Originally Posted by quilt3311
One winter it was 6 weeks before we could get to shopping. Once a week an airplane would fly over and drop our mail. Youngest daughter thought her sheets came from angels, because she knew Santa could not possibly have gotten through the snow. Packages were dropped from the plane.
Ah yes there still are places in the country where people do have to make do.
I've read about that winter, but wasn't living in Nebraska at the time. We had our own deep snow, but not so bad as to need planes dropping food/meds/etc. for us.
I stock up on food and fabric. We use leftovers, but they are planned. And I am learning Quiltville's method for the use of fabric scraps.
I come from a long line of farmers, so I learned food preservation as a child. My mom tells stories of making over dresses for the next child in line, though I did not have to do it for mine. I am currently cutting up outgrown clothing for quilts. I was taught to 'waste not, want not."