Hmm, the computer it is.

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One can get lost, without much energy, in the cyber world.  It's almost self-powered, as if I had a USB port and could just jack juice over.  Though web browsing is pretty low energy drain.  In any case, dozens of things, ideas, and many more than that sites were visited.  A couple of things popped up of interest, and two tasks ended up being tended.

I finally ordered the camp stove.  I didn't check with my accounts, but at less than $100, I can gamble on that.  As well, I went looking for seed for peppers.  Fresh produce just isn't all that available online, at this time.  But seeds are very available.  Though I don't necessarily think heirloom is better, and most heirloom crop hasn't been nearly population based food-tested for many problems to even declare it generally better thus making it inferior (for most). However, since I am radiantly healthy (in spite of being on death's door... again... hehehehe) I had to think.  But, no, I have to go heirloom, for the seed production, due to prepping.

I got the seed for all the peppers and on a lark ordered tobacco seed as well.  I ordered a wide variety of very short maturity plants (some as fast as 50 day, others no longer than 60 I believe).  I suspect, if nothing else, they make for interesting landscaping crop.  But the idea is to actually be able to harvest, dry, then cut my own chewing tobacco, and blend it out of curiosity.  No smoking, for me anyway.  Smoking really is harsh, pipe being the worst, then cigarettes, then cigars coming in much more mildly if still powerful.  No, I am thinking about cutting my own chewing tobacco.  No flavors, no sugar, no chemicals.

I also ordered seed for things that were not included in the heirloom prep cans I bought this summer, including rutabaga, parsnips, asparagus (plus a minor manual on it), and a number of other what I consider garden indispensables.   All heirloom.  Probably most of those are not for this spring (or early indoors prep in January), depending on what can happen with the garden this year, other than the peppers.  If I can get an area plowed and fertilized(or not) and going for a few crops this spring, then next year I might go a little more whole hog on the notion.  First, to find out about seed production and then soil viability.  Rather than testing I will simply plant and see.  All those seeds, and heirloom, multiple packs on some of the things I am more sure of, for $60 and change (with shipping, less by itself).  Not bad.  This is the company, Sustainable Seed Company, I went through.  I had a... good feeling about them.

Well, that was my big spending and prep spending, altogether, for this month.  Next month it will be limited to two more full propane tanks.  At least it is something, right?  Christmas, home devices and updating, tires, and travel expenses have me... pretty tied up.  I haven't seen how much I dipped into my savings, but I am pretty sure I won't like it.  That on top of taking on some debt (for tires and the freezer).  *shrug*  Such is life, sometimes.  Well... later or good night.