the day of glass

These two sliding glass doors made it all the way out here intact from upstate NY only to be broken almost 4 years ago.  After all that time, I finally got around to cleaning it up...the nightmare of the shattered dream is over.  59,76,37,0,B,0 

corner chaos

Need some more parts from Alpine soon so I prepped a load to be extracted from the Field Lab.  1/3 trash, 2/3 recyclables.  Lots of stuff to sift through to clear 2 containers and the N/S wings of the courtyard.  Slowly working on the outer perimeter.  Starting to think about curb appeal. 

My dwarf banana plants are popping out a new leaf about every 10 days.  More beans for dinner tonight.  88,103,60,0,B, .17

After sorting the good vs. worthless for awhile, it started to get hot so I moved inside for a search.  The big solar oven hurdle for me has been finding the right kind of glass at a reasonable price.  On an off chance, I started web digging and finally came up with a site that had good info.  http://www.solarcooker-at-cantinawest.com/homemade_solar_ovens.html   they have a link to this glass site  http://www.onedayglass.com/tempered.php    FINALLY!...I found what I think is the perfect solar oven glass connection.  I ordered four pieces of tempered glass (24" x 24" x 1/4") to use for some next generation solar ovens...pretty happy with $31.50 per piece, including shipping. 

glass in the wind...

Nice calm morning then gusty west winds all day.  20 - 30 mph till about 6PM.  Lost another really good piece of glass on my solar oven today because I wasn't paying attention.  I have lost more glass out here because of mental lapses than I care to admit.  Benita sought refuge on the east side of my house all day.

Stranded inside most of the day working on the marketing plan.  This monster I am creating in the desert not only has to feed me, but it also has to pay some bills.  The biggest nut is health insurance - yes, I actually pay for health insurance, and it aint cheap. No way to be totally self sustainable in this world without being commercial in some respect. 57,70,40,0,G