While I was down in TX...I spent a couple of evenings a week chatting with the folks. Talk usually centers around politics....or "the way things used to be". I usually learn a lot about a huge variety of topics. I was introduced to a couple of remedies I thought I would not only share, but add to the first aid kit. Bag Balm and Drawing Salve. Both were used widely, as home remedies....and now are primarily used on the farm. A couple others to add some depth to the kit...activated charcoal and sweet oil.

We did indeed get an ice storm. I am glad to report that Mother Nature spared me again. I must live in a little pocket--that got overlooked. I went out to the post office and library today--less than a mile from my place....and drove into a winter wonderland....so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes.