Is Solar Right for You?

Is Solar Right for You?

While Nevada may be an ideal place for our solar rooftop array, there are a host of things to think about when deciding whether solar makes sense for you. Here are some of the things to consider when deciding on solar for your home as well as some tools to make the decision easier.

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Five Days of Thanksgiving Turkey

 Five Days of Thanksgiving Turkey

Other than fish, poultry is our main source of protein. We like turkey… a lot. So much so, we bought a 20# turkey for Thanksgiving for just the three of us. We had our Thanksgiving Day feast (Day 1), then just heated plates of leftovers slathered in gravy on Day 2. Of course, we still had several pounds of turkey left, so we got creative.

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Winter Gardening in the Desert

Winter Gardening in the Desert

I grew up in New England and David grew up in Colorado. Both areas have similar growing seasons… plant in mid-late Spring, grow and water during the summer, and harvest in autumn. Sometimes, we’d get a late-season crop if we planted hardy species in August. When we moved to Las Vegas we had to rethink gardening altogether. We are mostly xeriscaped here. Gardening in the Mojave Desert is a challenge.

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