Pages
-
Popular Posts
- OBX Sandbars and Board Shorts Day Six: FOJ 0 comments
- Life in board shorts: Sailfish citations 0 comments
- Exploring the Neuse River Greenway at Falls Lake Dam 0 comments
- Raleigh Snow Day with the Family 0 comments
Tags
articles beach beer blogs California citycampral.org CityCamp Raleigh code for america Colorado community content management florida food football gardening half marathon hawaii hurricane Lineberry Alliance nags head nc NC State neighborhood north carolina Oahu OBX opengov open source opensource.com outer banks participation Raleigh Red Hat Rincon running snorkel southwestraleigh.com spring break 2016 sunset surf surfing traveling Turks and Caicos vacation WolfpackCategories
Recent Comments
- Spring Break 2015: From Surf to Snow | hibbets.net blog on Spring Break 2015: Rincon, Puerto Rico Day 3
- Highlands for the Holidays: Exploring Biltmore and Beer | hibbets.net blog on Highlands for the Holidays: Arriving in Asheville
- Highlands for the Holidays: Arriving in Asheville | hibbets.net blog on Costa Rica Day 6: Playa Negra Surf and Tamarindo Sunset Cruise
- Highlands for the Holidays: The Final Pour | hibbets.net blog on Fort Collins On Tap: Odell’s, New Belgium, and Kenny Chesney
- Highlands for the Holidays: Arriving in Asheville | hibbets.net blog on Island Life in Hawaii: Saying Aloha on Christmas Eve
Category Archives: Home
Raleigh Snow Day with the Family
It snowed all day in Raleigh on February 24, 2015. Merri Beth and I were wakened at 6:30 am with a call from Wake County Public Schools announcing a two hour school delay—later to be followed up with canceling of … Continue reading
2014 Salsa Garden is Taking Root
The salsa garden has been planted and is ready for the 2014 growing season here in North Carolina. I planted the garden in late April. I usually do it on Good Friday, but I’d been traveling a lot and the … Continue reading
Squirrel and deer hunting trip with Poppy
I went squirrel and deer hunting with my Poppy in January. We got two squirrel’s and no deer. We had a night and hale grunt call and rattle bag to call the deer.
Our Snow Day in Raleigh #boom
The snow started to fall at our house around 7:00 pm on January 28. Wake Counties schools were closed on Tuesday and eventually decided to close on Wednesday. I usually work from home on Wednesdays, so I enjoyed the extra … Continue reading
Life After Our 10 Day Reboot
We made it! Merri Beth and I completed our 10-day reboot with Joe the Juicer. It was a great experience, we tried lots of new, fresh foods, and we were pretty disciplined the entire time. We minimized substitutions and stuck … Continue reading
10-day Reboot Update: Day 7
We are over the hump and heading steady to the finish line of our 10-day reboot. I’m loving the juice and food hybrid approach to eating healthier. I’m glad we didn’t start with a three day, juice-only cleanse. Day three … Continue reading
Garden Report for 2013: Over 2000 Tomatoes and Peppers
It was a good year for salsa at Ramsgate Manor. It was also the first year for my garden in full sun. Last fall, we had a 70+ year old Oak tree removed that was struggling with a disease. We … Continue reading
3 Years of Solar Power (PV) Generation
On July 2, 2010, the photo voltaic system installed on our roof by Southern Energy Management that included 18 solar panels was turned on. We finally started generating renewable energy. I looked at the project as a long-term investment, not … Continue reading
Posted in hibbets.net, Home
Tagged cistern system, PV system, renewable, solar panels, solar power, souther energy management, SREC, tax credits, Thomas Friedman
8 Comments
Today, we celebrate Dot
Spoiler alert, you may need a tissue or two for this post. Just sayin. Life is short folks, and we take so many little things for granted everyday. When I come home from work, I have four, happy, energetic Border … Continue reading
2012 Garden Results and Notes
The garden this year started in mid April with a variety of tomatoes and peppers. I kept track of the incoming crop, took notes along the way, and tallied up the totals. I planted a bunch of different tomatoes: Early … Continue reading