Archive | June, 2008
The Money Pit, the Heart Pit
I’ve been pondering if we Westerners put too much time, effort, and money into our homes and yards. I have been reading the latest This Old House magazine, and this month’s stories are celebrating the hundreds of thousands of dollars average homeowners have been dumping into their homes. Don’t get me wrong– the houses are [...]
Continue reading...Finding Real Estate Online
12. June 2008
I’ve found a few very good and reliable websites for researching and finding real estate online. These websites can give you property value and market value, among other things. The Yahoo! site also breaks down demographics for the local area. I think these are valuable resources. Yahoo! Real Estate Realtor.com Zillow.com Trulia.com There are also [...]
Continue reading...I Can’t Fold a T-Shirt!
12. June 2008
I am a terrible wife and mother! I don’t know how to fold a t-shirt! I watched this video again and again, and I still can’t figure it out. How on earth do they do that?!?!?! HT My Interesting Files. Now I’ll be haunted for the rest of my life. Related Posts:Find the Kitty Friday: [...]
Continue reading...Worded Wed: What Are They Doing?!
11. June 2008
I was taking my customary evening walk through the gardens the other day, and veered off to the “kids’ area.” I’ve designated a section of the property for them. Here is where they can stack old bricks into “fireplaces,” create “rafts” from discarded tree limbs and cut-up logs, and explore their hearts out. But I [...]
Continue reading...Mulch With Peat Moss
11. June 2008
The soil in my Upstate New York property is mostly heavy clay. There’s a high water table here (we get a LOT of water running underground in these parts!) and we also have had record rainfall for about ten years. The soil is packed in pretty hard. I have been adding peat moss to my [...]
Continue reading...Quick Tip: For Dirty Fingernails
11. June 2008
I do a lot of gardening during the growing season. I have a property that’s 1.5 acres, and when we bought the place, most of it was overgrown. It’s been a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to beat back the weeds and scrubby bushes. And I still don’t know who’s winning yet. I keep [...]
Continue reading...Growing Challenge: Garden Update
10. June 2008
I haven’t really done an official Growing Challenge update in a while. My little annuals that I’ve planted are doing well. Everything is really thriving in this heat (except my hydrangeas). I have gardens filled with perennials, and this is about the time they start to strut their stuff. The peonies are in full flower [...]
Continue reading...Laughter is the Best Nutrition
7. June 2008
I was Entrecard dropping when I came across a great blog, The Snack Hound. This blogger is just so hilarious! Sometimes we can take “nutrition” and “fitness” a little to far, can’t we? This post was especially rip-roarin’ good. Here’s a tidbit. For those of you who watch what you eat, here’s the final word [...]
Continue reading...The Olfactory Sense
6. June 2008
It’s kind of weird, how memories are associated with smells. It’s FINALLY warmed up here in Upstate New York. I think we may hit a record here, over 90 degrees F today. This old house, customarily cold even when the temperature outside is warm, is steamy and very uncomfortable today. There is a pungent smell [...]
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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!
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13. June 2008
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