Modern Pioneer

Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your ...

There have been a handful of people in my life that, with time and life, have slipped away from. Chris was one of those people that has and ...

With the warm coals from the hard wood fire, I sit in my warm house wearing my smiley faced pj bottoms and my traditional plain white T on. ...

As a child, we as a family would go camping and fishing along the river banks of many rivers in two states. As we traveled or stayed at camp...

Memories of smelling bacon from downstairs always woke me up and made my tummy growl. At home on the farm, it was a frosting designed window...

As the garden keeps giving, I keep on putting food up. Because I use several methods of storing food, I use the methods that best suit our n...

Many people that garden just do it, they just get on with it and you would know nothing else other than they grow their food. Some people ga...

With the drought in full swing, I have had other worries on my mind other than my mushroom log tower. In the spring as it came in, if that...

As I sit in comfort of my plush chair, the fire is keeping this space warm and the smell of the fire reminds me of childhood days of living ...

Before I explain to you what happened, I want to touch on a few things and I do not advise you to do what I am about to share as there could...

K&D asked me this morning if I am a prepper? Perhaps.. My lifestyle is based on a system of beliefs that living off the land and takin...

So I have had some conflict recently about my SS way of life. But let me not forget my city life and all that it still is and more. Perhaps ...

To my disappointment this year, I have been to busy to go hunting outside a couple hours the first day. I have hired seasonal help, but the ...

While winterizing this year, confident in my acquired skills of maple syrup making, spotting and marking of maple trees on my own property (...

This time of year most folks love to share the fruits of their labor with others. So many people bring in food from their gardens and give i...

Hello SS folks, long time no post... However as I mentioned after my return from the coast, I am presenting you with the photos of t...