Archive | July, 2009
Hot Deals on Household Electronics
Look at this gadget! I was shopping the deals at Buy.com– their weekly sale page– and saw this really nifty gadget! It’s an Audiovox Digital Message Center! Isn’t it pretty? I love organizers like these. Right now, I have my organizers all over the place– a digital voice recorder in my purse (never leave home [...]
Continue reading...Beautiful Gardens
13. July 2009
Because I have perennial gardens, everything is still green. My gardens really don’t come into blooming fruition until mid- to late-July. It doesn’t help that I have a lot of blue and purple plants, too: Butterfly Bush, Blue Hydrangea, Veronica, Blue Rose of Sharon, Russian Sage, Purple Coneflower, etc etc, which tend to be late-bloomers. [...]
Continue reading...Anticipation
11. July 2009
My baby grapes! Aren’t they lovely! We have about a dozen clusters. So far, the deer and the birds have left this alone this growing season, but I’m still very wary. I have to get some mosquito netting to throw over the vine. I just can’t wait! Related Posts:Amazing GrapesProgress, Sweet ProgressPlanting a Grape Vine
Continue reading...Rigging the Phone Line
11. July 2009
Did you know that many newer, souped-up computers are coming without telephone modems installed?? :-p I just found out. I use DSL, so I have not really had any need for a phone modem. But I am tinkering with the phone line (I want to control telephone calls from my computer) and I had to [...]
Continue reading...Too Much Catnip
9. July 2009
Well, I can’t really say she had too much. She must be very sensitive to the ‘nip. There’s only a small amount in the butterfly toy she has. But she acted like she was in another world. Funny! P.S. Sorry, my flash wasn’t working properly, so the photos are a little dusky. Related Posts:Find the [...]
Continue reading...Outdoor Improvements, aka Yard PR
8. July 2009
One of the great things about having a perennials-only garden is that you get free plants after a few years. ALLLLL my perennials are bursting at the seams, so we have been enlarging our garden beds to accommodate them. And like the saying goes: “Many hands make light work.” The biggest difficulty is obtaining affordable [...]
Continue reading...Tomato Blight Plague Comes from Supplier
7. July 2009
Unbelievable. ORISKANY, N.Y. (WKTV) – There’s a disease that’s hitting tomato plants across the northeast and it may have found its way to your own garden here in Central New York. Officials out in Oriskany from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County say the big box retail stores in our area : Walmart, K-Mart, [...]
Continue reading...Find the Kitty #4
3. July 2009
The photo turned out poor (lousy Canon camera), but it’s such a cute, one-of-a-kind shot. It’s time to play Find the Kitty again! Related Posts:Find the Kitty Friday: Cool CatFind the Kitty Friday: What Livvy Does While We’re AwayFind the Kitty Friday: PeekabooFind the Kitty Friday: 2/11
Continue reading...Is It Illegal to Collect Rainwater?
1. July 2009
Short answer: YES. Long answer: Depends on what state you live, and depends on the outcome of new bills coming through the U.S. Congress, as they seem to making up new and stupid ones every day…. From what I have ascertained so far, it is illegal to collect rainwater in the following states: Utah Washington [...]
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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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