Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I'm ashamed to admit just how much more my electric bill is this month because of the lights. I adore Christmas decorations. The good news is after tonight I will disable the outside lights and not use anything inside anymore. On the plus side I've had the heat turned down all month - against my toes' wishes.

This is not a Christmas comment at all but I wanted to ask when is the best time of year to start thinking about rain barrels?