Archive | May, 2009
The Spring That Wasn’t
So we’re starting June with ANOTHER frost advisory tonight. :-p and double :-p. We’ve had frost advsiories this late before, but it is very rare. I had the boys cover the tomatoes, eggplant, and pepper plants with buckets. The rest of the plants will have to fend for themselves, as they are too small and [...]
Continue reading...Gobs of Gorgeous Gadgets!
29. May 2009
OMG!! I found a really cool gadget website– specifically, a site with some extraordinary Alessi-design gadgets. Totally cool! Look at this floss holder! I think I love it! Here’s a banana boat Salt & Pepper shaker set! Related Posts:Another Cool Touch Light GadgetFinding Good CFL BulbsThe Stainless Steel Everything StoreYour Tiny Home Away From Home
Continue reading...Amazing Grapes
28. May 2009
How sweet the sound! And the sight! It’s amazing grapes, and we GOT THEM!! Wooooo! My grapevine survived its first winter, the scads of chomping, humgry deer, and the vicious Japanese beetle attack last summer. Now, it has to survive the bugs, the birds, strong winds, and curious children. Here’s hoping! Related Posts:AnticipationProgress, Sweet ProgressSpring [...]
Continue reading...Don’t Fool Around with Asbestos
28. May 2009
Many old homes are loaded with toxic stuff, mine included. My area of New York State has one of the highest levels of homes with lead-based paint in the state. A lot of these homes were built in the 1800s, before people knew (and even after some manufacturers knew) about the dangers of toxic products [...]
Continue reading...Choosy Cats Choose Homeschool
26. May 2009
HEE HEE! We saw this photo at Daisy the Curly Cat. Harley sure is burning the midnight oil! So are we, lately. :S Related Posts:So True!Funny!Find the Kitty Friday: Scrub a DubFind the Kitty Friday: What’s Mine Is Mine…
Continue reading...Wild Wallpaper
26. May 2009
Whoa, fashions in wallpaper has gone funky! I found this “heat-activated” wallpaper at a design site recently. I’ve heard of heat-activated paint, but not the wallpaper until now. It’s pretty, but I can’t say that I’d really like it in my house. It’s wallpaper that sprouts pink flowers with a heat source. lol! Would you [...]
Continue reading...Spring Planting
22. May 2009
I’m giving more responsibility to the kids this year, to get the spring planting done. We are the latest we’ve ever been with the planting. But we had frost warnings as late as earlier this week! Crazy! I really hope our warm autumn weather lasts well into September, or we may not see much this [...]
Continue reading...Are the Politicians On Vacation, Or Something?!
18. May 2009
Here we are, one week from Memorial Day, and it is FREEZING this week. We’ve had a handful of frost warnings (and frosty nights)… at a time when my furnace is put to sleep for the season, it’s still chugging away. So where’s all this hot air that we usually experience a week before the [...]
Continue reading...The Sawfly Larva is Back :(
15. May 2009
I thought we got rid of them all last year. I went out to my garden yesterday, to see how the weeds flowers and shrubs are growing, and spotted these nasty little devils on my Scotch pines again. **sigh** They are small right now; can you see them? In case, you don’t remember or you [...]
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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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31. May 2009
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