Repairs

Last night the flusher thing on the toilet broke right off, this morning the propane water heater went on the blink, and the gas/CO2 alarm started beeping.  Welcome to RV life.  So Al unloaded all the stuff from the "garage" and opened the wall, trying to find the problem.

 

What it looks like behind that wall.  He managed to fix the screaming alarm, but we'll have to wait until Monday morning for the repair guy to come fix the other stuff.  Luckily there is a manual flush doo-hicky so we won't have to use the bushes all weekend.  We're hoping the electric water portion of the system will be enough for showers, otherwise we'll be taking advantage of the park showers.
You thought it was all just fun and relaxation, didn't you?  Hmm.

An autumn day in Krakow

Approximately 56,000 Jews lived in the city on the ever of WWII, almost one-quarter of the population. This memorial is to the between 15,000 and 20,000 Jews who were forced to live in the ghetto in Krakow, and are represented by empty chairs of various sizes.

Thousands of them were sent to the Plaszow Concentration Camp where most were killed in mass shooting operations carried out by the SS in the winter of 1943.  Survivors were sent to Auschwitz.

 

Remember that I told you about finding the Castorama, the Polish version of Home Deport?

Looks pretty much the same, doesn't it?

 

Back to Krakow

Here are the photos from last September in Krakow which I couldn't publish because I'm not bright enough, so this prolongs the fun.  I've forgotten the names of all the churches and castles but they are pretty to look at anyway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's everywhere!

The main plaza smack in the middle of the town. 

Everyday life

Al was in a mood for tedious work so patiently pulled Brussels Sprouts apart.

Delicious with beef stew and pasta when the sun was low in the sky.

 

Am I pampered?  Pulled pork hash for breakfast.

 

The 118th Irrigation Festival, which celebrates the initiation, development and support of the irrigation ditches which brought water to the once dry prairies of Sequim.  Today is the street fair, where I was lucky to resist everything but one scarf and one brownie.

More gardens and Chandeliers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of my first questions at the Chihuly exhibit was "how do they keep all this so clean?"  We were told that there are specially trained people who come in every two or three days with gentle air systems and delicate cloths to get up close and personal with the creations.  Not a job for the timid.  Or maybe that is a requirement.  An overly agressive person could wreak havoc quickly.

Al provides stability

 

We drove through Bakersfield in December and bought a stabilizer gimcrack from the guy who invented it.  It looked lovely in its cardboard box, snuggled against the fireplace for a couple of months, then beside the dining table.  This week it was allowed to see the light of day for a few minutes before it got installed under Homer and will be there forevermore.  What a difference!  We could probably hold a square dance in here now and none of the neighbors would notice any rocking.  And I have one less thing to whine about.
Wine?  Maybe just a little to celebrate.

My hero!

 

Gardens of Glass