Been considering solar to cut your utility bill expenses? A lot of people have. There is much advancement and standardization when it comes now to the panels or modules. They …

Husband Dan and I have just spent a week in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Containing over 1,200 square miles of land and set in the Chihuahuan desert, it is …

Question: How does solar energy work?
Sunlight contains particles of energy called photons. When the sun’s rays hit the panel, silicon inside the panel absorbs the photons, forming an electrical current. …

Dan and I recently hiked Enchanted Rock monolith, a billion-year-old pink granite rock a few miles outside of Fredericksburg, Texas. This huge stone rises 425 feet above the base, is …

Here we go headlong into 2024 with post-holiday bill-paying and credit-card interest rates on our minds. Then comes the first electric bill with a bite as cold as the January …

After Christmas, when the rainy cold winter makes itself known, Dan and I often become gypsies. We take our colorful caravan (RV), hook up our trusty steed (Toyota Tundra), and …

Knox County Master Gardeners (KCMG) will host Ask a Master Gardener sessions at Norwood Library in February and March for the public to ask plant and garden questions.  Certified master …

We’ve all heard the demands that the United States needs more highly trained professionals with the technical aptitude for tomorrow’s jobs. You’ve probably heard of the popular FIRST Robotics Competition …