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Building a Winter Cat Shelter

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!

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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A House Made From Garbage

Posted on20. Mar, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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No! It’s not MY house I’m talking about.
Although it could be….
nah, MY house was made from good stuff. 150 year-old stuff. It’s actually turning into garbage now.
Anyway, this is about a rather cool and very eccentric house called the Nit Wit Ridge house. There’s a whole slew of photos on a Flickr page about it [...]

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Buying House Stuff On the Cheap

Posted on10. Mar, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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I recently blogged about my “I shoulda had a V-8!” moment (buying construction materials at salvage yards), and I just had another idea– buying refurbished or sharply discounted materials! I often go to Buy.com to buy my electronics stuff now (they have the best prices and free shipping), and I recently discovered that Buy.com has [...]

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