Earth Hour and Sugaring
Mar. 30th, 2008 10:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helwenDining by candlelight was lovely, of course. Not as lovely as what ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
joyeuse60 and her beloved did, but we enjoy the more natural lighting. Even for tv-watching :)
We kept the lights off past the 8-9pm Earth Hour time, and if I needed to go to the kitchen to do something, I brought a lamp with me. L also used his mini-mag light on occasion, as he is wont to do. I have one as well, but I'm still not as good about remembering to use it. We know our space well, so really, unless one is doing some task-specific work that requires good lighting, candles or the occasional flash light use is mostly all that's needed after dark for us. Most night work we do tends to be things like sewing (clothing, books, embroidery), for which one only needs a nearby table lamp. Since our hallway lights are on the downstairs' electricity, the in-laws are happy that we don't have it on for hours and hours :)
Health Note: It's better to use lower-level lighting (not bright lighting, and especially not bright overhead lighting) late at night anyway, as it keeps your body from producing enough melatonin, which is stuff that among other things, helps you to get better quality sleep.
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29 gallons of syrup made yesterday. Too cold today, but sap should run Monday. Possibly/probably more boiling on Tuesday. We're nearing the end of the season!
joyeuse60 and her beloved did, but we enjoy the more natural lighting. Even for tv-watching :)We kept the lights off past the 8-9pm Earth Hour time, and if I needed to go to the kitchen to do something, I brought a lamp with me. L also used his mini-mag light on occasion, as he is wont to do. I have one as well, but I'm still not as good about remembering to use it. We know our space well, so really, unless one is doing some task-specific work that requires good lighting, candles or the occasional flash light use is mostly all that's needed after dark for us. Most night work we do tends to be things like sewing (clothing, books, embroidery), for which one only needs a nearby table lamp. Since our hallway lights are on the downstairs' electricity, the in-laws are happy that we don't have it on for hours and hours :)
Health Note: It's better to use lower-level lighting (not bright lighting, and especially not bright overhead lighting) late at night anyway, as it keeps your body from producing enough melatonin, which is stuff that among other things, helps you to get better quality sleep.
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29 gallons of syrup made yesterday. Too cold today, but sap should run Monday. Possibly/probably more boiling on Tuesday. We're nearing the end of the season!
