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Good to Be Home
We were away for a few days, traveling to the rural outback of Upstate New York (Schoharie County). This county ranks — in my estimation — as one of the most rural areas of Upstate New York. And these folks are not just rural, they are fiercely rural. No fancy, high-falutin’, city slicking city life [...]
Continue reading...Chimney Flashing Roof Repair
30. September 2011
It’s all Hurricane Irene’s fault. And Hurricane Lee’s fault. During the torrential rains, my son reported dirty brown dripping water coming from the attic hatch located in his room. GRRRREEEEEAAAATTTT. I hate roof leaks. It means going into The Attic (insert creepy organ music) and scuffling around the giant fluffs of dirty cellulose insulation and [...]
Continue reading...Collective Groanings from Central NY
8. September 2011
What is it with our region lately? We’re being targeted with rain. Stupid hurricanes. Yeah, we got more rain, more flooding. We only just swept Hurricane Irene out of our homes and basements and roads. Tropical Storm Lee decided to take the highway straight up from the south. Look at that line. Crazy! In case [...]
Continue reading...Hurricane Irene Eve
27. August 2011
Our sunset tonight. Nice pretty colors but she is TOTALLY unwelcome. This week alone, Upstate New York has had a tornado, an earthquake and a hurricane. ONE WEEK. Insane! The weather guys are forecasting upwards of 5 inches for my area. Please keep us in your prayers. Five inches means bad flash flooding. Irene needs [...]
Continue reading...An Ounce of Prevention…
26. August 2011
… is worth a pound of cure, as the saying goes. We spent part of our afternoon in hurricane preparedness today. See that green area in central New York State? That’s me. We pulled in the patio furniture (oh my word, we have a TON of chairs, did you know that?!, the tractor, the tables, [...]
Continue reading...Vinegar For Sunburns? My Conclusion
4. August 2011
I’ve heard vinegar touted as the miracle product for everything: bad breath cure, tonic for long life, fabric softener for washing machines, rinse aid for dishwashers, and sunburn soother. Sure, vinegar cuts grease and is useful for many things, but I’ve been discovering that vinegar is no miracle cure for everything. It has its pros [...]
Continue reading...My Little Cupcake
3. May 2011
She’s such a sweet baby. I didn’t want to have those flood photos up as the first post, anymore. :-p I’m sick of the mud and rain and cold. I have this terrible longing to hop in the car and drive far, far away… to some warm, sunny beach where I will sit on the [...]
Continue reading...We Interrupt Our Normal Broadcast…
29. April 2011
I’m going to skip Find the Kitty Friday this week. We kinda have other things on our plates. We had flooding yesterday, and my house was hit. Good news is that all the water is out of the basement, and the oil spill is completely contained. Today, we have to scrub down the walls and [...]
Continue reading...I Told You We’ve Had Too Much Rain
28. April 2011
The husband woke me up at around 7:30 this morning, telling me he needed my help. The basement had flooded. If you have followed this blog for any length of time, you’ll remember that my area has severe flooding problems. It’s actually a sharp bone of contention in my town, as many of us think [...]
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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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30. November 2011
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