Category Archives: cooking

Travel Stories And Other Tales From The Red House

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Julie

Our long summer vacation is unfortunately coming to an end at the Red House. I feel that Lynn and I have accomplished much this summer both travel-wise and project-wise on the house. We did two road trips this summer. The … Continue reading →

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The Beginning Of Our Eighth Red House Summer And A Shout Out To All “Bowling Bob’s” Wherever You Are

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Julie

This past June started our eighth summer at the Red House. Since this was the first summer that Lynn didn’t have to go back to work (hint: he retired last October), I managed to save a good chunk of vacation … Continue reading →

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Believe It Or Not…

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Julie

Our kitchen is done.  Well, except for a single windowsill that needs to be painted. The goal this past fall was to have contractor #3 do “indoor” work during the cold snowy winter months. It wasn’t like there was a … Continue reading →

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A Summer Garden And Pizza on the Grill

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Julie

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 →

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Hand Pollinating My Zucchini (Really!)

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Julie

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 →

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The End of Summer at the Red House

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Julie

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 →

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Five Years Later…Strawberries!

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Julie

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 →

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Suddenly…Winter!

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Julie

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 →

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Fall Upstate And A Craving For…Baking

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Julie

Fall has definitely arrived at the Red House. The leaves are turning shades of crimson, yellow and orange. I think the sumac trees on the property are my favorite only because their colors are so intense and often the deep … Continue reading →

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A Midsummer Night’s Red House Story

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Julie

Since I posted my last article (end of June), quite a bit has actually transpired at the Red House. First and foremost, we have all of our kitchen cabinets in place (minus some drawers and a couple of doors). And … Continue reading →

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