10/19: Bits and Pieces

High Def TV:
HDTV is a joke. We bought the converter boxes and installed one of them. More than half the time we want to watch something, the signal is bad. Distorted. Or doesn't come in at all.

We hope that when February 19 2009 comes around, the TV stations have fixed the problems with their signals. That's the middle of Winter, and if we get snowbound and want to watch a fav show, we'll be ticked if there's a bad signal!

Flea Market:
It was time for our first outing as a family: Doug, me (Vikki), Weslee and the chi, Spirit. On our way to the flea market, we stopped at Wal-Mart to buy a big enough tote to hold the dog (none of my purses were big enough). Found a beach tote marked down to $2.00! It took a little for Spirit to get used to being hauled around in the bag, but by the time we were sitting on a bench to rest our feet, she was an old pro.

Found a big box of invention encyclopedias for $15 and a solar system workbook for 50 cents. We also stopped at a couple of booths with fresh produce: bought pears, bananas and avocados which we can't grow here at home. Plus we got a little exercise. Good day at the flea market.

Backyard Grocery:
On our way out the door to the flea market, we picked a couple of black cherry tomatoes from the front porch and popped them into our mouths! Yum!

I didn't feel much like dinner tonight but Doug and Weslee had a salad among other things. Doug picked some yellow pear tomatoes from our inside front window and grabbed a few radishes I harvested the other day.

It's a good feeling to KNOW that I can help provide for my family.

Our next home: we will have enough room to plant LOTS of fruit trees: apples, pears, apricot and whatever else we can get to grow at our elevation and climate. And nut trees: walnuts and almonds. Wonder if we can get pinion pines; I just love pine nuts?!? And hopefully we'll have a sunroom where we can successfully grow bananas and avocadoes - I could eat one of each daily!

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