July 2017

Laughter and tears have been a huge part of my life… Always… Most of my life has been lived very open… emotions right out there… When we had Joshua, we made a point to make laughter a huge part of our life. In fact, in his action plan for his care, we listed twenty minutes…

The last two days have been pretty steady rainfall. Plus, our temperature has been quite cool… yesterday (at our house) we reached a high of 61. This morning is a cool 56. Since we have very little happening concerning the renovation of our cottage and so many of you have asked, we decided to share…

Last week was a busy week in the renovation of a certain cottage on Kingsboro Avenue. The Climate Chief spent almost two weeks insulating our attic… what with the preparation for the insulation, then the filling of all the attic’s nooks and crannies. But… we now have a fully insulated attic that is keeping us cool and…

Yes, we went to another estate sale! This one was in Slingerland, a lovely suburb of Albany. They had quite a few articles that interested me, but I was leery as each object gave the impression it could be entirely too expensive. And it was a take a number auction! First come first served… Again,…

We so wanted… well, “I so wanted”… a nice garden this summer… though Scott has become quite the gardener. He checks on our babies regularly… both the edible and non-edible kind of plants…Without a decent sink of sorts… washable edibles are out of the question… but, two achievements! (1) Our potatoes should be ready for…

The roof on the house is completely replaced!Shingles on the dormers that were in complete disrepair have been removed and replaced! The roof on the garage is complete! Friday, half… yes half… of our AirKrete insulation from The Climate Chief has been blown into our attic. Of course it was installed on the “other half” not on…

We have been venturing far and wide… we now know our way to Saratoga Springs and Albany almost without Google Girl. As you know, we have been following estate sales rather closely. Well, we saw one sale that had a perfect Santa punch bowl and cups for the holidays. Plus, a very unique vase that…

Scott is such a trooper! I find something at an estate sale and he is ready to transport us via Baby Girl with the safest of speeds to that sale. Well, several weeks ago we had a fantastic surprise. The estate sale was one block away! Should we walk over? What if we found too…