posted by jax1215 on Feb 26
Green As You Can Be is sponsoring an Earth Day celebration on April 25 and we are still looking for “green” vendors. The celebration will take place at the Shoppes of Brasstown Village in Brasstown, NC. I would love to find some more local vendors from the building trades.If you are interested, please leave a comment and I will get in touch.
It’s going to be a fun filled day with music, food, green vendors and arts and crafts. Mark you calendars and come to Brasstown for the day.
Jax
posted by jax1215 on Feb 23
We got our electric bill today. I had been looking forward to it, this time. Last month we added extra insulation, plugged up holes, closed off the uptairs, put up flannel curtains on windows that leaked cold air, used the wood burning stove to keep the great room heated and some things I know I’m forgetting. Did it pay off???? You bet it did. We saved $77. That’s BIG to me. Gives me more incentive to do even more. I know Winter is almost over (please???) but there is always next year.
posted by jax1215 on Feb 21
Spring cannot come soon enough for me. I’m tired of cold weather. This part of North Carolina is mild compared to some places. We don’t get a lot of ice and snow but the cold seems to go on forever.
The daffodils have poked their heads out of the ground so there is hope. The birds have begun to sing so Spring IS on the way.
My friend Dan has started thinking ahead. He had some scrap lumber laying around and some branches he gathered in the woods and came up with some really neat homes for the birds this Spring. Any bird would be proud to call them home.
Reuse, recycle, renew and re-purpose.
Jax
posted by jax1215 on Feb 14
I am a huge tea drinker. I hate heating up the stove every time I need a cup. I don’t like to make it in the microwave. I was OK with it when I had a gas stove but when we moved to the new house I was back to electric and wasting energy. On a trip to a big city (2 1/2 hours away) I discovered this hot water kettle. I LOVE red. ( I love Ohio State football) I love this kettle. I can heat enough water , just to the boiling point and then it shuts itself off. No wasted energy. So even though I love red, I love being green more.
Jax
posted by admin on Feb 1
We finally got our first video up and ready. In this episode Jackie takes us on a tour of her new house that isn’t very “green”. In future shows we will follow Jackie as she transforms her home and surrounding land into a eco friendly environment.
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