Home Sweet Home

 It has been a very busy month as we moved into our new home.  We were very lucky to find the house that we did, as it is much bigger than we thought we would have here.  It's definitely nice to have all the space after spending 2 months in hotels and a very small 1 bedroom flat. We have been busy unpacking, arranging, re-arranging and getting settled in.  We have spent most of our weekends doing the unpacking, gardening, shopping, and various household projects to make it feel like HOME.


 The Lochinchard House
(yes, our house has a name)

 We are enjoying the fruits from our garden
Apples, Plums, Blueberries and Grapes

We are also enjoying beautiful roses from over 20 bushes in the rose garden.

The house was partially furnished with some neat antiques.
 Yes, the Grandfather clock chimes every hour.

We have a beautiful view of the garden from the dining room.
We found a dining table a local charity shop and ordered chairs online to go with it. 

                       

The Sunroom

It's a great place to enjoy coffee in the morning, afternoon tea or a glass of wine in the evening. 

(A great inspiring place to paint also.)

The Livingroom with a coal fireplace. 

After living in Florida for over twenty years, we had to re-learn how to build a coal fire.

The Guest Bedroom is ready for visitors to enjoy.

You can start making your reservations now.

The Master Bedroom

It was great to sleep in our bed after almost 2 months

we replaced the lights above the bed with updated fixtures

along with others throughout the house. 

We took a day off from house stuff and headed to Kilcreggan for an Ale Fest

where we were entertained by a local blues band named "Harmonica Lewinsky"

We were entertained on the bus ride home with an impromptu sing-a-long by the locals.

 We then ended up in the local pub with them for a nightcap. 

For another night out we hopped the train to Cardross to try our hand at Pub Quiz.

We found out that we are not very good with UK trivia, yet. For instance one question was "What is the name of the drink mixing champagne and OJ?" Oh we got this one... NOT. Note to all: they have no idea what a Mimosa is as they call it a Buck's Fizz.  

 However, We did win a round, Of course it was the Brain Teasers round and had nothing to do with our knowledge 

of the UK.  

We met some nice people and were invited to come back to play again. 

Grocery shopping has also been an adventure here. We have been able to find most things we need, except American style crispy bacon for John and flavored coffee creamer for CJ, but we are making do and trying new things.

We have gotten a kick out of some of the names of the products and thought we would share some with you.

and even if it says Chicken broth... its really chicken soup with rice and veggies.    

Moving has been quite the adventure and unpacking was just as exciting, not knowing what we would end up with.  The movers packed everything they saw, including garbage cans with the garbage still in it. (good thing it was only paper)

We found various items that were to suppose to go to storage (Lamps, summer clothes, crafting supplies)  and 

are missing a few important items, that we assume are in storage instead of here. 

(remote controls for both TV's, and CJ's favorite Scarves)  

Although the unpacking is now finished, we still have a few more rooms to put together, curtains to buy, garage to organize and furniture to sand and stain, but it is feeling more like home everyday.  

Sending much love to all of our family and friends, we hope to see you all soon!

John and CJ