Country Living With Emma

Weekend plans and getting ready for future big events. Fall is a busy time! What are you doing this weekend?Take a Cold Tater and Wait

We finish up the adventures of Mary Rabb and her family in the 1820s & 1830s as they build a life in Texas.

Baby Boomers are familiar with the Civil Defense Agency. In school, we did "duck and cover" and watched many films on what to do in case of emergencies. However, "Civil Defense" is no longer a thing, and FEMA took its place. Was that a good thing? Use your own judgement on that one.

This is a great tool for processing and preserving apples!Apples Peeler & Corer

In the digital age, it's important to have some things in hard copy. The Bible is one of them.PBS Nova Series "In the Event of Catastrophe

It's Friday, so I thought I'd give an update on what I have going on. Also, I'm going to briefly discuss why it's important to be grateful for the people who came before us. I researched the price of land in the area where Mary Rabb and her family settled. The cost is about $10,000 per acre. That would make the "league and a labor" worth over $46 million today.

This is the story of Mary Crownover Rabb's journey to Texas in the 1820s.I couldn't find what I think Mary's saddle would have looked like, but this might be close.Insect repellant: Picaridin

I use these with sewing, but they have a thousand uses!Offset ScrewdriverTelescoping MagnetKitchen Utensils - Cosmopolitan Cornbread

Anytime a big event happens, especially if it's a bad thing, the conspiracy theories run rampant. Is that always the answer?

This is the last chapter in Mary's memoirs, and she gives us a quick history of how her family fared through the Civil War. Needless to say, it's eerily similar to our own time.