Her Gift to Me
“The Way to a Man’s Heart is Through His Stomach”
And she’s owned my heart for over 54 years!
His and Hers Valentine Gifts
Baby It’s Cold Outside
The advantage of owning a small RV made in Canada that is very well insulated. A 48 degree difference between the inside and outside temperature and the only heat is our small electric heater. Yet by noon the sun will be high in the sky and we will be sitting outside, I in the chair I repaired yesterday, wearing shorts and a tee shirt. It’s a tough way to live, but we do our best, lol.
A Chair Repair
Another post where I try something different in the way it is presented. Clicking on the image will enlarge it.
We’ve had a problem with the rivets breaking on our Saddleback chairs. I’ve fixed them during our travels with an assortment of small bolts and nuts I had on hand, even an eyebolt one time. Unfortunately I’ve discovered I used bolt diameters that fit tightly in the original holes. With an increasing number of times the chair was folded and unfolded they would bind and eventually shear off. This time by drilling a hole slightly larger in diameter than the bolt, then using a nylon insert lock nut meant they would no longer bind. At last I got the fix right.
Zip tie temporary fix 
Closeup of the broken eyebolt and the zip tie temporary fix 
Removing the broken bolt 
Zip tie and broken eye bolt used as previous fixes 
Steel Machine Screws (10-24 Thread, Round Head) (2-1/2” Length) with nylon insert locking nuts 
Drilling a larger hole 
Tightening lock nut 
All fixed
Sonnet to the Glorious Fire Ring
Some days ago I played around with posting something entirely different, a video in praise of the fire ring. Done hurriedly, it was definitely NOT one of my better moments. Now comes the greatly revised edition which will be inflicted upon you if you click on the image below. My guess is there will be no popular demand for something like this again in the future.
Shredded Chicken with Tomatillo Sauce
We love Mexican food, which means most our meals are, you guessed it, Mexican. For the longest time we resisted buying an Instant Pot (electric pressure cooker) thinking we didn’t have room for it in Sophie. Since buying one, the smallest size they make, we aren’t sure how we got along without it. This is a cooked chicken breast rubbed with cumin, course ground black pepper and Mexican oregano. Next the two fork method is used to shred it.
Roasted garlic, peppers and onions on the plate. Halved tomatillos in the skillet ready to be roasted. Combine them all in a blender and, voilà, our version of tomatillo sauce. (Sweet peppers in this batch, other times it is poblano, jalapeno or some other Mexican peppers. Variety is the extra spice of food.
All mixed together and ready for a tortilla and cheese. And yes there is way more than we can eat for several meals in the bowl. That’s when Ziploc bags and our freezer come to the rescue. It doesn’t get much better than this.