You’re thinking about putting solar panels on your roof, but where do you start? Before we dive into our experience, I want to make two points about going solar. When it comes to solar, every situation is unique. The system you need may be very different than the system your neighbor needs. There are an […]
Feelings in the aftermath of a shooting
Just like the crime scene, the emotional maze is messy. A friend, Tom Fox, documented a shooting in progress on Monday at the Earle Cabell Federal Building in Dallas. He wasn’t sent there to cover a shooting – a gunman happened to arrive while he was there. As a human being and the wife of […]
6 Free Ways To Decrease Your Refrigerator’s Electricity Usage
When analyzing home electricity use, refrigerators use up so much energy that they are the only appliance singled out, joining other electricity hogs like air conditioning and heating.
Even though fridges use a lot of power, there’s great opportunity to reduce its energy consumption and save money on electricity bills. Here are six free ways to maximize your refrigerator’s efficiency.
DIY Tutorial: How To Build A Terrarium
This weekend I was excited to go to a fall terrarium workshop offered by the Mansfield Parks & Recreation department. Amy Conley from Zoe’s Plant Shop was the instructor. You can catch her on Instagram or Facebook.
I was delighted to discover how quick and easy it is to make this fun, living home decor accent. We were finished in less than half an hour.
A Look at the Awesome Texas Spiny Lizard [Photos]
When we first moved to Tarrant County, I heard a rustle numerous times when I retrieved the mail. Once I caught a glimpse of the lizard making the noise, I was able to Google its features and discovered that these gray and brown reptiles are Texas Spiny Lizards that make homes in the north, central and south regions of Texas. Since that name is a mouthful to repeatedly say, at our house we endearingly named the creatures “Leroy” and refer to all Texas Spiny Lizards like this in conversation.