Good early morning GH. It is fast closing on 5:30 a.m. in "The City," and the current temperature is a brisk 15° as we near sunrise at 7:39 a.m. Today's high is anticipated to be 30°. We are still on track to get to the upper forties by week's end and may touch 50° by early next week.

I forgot to mention, that a local meteorologist on the radio last night predicted that we might have anywhere from a light dusting to two inches of snow. A glance out the Weather Window tells me that we are having a bit more than a dusting right now. That means that Sugar's invitation to walk will include a return to my winter boots and their accompanying paraphernalia. I'm not happy. We may set a record for snowfall here in GH, just as they did in Muskegon.

Mary wanted to know why I hadn't blogged at about 1:15 a.m., but it was too early and I was feeling fine, at least as far as my shoulder goes. I did manage to wake her for her favorite overnight radio program. Right now I am up because the shoulder ache was bothering me and I just took an OTC pain pill. I should be able to return to bed in about an hour.

Sunday was a good day for me. I got all the laundry done with a little help from Mary. I changed the furnace filter, and I strummed a bit on Ivy. I also found time, as I waited for the laundry to finish, to add more pieces to our puzzle. All of that after Sugar the Weather Dog and I went for our morning walk.

Later, Mary made a great breakfast burrito, and then used her culinary skills to make those Swiss cheese and Sauerkraut sandwiches she does so well for dinner. I also prevailed upon her to make the Brussels sprouts in her steamer, rather than bake them. I like them better steamed. She says that next time she will try again in the oven and avoid overcooking them. Personally, I like them better the way she did them yesterday. Last time in the oven, they tasted like they had been grilled outdoors. I also found time to rewrite some music that I have been meaning to get to. All in all, a good day.

Later, Mary showed me how she wants her next set of highlighting done. The book itself seems interesting, so It will be a task that I can enjoy. I still have to wash the floors and walk with Sugar the Weather Dog, but I don't mind the floors and Sugar is a great dog on a walk. A bit "nosy" perhaps, but a great companion to walk with. Then back to the highlighting. I prefer to do that in the daylight that streams through the window in my office.

That looks like a complete day for me. Mary took time to read the package for the sprouts that we bought on our safari on Saturday, and we decided that the cautions that came with them were too much for us. Also true of the bean seeds that we picked up. So, the only find was the packet of cucumber seeds that we got. In the major leagues, that would be a .333 average. Not bad for baseball, but not good for seeds. We'll have to try again on our second trip to the gardening plate.

The southbound train went by about 9:55 last night. The usual twin EMD GP 38 locomotives followed by a very long string of covered hopper cars of all ages. Plus there were about six of those dreaded black tank cars, one gray tank car, and one white tank car. I am just speculating here, that the black ones carry crude oil, the white ones acid or ethanol, and the gray ones carry something in between. Speculating on things seems all the rage right now.

Sunset will be at 8:00 p.m. this evening. Ciao