Suralle Straykat
@suralle.bsky.social
Retired Submarine Sailor, Preserver, Witch, Gardener, Forager, Locavore & Nemophilist.
Fruit & Vegetable Picker at The Cassiopeia Garden & Orchard
Forager in The Woods
Liberal Prepper
My Oath was and is to the Constitution & the Republic, for Democracy.
Fruit & Vegetable Picker at The Cassiopeia Garden & Orchard
Forager in The Woods
Liberal Prepper
My Oath was and is to the Constitution & the Republic, for Democracy.
Food, water, alternative power, sanitation, all problematic but can be planned for. Life is easier after SHTF when you have a team.
Figure out who you need based on your skill set, make sure they can handle and survive as a team before an event that takes down the grid happens.
Figure out who you need based on your skill set, make sure they can handle and survive as a team before an event that takes down the grid happens.
Most people assume they could bug in for weeks or months, but when you look closely at water, power, and sanitation, the timeline often shrinks fast 👇
youtu.be/HsSfu0kg494
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How Long Can You Really Bug In Without Resupply? - Prepper's Paradigm
YouTube video by Prepper's Paradigm
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February 2, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Food, water, alternative power, sanitation, all problematic but can be planned for. Life is easier after SHTF when you have a team.
Figure out who you need based on your skill set, make sure they can handle and survive as a team before an event that takes down the grid happens.
Figure out who you need based on your skill set, make sure they can handle and survive as a team before an event that takes down the grid happens.
Reposted by Suralle Straykat
Stuck inside on a snowy day, so inking this magical wreath.
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Stuck inside on a snowy day, so inking this magical wreath.
It's going to get worse.
No amount of compliance is going to help and there will be no redress of grievance allowed.
Get you and your tribe ready to go. Water, food, alternative power, whatever it takes, do not count on help besides who is next to you.
No amount of compliance is going to help and there will be no redress of grievance allowed.
Get you and your tribe ready to go. Water, food, alternative power, whatever it takes, do not count on help besides who is next to you.
January 26, 2026 at 12:56 PM
It's going to get worse.
No amount of compliance is going to help and there will be no redress of grievance allowed.
Get you and your tribe ready to go. Water, food, alternative power, whatever it takes, do not count on help besides who is next to you.
No amount of compliance is going to help and there will be no redress of grievance allowed.
Get you and your tribe ready to go. Water, food, alternative power, whatever it takes, do not count on help besides who is next to you.
The first thing in a crisis that is relevant is information and intelligence. This administration here in the US wants stricter control of that information, making more folks reliant on them and obedient.
The US has now formally left the World Health Organization. Here's what preppers should know 👇 preppersparadigm.com/coiw
#prepper #WHO
#prepper #WHO
US Leaves WHO: What it Means for Public Health
US leaves WHO after a formal withdrawal. Learn what changed, why it matters, and what the decision means for public health and preppers.
preppersparadigm.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The first thing in a crisis that is relevant is information and intelligence. This administration here in the US wants stricter control of that information, making more folks reliant on them and obedient.
Decade ago, I reminded folks not to do snow angels in the dog park.
Pretty much valid today in the coming snow storm.
You just know it's there. 💩 😜
Pretty much valid today in the coming snow storm.
You just know it's there. 💩 😜
January 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Decade ago, I reminded folks not to do snow angels in the dog park.
Pretty much valid today in the coming snow storm.
You just know it's there. 💩 😜
Pretty much valid today in the coming snow storm.
You just know it's there. 💩 😜
Always better to be prepared and not running scared.
Winter storms do not need to be extreme to cause serious disruptions. With storms forecast for the weekend, we've taken a look at winter storm preparedness 👇
Winter Storm Preparedness: Get Ready for Cold, Ice & Snow
Winter storm preparedness tips for snow, ice, and power outages. Learn how to prepare, stay safe during outages, and recover after storms.
preppersparadigm.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Always better to be prepared and not running scared.
Reposted by Suralle Straykat
This is what you can plant now by climate zone to start the growing year strong 👉 preppersparadigm.com/uzg6
January Gardening for Preppers: What to Plant Now
January gardening for preppers focuses on what to plant now by climate zone, including indoor seeds, outdoor crops, and protected growing.
preppersparadigm.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:29 PM
This is what you can plant now by climate zone to start the growing year strong 👉 preppersparadigm.com/uzg6
We picked up a half bushel of Gold Rush Apples locally and had a blast processing with the 2 of the grands who stopped in.
Apple Butter
Apple Chutney
Apple Strudel
See Alt for ingredients
Apple Butter
Apple Chutney
Apple Strudel
See Alt for ingredients
January 19, 2026 at 11:32 PM
We picked up a half bushel of Gold Rush Apples locally and had a blast processing with the 2 of the grands who stopped in.
Apple Butter
Apple Chutney
Apple Strudel
See Alt for ingredients
Apple Butter
Apple Chutney
Apple Strudel
See Alt for ingredients
Looking back in history, the use of an internal security force has never been about making a country more stable and safe, but to ensure fear and obedience.
Resistance and preparing for a more insidious time happens at home first. Start your long term pantry today.
Resistance and preparing for a more insidious time happens at home first. Start your long term pantry today.
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social: "We have an ICE agent who should have been trained not to be in front of a vehicle and never to shoot into a moving vehicle, and yet this happened on [Kristi Noem's] watch. The whole POINT of Homeland Security is to make this country more stable and safe."
January 9, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Looking back in history, the use of an internal security force has never been about making a country more stable and safe, but to ensure fear and obedience.
Resistance and preparing for a more insidious time happens at home first. Start your long term pantry today.
Resistance and preparing for a more insidious time happens at home first. Start your long term pantry today.
Reposted by Suralle Straykat
These are the biggest threats facing us in 2026. Watch on YouTube now 👉 youtu.be/in_Sw80EJGc
January 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
These are the biggest threats facing us in 2026. Watch on YouTube now 👉 youtu.be/in_Sw80EJGc
Merry New Year,
Keep you inner circle close in 2026.
The others will sort themselves out at arms length.
🥳
Keep you inner circle close in 2026.
The others will sort themselves out at arms length.
🥳
January 1, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Merry New Year,
Keep you inner circle close in 2026.
The others will sort themselves out at arms length.
🥳
Keep you inner circle close in 2026.
The others will sort themselves out at arms length.
🥳
Saving the world isn't the hard part, convincing people to believe it needs to be saved is.
December 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Saving the world isn't the hard part, convincing people to believe it needs to be saved is.
The hat doth maketh the man!
Ho!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays all. A Blessed Yule Celebration too!
Ho!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays all. A Blessed Yule Celebration too!
December 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The hat doth maketh the man!
Ho!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays all. A Blessed Yule Celebration too!
Ho!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays all. A Blessed Yule Celebration too!
Peanut Butter Fudge - Dairy Free
See Alt for ingredients and preparation.
See Alt for ingredients and preparation.
December 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Peanut Butter Fudge - Dairy Free
See Alt for ingredients and preparation.
See Alt for ingredients and preparation.
More collagen than any Florida Resort and Golf Course hottie.
😂
Bison Bone Stock for them Winter Stew and Soup blues.
See ALT for making and hints.
😂
Bison Bone Stock for them Winter Stew and Soup blues.
See ALT for making and hints.
December 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
More collagen than any Florida Resort and Golf Course hottie.
😂
Bison Bone Stock for them Winter Stew and Soup blues.
See ALT for making and hints.
😂
Bison Bone Stock for them Winter Stew and Soup blues.
See ALT for making and hints.
Yuletide Blessings to all. Welcome the Winter Solstice and the rebirth of the Sun.
Lasting until the New Year each Yule Day often has specific themes like gratitude, hospitality, or nature connection, influencing modern Christmas traditions like the Yule Log and decorated trees.
Lasting until the New Year each Yule Day often has specific themes like gratitude, hospitality, or nature connection, influencing modern Christmas traditions like the Yule Log and decorated trees.
December 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Yuletide Blessings to all. Welcome the Winter Solstice and the rebirth of the Sun.
Lasting until the New Year each Yule Day often has specific themes like gratitude, hospitality, or nature connection, influencing modern Christmas traditions like the Yule Log and decorated trees.
Lasting until the New Year each Yule Day often has specific themes like gratitude, hospitality, or nature connection, influencing modern Christmas traditions like the Yule Log and decorated trees.
You could technically start a war to end all wars. IYKYK
ETC(SS)- Retired
ETC(SS)- Retired
December 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
You could technically start a war to end all wars. IYKYK
ETC(SS)- Retired
ETC(SS)- Retired
It was only a couple of moments before Mego came to investigate the crime.
Fancy dinner date night tonight at home. Next up wine pairing with corn beef.
Thinking of a red, but a rose variety may do.
Fancy dinner date night tonight at home. Next up wine pairing with corn beef.
Thinking of a red, but a rose variety may do.
December 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
It was only a couple of moments before Mego came to investigate the crime.
Fancy dinner date night tonight at home. Next up wine pairing with corn beef.
Thinking of a red, but a rose variety may do.
Fancy dinner date night tonight at home. Next up wine pairing with corn beef.
Thinking of a red, but a rose variety may do.
Thinking we grow part of the this at the Cassiopeia Gardens. Also thinking that I should probably share it with @kebens.bsky.social 🤩
Just got a facebook memory for a Victoria sponge I made last year!
December 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Thinking we grow part of the this at the Cassiopeia Gardens. Also thinking that I should probably share it with @kebens.bsky.social 🤩
It's a Winter Cassiopeia Gardens Wonderland!
A bit over 3 inches. Not Michigan levels here in Maryland, but still appreciated for the garden and views.
A bit over 3 inches. Not Michigan levels here in Maryland, but still appreciated for the garden and views.
December 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It's a Winter Cassiopeia Gardens Wonderland!
A bit over 3 inches. Not Michigan levels here in Maryland, but still appreciated for the garden and views.
A bit over 3 inches. Not Michigan levels here in Maryland, but still appreciated for the garden and views.
Good list.
December 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Good list.
Little out of sync recently, but slowly getting back on track here.
Cran-OJ:
8 lbs of oranges
8 lbs of cranberries
2 1/3 cups of sugar
7 caps of vanilla
Add 3/4 cup of cranberries, third cup of sugar and 1 cap of vanilla to sterilized quart jars.
Water bath quarts for 25 minutes.
Cran-OJ:
8 lbs of oranges
8 lbs of cranberries
2 1/3 cups of sugar
7 caps of vanilla
Add 3/4 cup of cranberries, third cup of sugar and 1 cap of vanilla to sterilized quart jars.
Water bath quarts for 25 minutes.
December 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Little out of sync recently, but slowly getting back on track here.
Cran-OJ:
8 lbs of oranges
8 lbs of cranberries
2 1/3 cups of sugar
7 caps of vanilla
Add 3/4 cup of cranberries, third cup of sugar and 1 cap of vanilla to sterilized quart jars.
Water bath quarts for 25 minutes.
Cran-OJ:
8 lbs of oranges
8 lbs of cranberries
2 1/3 cups of sugar
7 caps of vanilla
Add 3/4 cup of cranberries, third cup of sugar and 1 cap of vanilla to sterilized quart jars.
Water bath quarts for 25 minutes.
Just another day at the Cassiopeia Garden and Orchard here in a chilly #havredegrace!
In the background of the Elephant Garlic picture you can see our newest additions of Saffron Crocus poking up.
Garlic & Onions looking cute though 💚
In the background of the Elephant Garlic picture you can see our newest additions of Saffron Crocus poking up.
Garlic & Onions looking cute though 💚
December 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Just another day at the Cassiopeia Garden and Orchard here in a chilly #havredegrace!
In the background of the Elephant Garlic picture you can see our newest additions of Saffron Crocus poking up.
Garlic & Onions looking cute though 💚
In the background of the Elephant Garlic picture you can see our newest additions of Saffron Crocus poking up.
Garlic & Onions looking cute though 💚
Had me at graveyard waxcaps. Witches Hat though seals the deal!
Talking about the UK’s bounty of graveyard waxcaps, here are a group of Hygrocybe conica, Blackening Waxcaps or commonly known as Witches Hat mushroom, all lined up like the Three Amigos. #fungi
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Had me at graveyard waxcaps. Witches Hat though seals the deal!
Thank you for sharing your deep love with good hearted people with us Tessie girl. We're going to miss you.
Today we grieve those we have lost and comfort those that remain behind. Until Vahalla and that Rainbow Bridge. Enjoy your special place near the woods and garden you loved to walk so much.
Today we grieve those we have lost and comfort those that remain behind. Until Vahalla and that Rainbow Bridge. Enjoy your special place near the woods and garden you loved to walk so much.
November 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Thank you for sharing your deep love with good hearted people with us Tessie girl. We're going to miss you.
Today we grieve those we have lost and comfort those that remain behind. Until Vahalla and that Rainbow Bridge. Enjoy your special place near the woods and garden you loved to walk so much.
Today we grieve those we have lost and comfort those that remain behind. Until Vahalla and that Rainbow Bridge. Enjoy your special place near the woods and garden you loved to walk so much.