The latest planned improvements milestone is now complete: steel security doors. We probably don’t need these doors for security as much as we want the southwestern style and the ability to open the front door, let the air in and keep the bugs out.
I made a composite image of the doors that the installer put in place yesterday. Left to right, the front entrance, patio entrance and the garage entrance. I have to admit that Verna knocked this one out of the park. Click on the image to enlarge.
This weekend, both days, we prepared the entrée on the new gas grill. After the parade yesterday, we walked home and grilled chicken breasts. Today, we grilled pork loin chops.
There wasn’t much going on in the neighborhood this morning, although I did meet two more of our new neighbors. Our place is sort of like it’s on a cul de sac where there is only one way in and out, with about eight or nine homes accessible from the road into the area. The good thing is that all the lots are large and the homes are not directly adjacent unlike some suburban areas where you need “house floss” to clean between them – thank God.
Anyhow, back to the title topic. The meals were both healthy, going light on sugar, sodium and fats with veggies and rice for fiber. Top: Asian-style grilled chicken breast with sticky rice and steamed cauliflower/broccoli. Bottom: Grilled Pork Loin Chops, asparagus, southwestern rice medley and apple sauce.
Try not to drool on your keyboard when you click on the image above to enlarge.
Wickenburg’s Gold Rush Days is in progress this weekend. The owners of dozens of classic cars showed them off on Frontier Street today. Verna snapped a hundred and seven images at the event. I selected several of her photos to include in this classic car slideshow. Move your mouse cursor over the slideshow to pause, move out to resume.
Ever since we moved to Arizona, I have been using our little portable take-along charcoal grill for outdoor cooking. So, last week we placed an on-line order for a new, yet inexpensive at about $180, outdoor gas grill. The truck delivered the assembled unit this morning, so both days this weekend we’re going to be grilling (and enjoying) our entrées.
Image courtesy of Verna – click to enlarge
I bought a 4.6 Gallon (20 pound) propane bottle this afternoon and got it filled. I did a leak check and fired up the grill for about 20 minutes to burn all the solvents and impurities off of the heating elements, grill, etc.
Here’s the main specs:
GrillMaster 4-Burner Stainless Steel Gas Grill
The masons returned yesterday to pour the grout onto the block wall. Today, they returned and finished most of the stucco. They will come back tomorrow and apply another coat of stucco to the arch only to get a more rounded effect. Click on the image to enlarge.
Tomorrow will also mark a milestone of our planned improvements when our shutters will be installed. We’ll have more on that later. And next Monday, we’re going to get our steel security doors installed. Landscaping will be after that. 😀
Every morning, the dogs wake me up like clockwork at the crack of dawn. This morning was no exception. We walked across the road and I noticed the rising sun shining through the branches of a mesquite tree.
I pointed the camera in the direction of the tree and snapped one image then another to be sure. Initially, I did not plan for this to be a 3D photo but when I got the camera loaded into the computer, I noticed the potential for this pair to become an anaglyphic image. I merged the two together to produce this 3D sunrise photo. Click on the image to enlarge.
You will need red/blue or red/cyan 3D glasses to view the image. If, by chance, you don’t have your free pair of 3D glasses yet, you can see the 2D image here.
