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 [...]
September 2, 2011
Find the Kitty Friday: What’s Mine Is Mine…
…and what’s yours is mine, too. Livvy! I was going to drink that!
September 1, 2011
Summer Is Over
…and how do I know that? Why the stink in the dog room is starting to subside. A little. Like celebrity wedding trends, the smells of doggies waxes and wanes with the humidity. LOL. But aren’t they the cutest little things? We’ve been doing a little experiment with Smell Control. So far, the best cleanser [...]
August 27, 2011
Hurricane Irene Eve
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 [...]
August 26, 2011
An Ounce of Prevention…
… 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, [...]
August 25, 2011
My Morning Cuddles
She’s been doing it ever since she was a baby: cuddles. Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos of her cuddling because, well, because she usually cuddling the photographer (me) in the wee hours of the morning. It’s like a routine with her. Early every morning — sometimes as early as 4am but other times later [...]
August 25, 2011
Guest Post: Moving to a New Townhome
On occasion, I feature a guest post on this blog if it contains information that may be useful. The Author of this post is Velma Baird Who would have guessed moving into a new townhome would be so much work! I figured that with a one bedroom I wouldn’t have that much stuff but when [...]
August 19, 2011
Find the Kitty Friday 9/19
She’s not been hiding lately. But sometimes she does blend in well with her surroundings, being a stripey white and tan cat. We had family music night last week, and of course where we are, she is. I love her for that. She snoozed on the table while the amplifiers boomed and rattled. How she [...]
August 16, 2011
How to Remove Plaster and Lathe
Believe it or not, there’s a system to removing plaster and lathe from old walls and ceilings. Oh, sure, you could simply get your hammer or crowbar and start blasting away. But plaster and lathe demolition is horribly, horribly dirty. Horribly. You think you have the furniture in the next room protected with plastic sheeting? [...]
August 13, 2011
She Needs a Buddy
We’ve been away from the house so often this summer (a roofing project) that Livvy has spent long periods of time alone. I’m starting to get a little concerned. LOL Seriously, when we leave, she moans and howls quite loudly out the window. As we drive away, we can hear her pleas through the window. [...]
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!Buttons
September 8, 2011
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