June 21st is the birthday of Rex Applegate (June 21, 1914 – July 14, 1998), author of Kill or Be Killed [1]. He was the friend and mentor of SurvivalBlog’s Senior Field Gear Editor, Pat Cascio [2].
Today is the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. Whomever it was who came up with the phrase “The lazy days of summer” obviously didn’t live on a self-sufficient homestead. We are very busy at this time of year. – JWR