Yes, Yes - I know; I have not been around to write anything for a while. Here's why. Recently I learned how to make soap. I also have the rest of my garden to harvest and can. On top of all this my daughter and her mom moved in next door and I have split up with my long term girlfriend of 4 years AND I still have all the other things I have on the go still up in the air. I added new gutters to the front of the house and added a second rain barrel. We finished harvesting and leaning the sundried Tarragon from the back garden and I still have the herb garden in front to deal with. My sunflowers have to be fully harvested and I have been seed saving for everthing that has come in my house. I am starting a seed exchange next year. I still have a few tomatoes to harvest and I am getting the worms ready for winter. My pears are getting big. I have a new student for my Tarot class and I have other commitments that just started. Am I forgiven yet?

Now on to the topic of the day the non bail out down in the US and how the other markets are tumbling and how people are dealing with it. Many of my fellow prepers are getting as much last minute stuff as they can afford. Some have already moved to their retreats to ride out the coming storm. The problem with this storm is you do not know how long it is going to last. I am getting ready for winter and I am not looking foreward to the cold nights. I will be putting off as long as I can turning on the furnace. I am seeing my doc tomorrow and getting the usual done. I have a debate going on in my head. Do I plunk down money on much more food or do I spend it on other things I also need? That is always a dilema.

I would like to know what you folks are doing and how you see things going. Good luck.