Not Winterized Enough

Didn't make it out of the driveway yesterday. We got about a foot of snow and that was too much for my little car to handle. Sure was pretty though. I was telling John that we didn't do too badly last winter - only hit one deer and totalled the truck. But we're going to have to get more serious about winterizing the car(s).

Just finished painting the deck a couple of weeks ago - none too soon for the October snowstorm.

Preparing for Winter

Seems like we've spent most of our summer preparing for winter - painting the deck, plugging woodpecker holes and staining/sealing the house, etc. We've been trying to get a garage built (without much success) for the last four months...so that we can house the cars, to keep the mice from gnawing through wires and nesting in the exhaust valve, among other things. The chimney of the wood stove also needs a visit from the sweep. We're planning on using it more this winter, with the price of fuel going through the roof.

I love looking out through the big windows on a snowy day when it's nice and toasty by the wood fire. But I also want to get out and do some winter sports this year, particularly snowshoeing. We'll see!