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Carolyn McBride

Freelance Blogger / Content Writer

Carolyn is a long-term writer based in Northern Ontario, Canada, focused on self-sufficiency, wilderness skills, and gardening.

She owns and writes the Brace Yourself newsletter.

3 stories published

Stories by Carolyn McBride

Owls are opportunistic carnivores eating rodents, fish, insects, and birds using silent flight and acute hearing to hunt prey.

Hand warmers generate heat via chemical reactions; disposable versions use iron oxidation and last 7 to 12 hours in cold weather.

Annual plants bloom vibrantly in one season; perennials regrow yearly with deeper roots and lower maintenance requirements.