Archive | June, 2008
Paint– the Miracle Stuff
I love paint! When I first moved to this house, the walls, trim, and even parts of the floors had all been painted white. Talk about ugly! So that was the first thing I did, paint everything and add some color. I added some bright colors to my walls and trim and spruced up the [...]
Continue reading...How to Create a Serfdom
28. June 2008
Chief Justice John Marshall once said, “The power to tax is the power to destroy.” I’ll let that sink in for a minute. I was at the gym a week or two ago and saw the most appalling “infomercial” I have ever seen in my life. (No, it wasn’t for maternity clothes or acne treatments!) [...]
Continue reading...Hot and Steamy in New York
27. June 2008
I hate the humid weather, and Upstate New York seems to be in its clutches this week. :-p These are photos I snapped the other day, as the humidity descended. Moments later, large raindrops burst from the air, as if the atmosphere had been wrung out like a wet rag. I love the growing season [...]
Continue reading...Lego Escapades
26. June 2008
Some kids make big pirate castles or monster mansions with their Legos. What do my kids create? Operation: Auca. It’s a recreation of the Auca Indian village of Ecuador and the five missionaries (including Jim Elliot and Nate Saint) who reached out to them (and were killed). Later, the wives of two of the men [...]
Continue reading...Award Winning Blog!
23. June 2008
I have an award-winning blog! I just wanted to give a preliminary THANK YOU to the two bloggers who nominated me. Gee, you like me! I will have more on this exciting event as soon as I can. I have to nominate award-winners to pass it on. Related Posts:No Related Posts
Continue reading...Treating Iron Chlorosis in Maple Trees
19. June 2008
I haven’t exactly had good success planting trees in my yard. It’s not that trees don’t grow well, it’s mostly that the little trees are under constant attack, from every angle. I’ve planted about three dozen trees at various places on this property. Only 10 or 11 have survived. Reasons for their problems have been [...]
Continue reading...New York Renovator: Our Story
16. June 2008
In the comments, some newer readers have expressed interest in our little renovating project. I haven’t really done anything “major” to the house in a year, due to other projects (schooling for the kids, lack of funds). I am hoping that later this summer we will gut the kitchen. But if you are a newer [...]
Continue reading...Empire Today Flooring
16. June 2008
Mr. Mecomber and I installed laminate flooring in our living room last autumn. I’ve been waiting and watching the flooring, seeing how it will hold up to our activities (the living room is our “schoolroom” and therefore sees the most traffic all day). It has held up OK! However, installing it ourselves was a royal [...]
Continue reading...The Energy Audit
15. June 2008
New York State offers a grant to have your home inspected by a contractor from the power company to do an energy audit. They visit your home, look around, and offer suggestions and services needed to make your home more energy efficient. I had been on a waiting list (well, two, actually) since February, and [...]
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I’m Rebecca
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
You can read more about us here, read up on the history of the home, and read about what we've renovated so far. Thanks for visiting!
- Parging The Foundation Walls
- The Silent Summer: No Crickets, No Peepers!
- Building a Winter Cat Shelter
- The Tempurpedic Mattress Update
- How to Create a Serfdom
- Mrs. Mecomber: Hi, Marcia. The counters are maple butcherblock. I...
- Marg: The last one looks like something that would happe...
- Marcia: I was just wondering what type of wood your counte...
- lin: As for the last photo: Poor duck!...
- Mrs. Mecomber: Lin: BWAHAHAAH!! A week later I am still cracking ...
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29. June 2008
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