In all my years of house voyeurism, I have never seen a bathroom with features like this: Notice that this is a one-piece – some serious flushing cabability! See the matching light fixtures, shelf bracket, towel rod, etc? I was amazed it was all a perfect match AND still intact, given that the house has […]

It’s STILL raining in Upstate New York. And I don’t mean spring showers or cute little sprinkles. I mean torrential rain, buckets and buckets of rain. The kind that wakes you up from a dead sleep, and has you staring out the window in amazement. The kind that makes you very glad you have a […]

Some things are just meant to be. Due to a number of events, including an upcoming trip to Brimfield and a big new construction project on Teague’s plate, we held off on tearing open the roof this weekend. It was not an easy decision; we were really torn. We both wanted to make progress, but […]

This article caught my eye, since my adorable husband has been pushing (and pushing, and pushing) for a deck out back. Don’t get me wrong – it’s that I wouldn’t enjoy a cute little deck. I just want a roof first. And some decent insulation. And all these things take time and money, two things […]

Yeah, that’s right…… we’re getting ready for demolition! We love us some dumpster action; we’ve rented the big one 4 times in the past two years. It’s a lovely driveway decoration, don’t you think? Could be closer to the side of the house though… we may have them reposition it before this weekend. Because, oh […]

We’ve been trying to connect with our neighborhood more, and develop some pride in our little town. With that goal in mind, we hit up the Canal Festival this weekend. Unfortunately, it was not all I had hoped it would be; there was nothing too festive about it, and the 90-degree weather did not help. […]

One of our most visible garden beds has been, since day 1, a total weedy mess. Rumor has it there used to be nice flowers in there but the previous owners yanked them before moving on. I can verify this, since there were sinkholes all over the place where plants had once been. Last year […]

This is too funny not to share……. Drug Stashes Found At Home Depot Police are investigating Massachusetts outlets of Home Depot Inc. after discovering caches of cocaine and marijuana stuffed into merchandise at three local branches of the retail chain. The investigation began after a shopper found 40 pounds (18.1 kilograms) of marijuana and three […]

Our county is celebrating it’s bicentennial, and you know what that means – fun little fairs galore! This Saturday (June 17th) our town is hosting “Canaltown Festival”. Activities include a parade, a flea market, live music, lots of junk food, and……. a historic house tour. Which one do you think we’re excited about? The house […]

Last year, we noticed a rather large hole under one of our sheds. Though it was obvious we had a tenant, we never got a good look at him. This spring, he (or she) has gotten quite a bit braver. Teague even managed to snap a few photos: (Notice that our transplanted trees, at right, […]