New York Renovator

Building a Winter Cat Shelter

Posted on22. Dec, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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We’ve adopted a few feral cats who have homes outdoors. Well, not exactly outdoors– one sleeps in the attached garage and one sleeps in the basement (we have small hatches for both areas). Both areas are warmer than the cruel outdoors, but Upstate New York winters can be pretty rough on a critter. My feral [...]

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Good Prices on Magazine Subscriptions

Posted on09. Dec, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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I get a lot of ideas for renovating from books and magazines, and they also help me to keep on top of the latest technology or development in home building and other stuff like manufactured homes designs. Here’s a tip for you if you like magazine subscriptions: Amazon.com is having an outstanding sale on subscriptions [...]

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Super Sale on Holiday Getaways!

Posted on26. Oct, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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Summer is over and winter’s chills are beginning to roll in. Need a good reason to start planning your mid-winter vacation early? There’s an incredible travel promotion if you’ve been waiting in the wings for a deal. It’s the Accor Hotels 3-Day Super Sale Asia Pacific deal. I’ve spent the morning looking it over and [...]

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Small Businesses Penalized

Posted on12. May, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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Ouch. It’s a bad time to be a small business owner in this country. Not only do we have no real voice in our government (compared to the heafty lobbying power of the big corporations), we are being penalized for our success. The Washington Post reports that small business owners are going to see a [...]

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Have a Great Garage Sale

Posted on12. May, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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Did you realize that hosting a great garage sale is an art? Yes, indeed! Some people make a LOT of money from their garage sales, enough for them to consider it a part-time job! The buying and selling of used stuff can be a very lucrative business– IF you know how to market it and [...]