Tiny coffee maker mod, and landscape shots

There's not much going on here right now, so my blog posts might be AWOL until there's something to post about.  Nothing wrong with that, I kind of like the peace and quiet where I am right now.

I've moved my rig around and put it on the other side of the rock art garden.  This way I can throw out seed and get a better view of the critters who come to eat it.  I like this direction, but I'm not quite level, so I might be doing a little more moving this way or that.

This direction also gives me views of the gorgeous glow on the mountains in the east at sunset.  I find I enjoy these more than the western view.

These are shots of the moon coming up early one evening.

I think that's a bad post title - I don't have a tiny coffee maker, it's a tiny mod to my coffee maker.

Anyway, here's the little mod I made to my Keurig.  It's a single cup coffee maker that sits on my kitchen counter, and every day the electric cord just bugged me.  When I'd make my coffee in the morning, I'd fold up the cord and smash it between the Keurig and the wall, and it would always sneak out.  I don't like cords hanging around if I can help it.  So the other day I thought, why not put some Velcro on it?  I have a box of different Velcro sizes and shapes, so I took the little square ones and put one on the back of the Keurig and one on the cord.

When the coffee is made, I just fold up the cord, attach the plug to the back of the coffee maker, and it stays there, all neat and tidy.

This could be done with any cords that are hanging around driving you nuts. (I'd guess most of you have your own stash of Velcro, too.)  Every morning I bless the makers of Velcro!  :)

I guess this is normal, but now that I have all the big stuff done to The Palms, I'm taking care of the little things that have been bugging me.  Wheel covers, insect screens, etc.  Most aren't blog worthy, but I love this little Velcro/cord solution.

Here's another thing I found.  If you have a Keurig coffee maker, I just found a new brand of coffee "cups" to use in them, and they are less expensive than the other brands. They do leave a little residue in the bottom of your cup, but I think the coffee is just as good. They have the same kind of top, but the "cup" part is a round filter. I also like the container, this bag can be folded up as you use the coffee, so you don't have an almost empty box with a few cups left taking up space.

12 cups/$6.99 = 58 cents each

18 cups/$11.99 = 66 cents each

Both the Club Coffee and many other brands of Keurig coffee cups are available at Walmart.

If you are a huge coffee drinker and have one of these coffee makers, you can order a box of 160 coffee cups from Costco on-line for $85, then your per cup cost is 53 cents.  I used to get a big box at Costco pre- full-timing, but obviously space is now an issue and I pay a bit more per cup. I usually only drink one cup of coffee every day, so it's worth it to me to have a really good one.

WELCOME to our latest follower, Tina!  She does not have any information about herself or a blog, so maybe she's just thinking about RVing for now.  Tina, if you do have an RV blog, let me know and I'll give you a shout out.  I appreciate you following along with me and Katie, Welcome Aboard! :)

Early sunset and the rock garden:

Last night's sunset was a pretty one.  I find it amazing how the colors and shapes change as the sun is going down, it's usually far prettier after the sun has set and continues to change until dark.

From Me and Katie, have a great Tuesday, everyone!  :)