Went to the library today and had good luck. I checked out a documentary from the Discovery Channel named “Raising the Mammoth”.
My favorite part is a short segment showing Dolgan people moving their Baloks, (homes on sleds), using reindeer to pull them. Its a fantastic sight. Looks like a caravan of square Casitas!
Here is a photo I found on the web, of a Dolgan caravan:
The caption says: A Dolgan woman leads her draft reindeer while travelling across tundra during the winter. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia.
I could do that!!!
Be sure to check out their other great photos of Baloks on the move.
http://www.arcticphoto.co.uk/gallery2/arctic/peoples/dolgan/dolgan.htm#rty0015-11
The other day I hauled home my first wide load requiring a bungee strap.
I bought a Coleman Power Chill cooler from the local Walmart. It was actually pretty light compared to the 100 lb load I carried home the other day.
One might wonder, why does she need a cooler and why are there clothes hanging on the fence.
Well… in a fit of spring house cleaning, and packing to move, I got rid of all my old appliances. Fridge, and washing machine included.
Since I’ve been back in Texas, I’ve been using a Coleman ice chest to keep things cool. Its surprising how quickly the ice melts, even though it’s inside my air-conditioned house. I was thinking I could take the cooler with me when I hit the road again.
I don’t want to get a new fridge since I’m prepping to rent the house out.
Ditto washing machine.
I had this vision of washing my clothes in the jacuzzi bath tub, stomping on the clothes like those pictures you see of women mashing grapes in Italy. Tried it last night. It works! Hardest part is getting everything rinsed. I let the clothes drain overnight so they weren’t quite so sogging wet, and hung them up this morning.
When I went out to set up the photo shoot, (yes the photo is a reinactment) it was so hot on the concrete that I had to go put shoes on just to take a quick picture. The clothes are good and dry, but I’m not going out there again until it gets a little cooler. I’m sure they will be good and sterilized by the end of the day.
