Archive | August, 2008
Working On the Yard
We’ve had three full days of sunshine and no rain! What a remarkable break. So i did what all the Upstaters did this week– scrambled to get my gardening work done before it rains again! We have essentially completed the front section of my Secret Garden. We have finished the concrete walkway, and laid large [...]
Continue reading...Online Home Organizer
30. August 2008
I am an organizing FREAK. But with all the stuff we have around here, it’s been hard to organize all my organized stuff, you know what I mean? I opened my file cabinet yesterday and was almost buried my the mountain of receipts and product information that spilled out. UGH. I have recently heard of [...]
Continue reading...The Good Search
30. August 2008
Here’s a great cause! It’s GoodSearch.com. I read about it in one of my numerous home magazines. It’s a Yahoo-powered search engine, and every time you use it, the site gives a penny to a non-profit organization of your own choosing. Looks really great! And it’s a great way to give the Google gods a [...]
Continue reading...A Little Reminder for Frugal Shoppers
29. August 2008
Just a little reminder for you gardeners out there who are pinching pennies: many home improvement stores have slashed their prices on shrubs, trees, and plants right now. This is one of the best times to grab some discounted stuff. I almost always buy all my plants at this time of the year. Even if [...]
Continue reading...The Home Chopping Network
29. August 2008
ROFL! Yes, this guy IS for real. It’s Mucho Muy Caliente! It’s Muchos Fantastic!! He sells home products, specifically, toilet bidets. All kinds of bidets: installed bidets, portable bidets (?), bidet parts… arriba! Let’s all be grateful he doesn’t give demonstrations…. lol This guy is for real because he really does sell home products. And [...]
Continue reading...The Mother of Wind Power Sites
29. August 2008
Ever since the kids and I saw the Fenner Windmill Project in Madison County, I’ve been interested in wind power; more specifically, in wind power for small farms or for families. I would LOVE to create my own energy with them. I doubt I’d get much wind power in town on my small property… maybe [...]
Continue reading...The Cranky Yankee
29. August 2008
Hahahah. I am not referring to myself there. I discovered a series of videos called The Old Crankee Workshop, which is of course, a spoof on Norm Abrams’ The Old Yankee Workshop. LOL!!! Here’s Nahm (Norm, in a Yankee accent) to tell you how these projects makes him cranky. Related Posts:No Related Posts
Continue reading...Extreme Makeover in New York
28. August 2008
No it’s not for me! How I wish wish wish that it was! But some other Upstate New York family has been blessed with a brand-new home. I’ve never seen the TV show, “Extreme Makeover,” (no TV), but I would if I could. It sounds great! They build these houses, using local workers, in a [...]
Continue reading...Finishing Our Concrete Walkway
27. August 2008
In an earlier post, I blogged about our installation of a concrete walkway, using a really neat Quikrete form. I absolutely loved using the form– it was easy, neat, and fast. And the stones look great! I installed about 5 feet of the walkway last year, to see how they would weather our frigid winter. [...]
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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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