Solar Lighting

My husband calls them our landing lights. They are the solar garden lighting we put in last spring to help us see our way up the stairs in the dark. They're great, and it saves us from turning on the big flood lights when we come home after dark. We also bought a cool solar lantern that casts just enough light on the deck. We'll have to replace some of the batteries this spring - they're life span is about 12 months - and we'll have to ask them at Home Depot where we might take the old batteries for disposal. Jodi Helmer's tip in "The Green Year" today advises to install outdoor solar lighting to help save energy, money and the environment. However, if you're in our region, you might have to wait for it to warm up a bit again!

For those of you here in the Ozarks, Doug Rye, host of the radio show "Home Remedies" will be presenting a seminar on energy conservation at the Baster County Library on Saturday, April 11. The presentation begins at 10:15 a.m. For more info, call 870-425-3598 ext. 29 or go to www.baxlib.org

Happy Monday!