It snowed today. The picture is from our deck looking out towards the road that leads down to the paved road. I know it’s only about a 1/2 inch at its deepest and nothing compared to New England. My mother, who lives in Maine, says the snow is almost up to the porch rails and […]
On one of the lists I read the talk has been about how to read while knitting. The topic is important for me because I read a lot of books because I review them. Reading sort of means that I can’t really do anything else but if I could figure out how to hold the […]
I doubt there is anything worse for a knitter than finding a moth in the house. Well, finding a moth has eaten a hole in a beloved project or two or three. It’s been on my TO DO list for a while to go through all my stash and get it organized and figure out […]
Okay, I was reading one of those technology sites today — I’m a geek, so tech news rocks, what can I say? Anyway, there was this article on the Tata Nano. It’s made by Tata Motors and will be sold in India. It seats 5 and is expected to get 54 US miles per gallon. […]
Today in reading slashdot, I followed the link to an article on solar trees. I got to thinking after reading this quote: “The solar cells on the tree were able to store enough electricity in spite of receiving no direct solar light for days at a time because of the clouds. They showed that solar […]
It started raining last night — in fits and starts. All day today there’d be misty rain followed by overcast skies and then maybe more rain. Maryland was in a drought — 34 days without rain, with temperatures most days in the mid-70s to high 80s. I’m enjoying the sound and the smell of rain. […]
We recycle. We separate out the cans, plastic and glass to one bucket, newspapers in a stack, then cardboard and other paper in a third container. Since we live in the country we don’t have town/city trash pick up. So, we pay a local man to come and pick up the trash once a week. […]
Today after my dentist appointment, we decided a treat was in order and set out to check out the 2007 Solar Decathalon being held on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The Solar Decathalon has been held several times since we’ve lived in Maryland but this is the first time we’ve actually made it. Solar […]