The houseboats are at rest for another year...

All the little houseboats are parked in a row....

It's hard to believe another season has come and gone. It feels like it was only a few weeks ago that I began this blog and posted the first houseboat going into the water. Now they are all up on shore, with the oil changes done and antifreeze in the water pumps and the windows and blinds all closed for another season. They've been cleaned from top to bottom and most of the painting is done.

It seems like those jobs are done just in time too. This week has given us many beautiful days but all that is about to change. It is the middle of November after all so change is to be expected but days like today certainly try to make us believe that this weather will last forever!

So many of you ask what we do with ourselves during the winter months but the work is far from over. We've been trying to get the gardens pruned and ready for winter. The guys are working on some renovations in one of the houseboats. Annemarie has given the office a fresh coat of paint this past week. Now she's working on painting the basement and putting up Christmas lights. And of course we're getting your Christmas cards ready to send while we wait for our new arrival...