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*grooooooaaaaan* It’s snowing. It’s snowing hard. Big, sticky, wet flakes that drench everything. *sigh* Oh well, better than ice, I guess. Yesterday my garden looked like this… Today it looks like this! That’s Upstate New York for you. But darn it, I already packed the shovels and snow tires away, in preparation for the renovation. [...]
Continue reading...The Garden Is Done!
8. May 2010
Yes!! It’s done! All planted! We finished busting sod on the back end of the garden, where I plugged in the squash seeds. Here’s hoping I don’t get too much damage from the rabbits and deer. The photo turned out funky. I think my camera is starting to croak. It’s not focusing very well, and [...]
Continue reading...Garden Is Planted (Well, Almost)
6. May 2010
Two 12×24 beds. DONE. I love gardening, but planting is tough– you have to bend completely over to do it. By the end of the day, my back is moaning it’s disapproval. In case you’re wondering, we string up the beds like that to make sure the seeds are planted in straight rows. I like [...]
Continue reading...High Mowing Seeds Company is Totally Cool
28. April 2010
Whoa. The folks at High Mowing Seeds in Vermont saw my post where I said that I was happy with the organic seeds, but I was not so happy with the shipping packaging. Guess what? They emailed me. I am IMPRESSED. In this day and age when many companies couldn’t care less about customer satisfaction, [...]
Continue reading...Fixing the Garden Fencing and Other Odd Jobs
24. April 2010
Before we go full tilt with gutting the kitchen in a few weeks, we need to prep the garden for this year’s crops. In a few short days, we’ve made good progress! We’ve replaced the wooden border for one of the beds. Each bed is 12 feet by 24 feet. Lumber prices are sky-high suddenly, [...]
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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