New York Renovator

About Cold Air Return Vents

Posted on30. Nov, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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About this time every year, my blog gets a lot of traffic from people searching for “can I cover my cold air return vents?”
Answer: no.
I want to address this issue again. If you have a forced air furnace, realize that there is an exchange of air going on with it– cold air to hot air. [...]

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What I Learned on Thanksgiving Day

Posted on28. Nov, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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I hope you who celebrated Thanksgiving Day yesterday had a wonderful day! My holiday was so relaxing, it was GREAT. The day held quite a few learning experiences for me. Most notable was the one with the baking of the Green Bean casserole (the famous one, on the back of the French’s Fried Onions can). [...]

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A Good Property Search Website

Posted on28. Nov, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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Isn’t it wonderful how the Internet has freed up so many things? Over a decade ago, when I was looking for a house to buy, it was so hard to find houses on the market. All I had was a little newspaper, printed by the local realtors, of specialized house listings (that is, they listed [...]

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The Paper Towel Duel

Posted on25. Nov, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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Just in time for the holidays, I decided to do my own little experiment with paper towels. Now as a frugal lady, I don’t use paper towels a great deal– I use washcloths and then I launder the washcloths. But I need to keep paper towels around the house for things like cleaning out the [...]

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For Your Little Builder

Posted on25. Nov, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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Need some cool gift ideas? Lookie what I found– the MEGA Brands toy store! They have some really neat stuff! You can search by age category, toy brand, type of toy, and by price. The website is really cute and interactive, too. Kids would LOOOVE it. There are free games to play on the site, [...]