We did a really low tech fence of posts and 3 ft high chicken wire. The key was buying a product called Invisible Fence. That stuff keeps out deer, rabbits, squirrels, neighbors and most life forms. The first ingredient in it is 'putrefied egg solids'. Nuff said.
When I was working as a nurse I was invited to a 2 day conference on surviving a Pandemic. There were government leaders there, major business owners, hospital CEO's, doctors, nurses and the Red Cross. We began an exercise that coordinated the hospitals and the community. It really wasn't...
If anyone crochets....you can use the tape to crochet tote bags for the grocery store. They are surprisingly tough and can hold a lot of weight.
Here is a pattern for making a purse - adjust for size.
http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2011/05/08/recycled-video-tape-purse/
For 7 mos we have been living between two houses. Working on the farm and then crashing at the house we have for sale.
We boxed up just about everything and I soon realized how wasteful I had been. In 7 mos I have not unpacked one box looking for something that I just 'had' to have. So I guess...
I made this last year for Christmas. Did a jalapeno jelly and a Thai chili jelly. Everyone got a little basket (dollar store) with two small jellyies, a box of fancy crackers and a cheese spreader knife. I put instructions on how to heat up the cheese as a card. It was a hit and some folks even...