It's pretty late, and for some reason, I can't sleep.  So, I thought I would blog a little bit.  Maybe I'll get more into it as we progress down this path of self reliance.  You see, we are preparing for the worst.  As the nation slipps deeper and deeper into debt, I believe that hard times ahead for the majority of our fellow countrymen are inevitable.  That said, we did actually go ahead and buy a house.  We are sitting on 2 and a half acres now, and boy do we have big plans.  There is already a pretty good sized garden plot, but we are considering expanding that.  We would like to get to the point where we can can all of our years vegetables from our own garden.  But on top of that,my personal goal is to establish a beer garden.  I want to grow my own barley, hopps, and a slew of other herbs that will go into my various other recipes. 

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