solor and windpower

We do not have a lot of extra money to spend, off course we would like solar panels, windmills and other technologies to warm, heat or power up our house. Our house is a little bigger then we need. But it's also nice not to feel cramped up. We still like to be somewhat green and try to save were we can. One good way is to use sun and wind power by drying clothes outside. The weather here in Missouri gives us the opportunity to dry 80% of our laundry outside. It's around $0.25 cents for a load using our dryer. We have 4 loads a week. In a year we can save $ 42 dollars by just using a clothes line, by saving 382 Kwh a year And i know it will cost some effort. But i can enjoy a little extra time being outside.

When one of our cats was killed by a unleashed dog here in town we got browny. He was a male until the Veterinary got a hold of him Now he is "IT" It still thinks he have to rule the pack.  A couple of days after he lost his balls he jumped out of a tree seven foot high. I guess it did not bother him (IT) that much. And is always arguing with with our other cat Callie. Today they were growling and crying through a window.

Snow and sleet~

Snow and sleet makes for … ~Slick~.

We can`t complain this winter. Temperatures have been very mild. This decreased the use of natural gas for our furnace in the basement. Mother nature reminded us that it is still winter, and surprised us with two inches of snow, followed by a nice layer of sleet. This followed by a steady frost. It is like having concrete every-were. Slick concrete. So when I got out to feed the chickens I almost hit the dirt (snow) and spilled some of this high prized chicken food. I guess beside the birds, the cat is eating it. 

Our chickens have not seen any snow, and did not know what to think. 

Two stayed inside, playing chicken I guess.

Maybe they will come out tomorrow to eat.

LED light bulbs

I got my first LED light today for inside the house, I placed it in one of our ceiling fans. It claims to use only 2 watt instead of our 10-13 watt fluorescent light bulbs. They are prized pretty high, but according to the package last around 5000 hours more than a fluorescent bulb. I figured to change out seven light bulbs. My savings will be around 28 dollars on electricity a year. 

	Fluorescent light bulb     (13Watt)	LED light bulb (2 Watt)
Prize:	$5.60	$6.97
Life span	8000 hours	15000 hours
Cost per light bulb 1000 hours + electricity cost (0.11kwh)	$2.13	$0.68

Together

We are a couple, living in a small little town in Missouri. We have a dog, two cats, some rabbits and eight chickens. Attempt to grow a garden and are trying to find ways to live better, more healthy and finding ways to save money. The last ten years we overspend our budget, lived to much in the world, and forgot how to enjoy and appreciate the small things in live. With this blog we would like to show you what you can do be more prepared and help you find new ways to save and live a more sustainable way of living.