Don't panic - Be Prepared!!

Well I’m trying to alleviate one of the issues with my new loo. That was an issue I could find it, but I didn’t necessarily want to use what I could find!!!

Flour in general was a problem, it was kept under the counter and rationed around here.
I now have about 18kg of 00 pizza flour and about 15Kg of bread flour boxed under the stairs along with Herman The hungry beast in the fridge.

Dried pasta was an issue, but I could make fresh now, if that became an issue.

If I’m being perfectly honest compost was my biggest issue, I didn’t have any as I’d top dressed my raised beds In the autumn and filled my bean trench with the remnants. So I was having to use my greenhouse beds as potting compost which caused issues, with this years tomato selection.

I carried on food shopping throughout so there weren’t many things that were an issue, if it was to happen now though I’d have a whole different kind of shortage issue. Vinegar and sugar are essential for me at this time of year, pickling and jamming are the order of the day. I’d have problem if they weren’t available. I’d have to splash out on a dehydrator in that event. I’ve wanted one for a few years but justifying it to the OH is harder. Plus storing it.

I don’t think we’ll have the same issues again as it will only be local area shutdowns now rather than countrywide. We will have a spike though you can’t not when the schools go back. DD has masks for communal areas and OH has been given visors and masks so it will be an interesting couple of months.