Winter in WNY wants to make sure we don't get too complacent so he gave us a dusting of snow overnight.
I don't expect it to last as the temperatures will be rising as the day goes on.

After a month of freezing temperatures and snow 4 or 5 days every week, we can finally see the lawn, of course, around here, winter is likely to give us one last blast just when we think spring has finally arrived.

It's taken us the better part of 2 months to mostly get unpacked and set up the professional relationships needed in a new place.

We knew we'd have to get used to winters again, but February 2025 was one for the record books! We found ourselves digging out sometimes more than once per week. For the worst days we had a plow service help out.

The previous owners of the house used the garage as a rec room and spa. It has wall-to-wall carpeting! We haven't had a chance to remove it, so we're parking the Jeep in pretty posh digs for now!

Once we know that spring is really here we'll get started on the gardens; I know that will happen here much later than it did in Wasgington..

This house has some questionable decorating which we are gradually changing. The guest room decor included these curtains which we removed. We donated them to Goodwill - we've now been banned from that store!

The guest room is pretty much set up and ready for family and friends.

After a few days of living among the boxes, we travelled back to Oshawa to celebrate my brother's 65th birthday and his retirement, then back to Lewiston to continue unpacking ans storing our stuff.

One of the problems we knew we would have to address is that access to all doors is not user friendly. One example is that the stairs from the garage to the house are narrow with no landing, so you step up directly into the house.

We contracted with a local handyman built a landing and ramp to make it easier. We selected a ramp rather than stairs so we could bring groceries and other purchases in via a wheeled tote.