My Castle

I finally got around to taking some pictures of the exterior of the house. I had an 11:30 appointment with the doctor, so I had some daylight time. And it's not so testicle shattering cold outside anymore.

The third window to the left DOESN'T EXIST INSIDE OF THE HOUSE! I keep expecting to see Captain Howdy peeking through it when I'm outside at night.


Can you spot the trailer?

Our house obviously needs some TLC - a fresh coat of paint, some more insulation, maybe a new roof, we'll see. It will become clearer once the weather warms up. I think if we live here for very long at all, we'll eventually make an offer on the strip of property with the mobile home on it. What you can't see is that the trailer is actually two or three small mobile homes haphazardly run together. Did I mention that the current tenants like to scream obscene names at each other sometimes? Or that I can't figure out what the hell their familial relations to each other are? It's quite strange.


Here's part of the shop area. Yep.

And here's our big mud wallow - er, back yard!

Not pictured - crappy aluminum shed, crappy aluminum home next door.

I haven't seen the tax map, but I'm pretty sure that the yard goes all the way back to where the trees are denser.

Word.

Oh - the Pizza recipe. Make the pizza dough that's in The Joy of Cooking, only replace the water called for with beer. After dough has risen, remove enough to make a cheese pizza for a seven year old. Roll the rest out into a cast iron skillet, bake for 7 minutes ate 450, I think. The temp is in the cook book, man! Remove from oven, add delicious Alfredo sauce, mozzarella cheese, and strips of chicken that have been sauteed in a bit of olive oil, lots of garlic, and some assorted Italian herbs. Bake another 7-10 minutes. Pull that SOB out of the oven and top (heap) with diced tomatoes, diced onions, and some jalapenos, bake for another 5 minutes or so. You know, until the cheese looks like it's having a killer time.

Word again.