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You Can Do It, Yes, You Can!
In my recent post about my new textbook, Lin from Duck and Wheel with String asked a question in her usual elegant and poised manner: Head gonna ’splode. Are you seriously gonna do that yourself??? Wow. Hee hee! I thought I’d post my response here (rather then have it buried in the comments), because I [...]
Continue reading...For You Curious New Readers
25. October 2008
Some new readers to my humble bloggy abode have recently been requesting photos and more information about our renovation work here. I haven’t done much renovation this summer, but last summer and the past few years, we worked hard on the gardens, exterior and basement work, and gutting the living room. I have tried to [...]
Continue reading...Mrs. Mecomber, Tear Down This Wall
28. June 2007
Well, the heat and humidity eased a bit today, enabling us to take down more of the wall surrounding the chimney. We’d already taken down a good portion of the plaster and lathe in the kitchen that surrounds the chimney. We’d removed plaster and lathe from one wall in the living room, but more had [...]
Continue reading...Good News, Bad News
26. June 2007
Well, the bad news is that we aren’t going to rip apart the whole place all at once. It is just too expensive and too messy for us to handle. Doing the house piece-meal has its drawbacks, but on the good side, we can go at our own pace and avoid debt. So right now [...]
Continue reading...External Remodeling
10. May 2007
After we bought the house, we replaced only a few things: the roof, a front door, some windows, a new oven, and remodeled the Entry Hall. I have also been through the entire house and re-painted all walls and trim. But that is really all we have done. I am in the process of parging [...]
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!
- Building a Winter Cat Shelter
- The Tempurpedic Mattress Update
- How to Create a Serfdom
- Parging The Foundation Walls
- Wordless Wed: To Sleep like a Baby
- Mrs. Mecomber: Alice: Isn't it? lol.... *whimper*...
- Marg: Hi Livvy, sure is good to see you. Glad you like t...
- The Other Alice: Stress is such a wimpy word....
- Marg: Oh gosh, that is awful. You poor things. You know ...
- Sparkle: You know what Livvy is thinking, right? If not, I ...
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22. March 2010
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