Category Archives: The Property

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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A New Door For An Old House

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Julie

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 →

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The Start of Our Sixth Red House Summer

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Julie

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 →

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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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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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The Start of Summer

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Julie

It being the end of the school year and the beginning of summer vacation, I decided to splurge a bit on the provisions I would be bringing up to the house for the weekend. Now, I’ve been hauling food up … Continue reading →

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Even Upstate We Can’t Escape “Grades”

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Julie

Last weekend was Memorial Day and we thought it might be a good opportunity to have our furnace looked at since “cleaning and tune ups” are part of our maintenance package. A service technician came, stared at the furnace, fiddled … Continue reading →

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A Red House Weekend (And Things That Make Me Crazy)

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Julie

Spring has arrived at the Red House. The bamboo is coming back to life which I think is the neatest thing to see up here so far North. I even managed to pick a few thin stalks of asparagus that … Continue reading →

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Spring…Maybe, Stove…Definitely

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Julie

I haven’t contributed an article to The Red House Project since September. It’s not that I haven’t had anything to say, it’s mainly been an overloaded work schedule and not any time to sit down and write. Plus I have … Continue reading →

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