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Category Archives: Construction
Christmas Over, New Year Begins With The Impact Driver the Favorite Toy
I think my Christmas cookie baking scenario should have given me an inkling that 2011 wasn’t going to go out easy. For starters, I’ve never had a problem making cookies. This year it seemed I made batches of my usual … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Fish, Frozen Pipes, kitchen, Renovation, The Property
Tagged cold pipes, frozen pipes, frozen sponges, icicles, impact driver, kitchen, renovation, sausage, shoveling, smoked oysters
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Preparing For Winter (And Craving Chicken Pot Pie)
The great thing about being in upstate New York is that the weather is so unpredictable. (I love change and I love surprises even weather-related ones.) About a month ago we woke to a few last colorful leaves on the … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, chicken, Construction, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged chicken pot pie, couscous, early snow, insulating the red house, snow, the winter
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Patience Is Not A Virtue: Waiting For The Window Guys
I’ve decided my columns have been way too sappy lately. Even though I’m usually writing with fondness about the Red House even with some of the tribulations of living here, part of me is definitely missing my usual WTF attitude. … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, The Property
Tagged big box stores, French existentialists, lead paint, measurements, new windows, window installation, work crews
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A Red House 4th of July
It’s been over a year since we’ve owned the Red House and I’d like to take this opportunity to recap all that we’ve accomplished to date. 1. We tore down a part of the house that had a kitchen and … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese, Construction, Dessert, Grilling, Meat, Vegetables, Wine
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No Stove And A Toaster Oven From An Ex
I left Long Island this morning and it was 58 degrees. I get up to the Red House and it was 38 degrees. What is going on with this very long winter? But the weather is not what my current … Continue reading
A Scary Basement Weekend and Stewart’s to the Rescue
The Red House has a scary basement, trust me. While we turn the water off when we’re not in residence and make sure the heat is really low (50 degrees), we still have to go down to the basement each … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Meat, Wine
Tagged basement, breakfast food, cold furnace, hot water heater, old furnace, wine cellar
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Back Roof, Falling
When we first saw the Red House, our real estate agent, Tara, had the foresight to have someone lay a dark blue/green tarp over the back part of the house. Why? Because the roof over the back of the house … Continue reading
Posted in Construction
Tagged ceiling collapse, demolition, mold, new addition, new roofk
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