December 1st, 2007
SHINE A HEAVENLY LIGHT
If you’re sticking to tradition this year by lighting your house and tree, switch to LEDs, which should be available at your Target, Costco, WalMart, Lowe’s, Home Depot , etc., and are available nowadays in all sorts of motifs. LEDs:
- Use 10 percent of the electricity as old-fashioned tungsten incandescents
- They don’t get as hot as their traditional counterparts (therefore, less fire hazard)
- They lower your electricity bill and home’s carbon footprint
- They last much longer (most for 100,000 hours) and when one tiny bulb fizzles, you don’t have to ferret it out and replace it so the whole strand will work.
NATURE’S BOUNTY
Give our fine feathered friends a holiday they’ll remember by garnishing your front door or patio with a birdseed wreath. If you live in a bountiful bird area or flyway, you may have to buy more than one to get you through the holidays! You can also deck your deck with glorious birdseed ornament balls, so the winged creatures can join your family in a holiday repast. Find these seed decor items at the National Wildlife Federation store.
Another way to respect nature while decorating this holiday is to use solar-lit glow-in-the-dark ornaments, such as “icicles,” “snowflakes” and “garden balls” – glass shapes that glean light from the sun by day, while hanging in your window or on the Christmas tree, and then glow beautifully after dark; also sold by the National Wildlife Federation.
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