stuff I like

This blog is about things I see and like, so here is a list of what I have liked lately:

•Michaelangelos Eggplant parmesan- in the freezer section at most stores- love the flavor!

•Fresh flowers- especially this time of year- still tons of snow outside- a bit of color and fragrance goes a long way! Hyacinths!  

•self check out- this is with the caveat, of when it works! loove being in control... haha

•the fiat 500- sooo cute- and looks fun to drive- I thin I am too old but would love it if one of my daughters got one!

•box wine- I know what you are thinking- but there are some great ones out there now and you don't have to worry about it going bad-  Bota Box and Gato Nigro are cheap and good quality- no headache the next day!  gotta be red of course!

• Yoga with Adrianne- she has a youtube channel and I have been doing her 30 day challenge- she is pleasant, gives you lots of options in many moves and seems to have the right spirit- I am glad I found her!

•rescue dogs- there are so many dogs and cats in need in shelters- open  your heart/home to one you won't regret it!  We have had several shelter dogs and they are just so happy to be in a warm, dry, loving place they shower us all with love.  How can you beat that?

•Spring!  we still have a ton of snow and frankly, I worry about floods, but so far the gods have been favorable- warmish in the day and cool at night, so the run off has been steady but not crazy- phew!  but I just saw our daffodils pushing through the dead leaves!!!! THAT is spring in upstate New York 

Solar power- yay!

It has finally happened, enough people, businesses, governments have put their money and expertise into the solar business that it finally makes sense to get a solar panel or two on your roof- Yay!  I hope to get this happening at our house this year- and all of you should too.

The units are now cheap enough to buy, (I was told a basic panel is $100) or you can lease the system... And the technology of connecting to your meter and sending the power back to the grid is now very doable... No major storage batteries needed, just make power when you can, "sell it to the Grid" then buy power when you need it.... SOOO Much Sense!  Let's do this!!!!

AND they are working on batteries( think Tesla) that can easily store that solar power and use it for your house- a very efficient battery that will take your house completely off the grid- if you want.... and this is months away from being available... not years, again, maybe this summer?   SO Amazing.