Galley Tile

It feels good to be getting back into the swing of working on the trailer again. This week has been an ordering products week but most of them are now here so next weekend should be a busy weekend.  Today was the day I bit the bullet and put my tile in the galley.  I only had to make one cut which made it the easiest project to date.  I ordered Malibu tiles long before the trailer was under production and I had planned putting them in first thing when we received the trailer but alas we all know how that turned out and why.

These tile are 6 x 6 and each hand made.  The history of Malibu tile dates back to 1926 when Mrs. Rindge established Malibu Potteries.  Here in California the Adamson House still has the most comprehensive collection of Malibu tile works.  From the history I know the Rindge and Adamson families were ranchers and owners of Malibu Potteries and after a 17 year legal battle over the Malibu Highway the family home has given way to a state park preserving their estate and a key time in history when their tile works were highly sought after by all the elite in California.

I wanted to continue our retro build by including this California element in our galley to bring that "WOW!" factor and make it a little home away.  I have so many little items that I've added to make this like a walk back into time for our little trailer from vintage maps as our wallpaper on the doors to the apron I make from a vintage depression era pattern.

The tile is set and next weekend I will grout.

So last week I made a graphic for a trailer flag and ordered it through Lowe's.  This week the flag arrived and man oh man is it great!!!  I paid a little extra, I think like $5 more for a double sided flag and worth every penny!!!  Coming or going our little welcome sign looks outstanding and makes me smile.

I included Mr. Limpet and Ladyfish on the flag and Mr. Crab.

I found and ordered a new vent for the trailer.  When we ordered our trailer we requested a smoke vent because we live in the High Desert and over the 20+ years we know ANYTHING plastic and white turns yellow and brown before the first summer is over.  Well yea that didn't happen....Surprise!  I found the coolest vent online that is all aluminum like the shell and looks so much better than what is there now.  I will take some photos to show you all how yellowed the currant vent is.  Since Crybaby installed the cheapest vent with plastic parts the vent won't close it just stays open.  This vent has metal cogs and parts that shouldn't fail. I'm a bit nervous because I don't know if he screwed or pop riveted the current vent to the roof.  This will allow me to seal the vent correctly so the new vent doesn't leak.

The new vent.

One of the changes I made this month to the trailer was ordering and converting all the lights to LED.  I had already made all the cabin and galley lights LED but our taillights and brake lights were still the originals.  We had the tail lights burn out so I thought great now is the time to replace them with lights that don't draw as much from the battery, glow brighter, and burn longer.  I can't say enough about LED lights, man can you see them across the campground!  They last forever too and use a fraction of the energy saving battery life.  They do cost more but if you research them online you can save and they are sooo worth it.

So we didn't camp this week but our lovely youngest daughter did harvest a pheasant on her last hunt I thought I should share a quick and easy recipe for pheasant (or chicken) pot pie.

Pheasant Pot Pie

3 tbsp unsalted butter

1 pheasant

5 strips of bacon

2 bay leaves

1/2 tsp thyme

1 medium onion

1/2 cup sliced carrots

1/2 cup peas

1 tsp oregano

1/2 cup sliced mushrooms

3 tbsp flour

1/2 cup chicken stock

1 cup cream

1 beaten egg (egg wash)

1 pie crust

Cook pheasant in chicken stock until it pulls from bone.  Mix all ingredients together and add flour to thicken gravy.  Place in pie crust and back at 350* until vegetables are tender and crust is brown.  Enjoy!