Departments
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Note from the publisher
Letters
Editorial:
Don’t throw away your vote
Columns:
Where I live:
Chasing down cows at Jenny Creek
What if there’s no doctor?
Knowing CPR can save a life
Ayoob on firearms:
The best deal in home-defense guns
Homesteading on the electronic frontier:
Looking for love in cyberspace
Recipes:
These chocolate treats make great gifts and delicious holiday desserts
Make delicious, eye-catching holiday breads
Delicious holiday cakes don’t have to be diet-busters
Original Poems:
John Earl Silveira
A Groaner
Contents
Crafts
Keep the cooks happy wit hthese easy-to-make kitchen helpers
Here are five quick and easy craft projects
Custom crafted toiletries make very special gifts
Make this classic Shaker-style butcher block
Seed art it’s fun to collect the seeds and create these unusual pictures
This method lets you make quilts that are artistic and very personal
Make your own nifty gift bags
You can make these beautiful pinecone wreaths at home
- Make a doll with real hair
- Make a beautiful tire planter
With paper mache, you can make treasures from trash
Here’s how to make a musical bamboo flute
Building
Save time and money, and get that custom look, with hinges you make yourself
Farm/Garden
Next year, grow your own holiday turkey
Grow winter salad greens on your windowsill
Independent energy
Self sufficiency
Listening to shortwave broadcasts from around the world is informative and fun
Protect your land title before you buy
Here are 10 ways to beat corrosion in the garage
Use these tips to avoid problems with your sewing machine
For many people, these natural remedies can reduce high blood pressure
Country living
Close encounters with the white deer
Homeschooling
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