gadget giftsLast night we walked over to our neighbors to watch a movie together and when we got to the sidewalk going to their front door, we noticed that had beautiful solar globe lights to light the steps. They were so cool and I asked them where they got them. They said that their son gave them these gadget gifts for Christmas and they were delighted with them. This is their first introduction to solar lights, and I thought they were great gadget gifts, and really smart things to have.

I've been solar cooking for a decade and know how powerful the sun is. One of my solar ovens gets up to 400 in the summer and 350 in the winter, so I know that the sun is a powerful way to create energy, whether it's for powering solar gadget gifts or cooking food. In fact, one of my friends lives completely off the grid and powers her house with electricity generated by solar panels.

I love finding gadget gifts that help us save energy, like these Allsop 29032 Solar Powered Red Globe Garden Art bulbs. As part of doing my part to raise the awareness of people, I often give solar cooking demonstrations at festivals to promote greening of the environment. I bring my ovens, cook food, and amaze people that such simple contraptions could create so much heat. In fact, there are gadget gifts like Fresnel lenses that will melt many metals and burn wood almost instantly. I don't demonstrate those to the public, but I do bring along a small Fresnel lens that will burn paper instantly just to show people. I've thought about giving small business card sized gadget gifts like these lenses to people who stop at my booth so they have a take-away to remember solar cooking, but haven't located a source for them yet.

I was so impressed with the beauty of these solar globes and asked where their son bought them. They got out the paperwork and gave me the name of the site, Shop Terrific Deals at www.shopterrificdeals.com. When I turned on the computer this morning, I looked for them and they are still in stock, so I ordered four of them to grace our front and back doors, too. We have two small solar lights at the back door and will put those somewhere else in the yard once we get these. I love getting solar gadget gifts for the home and garden and promoting the whole idea of solar energy.