Last September I announced that Heidi and I had a major new project underway – now, December 2020, that project is very near fruition. Last November, 2019, we discovered that the city of El Cajon’s planning commission had authorized construction of an apartment building, and although we lived in the COUNTY, it was to be built just over ONE block […]
Hello there, I am not at liberty to “reveal” the nature of our major project already in progress. We expect it to be completed by October 31st this year, after which I will most certainly provide what we have been up to. Sorry for being so sketchy, but Internet Security being what it is – sketchy is the only way […]
Shortly after the turn of the year, Heidi and I came to the conclusion that we would be leaving California and looking to set up our home elsewhere. We had not decided “where”, but did know that Heidi wanted to complete the school year – she works as a Child Nutrition Specialist at the Child Nutrition Center, located in the […]
In a time long, long ago, in a world long forgotten, I was introduced to something called “Unix” and a command line interface via a Unix “shell” called “bash” via an on-line company known as “NetCom.com”. It’s been many years, but I still remember the fascinating power of those commands available to my fingers – all I had to do […]
Well, finally getting around to updating this old blog again… I just deleted an entry that read: Donating our old 30 foot Fleetwood Wilderness 5th Wheel trailer” As that has already happened. We had started that process when Heidi’s Mom, Katharina, fell after an early morning walk out in front of her home June 3rd, 2019. Fortunately, the lady she […]
Originally posted Mar 24, 2011 on old blog I have to admit it, the tragedy associated with the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami striking the people of Japan has affected me very deeply. Reading the concerns and recent preparation by others living on the “ring of fire” inspired me to get part of it out by sharing a bit on our […]
Originally posted Aug 28, 2010 on old blog We have a, (earthquake proof), rather narrow and tall “ready pantry” right on one side of our kitchen. It serves as our place to hold dry goods and canned goods – just about anything that does not require refrigeration. It is not quite floor to ceiling, (leaving room on top for open […]
Originally posted July 17, 2010 on old blog One of the absolute oldest means man has used for preserving food to be used later is simply removing the water/liquid from it by drying it. In a previous post I mentioned an interest in building a solar food dehydrator and that is slowly climbing up the old ToDo list this summer. […]
Originally posted Jun 14, 2010 on old blog I just *HAD* to try to recover this post – the Lodge Combo Cooker is one of my most used and most loved pieces of cast iron ware. Unfortunately, all of the pictures for this post were lost. <sigh> The pre-seasoned Combo Cooker probably “could” be used out of the box, but […]
Originally posted Mar 11, 2010 on old blog I’ve already admitted that I enjoy just getting my oven’s up to about 325°-350° and adjusting my recipes with cooking time. Guess you may have detected that I am a “low and slow” fanatic when it comes to outdoor cooking. Just the same there are some dishes like PIZZA that need the […]