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One Down, Two To Go (Bathrooms of Course) And A Top Ten List
We had quite a productive summer. First and foremost, our downstairs bathroom/laundry room is nearly 99% done! My contractor was so pleased about this incredible development that he even left me a note! Yes, there is still some painting to … Continue reading
Posted in bathroom, Construction, Flowers, food, Furniture, Gardening, Renovation, The Property, Vegetables
Tagged bathroom, moving, projects, renovation
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A Summer Garden And Pizza on the Grill
Our summer garden has turned into a bonanza of tomatoes of all sizes! Here’s what I managed to quickly pick along with a few leftover peas. The lettuce grew so high it looked like I threw some really bad non-organic … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Cheese, cooking, Gardening, Garlic, Grilling, kitchen, Pizza, The Property, Vegetables
Tagged cheese, cooking, flowers, gardening, grill, grilling, pizza, vegetables
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The Start of a New (Downstairs) Bath/Laundry Room
So, remember how we really wanted the upstairs/master bathroom to be done so Lynn and I could move into our bedroom and move out of the smallest guest room in the house? We have now been sleeping in the small … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Construction, Renovation, Travel, VW
Tagged bathroom, contractors, remodel, renovation
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Hand Pollinating My Zucchini (Really!)
Growing up in Munich my mother was the gardener. I was the girl who liked to visit the Viktualianmarkt and “ooh” and “aah” at the colorful bouquets of flowers but in reality I was much more interested in looking at … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Flowers, Gardening, Gardening tools, Munich, The Property, Vegetables
Tagged farmers markets, farming, gardening, zucchini, zucchini blossoms, zucchini flowers
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A New Door For An Old House
After we ripped out the concrete porch which I mentioned in my April story, we started to think about getting a new front door. The door we have right now is an old French door that sticks when you try … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Renovation, The Property
Tagged columns, front door, house renovation, structure
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The Start of Our Sixth Red House Summer
Unbelievably, it has been six years since we bought the Red House. Needless to say we still have quite a bit of work to be done but hopefully now that we got rid of our house on Long Island (as … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Construction, Flowers, food, Garlic, Grilling, kitchen, Renovation, The Property, Vegetables
Tagged cooking, drywall, farmhouse, flowers, garden, garlic, kitchen countertops, renovation
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Six Years Later – The Kitchen
We didn’t have a kitchen for almost 4 years in the Red House. And even just 2 years ago our kitchen consisted solely of a stove, a new dishwasher and an old fridge. While we are still struggling to put … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Construction, kitchen, Renovation
Tagged cooking with no kitchen, kitchen cabinets, kitchen renovation
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The End of Summer at the Red House
I’ve been remiss in writing about the Red House and things we have accomplished and things we unfortunately still have not gotten around to doing. So a quick recap should bring everyone up to speed. First and foremost, although we … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, cooking, Flowers, food, Gardening, Gardening tools, Garlic, Grilling, kitchen, Renovation, The Property, Vegetables
Tagged gardening, kitchen renovation, ping pong table, stube, vegetables
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Five Years Later…Strawberries!
After planting strawberries in one corner of the Red House garden nearly five years ago, we suddenly have lots and lots of strawberries. It seems, however, that I’m a bit late in picking them since when I parted some of … Continue reading
Posted in bathroom, cooking, Flowers, food, fruit, Gardening, Renovation, Vegetables
Tagged bathroom renovation, flowers, gardening, plants, strawberries, vegetables
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Suddenly…Winter!
When we left the Red House a few weeks ago, the back meadow was still green but all the leaves had nearly fallen off the trees. And the deer, who love to walk down from the waterfall and roam the … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, cooking, food, kitchen, Renovation, The Property, Vegetables
Tagged deer, door handles, house renovation, snow, turkey, winter
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