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Raking Season Almost Over
We had some terrific windstorms last week and over the weekend. We usually do every late October/early November. What a site! People’s trash cans, litter, assorted clothing and tarps.. everything that wasn’t nailed down or as heavy as a water softener was blowing around the neighborhood. :S Despite the inconvenience, the winds are nice because [...]
Continue reading...Bug of the World
24. October 2009
Have you been invaded by ladybugs lately? We have. Last week the temperatures were below freezing; but this week, it’s been very mild– near 70 degrees today! And all this week that the temps have raised, the ladybugs are EVERYWHERE. We had a swarm swirling around our back door and our living room window. A [...]
Continue reading...Composting Leaves for Next Year’s Garden
21. October 2009
Well, we’ve raked the yard twice so far, and most of the leaves are still on the trees yet. We have a half-acre of yard boasting 10+ deciduous trees (plus, there’s a 100 year-old oak next door whose leaves we usually get)… that’s a LOT of raking. I can’t believe I used to do most [...]
Continue reading...Our First Year of Apples!
8. September 2009
The boys harvested our very first harvest of apples from our apple tree! Woohooo!!! Yeah… we have a LOT of hornets and wasps around the homestead, how could you tell? :-p I am now convinced of the beauties of pesticide, people. Yow. Those bugs had a feast. We will chop up what we can of [...]
Continue reading...Harvest Time
27. August 2009
We spent some time today out in the gardens, now that the humidity is down and it is FINALLY not raining. The weather is gorgeous– sunny, crisp air, and 70 degrees! I’m loving it! We checked the condition of the vegetable beds. I haven’t spent nearly enough time in them this year. That, and the [...]
Continue reading...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. You can check out my other blogs here.
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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2. November 2009
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