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Rhino Deck’s Environmentally Friendly Composite Decking And Railing META
Rhino Deck offers its customers green options for their decking and railing projects, including many recycled materials and capstock products.
Continue reading...Treat Your Mailman
Saturday, October 9, 2010
The Hubs delivers mail from time to time. I never knew how difficult delivering the mail can be. I guess I never really appreciated the mail service much before, never even thought of it before this. Delivering the mail is HARD! It is repetitive motion: push gas pedal, steer to side of road, push brake [...]
Continue reading...Pretty House Address Signs Improve Curb Appeal
Friday, September 10, 2010
The front entry of a home is REALLY important. I had written a post about curb appeal where I sliced and diced some of the basics. I am a house fanatic. When we travel, I don’t like to drive because I’d rather look at every house we pass by. I like to look at the [...]
Continue reading...Installing a French Drain
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Old houses often have water problems. Mine sure does. Last year, the kids and I worked all summer on building a huge drywell area, to lead rainwater runoff from the roof away from the foundation of the house. You can read more about it here and here and here. It has helped our water situation, [...]
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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- Building a Winter Cat Shelter
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- How to Create a Serfdom
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- lin: As for the last photo: Poor duck!...
- Mrs. Mecomber: Lin: BWAHAHAAH!! A week later I am still cracking ...
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