Country Living With Emma

Episode 54 -- Emma Moves a House Part 1 05.08.2024 24:35 ↓

The first installment of the saga of moving and restoring an old house, including The Great Flood and The Ice Storm of the Century.

Episode 53 - Recreational Needlework 02.08.2024 28:19 ↓

Why is needlework helpful, even if not specifically for utilitarian purposes? Using needlework to lower stress levels. and create beauty.

Episode 52 -- Utility Needlework 02.08.2024 27:00 ↓

Why is it important to have sewing and needlework skills, especially in hard times? What kinds of skills are helpful?

Episode 51 -- Cooking From Scratch 31.07.2024 22:17 ↓

The benefits of cooking from scratch, plus a little history of processed foods and many things we depend on in the grocery store.

Episode 50 -- Pros & Cons of Canning Part 2 31.07.2024 22:46 ↓

What are the advantages of canning? How can you make your own canned goods specific to your own preferences.

Episode 49 -- Pros & Cons of Canning Part 1 25.07.2024 30:59 ↓

Preserving the harvest from our gardens is important and canning can be a big part of that. Does canning fit into your lifestyle?

Episode 48 -- Pros & Cons of Gardening in the 21st Century 22.07.2024 23:12 ↓

Gardening is a big topic in the prepper community. The general consensus is that we should all know how to grow our own food. However, there are both pros and cons to gardening in 2024. 

Episode 47 -- Skills From the Past: Gardening & Quilting 22.07.2024 32:02 ↓

How did my garden perform this year? Plus, I'm preparing to demonstrate hand quilting at a heritage festival later in the fall.

Episode 46 -- Prepper Acronyms: YOYO 18.07.2024 23:19 ↓

How the response to Hurricane Beryl shows that we are truly YOYO.

Episode 45 -- Navigation, Do You Have a Map in Your Head? 16.07.2024 27:00 ↓

How well can you find your way around without GPS? Can you develop a sense of direction?

Episode 44 -- Plans For My Week of Vacation and Dealing With Pests 11.07.2024 18:38 ↓

Dealing with pests, life without the internet, and what I plan to work on during my vacation week.

Episode 43 -- Garden Update 11.07.2024 19:05 ↓

Discussing the projects I plan to get done during my week of vacation.

Episode 42 -- Infrastructure and Planning For the Future Part 2 11.07.2024 11:09 ↓

More infrastructure projects around the property.

Episode 41 -- Infrastructure and Planning For the Future Part 1 24.06.2024 23:42 ↓

Adding things to the homestead for the future.

Episode 40 -- 10 Things I Learned From The Great Power Outage of 2024 Part 2 21.06.2024 25:36 ↓

More about what I learned living without power for 5 and a half days.

Episode 39 -- 10 Things I Learned From The Great Power Outage of 2024 Part 1 18.06.2024 23:36 ↓

What did I learn from the longest power outage of my life? This is part one of the list.

Episode 38 The Start of Hurricane Season 17.06.2024 21:35 ↓

The 2024 hurricane season starts early with a tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico. Garden updates and prepping plans.

Episode 37 -- Back in the 21st Century 17.06.2024 24:50 ↓

The power is back on. What did I learn?

Episode 36 -- Day Four of No Power 17.06.2024 11:16 ↓

Four days and counting without power at my house. What have I learned about how unprepared I am?

Episode 35 -- Emma Goes Off-Grid & Not By Choice 06.06.2024 21:11 ↓

Storm damage resulting downed trees, downed power lines, and no power for multiple days. 

Episode 34 -- Report From the Farmers Market 03.06.2024 21:58 ↓

All farmers and gardeners in an area will be subjected to the same conditions. Buying food locally is a great idea, but some produce may be in short supply. 

Episode 33 -- Inflation is Another Thing We Can't Control 03.06.2024 24:24 ↓

Inflation makes everyone's life more difficult, including those of us in the rural areas.

Episode 32 -- Weather and Other Things We Can't Control 29.05.2024 22:01 ↓

What we can and can not control.

Episode 31 -- Reality vs YouTube 28.05.2024 22:36 ↓

How real life in the country differs from what it looks like on YouTube and social media. What projects did I get done over the weekend?

Episode 30 -- Weekend Plans 28.05.2024 17:12 ↓

My plans for the three day weekend and what I hope to get accomplished on my property.