A New Appliance and A Small Grass Fire

Wednesday we got a call from the Home Depot driver delivering a gas grill.  He was confused about where to go because there "were two trailer parks right next to each other."  That's true, however, they have different street numbers that are clearly posted on their entry signs.  Since he was confused, he decided to take the grill he was delivering back to the local Home Depot.  We called him and said you were supposed to go through the gate next to the sign with the 4555 written on it, which matches the address on the box.  He said he'd have them try again later.  We went for a ride.

This is the Santa Cruz river.  Parts of it were pretty dry.  Parts of it were burning.  We called 911 and they launched trucks before we even got off the phone.  Fire here is bad.  

We we came back by here, they were still putting the fire out (which had spread) with tamping smothering tools and water.

When we returned home, we found this in the carport.  The grill was supposed to arrive in a box, requiring assembly.  Instead, we got a floor model delivered.  We'll take it!  Jim and I have assembled one gas grill, and that really was enough.  Too many little pieces.

It's good to have a grill.  There are some things that don't want to be cooked in the house.

We got the pilot light in the oven lighted.  The oven was made sometime around 1988.  Apparently insulation was not so important back then.  We ran the oven at 425F for 22 minutes night before last, and it heated up the entire park model.  Jim was closest to it, and it was like sitting next to a roaring fire.  Attempts to find someone who carries Brown Stove Works in Tucson have proved fruitless.  There is a wholesaler in Phoenix, but they can't point me to a local dealer.  There are three outlets in Los Angeles who specialize in apartment appliances, but we're not driving there for a range.  Today we got this.  It's a counter top toaster oven/air fryer/oven.

This is another aspirational photo from the inside of the box.

I have read that the larger ovens with larger baskets work better than the dedicated air fryers because there is more space and the food is not so crowded.  The lady in the store said to cut zucchini into strips, dip into egg wash, followed by panko crumbs and air fry with no oil.  That sounds a lot like bar food with fewer calories.  Maybe, just maybe, we'll learn how to cook something new.

It does take more counter top than the toaster oven, but it's the only way we're going to get anything done in an oven, like frozen french fries.

We drove by the really pretty cemetery today.  It's remarkably green there.

There were clouds today.  Apparently there are three weather systems moving through.  It did rain last night, but not for long.

Slowly, but surely we are becoming moved in.