He and I and the family are on vacation. We've been traveling and acting like it's still 2004. Except not really. I was careful about buying gas the whole drive up here. I managed to pay no more than $4.02 for gas during the drive up here. But now in Portland, Maine, the average price is $4.09, and it's $4.14 at the place closest to our residence. And we are thinking about moving some of our cash reserves to a Canadian bank, just for security. And we'll be biking around town more than last year. And just plain hanging out together at home instead of sightseeing as much as in the past.
Anyway, expect sporadic posting while we are off enjoying sunshine, fresh air and quality family time. But a few links still....
Will High Gas Prices Kill Suburban Sprawl? -- this has links to various sources, and is about the demise of suburbia. I don't think cities will disappear completely, but they will certainly shrink. And many suburbs will disappear or go back to being quasi-independent villages as many small towns outside of large cities once were. This is not necessarily a bad thing!
*******************************************
A quick source of emergency food supplies -- a bucket o' meals! Seems just... delicious? Ayiyi. And what fun seeing companies capitalizing on people's panicking!
debating buying 2...
********************************************
So what about all the food in your freezer? What if it all thawed? What can you save? What can you eat? What do you do?
Michigan State University Extension to the rescue! When Your Freezer Stops Working. Not fancy, but useful info.
********************************************
I am love love loving this Wise Bread site tonight. Here's info about reusing old containers. I've started saving all the glass jars we use -- from pasta sauce and fruit, etc. I kinda sorta know I can use them for some sort of storage, and now I know more details:
> Smaller Glass Jars with Screw on Lids.
> These are great for under the shelf storage of nails and other hardware items, beads, buttons and more. Attach the top to the bottom of the undershelf and screw the clear jars on and off as you need them. Great for garages, shops, art studious, craft and sewing rooms, or anywhere you need transparent storage and a polished coordinated look isn’t quite so important. Also, I’ve always liked the look for a relaxed garden party of those hanging tree candles with small glass jars, tea lights and coat hanger wire. Depending on your theme, this will either fit in with what you want or it won’t.
I also intend to start saving larger jars and grated cheese containers!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment