How to Survive and Thrive When the Power Is Out (ePub)

Upper Peninsula, Michigan--First of it's kind handy guide/personal journal that you will want to keep close at hand. Here in it's pages J.L. Noakes delightfully captures the know how of real people who lived before the wide spread use of electricity. From their stories of basic daily living without electricity we learn how to keep food cold, about the ever important ladies and babies needs, one pot recipes, soap making and herbal remedies, all the way to a heart wrenching interview with a woman in her late 90's during Nazi occupied Poland. "Her story broke my heart and kept me up several nights thinking about the horror she and so many woman and children went through," Noakes explains. All these and more are held in this unique, one of a kind book of know how, preserved now for future generations.
"How to Survive and Thrive When the Power is Out" offers the reader secrets daily living from our ancient sisters to early 1900's domestic divas. These mom's kept their families comfortable and healthy without the use of electricity. How did they do it? Every woman with a child will want to keep this book close at hand because you will want to return to it time and time again. Within each section you will find perfect pages to catalog your own family stories, individual triumphs and special healthy recipes and remedies .
There are many families today that are simply wishing for a little more self reliance and peace of mind. Job losses and power outages seem to be a way of life, with unpredictable weather, and sabre rattling by out of control groups and governments adding to the stress. One never knows what might be just right around the corner or over the horizon. Be prepared with "How to Survive and Thrive When the Power is Out" by J.L. Noakes. Put this one on your gift giving list, she will be glad you did.