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Chimney Flashing Roof Repair
It’s all Hurricane Irene’s fault. And Hurricane Lee’s fault. During the torrential rains, my son reported dirty brown dripping water coming from the attic hatch located in his room. GRRRREEEEEAAAATTTT. I hate roof leaks. It means going into The Attic (insert creepy organ music) and scuffling around the giant fluffs of dirty cellulose insulation and [...]
Continue reading...A Little Discouraged About the Gardens
21. May 2011
For the first time in years, I’m seriously thinking about skipping all gardening this year, even the vegetable garden. It’s been my custom to add a little bit to the yard every year. When we bought the property, it was horribly overgrown. Neighbors used it as a semi-park and dumping ground. It took a heck [...]
Continue reading...Rhino Deck’s Environmentally Friendly Composite Decking And Railing META
12. May 2011
Rhino Deck offers its customers green options for their decking and railing projects, including many recycled materials and capstock products.
Continue reading...When Stuff Breaks
22. April 2011
Ugh, what do you do when the house falls apart faster than you can patch it up??? Yeah, it’s spring. Now that the snow has ebbed away, the busted up dregs of winter’s wrath has appeared. And blast it, I just can’t keep up. First, there’s the front porch. Years ago now, I had to [...]
Continue reading...Improving the Lawn, Naturally
5. April 2011
I recently wrote an article about pet-friendly lawn fertilizers, and the topic got me thinking more about my own lawn and my methods. Chemical lawn fertilizers, despite their claims of non-toxicity, are still chemical agents. These chemicals may remain in the lawn for quite some time. Dogs romp in the grass, and may absorb the [...]
Continue reading...Basement Window Filled In
2. December 2010
I got this done in the nick of time. Winter is fast upon us. If you recall, I had to close up this window because the original 1855 window had finally rotted away, 155 years later. We have water pipes and some drain pipes in front of this window. It was imperative that I either [...]
Continue reading...Tree Removal- NOT a DIY Project
22. October 2010
I’ve done some DIY tree removal, believe it or not. As a teenager, we lived on top of a forested mountain, Spencer’s Mountain style– living off the land as much as possible. We relied on wild game for food and on wood for our winter heating fuel. It was an interesting few years for me. [...]
Continue reading...Parging The Foundation Walls
29. June 2009
I have been in the process— oh, for about THREE years now!! — of parging the foundation walls of my home. Most new homes since the 60s and 70s have concrete block or poured concrete foundations. But waaaay back in the olden days (as when my house was built), foundations were built from field stones [...]
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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!
- Parging The Foundation Walls
- 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 2011
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