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Continue reading...Old House Blues
9. February 2012
Whenever I have had a professional carpenter, plumber, electrician, or whoever over to the house, every one of them inevitably says, “Oh, new homes have problems, too!” That always surprised me because I assumed that new construction was more durable, cleaner, better built with better technology. According to many professionals out there, this is not [...]
Continue reading...Funny!
31. January 2012
I just looked at the clock. Aghast! I have wasted 1 entire hour!!! Where? HERE. Lovely Listing. It’s the latest “Cheezeburger” site. Like we needed another one. Egads, i waste enough time on the LOL Cats and LOL Dogs and “There I Fixed It” sites! LOL. This one made me crack up. Uh. FAIL. Do [...]
Continue reading...Livvy Meets Goofy
19. January 2012
Goofy is my mascot. He’s a small resin character and he sits in my desk. He tends to flop over easily. But I still love him. This morning, Livvy hopped onto my desk and sat in front of my computer monitor as she usually does 200 times a day. Goofy seemed a little miffed. He [...]
Continue reading...Old Windows vs. Vinyl Replacement Windows
16. January 2012
In a previous post, Plaster vs. Drywall, I battled the snob appeal regarding plaster and lath walls. In this post, I’m once again picking up the sword and combating the “old windows versus replacement windows” argument. As an old house owner and a person who has lived in old homes all my life, I’ve had [...]
Continue reading...I’d Say They’re Smart!
11. September 2011
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Continue reading...Working Overtime
31. March 2011
It’s been almost 9 months since we started out major kitchen renovation last year. It seems like it was FOREVER ago. It gobbled up almost the entire year last year. I have PROMISED myself that I won’t be doing any more major renovations this year (even though the upstairs sorely needs it), not until I [...]
Continue reading...Find the Forlorn Kitty Friday 3/18
19. March 2011
Poor Livvy. Photo taken two weeks ago, when we had a snowstorm that dumped 22″ on us. It took the kids ALL DAY to shovel. It was wet, heavy snow fueled from the Gulf of Mexico, not the delicate lake effect snow that we usually get. Livvy was a wreck that day. The house was [...]
Continue reading...The Mangled Mailbox
2. February 2011
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” is the old postal proverb. Those mailmen must be in tip-top shape delivering mail, but my poor old mailbox has seen better days. You see, the snowplow has been through. My mailbox actually fared [...]
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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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11. February 2012
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