Well, I'm finally getting some knitting done!
We're still in the campground where the tow truck driver left us last week.
The mechanic discovered that one of the pipes that goes from the catalytic converter to the manifold had broken off and the other was clogged. Because our Chevrolet Silverado is 23 years old, it was difficult to get parts. It took several days to locate them, and then they had to be shipped here. They arrived Friday and may get installed today. If we're lucky and that's all that's needed, we could be on our way by Tuesday. We're not going all the way to Arizona. We will just go as far as Pahrump, spend 2-3 nights there and start back.
Dusty has made some new friends, and we take a walk every day around the place. We can get enough "mileage" using the Walk for a Dog app to qualify for points (1/4 mile or more), and they will donate to Best Friends whenever they get enough points from walkers who are using the app and picked Best Friends for their dog-related charity.
There are two doggy play yards, and Dusty has made some friends.
We found out that most of the people who are here actually live here full-time. Most of the trailers have skirts around the bottom and big propane tanks outside.
We watch the kids walk up to the road to catch the school bus in the morning and come back in the afternoon. We see them playing in the playground or riding a scooter or bicycle around the campground when it isn't raining. The people who run the place say that most of the people here are living for months or permanently. Many of the residents work at mines or oil fields in the area or as far away as Reno, where there is a shortage of housing. Saturday, we saw a truck with a drilling company logo on its doors bring a large trailer in and leave it, presumably for employees. Each weekday a van covered in red sand and dust comes in empty and leaves with about 6-7 men in it. We're getting to see a different side of life.
The propane tank we were using finally emptied, so we switched to the other one and had the empty filled. We can do that right here.
We've had the water freeze in the pipes and/or hoses several times, meaning no water comes from the hoses. The worst culprit is water hose that connects us to the campsite water outside. If we know it's going to freeze, we leave one of the faucets dripping, and that's usually enough to keep it from freezing completely. We have an extra one of those hoses, so we switch them out, allowing the one that's frozen to thaw in our bathtub.
We keep a couple of the cabinets where our water lines are open to let in the heated air, and we took the front off the sofa to let the warm air fill in that space, too. We have water and antifreeze stored under there, the the water pipes run under the sofa, so letting that area warm up keeps them from freezing, too. Dusty is keeping Charlie cozy, so he can have a well-deserved rest.
It turned out that the grocery stores don't deliver after all. The people who run the campground offered to take us to the store, but we actually have enough food. We would be running out of drinking water, but Charlie had the good sense to get a water filter before we left. We just started using it.
We are rethinking the puppy's name. Rusty sounds too much like Dusty. Now we are trying on Woody.
Friday's story wrote itself, the only good thing to come out of our adventures. Then I wrote the sequel, which will come out next Friday. It's all set, except for a photo or two and final editing.
Johan has been doing well at the chess tournaments, so he qualified for regional chess tournament on Saturday. He won three of the five matches there, which is very good.
Elsewhere, Zachary was making grilled cheese sandwiches.
Zachary's birthday is next month. This "A Girl for All Time" boy doll, Max, is on its way to him (well, to his mother). I think he actually looks a little like Zachary. He will need some clothes, so I will start sewing after we get home from our trip.
Fortunately, the girls from this company have the same torso, so Daphne's doll (Nisha), who is coming to me first, will be the model for clothes for both of them. She should be delivered Tuesday. Fortunately, our next-door neighbor is taking care of our mail, which is apparently not being held, even though we have a confirmation number from USPS.
Prepare yourself for photos!
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What's on my needles: Still the Talvinen cardigan and the EmPower People Kerchief (hibernating).
What's in The Doll's Storybook: On the Road Part One. A very, very interesting adventure, relayed in the form of a letter to Holly.
What's on my iPad/iPhone: Listening to Dancing on the Wind by M. C. Beaton.
What's in my wine glass: Pinelli Montepulciano D'Abruzzo 2021 from Italy. I would definitely like to have this one again.
What's my tip of the week: If you go on a trip, be sure to pack some Covid test kits!
Where are my books: The stories in each book first appeared in the blog and they are reproduced with a few changes.
Classic Tales Retold: Stories from The Doll's Storybook is available from BookBabyBookshop and other booksellers worldwide. The stories are Little Green Greatcoat, The Boy Doll Who Cried Wolf and Lost in the Woods.
Emil: Stories from The Doll's Storybook and Mariah: Stories from The Doll's Storybook are also still available from booksellers. The link for Book Baby is here. The three stories in Emil are Best Buds, Getting What You Want, and The Boys Cook Dinner.
If you don't get free shipping from Amazon or B&N, buy from the BookBabyBookshop, because 50% of the price goes to St. Jude. Other booksellers pay much less.
Note: This blog post was produced on the iPad and the MacBook, using the iPhone for some photos and some photo processing. No other computer was used in any stage of composition or posting, and no Windows were opened, waited for, cleaned or broken. No animals or dolls were harmed during the production of this blog post.
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