Archive | August, 2008
Everything and the Kitchen Sink
I must be one of the most tolerant homeowners on earth, or perhaps the stupidest, lol. You know how you get so used to something that you tend to not notice it after a while? I went into the kitchen this afternoon, to fill the tea kettle with water for tea. I noticed a new [...]
Continue reading...Up Pop the Yard Signs
25. August 2008
Now that hot and steamy July and August are gone, people are once again breaking out the boxes of stuff for yard sales, and putting their homes up for sale. I used to do flea markets with my step-dad when I was a kid. We traveled all around the county, selling goods (he was a [...]
Continue reading...Just Stop the Stuff!
24. August 2008
“Our enormously productive economy… demands that we make consumption our way of like, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual satisfaction, our ego satisfaction, in consumption. We need things consumed, burned up, replaced and discarded at an ever-accelerating rate.” Victor Lebow, 20th century economist, about the [...]
Continue reading...NY Passes Spending Cuts!
20. August 2008
I don’t know what it is with me, lol. I’ve been on a “political and economic” rag for a while. Honestly, the economy STINKS, people! Stupid government policies and manipulations (and corporate welfare and corporate tax breaks) are really hurting the average home owner. Here in New York, it’s hit us hard. So I flipped [...]
Continue reading...Installing a French Drain
20. August 2008
Old houses often have water problems. Mine sure does. Last year, the kids and I worked all summer on building a huge drywell area, to lead rainwater runoff from the roof away from the foundation of the house. You can read more about it here and here and here. It has helped our water situation, [...]
Continue reading...U.O. Me, U.S.A
20. August 2008
This is interesting: a documentary is coming out– tomorrow!– with a limited release, about our present economy, recession woes, and the national debt. It’s titled I.O.U.S.A.. Bigwigs like Warren Buffet, William Niskanen of the Cato Institute; Bill Novelli of AARP; Pete Peterson of The Blackstone Group; and Dave Walker former U.S. Comptroller General are among [...]
Continue reading...My Secret Garden Walkway
20. August 2008
I have a narrow plot of land on one side of the house– it’s only about 20 feet wide, and it is the only thing between the house and the parking lot next door. So I’ve been developing this area for the past few years. I call it my Secret Garden because I have planted [...]
Continue reading...The Celebrity – Advertising team up
20. August 2008
I feel that companies who utilise the talents of celebrities they feel to be known to a minority only is quite cutting edge, they are daring to be different and it works for them. They feel they are using subtle marketing but as a general rule that may not be the case. Take for example [...]
Continue reading...Thinking of French Drains
19. August 2008
The water problems are better here, but I’m seriously thinking of installing a French drain around the perimeter of the house. I have a strapping young son who loves to dig, lol. By the way, a French drain is not named for the European French– it’s named after the guy who invented the idea. My [...]
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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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25. August 2008
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