Did you know there are approximately 5 MILLION earthquakes worldwide each year?  One of the worst happening over the weekend on the coast of Ecuador.  It’s easy to think that earthquakes only affect specific areas of the world, but in reality, the majority of the earth is vulnerable to seismicRead More →

We have all been sobered by what happened in Paris yesterday.  It came totally out of the blue, even those charged with keeping their eyes on possible terrorist threats “heard no chatter” about what was about to take place.  It has been called the deadliest violence to hit France since World War II.Read More →

Several years ago, I read a personal account of a family whose power went out for a few days due to a severe winter storm. They had a couple of lanterns and some flashlights which they thought would be enough to get them through the crisis. What they didn’t take into consideration wasRead More →

You may have noticed that I have a new emergency preparedness section (titled e-prep) on my navigation bar! It has great information about 72 hour kits and my favorite different emergency cooking options. I’ll be adding more to it over the summer but in the meantime, check out what I’veRead More →