Our Location today is Quartzsite,
Arizona, U.S.A.
It’s with great sadness to
most RV Bloggers that have been reading or writing Blogs for the last Five or
more Years to read of the Passing of Rod
Ivers AKA Retired Rod. Many may have traded comments with Rod and
others were fortunate to have met with him. He always made the worst-case scenario
into something we could all laugh about. He has been fighting a hard battle
that many were hoping he would win. Rod
will truly be missed.
Once again Kathy had another
of those nights that she just kept Dreaming
of Cooking instead of Sleeping.
Now I love everything that she cooks but if I ate everything that she dreams of
cooking as well as what she makes now I wouldn’t be able to move. I still had
some wakeful moments but after Kathy Nixed
the Roof Mounted Solar Water Heater idea
I never gave it another thought. I just kept thinking of things that I have
already finished. Maybe I didn’t cross it off the list!
It was after 8:00 MST this morning when we both dragged
ourselves out of bed and downstairs to have Breakfast. Since I hadn’t gotten up earlier Kathy really felt how
cold it is first thing in the morning before I turn on the Fireplace. After Breakfast
and our morning Reading Kathy seemed
to have more Get-Up and Go getting a quick start at getting
Supper cooking in the Crock Pot.
Even after finishing my inside chores the warmth inside the trailer delayed my
going outside because I was just too cold.
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| Kathy Caramelizing Clementines. |
Besides
getting things ready for supper Kathy was in the process of making an
experimental sauce served with Clementine Oranges. It was all cooked on
the stove but was recommended eating it when cold. She also made another Salad with Balsamic
Dressing and more of the Tortilla and Ground
Beef mixture we had yesterday for our lunch and we will get yet another
meal from it.
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| Salad with Balsamic Dressing and Tortilla Ground Beef. |
Outside after lunch even
though I had my work jacket on the Twenty
MPH North Wind made the 55 F (13 C) temperature feel much cooler. After
bringing the garbage over to the bins I noticed our Crank-up Antenna was not totally down but when I went inside to try
lowering it further, I thought the crank was about to break off before if
finally snapped down. We’ll add that to our Warranty List when we get back to Canada.
We plan on flying a Whirly-Gig off the trailer Ladder when parked not just in the
desert but anywhere so we can see the trailer's location. I needed to cut a piece
of ABS Plastic Pipe then mount it so
we can immediately use it once parked in the LTVA tomorrow.
As soon as that was done it
was time to start getting things ready for traveling. The little things were
endless but one by one they got done until I was stowing away our Weber Q in the Basement. Since we’ll only be going a few miles up the road I used
our Filtered Water System to fill
our Drinking Water Containers that
we needed to use in Florida. Even though there is Potable Water in the LTVA we’ll
probably use that strictly for cleaning. Having this water will make things
easier then having to stand in line at the
Water Dispensing Machines in Quartzsite.
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| Potatoes, Carrots, Onions, Beef Roast and Cheddar Biscuit. |
By the time I got back in
the trailer I was again frozen and there were a number of other park residents
that were bundled up and saying they were frozen. The Crock Pot did a great job cooking the supper Kathy had planned to
perfection. The Caramelized Clementine
Dessert tasted Great and is something that could be made for special occasions.
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| This was the only time we saw the Sun all day. |
We’ve already been busy
packing things inside the trailer for tomorrow’s travel since we had supper. We
are also looking forward to being “Off
the Grid” as a Form of Living
and not just when we are Traveling.
We’ll let you know how things work out. Thanks for following along and feel free
to leave a comment. Be Safe and Enjoy!
It’s about time.
Krackers
Joke of the Day
Ask a silly question
What was the best thing before sliced bread?
Safe travels and thanks for the news regarding Rod. Very sad, he was a great guy and will be missed!
ReplyDeleteHmm not that cold here in Yuma. just not sunny. I never in 10 years there stood in line for RO drinking water in Quartzsite, where are you going?
ReplyDeleteI did know Rod. I did read his prose. The bit with the dog and the roomba was HILARIOUS. God speed sir, and my you join up with your obviously beloved wife. I REALLY respect you, sir.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about Rod.
ReplyDeleteMy, my quite the cook you have there.
Boy do we hope it warms up there. I don't think I can remember AZ having such cold rainy weather. Safe travels.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the weather guesser was incorrect, it now looks like a couple of warmer weeks than originally forecast. At least here.
ReplyDeleteWe were Sorry to hear of the passing of Rod. We never met him but read his blog. He will be very missed by his family and friends.
ReplyDeleteYou all have safe travels!! Enjoy your " off the grid" living!!