Tag Archive | "recession"
Recession-Proof Jobs? Think Again
I saw an interesting news article at CNN, Is Your Job Recession-Proof? Here in Upstate New York, most people can (and have) answered that question with a resounding “no.” We’ve seen not only a massive exodus of people leave the state, but a massive exodus of jobs. New York State is perhaps the most hostile [...]
Continue reading...It’s All Your Fault, You Pigs!!
Monday, July 28, 2008
I didn’t say that! Gordon Brown from the UK said that, for all intents and purposes! As supermarket prices spiral Brown tells families: ‘Stop wasting food’ Gordon Brown called for prudence in the kitchen last night, telling us not to throw away so much food. With prices soaring, he suggested we could save up to [...]
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 ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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