Home March's challenge is to pack one item each day in a Survival Bag, in order to be prepared for an emergency.
Pack survival clothing!
1. my emergency foil blanket, plus silk sheet-bag and a sleeping bag.
2. a mosquito head net and a tube aloe vera
Today I will pack my clothes:
Light weight, quick dry pants
My warm zipped jacket, beanie and bathing suit have not yet been photographed.
This is because I have packed them in a cardboard box somewhere in the pile of boxes in our garage,
waiting for a Removalist to take our gear to a new home in a couple of weeks.
Garden Nodding Top (Thickhead) Crassocephalum crepidioides
Expedition pants, zip off legs
1 pair shorts
3 short sleeved shirts (2 casual, 1 good)
1 long sleeved cotton shirt
x5 undies x1 bra
x5 Socks
Rainproof jacket
Umbrella (I often get too hot in a rainproof jacket)
1 pair shorts
3 short sleeved shirts (2 casual, 1 good)
1 long sleeved cotton shirt
x5 undies x1 bra
x5 Socks
Rainproof jacket
Umbrella (I often get too hot in a rainproof jacket)
Warm zipped jacket
Sun Hat for shade and Beanie for warmth
Bathing suit
Sandals or thongs
Sun Hat for shade and Beanie for warmth
Bathing suit
Sandals or thongs
Waterproof Hiking Boots
A long dress which will also do as a nightie
A short sleeved top to "dress up" my nightie for outings!
A Pashmina scarf (see info below for uses)
A long dress which will also do as a nightie
A short sleeved top to "dress up" my nightie for outings!
A Pashmina scarf (see info below for uses)
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| lightweight pants & quick dry expedition pants with zip off legs so they can become shorts |
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| shorts |
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| x5 undies 1bra x5 sox (boys won't need a bra or so many undies!!) If I was headed out into very cold weather, to please my Mum, I would also pack a singlet! |
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| 3 short-sleeved shirts 1 long-sleeved cotton shirt |
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| Rainproof jacket, umbrella, sunhat |
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| sandals or thongs & hiking boots |
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| Pashmina |
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| dress and top (dress can double as a nightie) |
My warm zipped jacket, beanie and bathing suit have not yet been photographed.
This is because I have packed them in a cardboard box somewhere in the pile of boxes in our garage,
waiting for a Removalist to take our gear to a new home in a couple of weeks.
Keeping your head warm in the cold weather
A good deal of body heat is emitted from our head.
When we wear winter clothes for warmth,
we should also protect our head from the cold.
we should also protect our head from the cold.
Pashmina scarves and shawls are very popular,
but often someone will see a woman wearing one and think, "that looks great, but I wouldn't know how to wear one!"
There are lots of ways to wear a Pashmina shawl,
and lots of reasons to wear one, or give one to someone as a gift. Here are just some of the many uses for Pashmina shawls.
Travel
Because they are so light and yet warm and cozy Pashmina shawls and scarves are a must have travel accessory. They can be wadded into a purse or pocket, or put into a carry on bag, and used as a blanket or soft pillow on the plane. Traveling from one climate to another? A light but warm Pashmina layered over a tee shirt or light sweater can be a fashionable way to move from climate to climate comfortably. If you travel often you can't afford not to carry a pretty Pashmina shawl with you all the time. Pashminas also are the perfect unique gift for someone who travels a lot.
Because they are so light and yet warm and cozy Pashmina shawls and scarves are a must have travel accessory. They can be wadded into a purse or pocket, or put into a carry on bag, and used as a blanket or soft pillow on the plane. Traveling from one climate to another? A light but warm Pashmina layered over a tee shirt or light sweater can be a fashionable way to move from climate to climate comfortably. If you travel often you can't afford not to carry a pretty Pashmina shawl with you all the time. Pashminas also are the perfect unique gift for someone who travels a lot.
For the Beach
Live near the water? Planning a vacation to the beach? Light, warm Pashmina shawls make great sarongs and beach cover ups. Unlike cotton sarongs or cover ups, Pashminas are light and airy but can also add a layer of warmth after coming out of the chilly water. Pashminas are also great layering pieces to keep off the chill of the water in the evening.
Live near the water? Planning a vacation to the beach? Light, warm Pashmina shawls make great sarongs and beach cover ups. Unlike cotton sarongs or cover ups, Pashminas are light and airy but can also add a layer of warmth after coming out of the chilly water. Pashminas are also great layering pieces to keep off the chill of the water in the evening.
For the Office
Do you work in an office where the air conditioner is always on way too high? Keep a couple soft, warm, stylish Pashminas in your desk drawer to keep you warm at work. Buy a few neutral colored Pashminas that go with everything and stash them at work so you can layer them over your Spring and Summer clothes to keep you warm when the air conditioner is on way too high.
Do you work in an office where the air conditioner is always on way too high? Keep a couple soft, warm, stylish Pashminas in your desk drawer to keep you warm at work. Buy a few neutral colored Pashminas that go with everything and stash them at work so you can layer them over your Spring and Summer clothes to keep you warm when the air conditioner is on way too high.
For Everyday
If you're like most women, you have a million little errands to run everyday. You want to look stylish and express some personality but don't have hours to get dressed or shop. Throwing a unique patterned Pashmina or bright colored Pashmina on over a tee or sweater and jeans can keep you warm even on chilly days and keep you looking stylish and elegant. If it gets warm, tie the Pashmina around your waist to make a chic belt or throw it in your handbag.
If you're like most women, you have a million little errands to run everyday. You want to look stylish and express some personality but don't have hours to get dressed or shop. Throwing a unique patterned Pashmina or bright colored Pashmina on over a tee or sweater and jeans can keep you warm even on chilly days and keep you looking stylish and elegant. If it gets warm, tie the Pashmina around your waist to make a chic belt or throw it in your handbag.
Restaurants/Movie Theaters/Evenings Out
In the summer it's often the case that businesses, especially movie theaters and restaurants, keep the air conditioning on high, far too high for some people! Pashmina shawls are the perfect accessory to keep you warm when the air conditioner is on too high. Throw a soft, pretty Pashmina over a pretty summer sundress, or over a tee shirt and a jeans, to look great and stay warm. Because they are so thin and light, Pashminas can easily be stuffed into a handbag, or even into a jeans pocket. Tie one around your waist as a belt or wear it as a scarf.
In the summer it's often the case that businesses, especially movie theaters and restaurants, keep the air conditioning on high, far too high for some people! Pashmina shawls are the perfect accessory to keep you warm when the air conditioner is on too high. Throw a soft, pretty Pashmina over a pretty summer sundress, or over a tee shirt and a jeans, to look great and stay warm. Because they are so thin and light, Pashminas can easily be stuffed into a handbag, or even into a jeans pocket. Tie one around your waist as a belt or wear it as a scarf.
For a Special Event
Nothing sets off that perfect little black dress like a brightly colored or patterned Pashmina shawl.Hollywood celebrities have been wearing Pashminas to the Oscars and other award shows for years.
Nothing sets off that perfect little black dress like a brightly colored or patterned Pashmina shawl.Hollywood celebrities have been wearing Pashminas to the Oscars and other award shows for years.
As a Unique Baby Shower Gift
Don't want to get the new mother the same old baby shower gift? Pashmina shawls make treasured baby shower gifts because they can be used as luxurious receiving blankets or crib blankets. Since they are so light and soft, babies love them. Since they are so warm and made from all natural fibers, moms love them. Treat the new mom and baby to a gift of luxury.
Don't want to get the new mother the same old baby shower gift? Pashmina shawls make treasured baby shower gifts because they can be used as luxurious receiving blankets or crib blankets. Since they are so light and soft, babies love them. Since they are so warm and made from all natural fibers, moms love them. Treat the new mom and baby to a gift of luxury.
Properties Leaves per 100 g edible portion is: water 79.9%, energy 268 kJ (64 kcal), protein 3.2 g, fat 0.7 g, carbohydrate 14.0 g, fibre 1.9 g, Ca 260 mg, P 52 mg (Leung, W.-T.W., Busson, F. & Jardin, C., 1968).
* Nodding Top has been a food to the Australian Aborigines, either cooked or eaten raw. Until recently, to me it was a garden "weed"! But now I am using the leaves raw, lightly steamed, and I am adding them to stir-fry dishes. The carroty-nutty taste is sharp but it is not bitter.
*It has similarities to milk thistle, but the leaves are lime green rather than grey-green. The small thistle-shaped orange flowers are set in clusters of four or more at the apex of the plant, causing the stem to bend downwards, thus the name, "nodding top".
West and Central Africa: The tender and succulent leaves and stems are used as a vegetable in soups and stews.
South-western Nigeria: Here the leaves are lightly blanched, excess water is drained off, and the leaves are then cooked with peppers, onions, tomatoes, melon and sometimes fish or meat to make soups and stews.
Sierra Leone: The leaves are popular and are made into a sauce with groundnut paste.
Australia: The leaves are eaten as a salad green, either cooked or raw.
Southern Nigeria: The leaves are used to treat indigestion.
DR Congo: Leaf sap is given to treat upset stomach.
Uganda: Leaf sap is used as a treatment for fresh wounds.
Nigeria: A leaf lotion or decoction is used to treat headache.
Tanzania: A mixture of the leaf sap of Crassocephalum crepidioides and Cymbopogon giganteus Chiov. is used orally and externally for the treatment of epilepsy. Also the dried leaf powder is applied as a snuff to stop nose bleeding and smoked to treat sleeping sickness.
Nodding Top Root can be used to treat swollen lips because of the tannin in the root;
The plant is readily eaten by livestock and it is a useful green fodder for poultry;
It has been used successfully as a trap plant, collecting adult corm weevils in banana plantations.
http://database.prota.org/PROTAhtml/Crassocephalum%20crepidioides_En.htm
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| This is rather a moth-eaten Nodding Top - this one is not destined for the dinner table! |
Upright plant with weighty flowers
That bow you down toward the ground,
We thought you were a garden weed
But now we know that we can feed
from you.
Robyn
May we choose to not carry too much weight through our lives
from Robyn
painting of robin by Brenda, my mum.