Desert Messenger

October 4, 2017 www.DesertMessenger.com 19 Nancy's Kitchen Need more space? Try this! If you are reading this, more than likely you are living in a RV, so I don't have to tell you that space is a premi- um. Let's face it – we do tend to col- lect too much stuff! Personally, I live in a tiny house – all of 82 square feet! I recent- ly had to purge my tiny house contents. I was literally starting to trip over things. Acquiring more space can be achieved in one of two ways: buying a bigger rig, or cleaning out the one you have. As the saying goes, "nature ab- hors a vacuum". Which means, if you buy a bigger rig, you'll just be collect- ing more crap! Awhile back, somebody in the tiny home community came up with the con- cept of the "One Hundred Item Rule". As far as I know, this is per person. That is, you can possess no more than 100 items in your RV or tiny house at any one time. This includes underwear, your toothbrush, hair dryer, pots, pans, Pez dispensers, cans of Garbonzo beans, silverware, DVD's, toilet paper, etc. This concept may seem pretty extreme to some, but Tiny House it does keep a lid on the crap that we tend to hold onto and encroaching on our space. So, let's just say you took inventory, and you are at the 100-item mark. You decide to pop down to a local garage sale and buy a used book – "Earthworms of the Southwest". In theory, when you take it home, something's gotta go! Now, personally, I haven't taken an inventory of my tiny house. I can't tell you if I have over 100 items or not. I probably should just out of curiosity sake. I do know that I have clothes that I haven't worn in over a year. Perfect candidate for the Salvation Army. I just hope I'll never have to decide be- tween chucking a Simpson's DVD and a pair of boxers. Don Newquist holds a BSET from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA. He has worked as a electrical engineer, a for- mer CA C-46 Solar Contractor's License. He currently lives in Quartzsite, AZ. He got into tiny home design and construc- tion in 2016, is a dealer for Nature's Head. www.cherrytinyhomes.com. UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE VFW NOTE: VFW Auxiliary is collecting coupons you may have that you won't use. These go to the military families who can use them up to 6 months after expiration. Please help us in this endeavor to assist our Veterans. Coupons can be left at Post, Mt. Quail Restaurant, General Store, Community Thrift Store or Lutheran Church. We are also collecting labels for the school and National Home for Children. You can leave items at the same locations as coupons. VFW Post 769 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 305 N. Central, Quartzsite, AZ, 928-927-7697 EVERY MORNING: Breakfast 8 am to 10 am. Biscuits and gravy -- $3.00/2 biscuits; $2.50/1 biscuit; eggs And sausage $3.50 Donation – members and guests. Possibly more options added later during season) MEAT DRAW 2-4 pm OCT 05—Breakfast 8-10 am Thursday night Football OCT 06—Breakfast 8-10 am Lunch 12 noon to 2 pm -- Cook's choice OCT 07—Breakfast 8-10 am OCT 08—Breakfast 8 am to noon-- Special menu—Sunday Football OCT 09—Breakfast 8-10 am Monday night Football—Beer and prizes OCT 10—Breakfast 8-10 am OCT 11—Beer, Brats and Kraut – 12 noon to 4 pm (to be held every Wednesday during season) MEAT DRAW 2-4 pm OCT 12—Thursday night Football OCT 13—Lunch – 12:00 noon -2 pm OCT 14—VFW and Auxiliary meetings 10:00 am OCT 15—Breakfast 8-10 am. Humana Insurance Representative will give 2 presentations 1:00 AND 4:00 pm. Sessions open to the Public OCT 16—Breakfast 8-10 am Monday night Football—beer and prizes OCT 17—Breakfast 8-10 am OCT 18—Breakfast 8-10 am Beer, Brats and Kraut – 12 noon to 4 pm MEAT DRAW 2-4 pm OCT 19—Breakfast 8-10 am Thursday night Football—beer and prizes PLANNING IS UNDERWAY FOR OTHER EVENTS AND WILL BE POSTED AT POST AND IN NEXT ISSUES PLEASE CHECK AT POST AS ADDITIONAL EVENTS MAY BE SCHEDULED Comrades meet –2nd Saturday each month –10:00 a.m. at Post Auxiliary meets – 2nd Saturday in the dining room area at 10:00 a.m. House Committee meeting – 2nd Saturday each month -9:00 a.m. at Post ROOT BEER FLOAT PIE 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen reduced-fat whipped topping, thawed, divided 3/4 cup cold diet root beer 1/2 cup fat-free milk 1 package (1 ounce) sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix 1 graham cracker crust (9 inches) Maraschino cherries, optional Set aside and refrigerate 1/2 cup whipped topping for garnish. In a large bowl, whisk the root beer, milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Fold in half of the remaining whipped topping. Spread into graham cracker crust. Spread remaining whipped topping over pie. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight. Dollop reserved whipped topping over each serving; top with a mara- schino cherry if desired. Yield: 8 servings. VFW Members & Guests are invited to join us for: The Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank has several boxes around town for collecting food items. These businesses have been generous enough to let us have boxes: Dollar General, RoadRunner Market, Family Dollar, Silly Al's Restaurant, Horizon Community Bank, Quartzsite General Store and the Town Hall/Library. Some items we need are canned, boxed or packaged food including meat, vegetables, dinners, pasta, peanut butter, snack bars, water and other beverages including juice. The Food Bank is open on Tuesday and Thursday 8AM to Noon to accept donations of dry goods and fresh food. Go to FQFoodBank.com to make a donation online or mail a check to Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank PO Box 4671 Quartzsite, AZ 85359. Easy way to donate to Food Bank

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