Power was out for 46 hours after hurricane Michael came up from the Gulf Coast. Extremely heavy rains and wind took out power around here for 90% of all customers!

We managed okay but another day without power would have forced us to bring in water for all of the animals.

The camping gear came in VERY useful. This peculator makes excellent coffee.

We bought a generator to keep our freezers going. They are full of pork from our hogs.

After trying to use tarps for years to cover our hay & shavings and replacing them once/twice each year, we decided to try using re-purposed vinyl signs/billboard tarps instead. They are extremely heavy weight and priced reasonable.

I can say that we are thrilled with them. Their quality, durability and UV resistance will allow them to stay useful for many years.

We have used https://billboardtarps.com/ for our needs with great success and very fast shipping.

So what do you do when your sick or injured and you have a farm? Calling in sick is NOT an option. Those animals still need feed/hay/water/milking so you have to get the chores completed one way or another. If possible, your spouse (or other family member) must complete the necessary duties or you suck it up and limp through and get them finished yourself.

I recently pulled my back (it happens once or twice a year on average) and thank God I was not totally bed ridden. Although the Flexeril put me in a semi-comma and I felt horribly intoxicated for 24 hours (even only taking 1/2 a tablet). Bleh~ Good for nothing but sleeping.

The doctor says my soft/marsh-mellow mattress is horrible for my back so I guess we need to go mattress shopping soon!

Dallas made a bunch of these and they work very, very well. The flame last for over 5 minutes!

• Old candle wax
• Shavings
• Dryer lint
• Cupcake liners