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Good early Friday morning GH. It is just past 6:00 AM in "The City." Our current temperature is 33 degrees as freezing rain falls. I am certain that when Sugar the Weather Dog goes out with her walker around 10:00 AM, Sugar will not be happy. She may love snow, but freezing rain, or any rain for that matter, is another story. She tolerates those only when necessary. As of now, our current weather forecast calls for these conditions to continue until 7:00 PM this evening. I just checked, and the majority of the public schools in our area are closed today due to the weather conditions. Sugar may not be prescient, but she knows her weather.

Mary went to the grocery store after breakfast yesterday. She did one of the things she hates, and redeemed the cans that had accumulated. I finally got my hair cut yesterday. I put it off so long, that the diminishing amount of hair that I have had grown way too long for my liking. I had to get it done, because my barber will be starting his three week vacation today. After that, I accompanied Mary to Holland so that she could get a new sauce pan and a new paring knife at her favorite cook's store. We finished up with dinner out.

I just watched the train going by heading north. A lone locomotive, followed by a string of covered hopper cars, a string of box cars, as a string of black tank cars brought up the rear. Like always, contents unknown. Earlier this morning, around 12:30 AM, the train went by heading south. A 6:00 AM train is late for us, but I think the weather may have delayed the assembly at the switching yard. I like being able to speculate on all things railroad without anything upon which to base my speculations.

My extended time looking out the window allowed me to see that as predicted, no snow had fallen, but everything has a coating of ice. That explains the closing of the schools. I was watching the weather advisory overnight, and one of the schools in Kent County was closed to students, but staff and teachers were asked to report. Not safe for busloads of children, but adults are expected to drive. The MI DOT says be careful. Surprise! Go figure.

Mary is supposed to chauffeur me to physical therapy this afternoon. If the streets are bad, I will call and reschedule. I won't let her drive and I won't want to ride. Much depends on the city's salt trucks, as the temperature is warm enough for the salt to work.

Otherwise, speaking of Mary, she is staying in bed all morning just to pass the time.... Oops, I was channeling Carole King there. Mary has been so busy working lately and worrying about me, that she feels entitled. I can't say that I disagree. Meanwhile, I am working on this blog and then I am returning to bed to sleep more. I did the same thing yesterday, and Mary had to get me up at about 11:30 AM. I was warm and comfortable and I didn't want to get up. Sugar is ambivalent.

That looks like about it for yesterday and today. Sunrise is at 8:13 AM and sunset at 5:13 PM. Tea time is whenever we get around to it. It is time for more Cheerios and sliced apples. Mary will likely have toast with blueberry butter. She picked up a fresh supply downtown last Monday. She really likes it. I do too, but so many Cheerios and apples, so little time. Ciao.