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Whatever Happened to New and Improved?
Remember the old days when companies in the United States wanted to build things bigger and better? Ever upward! Remember? EVERYTHING was “new” and “improved”! American companies built products with exceptional quality, just because THEY COULD do it!! I’m not so old that I can’t remember those days. It seems like a million miles away, [...]
Continue reading...Review of the Nesco GardenMaster Dehydrator
Monday, January 17, 2011
I have wanted a dehydrator FOREVER. We all like to eat dried fruits, but the prices at the grocery store are excruciating. For years, I kept promising myself (and the kids) that we’d get a dehydrator… someday. Well, I recently got a bonus at work, and shelled out the big bucks for the Nesco GardenMaster [...]
Continue reading...Appliance Repair Help Online
Thursday, December 2, 2010
I don’t know about you, but I hate paying extortion prices for appliance repair. My whole household is disrupted when one of the major appliances breaks down (I work full-time, so a disruption like that is a major headache for the family)– not to mention my budget. JUST to have the appliance repair dude step [...]
Continue reading...Comparing Steam Cleaners
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Steam cleaners are the “new-fangled” cleaning appliances today. I have only heard of them recently, in the past year. I think of them as something akin to an electric mop! They are light-weight, energy-powered machines designed to steam floors. They do not use chemicals or cleaning agents to clean floors– only steam. It’s a very [...]
Continue reading...Energy Efficiency is Finally “In”!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Some of you readers know about my unusual background: in the mid-80s, my folks ditched the corrupting influences and expenses of suburban life to go live on a mountain. As a teenager, I helped log trees for firewood, harvested edible weeds for eating, and learned how to make my own clothing, conserve energy and water, [...]
Continue reading...The Mother of All Surge Protectors
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Wow. Surge protectors are getting pretty spiffy these days. I saw this monster on sale at Buy.com. It’s called the Monster Cable MP HTS850 Home Theater PowerCenter! I have a few big surge protectors– but not enough and definitely not one as beefy as this baby. It’s a very smart thing to buy surge protectors [...]
Continue reading...Dishwashers With Too Many Buttons
Saturday, January 9, 2010
To keep the budget very trim for our kitchen renovation, I’m going to stick with the appliances I have. They are older, but are in good shape and I see no need to waste money on new ones when I am in desperate need of new plumbing and electrical! I’m at the point right now [...]
Continue reading...Great Gift Ideas For the Home
Saturday, November 21, 2009
I’m one of those women who LIKES getting housewares and appliances for gifts. I never liked chocolates, nor perfume, nor flowers (although I always like the intention behind them!). I do like the practical stuff, stuff that makes my kitchen and housework a little easier. So… *HINT HINT* to you(s) know(s) who(s)— check out this [...]
Continue reading...My Bread Machine Broke AGAIN
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
I don’t know WHAT it is with me and kitchen appliances! They hate me! It doesn’t help that I *tend* to get the cheapo stuff– but I am getting better at that! Well, my one-year old bread machine broke, in same area as the last one- with the seal ring that holds the paddle at [...]
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.
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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