I found this recipe in an old-timey church cookbook from my mom's collection. I've been wanting to make this recipe ever since I saw that four packets of gelatin was the first ingredient, but never had the guts. The Denver Modernism show had a 1960's themed cooking segment … [Read more...] about Chicken Salad (With Gelatin)
Great Dale Swamp Cooler
The 1st revision of the swamp cooler looked like this and its description can be found at http://greatdalehousecar.com/great-dale-swamp-cooler/. Then I added some vent hose to help direct the cooling where we wanted it. Everyone made fun of it, so I switched to one … [Read more...] about Great Dale Swamp Cooler
Great Dale Swamp Cooler Update
The 1st revision of the swamp cooler looked like this and its description can be found at http://greatdalehousecar.com/great-dale-swamp-cooler/. Then I added some vent hose to help direct the cooling where we wanted it. Everyone made fun of it, so I switched to one … [Read more...] about Great Dale Swamp Cooler Update
Tiki Oasis 2018
We went to Tiki Oasis 2018 in beautiful San Diego. This has long been on my (Lina) bucket list of things to do and see. I liked it way more than I thought I would. Thought it would be way too crowded, noisy, etc., but it actually added to the excitement for once. I loved seeing … [Read more...] about Tiki Oasis 2018
Waterfall 2018
Lina and Rene made some upgrades to the waterfall. Here is Revision 1.0 And here's revision 2: It's still not done, next year we're redoing the pool at the bottom of the waterfall so that it's bigger, matches the rest of the waterfall, and is made of concrete too. I … [Read more...] about Waterfall 2018