Archive | September, 2008
I Might As Well…
I’ve gushed about my new baby kitten on my other blogs, I may as well gush about her here, too! I cannot believe how nuts I am over this kitten. I am spoiling her rotten. :S Already she drinks out of my tea, eats scraps from my dinner, and sleeps in the crook of my [...]
Continue reading...Know Your Contractor
30. September 2008
Every year, hundreds to thousands of homeowners get ripped off by unscrupulous contractors. New York State’s attorney general has compiled a database of hoodlums and crooks who have been reported by homeowners. The state is encouraging homeowners to add to the database if you are burned by a crook. Office of the Attorney General provides [...]
Continue reading...Great Goobers, Batman!
30. September 2008
Here’s something I know we have ALL desired to do: grow some great goobers! I just love saying that word: goober. Never heard it until Jimmy Carter made it famous. Up north, we call them “peanuts.” I never knew we northerners could grow peanuts– er, goobers. But we can! Here’s a cute little site that [...]
Continue reading...Chicken, Shrimp, and Pasta
30. September 2008
I have a great recipe for you! It’s a “cheap” recipe, too. I haven’t made it in so long, and decided to do it again this week. So I thought I’d share, because sharing makes you feel good inside, HA! . Chicken, Shrimp, and Pasta Will serve a small army or 3-4 Italians 4-5 chicken [...]
Continue reading...Suburban Homesteading
28. September 2008
So it has a name. The thing I’ve been slowly attempting to do for the past 5-6 years. It’s called “suburban homesteading”! Yeehaw, I have a name! I found this terrific blog, The Little House in the Suburbs, and found someone else who is doing everything I want to do. What a great blog! But [...]
Continue reading...Handheld Water Sterilizer
24. September 2008
I saw this neat little gadget at HipCompass. It’s a handheld water sterilizer, called the “SteriPEN Adventurer Handheld Water Purifier.” When swished around in a glass of dirty water, it’s supposed to destroy the DNA of nasty microbes. It uses ultraviolet light to do so. Interesting! I don’t know if I’d be so brave as [...]
Continue reading...Anyone Can Cook
24. September 2008
“Anyone who can read, can cook,” my mother used to say. She had the best cookbooks, too. So I’m always on the prowl for good recipes. Because my family is getting tired of Baked Ziti and Tuna Casserole, lol. I did a stint with Mexican recipes for a while (always popular in the summertime), but [...]
Continue reading...I am SO Glad I Installed Cat5!
22. September 2008
When we gutted the living room, money was really tight. (It’s always tight, though). Yet, I gritted my teeth and decided to shell out the additional $70 to buy materials for Cat5 installation. Cat5 is wiring for ethernet– DSL internet. Previously, we simply had long ropes of ethernet cables strewn across the living room from [...]
Continue reading...How To Save $ This Winter
22. September 2008
It just occurred to me that for all my life, I have lived in old houses. By old, I mean pre-1920. My current home was built in 1855, before electricity, modern plumbing, modern central heating, and even before insulating walls became common. Very little of my house has been updated. The only insulated areas are [...]
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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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- The Silent Summer: No Crickets, No Peepers!
- Building a Winter Cat Shelter
- The Tempurpedic Mattress Update
- How to Create a Serfdom
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30. September 2008
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