We're getting ready to take a long trip with the R·Pod toward the end of this month, so we're starting to prepare. I pulled out this cookbook I made when we took our three-week vacation in New Zealand in 1996.
We were living in Indonesia at the time, so it wasn't so expensive to get there and back. We rented a little camper van that only had a stove top for cooking. I found recipes that looked good, adjusted them for two servings, so we wouldn't have a lot of leftovers in the little fridge. I had a computer and a Quark X-Press word-processing program for the text. I had it bound with a plastic sheet on the front and back, and took it along. I noted the date we tried each recipe and how we liked it. I think it will be useful now, because on this trip, we will be staying in some places that don't have electricity, needed for our microwave/convection oven.
I did some shopping a few days ago and picked up a couple small dishpans to use on the shelf over the table. We can put our shoes in them, so they aren't taking up floor space. I'm thinking of keeping the tea, coffee filters and that kind of thing in one of the three little boxes I picked up. I'm thinking of going back to get more of the dishpans if they still have them, now that I know that they fit. The little boxes also fit on the shelf over the bed. If I can find more of those, they would be good. Everything was on sale.
We'll unload the shelf before we pull out.
I also picked up a couple of storage cubes for the space over the refrigerator. There's room for two more behind these. They fold flat when not in use. I'll pick up a couple more of those, too.
I finally found a use for that funny cutting board that came with the trailer. Someone suggested using it as a shelf over the toilet, but it didn't fit exactly in ours, and we do actually use the shower, so it would get wet. It still can be used as a cutting board or a tray, but I discovered that if we slide it in in front of the things in the cupboard over the sink and stove top, it keeps things from shifting.
The pups and I have walked every morning during the past week. We've been going out a little after 7:00 AM and usually get back before 8:00 AM, before it gets hot. Charlie decided to give it a try, although he's usually still asleep. I really like the two-dog hands-free leash, but when Charlie joined us, he was walking behind me, and Sandy couldn't decide whether to be out in front or walk with Daddy. It was a little uncoordinated. We tried it with Daddy out in front, and that worked out better. Sandy could be out in front and walk next to Daddy at the same time.
The route we take gives us a little more than two miles. Here's our route, as a screenshot from the Walk for a Dog app from WoofTrax.
This time of year, the cheatgrass is a problem.
The problem for us is the seeds, sometimes referred to as foxtails. They can get into the fur of our dogs and burrow into the skin. Sometimes a dog will be sniffing at something and one of these seeds will go up into their nose. Another problem is the inside of the ear and between the toes. These plants are a pest for other reasons, too. It grows along the trails here, including the trails through the trees. I carry a comb in my pouch to remove them if one of the pups gets into some, but I try very hard to keep them out of it.
We had a sad occurrence on Wednesday. Our son-in-law's father passed away suddenly at his home in Texas. I think he was working out in the field in the summer heat, which may have been the cause, although he did have a heart condition. Thanks to the miracle of technology, we were able to attend the funeral on Sunday. He was a heckuva sweet guy, and I'm sorry we didn't get to visit with him again.
On a brighter note, I got a little more knitting done during the week. I've done more since this, but it's too dark to get a good photo.
I finished a new story, including the photos this week. Because we will be traveling, I have scheduled stories through the end of August, in case I'm not able to get online enough during the trip. The new story will come out on Friday. The others are reedited reruns. If I'm able to get another new story done in August, I'll add it midway through the month and reschedule the other stories, which is easy to do...if I have internet.
Soren had his birthday last week and Johan this week. Here's Soren, reading Our Favorite Verses: Stories from The Doll's Storybook. I'm impressed that he can read it; there are some big words in it, especially in "Veronika's Vocabulary Verses." I think he's the biggest fan of my books!
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What's in The Doll's Storybook: Emil ponders how he is able to communicate with the animals and the other dolls can't, in Emil's Gift, this week's story from The Doll's Storybook.
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