Every prepper and homesteader needs to know how to make pepper jelly, right? Because let’s be honest—if you’re planning to survive the Rapture on canned green beans, you might want to start stocking up on actual flavor first. Nothing says “end of days” like a life spent dreaming of spicy jelly while everyone else is …
Sometimes, you just have to unplug from the madness—family drama, doomscrolling, and the friends who yell at you for watching Fox News, even though they still think Real Housewives counts as “current events.” That’s when it’s time to pack up the dog, the natural deodorant that doesn’t work anyways, and head into the wilds for …
This first official weekend of autumn was not a busy one for me as Big Bear’s most highly-rated hiking guide. Unfortunately for our mountain community, the Line Fire is still burning basically out of control at well over 40,000 acres. For our local businesses, the smoky air may be choking us and the slowdown in …
In our neck of the woods here in southern California, yes it is fall at last. No that does not mean baking with pumpkins, at least this year. This year that means just what the hell shall I do with five hundred peaches? I hope all of my friends and family love Peach Indian Chutney, …