Pepper’s Blog
Prepping for Thanksgiving Without Losing Your Stuffing
This year, I’m hosting Thanksgiving dinner for the first time. With Mom busy juggling her mayoral duties, she politely hinted…
Read MoreCanning the Last of Autumn
There’s something bittersweet about the last canning day of the season. The garden’s finished its run, the air’s gone crisp,…
Read MoreLeaf It to a Prepper
Fall in Willow Lake is beautiful… until you realize most of those lovely leaves are plotting against you. They pile…
Read MoreLessons from a Pumpkin
Every October, my porch turns into a pumpkin patch. Big ones, little ones, warty ones that look like they’ve seen…
Read More10 DIY Halloween Porch Décor from Everyday Prepping Supplies
When you’re a prepper, you look at everything with two thoughts in mind. Can I use it in an emergency…
Read MoreWhen the Wind Howls and the Water Rises: Flood & Wind Prep the Pepper Way
When the forecast starts tossing around words like “gusts,” “flood watch,” and “batten down,” that’s my cue to put the…
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