so-soThis is from an American point of view, so some of the things in here weren't relevant to me.
There wasn't much to be learned here either for me as I've read most of the things in other books.
When I bought this book, I knew nothing about it, I bought it because of the title.
After buying it though, I quickly found out that it was first printed in 1905, so it's severely outdated and only some of it was transferable.
Such a great read so far! I'm excited to implement what I learn!
#survival #endoftheworld #urbansurvival #selfreliance
This is the 2020 update to the original 2010 book by the same title. This father/son duo own and operate their own homestead in the UK, and this book is full of concepts and ideas for becoming (as the title implies) more self-sufficient. While there were a lot of things about this book that I really liked, the organization and direction felt muddled to me. For instance, the entire first section of the book just jumps directly into getting off the⬇
pickI finished Hattie Big Sky before I was done with my mask project, and the other audiobook I'm working on (Linda Yueh's What Would the Great Economists Do?) requires more thinking than I could spare while sewing, so I got the Hattie sequel from the library. It's not got the oomph that the first has (and a sequel probably wasn't necessary), but it was fun to hear about San Francisco between the wars while finishing the masks.
This is the kind of practical advice I am here for.
“When you seek a guide in the mountains he looks first in your eyes and then at your shoes. If both are right, you are right.”
“You may loan your last dollar to a friend; but never loan him your axe, unless you are certain that he knows how to use it.”
“We do not go to the woods to rough it; we go to smooth it—we get it rough enough in town. But let us live the simple, natural life in the woods, and leave all frills behind.” Kephart quoting Nessmuk
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This book is interesting. I‘m not quite sure if it is supposed to be showing off evolution or just the life cycle of a tadpole. It could work for either. I really love the rhyming pattern and sound words like Bloop. They would be great fun at story time. However, the cadence is all over the place and causes the story to act as a tongue twister.
#WinterGames2020 #Teamreadnosereindeer +16
