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Surprise on the Front Porch
I wondered what Livvy was staring at so intently on the front porch this evening. She often sits in the front entry, staring at the outside world of the two outside cats, Milo and Fuzzy. But she was staring a little more… intently… so I peeked out. WHOA. He arched his back when he saw [...]
Continue reading...Testing a New Organic Pesticide Spray
1. June 2010
I’ve been hearing about this new “organic” pesticide, and wanted to check some out for myself. The gracious folks at Safer Brand gave me a free bottle of EndALL insect spray to try out. Summer is only just beginning here in Upstate New York, so I can’t say we are plagued with loads of pests [...]
Continue reading...The Evil Deer
29. March 2010
I’ve mentioned many, many times before that we have a deer problem here. Which is really weird, because I live in the busiest part of my small town, and I’m only a few miles away from a city. These deer eat EVERYTHING. I hate them, I do. They are eating machines on springy legs. If [...]
Continue reading...Feeding Squirrels… and feedingand feedingand feeding them…
17. March 2010
Rodents- BAH! I don’t INTEND to feed them constantly. My goal is to feed the BIRDS. We’ve been enjoying all the birds coming to my yard, including some beautiful cardinals and chickadees! But apparently, the squirrels have discovered the feast that is in my bird feeder. I filled up the feeder three days ago, and [...]
Continue reading...Deer Repellent
16. March 2010
Now that the snow is melting, I can walk to the backyard to access the winter damage done by the deer and snowmobilers. :-p My poor apple trees. My poor grape vine!! I could skin those varmints alive, I could. My grapevine didn’t get it as bad as the apple trees. The busted post is [...]
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...Oh Deer Oh Deer!
5. October 2009
They’re back. Mama Deer brings her newborn babies to our gardens every year. *sigh* Deer are very cute, but they are eating machines on legs. They decimated my Rose of Sharon, Apple trees, Willow trees, well just about everything (!) a year ago. Their appetite is insatiable. An hour of no eating is like a [...]
Continue reading...Strange Yellow Beetle in My Garden
29. July 2009
I’m hoping there’s a bug expert here amongst my readers. My daughter was out looking at our grapes on our grape vine, and saw this huge yellow beetle on the leaves. YUK!!! Does anyone know what beetle this is? Does it eat grapes?? The beetle is large, about 1.5 to 2 inches long. It flew [...]
Continue reading...The Sawfly Larva is Back :(
15. May 2009
I thought we got rid of them all last year. I went out to my garden yesterday, to see how the weeds flowers and shrubs are growing, and spotted these nasty little devils on my Scotch pines again. **sigh** They are small right now; can you see them? In case, you don’t remember or you [...]
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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.
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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27. July 2010
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