Improvised Refrigeration

I think I had previously written that our big, high end and relatively new refrigerator (I think almost six years old) bit the dust late last week.  The icemaker was defective and has been a problem for a few years and that ended up frying our compressor.  There was also some other damage to another part that is not replaceable.  In the end, Sheila and I ordered a far lower end refrigerator which is scheduled to be delivered on Tuesday.  

We had to compromise quite a bit in our selection of a new refrigerator.  There are not too many choices when you need a refrigerator as soon as possible.  The pandemic has put a hurt on the market as well so inventory is far lower than normal too.  

As we wait for our new refrigerator to arrive, we moved all of our salvageable frozen meat to a cooler and secured it outside in the sub-freezing temperature.  We moved all of our refrigerated items to an unheated storage closet in our back hallway.  Fortunately, this happened during the winter.  If it was summer, I don't know what we'd do.

This morning, Sheila and I realized that our garden window over our kitchen sink would make a perfect easy-access improvised refrigerator.  During the wintertime, we have an inside window installed at the garden window to help keep the house warm.  We found that during the day when it is warmer and the sun is shining, it is in the 30s inside the garden window which is a perfect temperature for refrigeration.  This turns out to be a very convenient place to store refrigerated items we use often throughout the day!