This article in today’s New York Times describes how the housing ‘crisis’ has spread to some cities that have so far been immune to the craziness. It concentrates on the Seattle, WA market. Having recently purchased my first home, in the Buffalo, NY suburb of Lancaster, these things are suddenly up front and important to [...]
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Quick household tip – the many uses of vinegar.
February 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Homesteading
I have no idea how I came upon the website of The Vinegar Institute (yep, that’s really what it is called), but nonetheless, here it is. The site outlines the many uses of vinegar around the house. I do use it to get salt stains off of my good work shoes (that I should not [...]
Adventures In Cheesemaking
July 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Food, Homesteading
Yesterday afternoon, I finally got around to getting the stuff together to make mozzarella. I have been researching on the Internet, and had made a very basic cheese a few weeks ago. Now I was ready to tackle fresh mozzarella. We buy it a couple times a week for food, so I figured why not [...]
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Gardening update, and warning
July 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Homesteading
First off, a warning that plant disease is hitting the Northeast U.S. pretty hard this year. It’s apparently the same blight that caused the Irish potato famine. Be on the lookout. Here’s a link to an article from Boston.Com on the subject: http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/plant_disease_h.html. This year, I went at gardening without any major plans, and did [...]
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