There is loads of free information on gardening online and available from your county extension office. Take advantage of it! Plus, a Scottish study found that gardening decreases our risk of developing dementia by 35%!

    Get outside and grow something!
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    35 mins
  • Episode 377 - Country Living With Emma

    Episode 377 - Country Living With Emma
    Mar 13 2026
    43 mins
  • Episode 376 - Personal SHTF Anniversary

    Episode 376 - Personal SHTF Anniversary
    Mar 11 2026
    Today is the 52nd anniversary of a day that fundamentally changed my life. I was 17 years old. "New normal" wasn't a thing then, but that's exactly what happened.
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    28 mins
  • Episode 375 - Textile Skills in War Time Part 2 & Tool of the Week: Needle Puller

    Episode 375 - Textile Skills in War Time Part 2 & Tool of the Week: Needle Puller
    Mar 10 2026
    We will finish up talking about various textile skills that were handy during wartime.

    Tool of the Week:

    Needle Puller
    Aunt Becky
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    36 mins
  • Episode 374 - Textile Skills in War Time

    Episode 374 - Textile Skills in War Time
    Mar 9 2026
    How did our ancestors produce textile during times when supply chains were interrupted by war?
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    30 mins