Slingbox

Sunday January 23, 2011    Day 207
We slept late again today. Our apartment is finally warm, but we were still loathe to get out of bed.

I fixed an apple pie in the afternoon - a practice run for tomorrow’s Cook & Eat. I was not especially happy with the results - it leaked between the crusts. Because our oven does not heat to the correct temperature, I put the oven fifty degrees higher than what was called for in the recipe, but apparently that is too high. I thought the pie was somewhat overdone. Also, the recipe called for five pounds of apples, but that turned out to be too much for the 9-inch crust. I put the rest into a small casserole and topped it with the crust scraps, making sort of a cobbler out of it.

Ronnie got a new toy, and instructed Roger in its use before we left the States. The toy is called a Slingbox. It is attached to the television and the DVR and it allows for remote (VERY remote!) control of the television and DVR from anywhere in the world that one has an internet connection (or perhaps a 3G connection - not sure). In any event, Shelli and Ronnie recorded the game, and the Slingbox allowed Roger to watch the first of the playoff games tonight, or half of it, anyway. It didn’t start until 9:00 our time, and he quit at half and went to bed.