We've been here less than 24 hours, but we're making progress. We visited Roger at the transfer station, where we transferred a truck load of branches and odds and ends.

Then we stopped at Sinns just outside of town on the road to Cattaraugus and picked out five geraniums ("Patriot bright red") and two "snowstorm/giant snowflakes" (a trailing vine with small white blossoms) for the cemetery urns. The urns are planted and in the barn, ready to go to the cemetery, but there's a frost warning for tonight, so we're not going to rush it.

To Ellicottville for lunch at the kabob place (Tom had beef kabobs, Martha had a gyro, I had lentil soup), followed by a tour of lawn sales. At the first house we picked up a Corning roasting pan, exactly like one we have used for almost 40 years, for $1, and a set of dishes for $2.50 (bargained down from $5). The roasting pan and the dishes will go back with Martha to Cameron.

I didn't even try to bargain for these. Two Vermont teddy bears, for $1 each--jointed arms and legs, eyes intact, and they went through the washing machine beautifully.

Tom obviously has no fear of heights. The clogged eaves troughs over the back porch and around on the Virginia Avenue side are now flushed clean.

The only ones the ladder would not reach are the eaves troughs at the very front of the house on the Virginia Avenue side. Fortunately trees are not a big issue in that area.

If you look closely you will see an iris, one branch from the small lilac bush, the last of the daffodils, and sprigs from various bushes whose names I don't know around the house.

How do we top this day?