for a good two weeks we have been trying to eliminate a pretty bad smell from our kitchen. however, no matter how well we cleaned or removed possible sources of the aroma we could not figure out what we were smelling. it was a sort of rotting food smell, and if we removed the food it was still present, and it was not coming from the drains.
then one night while making mark high potatoes the top of the can and the control nob caught fire. luckily the potatoes were done, so i quickly turned off the gas and blew out the fire. the stove has had a very slow leak -- around the wielding of the valve, i think. it is hard to tell since so much catches fire. so what smells like rotting food, that would be rotting food, and, oh yeah, propane.
so we put the stove outside our landlord's door and bugged them for a pot of hot water for tea, which they were more than willing to give. we had hot ginger lemon honey tea and watched "the king's speech," which is one of the best movies i have seen in a long, long time.
also, for 3 hours last night we had a lightning storm, rain, hail, and thunder. it was strange -- because of the altitude the lightning strikes below, above, and right outside our window! the whole sky would light up purple every 5 to 10 seconds for the entire 3 hours. then after it calmed down we could watch the storm drift away in the distance.
i made a movie, it's called lightening is all around us, directed, shot, and edited by max holden. it is the first in a trilogy, the sequel is ironic and the final film is epic. you can watch the other two in my photos and videos.
also in the last few days we have been researching WWOOF china a lot and already had some success. we hope to also visit mr. serio, a cascobay teacher i have only met once but zoë had for biology.
i have also begun to developed a taste for yak butter tea, which is a traditional tibetan tea. it is basically melted buter (see the oil on top?) but it's really amazing -after a few of them that is, it is like moxie! it is best when pretty salty and served wicked hot. i can skip 2 meals with a tea like this.
also we have been drinking honey ginger lemon tea like there is no tomorrow. it is really good and so easy to make. i am comfortable to say that one of the reasons why our health has been so good is due to this tea (not the yak butter though!) it seems to help with our respiratory problems as well, but that might be the placebo effect or because the air is so much more clean here.
then one night while making mark high potatoes the top of the can and the control nob caught fire. luckily the potatoes were done, so i quickly turned off the gas and blew out the fire. the stove has had a very slow leak -- around the wielding of the valve, i think. it is hard to tell since so much catches fire. so what smells like rotting food, that would be rotting food, and, oh yeah, propane.
so we put the stove outside our landlord's door and bugged them for a pot of hot water for tea, which they were more than willing to give. we had hot ginger lemon honey tea and watched "the king's speech," which is one of the best movies i have seen in a long, long time.
also, for 3 hours last night we had a lightning storm, rain, hail, and thunder. it was strange -- because of the altitude the lightning strikes below, above, and right outside our window! the whole sky would light up purple every 5 to 10 seconds for the entire 3 hours. then after it calmed down we could watch the storm drift away in the distance.
i made a movie, it's called lightening is all around us, directed, shot, and edited by max holden. it is the first in a trilogy, the sequel is ironic and the final film is epic. you can watch the other two in my photos and videos.
also in the last few days we have been researching WWOOF china a lot and already had some success. we hope to also visit mr. serio, a cascobay teacher i have only met once but zoë had for biology.
i have also begun to developed a taste for yak butter tea, which is a traditional tibetan tea. it is basically melted buter (see the oil on top?) but it's really amazing -after a few of them that is, it is like moxie! it is best when pretty salty and served wicked hot. i can skip 2 meals with a tea like this.
also we have been drinking honey ginger lemon tea like there is no tomorrow. it is really good and so easy to make. i am comfortable to say that one of the reasons why our health has been so good is due to this tea (not the yak butter though!) it seems to help with our respiratory problems as well, but that might be the placebo effect or because the air is so much more clean here.
So, to Liz just a few days ago I said: "You know, I'm much me worried about Zoe and Max blowing themselves up with their indoor fuel tank/stove than I am of any dangerous encounters they've experienced so far on their trip."
ReplyDeleteI don't know why but butter tea seems to keep coming up in my life lately.
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