Linda & Ron 2026

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April 12, 2026

		Mid March we were treated to one last (we hope) blast of winter. The white stuff hung around for a few days before warmer weather and rain sccared it away. We're well into April and (we hope) spring is finally here. A couple of times a week Ron and I have lunch at the senior center in Youngstown. On the Wednesday before Easter I won this beautiful hyacinth. It's sitting on the kitchen counter, and I get a whiff of its perfume every time I walk by, so pleasant. I hope to move it to the garden when planting time comes. Since it's April, we're getting ready to file our taxes, a lot of work, but I know our government will spend the money wisely, as always.

February 18, 2026

Ron and I decided to join the YMCA in Lockport to increase our exercise level. It's a very new and quite impressive facility. It's a half hour drive each way, but they have the only indoor pool in the county. In fact, they have 2 pools as well as a kiddie pool. The pool area also has a sauna and a steam room (which I haven't used yet) They have impressive gym facilities as well as a walking track which Ron uses when we visit.

February 6, 2026

		My sewing room was in need of a major reorganization to make it usable. The fabric collection was still in plastic totes since the move and, due to a lack of space, they were stacked making it hard to find something when I needed it. I tried to use some stacked drawers, but they were not sturdy enough to hold the weight. I switched to a chrome wire rack and fabric cubes with clear fronts; this works much better. The valance is made from some sewing-themed fabric that I had on hand.

January 29, 2026

Winter hit with a huge dump of snow on January 16th with over 9 inches of show. It's been below freezing since then with more snow coming every couple of days. Between the berms from plowing, and drifts, we have snow piles as high as 6 feet with more coming. We have a service that clears the driveway and walk whenever the accumulation is 3 inches or more, they've been very busy this month. Even with the plowing once or twice per day, Ron still had to clear the walkway to the front door a couple of times. We've gotten over 30 inches between the end of December and the end of January!

January 16, 2026

Today we got a really serious snowfall of the winter and are pretty much homebound for at least a few days. We've been here for a little over a year and are finally getting around to hanging pictures and other decorating. Basically we just open a box and figure out what to do with the pictures in there. We decorated one corner of the kitchen and got new, more interesting drapes for the living room and the patio doors.

January 12, 2026

2026 has gotten off to a roaring start. On New Year's Day the dryer stopped working so January 2nd found us at Home Depot shopping for a new one. It took a week for it to be delivered and, by then, we had quite a backlog of laundry to do.

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