To fry or not to fry

I keep going back and forth between feeling good and feeling blah.

I sleep well and have a good day one day and the next I have very broken sleep and have a blah day. It's tiresome.

Today we worked on the attachment for the solar panels and what the solar pantry would be. We decided we really can't afford much, so Dave's just going to build a 2' x 4' x 4' wafer board box for the components. Then we'll keep our eyes open for a used, and hopefully non-working, upright freezer to turn into the solar pantry.

Tomorrow we're going to Ft. Stockton to check it out. They have a Walmart. I can't believe I'm fantasizing about shopping at Walmart! Selection and lower prices, that's what's got me excited.

Most days we drive to the Terlingua Ranch Lodge to shower. Tonight we were driving back we saw a brilliant meteor! It burned yellow to green as it either skimmed or penetrated Earth's atmosphere. It was spectacular.

Today I learned that I should NOT try to deep fry in the camper, at least not with my current cookware. I was attempting Navajo Fry bread from a mix I purchased in Cheyenne. I'd always thought it was fied in a skillet. Nope, deep fried. i have a thin bottomed pan and the oil smoked terribly, quickly filling the place with an awful stench and thick smoke. Happily, opening the windows rapidly cleared the smoke, but the smell lingers...

I still haven't figured out photos with this app. I thought I'd gotten one in, but I don't know how and I can't do it again. Grrrr.

 

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Testing!

I have a single bar of cell signal tonight at home, so I'm trying a tiny post.

It's dusk and a cool breeze is blowing across the desert. The moon is a waxing gibbous. Out here, during a first quarter through full moon, I feel like I'm i. One of Remington's night paintings. The color of the landscape and the strong shadows. It's amazing out here.

Test Post with Ipad

I haven't posted much since the move because I always forget to bring my computer when I go to the internet and I haven't had a good program for the ipad. So, this is a test. If it works, I'll try to blog more at home and then just upload when I go find the wireless.

 

This photo is also a test. It's one of out lights in the trailer. We use the light portion of solar path lights (that have an on/off switch and then place a frosted cup over the LED bulb to act as a diffuser. It works quite nicely.

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