Sadly, our computer bit the dust last month, after battling a tough case of jacked-up hard drive. She lost the fight, and I lost a good month of computer therapy. I'd occasionally sneak ontp Neil's IMac to check up on email and feed my Webkinz. (Yes, I love Webkinz,and I'm not afraid to admit it). I was prepared to go without for awhile, but ... Happy Birthday to me! Thanks, Keith! I have named the new IMac "Mack", and she is just right nice.
As the photo shows, our new house is pale green. It is also G-R-E-E-N. Yes, we are inching ever closer to 'living off the grid', as Ed Begley calls it. What , exactly, is green about it?
1) Solar panels. And those puppies give us an average electric bill of $5. Not bad.
2) Tankless water heater. Heats the water only when you need it, and takes up no space.
3) Photo-cell exterior lights go on automatically at dusk, turn off sometime later.
4) Reclaimed water for landscape. If you come to visit, don't drink from the sprinklers. "Reclaimed" means 'sewer'.
5) No grass. No yard, either, but NO GRASS! All landscaping is drought-tolerant or concrete. I love concrete.
So come for a visit and enjoy Verde Del Schner. Or is that Del Schner Verde?
