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Is Emergency Preparedness A Pipe Dream?
I’m reading this very old book, Historic Storms of New England. It was written by Sidney Perley and published in 1891. His narratives go back to the first recorded natural disasters of the year 1635, a mere 15 years after the Separatists (English Pilgrims) landed on the shores of Massachusetts in 1620. The book is [...]
Continue reading...Find the Kitty Friday 11/05
5. November 2010
Where could she be?? Right before I took this photo, she was sneakily peering at me through the slats of the blinds. She looked hilarious, like Peter Lorre in Casablanca or something. But as soon as I got the camera, she turned away. Stinker. The living room is in a bit of disarray these days. [...]
Continue reading...Insulation- DONE!
16. July 2010
One of the reasons I am gutting the house is to be able to insulate the walls (the other reason is to electrify the house). Of course, another option is to leave everything alone and have a contractor blow in cellulose insulation…. however, The Attic has cellulose insulation, and I HATE IT. Both The Attic [...]
Continue reading...Building Supply Comparison Shopping
17. March 2010
Now that the snow is just about gone, I feel invigorated enough to start some planning for the new kitchen, and do some supply comparison shopping. I had this amazingly bright idea when I visited my local Big Box Home Improvement Store— take a camera to snap photos of the products! And to think I [...]
Continue reading...Preparing for Winter Power Outages
8. October 2009
Power outages in winter in Upstate New York are lousy. I don’t have a fireplace! There is a twinge of uneasiness to be so reliant on the electric grid… we have a nice hefty pile of seasoned wood in the backyard should we ever really need it, and I can always gather all the kids [...]
Continue reading...The Last Few Projects
7. October 2009
We’re attempting to wrap up a few things around the house and yard before winter’s icy grip. It’s been raining non-stop for a few days, and the garden is a large patch of mud right now. I managed to get out between showers and dig up some potatoes. We still have about 10 hills of [...]
Continue reading...Preparing for Winter
10. November 2008
There’s a cold front expected to blow this way this week in New York. We haven’t quite finished our winter preparation, and boy we’d better finish it before it snows! As I was thinking of our list, I thought it would be nice to blog about it. Maybe my list will give you some ideas, [...]
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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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- Mrs. Mecomber: Hi, Marcia. The counters are maple butcherblock. I...
- Marg: The last one looks like something that would happe...
- Marcia: I was just wondering what type of wood your counte...
- lin: As for the last photo: Poor duck!...
- Mrs. Mecomber: Lin: BWAHAHAAH!! A week later I am still cracking ...
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5. November 2011
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