The homemade wine project

It was bound to happen sooner or later, but I have had my first goof. What is kind of funny, is that even a goof has a good end.

This one deals with the last batch of apple wine that I started. I hesitated to start it, for fear that the cooler weather coming up would hinder fermentation, but I decided to go with it anyway.

Since the weather was turning cooler, I didn't check my primary fermentation as often as I should have. I came into the office, and noticed a 'smell'. It wasn't an unpleasant smell, but certainly strong and different. A couple of seconds of investigation, and my nose led me to the fermentation bucket of this latest batch of wine. It's not wine any more.

I allowed it to stay in primary fermentation too long, and it turned into vinegar! So now, I have made a batch of apple cider vinegar! Oh well, you can't quite drink it like wine, but it is good, and good for you!

The economy....Recession/Depression

Let's face it. The economy has tanked. And to make matters worse, not only is it not over yet, but it will get worse before it gets better. And the getting better part, is AT LEAST 2 years in the future; probably longer.

We have been hearing words like 'fear' and 'worry'. Why? Are you fearful? Are you worried? Why? Spend some quite time with this question. Really, why are you worried? Worried about loosing the house? Worried about putting food on the table? Worried about this winter's heating bill? Car payment? What?

Perhaps I should avoid preaching here. Suffice it to be said that God will take care of those who love him....PERIOD!

As a nation, we have a solid foundation and framework, but we have allowed problems to seep in. We turned away from God, and when we did, the enemy was more than happy to step in.

Perhaps I will have more to say on this later. I just felt compelled to get this off of my chest. Let that which is corrupted around us fall, and rejoice in its falling. God is in the process of making some things right. We will all fill pain to one degree or another, because we have all bought into the lies of the enemy to one degree or another. Rejoice in the corrupt being torn down, and look forward to what God has planned to build in its place!

So, here I am. I was on MySpace. That was also the home base for my blog. After maintaining both MySpace, and Facebook for a few weeks, Facebook won. I don't write prolificly, but enough that setting up this blog was a prudent measure.

I also tried to publish an electronic newsletter titled, "The Urban Homestead Project". I found that I had just a bit too much going on in my life to devote to the publication of a monthly newsletter, and maintain any reasonable quality. My endeavors along that line will find their publication here.

On with the train wreck!!!