Tag Archive | "appliances"
Review of Mr. Coffee 12-Cup Coffee Maker
Our old Gevalia coffeemaker was having problems… the clock and the digital timer on the screen would suddenly start sputtering and blinking, and the coffeemaker would suddenly turn on or off, again and again. I suspect it may be my less-than-adequate power supply here (the kitchen still has no electrical power, and we are “borrowing” [...]
Continue reading...Great Sale on Rice Cooker
Thursday, June 4, 2009
I am an American. Worse, I am a Northeasterner American. Which means that I CANNOT COOK TASTY RICE. The rice I cook tastes DISGUSTING. I admit it! I have finally faced reality! That, or the family may finally mutiny unless I do. My rice was always too soft, mushy, and bland. I tried Basmati rice [...]
Continue reading...Go Retro
Monday, February 2, 2009
I found this very cool photo site devoted entirely to houses of old: 50s Pam’s Photosets on Flickr. This one startled me, because it looks something like my kitchen here… well, before the cabinet doors fell off and the drop ceiling came down… and before the orange laminate countertops warped from age (yes, we really [...]
Continue reading...The Black & Decker Can Opener
Thursday, November 6, 2008
About a year ago, I blogged about my plight with can openers. They hate me! When I married, I got three can openers as wedding gifts. Before my first anniversary, they were all dead. I have tried buying various models, only to see them defunct within a few months. I reverted to my very old [...]
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!
- Parging The Foundation Walls
- The Silent Summer: No Crickets, No Peepers!
- Building a Winter Cat Shelter
- The Tempurpedic Mattress Update
- How to Create a Serfdom
- blueyes: Hey I have a box of old toys too, mostly from McDo...
- Mrs. Mecomber: Lin-- when we finally got the owl out, it was dead...
- Marg: I am sure there are lots of things wrong with an o...
- lin: Was the owl alive or dead? We have a house bui...
- Mrs. Mecomber: Marg-- good advice. At the time, however, we were ...
Buttons
© 2012 New York Renovator. Powered by Wordpress.
Monday, August 17, 2009
3 Comments