Here is the last installment of our Emergency Preparedness Week here at Pies & Puggles. I asked Janet Wallace of This Confetti Life, who is an attorney by day and a blogger by night, to do a post on estate planning for us youngsters. It’s not a happy topic, but I hope you’ll be gladRead more
Over the years, I have personally experienced the following car problems: flat tire, dead battery, oil leak, cracked radiator, accidents large and small. It’s a wonder I still even drive. Now here’s the thing: I know nothing about cars. I don’t really get engines. I’ve changed my own oil exactly twice because first my fatherRead more
There are all kinds of emergencies. Some involve setting the stove on fire using caramel. Some involve breaking an ankle on a seed pod. Some are real emergencies. Some of these real emergencies may involve you needing to get out of dodge for a couple of hours or even a couple of days. You mayRead more
Last week, a train derailed in Quebec. Five people died, dozens of people are still missing and 2,000 people in a town of 6,000 were evacuated. So here’s a question: what would you do if the local police came to your door at 2 am and said you needed to evacuate, even just 20 milesRead more