Good stormy morning GH. We have just passed 5:30 AM here in "The City" and Sugar the Weather Dog has repaired to her hide-e-hole. That's because it is T-storming here. I can't say as I blame her. This is our share of the 30% for today. Tomorrow it is supposed to be an 80% share and it probably won't storm. that's how it works here. Our current temperature is 69 degrees as we aim for a high of 83. That would be the highest day this week.

On Thursday, Mary and I went on safari to the farm stand that we really like. We got a bushel of various squashes and a half bushel of Roma tomatoes. Those are my work for later today instead of riding my bike.

I think I know what went wrong last time. Mary says that if I get in trouble, she will be here to help. Apparently blanching can be more difficult than you think. I am going to try to solo once again as she has her own work to do. I found out that knowing what to do and actually doing it are worlds apart.

Hopefully before the tomatoes, Sugar and I can go for a walk. We took a long walk yesterday morning in anticipation of today's storms, because a walk may not come to fruition. That's life in the big city. Otherwise I just started a new book that is set in Captiva and Sanibel, twin islands in Florida. When we were there several years ago, the captain of a sailboat told us that the two were one island that was split by a hurricane. The book looked interesting when I was at the library the other day. I am trying to branch out to other authors if not necessarily genres. Also, more music.

In sports, the boys in blue are still rebuilding. They lost to the Brewers 0 - 7. The Tigers got hammered by the Mariners, 0 - 8. Just when I thought Verlander was back to his old self, he took a real pounding. My beloved Red Sox fell to the Orioles 3 - 5 in spite of a homer by Big Papi. Jake Peavy says his "stuff" is getting there now that he is using a lower arm angle. Much as I admire his talent, I know that he was struggled through several teams with injuries. Oh well, we'll have to take what we can get.

Otherwise, not much on tap for the day. Since I have now finished my household chores for the week and watering is not necessary, I should be able to get some other things done that I want and need to do. So as I await...Tea time and the dawn of a new day, I'll be saying Ciao for now.