I've decided that tonight is the last day of the lights! I might not get everything put away tomorrow but I will not turn on the lights. Just cannot afford it. I will miss them as I enjoy them so much. My house will look so dark for a few weeks..... then... Mardi Gras!!! I might leave the line of lights on the fence and just put the beads over them. I will keep the two lighted trees on either side of the door too. My little Christmas tree, sans lights, will have a place of honor beside the door on the porch and the umbrella stand on other side.
I'm kinda looking forward to taking things down on the porch so I can get my plants in order. Going to plant tomatoes and peppers, perhaps from seed if I cannot find plants, by next week. Going to trim and replant my herbs and maybe get a few more also. So looking forward to spring. I saw another tomato on my vine when I was just out there so I will leave those until I want to transplant the new ones. I usually put 3, this year maybe 4, in a large pot. Same with peppers and different kinds to boot.