Good early morning GH. Welcome to spring. It is just after 3:45 a.m. in "The City." Our current temperature is 39°, and for the second day in a row, the garden is covered to ward off the frost. If we get lucky, we'll get to 52° today with only a 30% chance of showers in the afternoon. Sunday promises to be warmer at 57°, and no precipitation is predicted by the National Weather Service. Indoors we still have a climate controlled temperature of 68°. Sad to say, we still have the furnace in operation. This is the weekend of the annual Kite Fest at the state park, but the temperatures are likely to keep the crowds down and Mary and me at home. Kite Fest is normally second only to Coast Guard Fest in attendance here in GH.

Sugar the Weather Dog and I made it to her grooming appointment in East Town, and after I dropped her off, I got those items for our larders at the grocers there. Bones for the intrepid weather dog, Swiss cheese and a loaf of bread for Mary and myself, and a piece of horseradish cheese for me. Once I got home, Mary made her famous Swiss cheese and sauerkraut sandwiches with a side salad for lunch.

Three hours later, I returned to the groomer and Sugar came home to her new Michigan State necklace, with her tags now properly organized. She always looks and smells great after being groomed. Plus, she is so soft to the touch.

While Sugar was out, Mary and I cleaned the floors and washed Sugar's couch cover. When Sugar got home, she was so tired from the stress, that she promptly fell asleep on her newly washed and now dog hair free couch cover.

I'm up now because Mary was downstairs knitting and watching TV as I was upstairs in my bed, all snug and happy. Then she came in, "asked" to have Coast to Coast AM turned on, and just had to tell me that she had been knitting and crying over the movie The Stepmom, starring Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon. When she isn't watching something apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic, Mary is a sucker for a sad, tear inducing movie. I prefer to leave my tear ducts on standby for a real emergency about children or people in real trouble, or a story about puppies or other animals. I've long since given up crying over the boys in blue.

Speaking of sports, thanks Howard, the boys in blue once again found another way to lose when Jeff Samardzija is on the mound. The boys always tease their fans late in a game with a home run, but then seem to fall short, rather than walk off with a victory. Both the Tigers and my beloved Red Sox were in action last night at Fenway Park in Boston, MA. The Tigers won over the now sub .500 Red Sox, by a score of 1 - 0 behind a superb pitching effort by Max Scherzer. Jon Lester pitched well for the Sox too, but that lone run that the Tigers scored in the first held up. Those same two teams play again tonight. The Caps dropped a heart-breaker 2 - 3 to the Lake County, OH Captains.

No trains tonight.

Later today, I have my monthly Irish Jam session at the library. I always look forward to getting to play, especially now that my shoulder can handle the effort. While not 100% pain free, my shoulder continues to improve and that was the idea when I had it repaired.

Otherwise, nothing else on tap other than listening to the auto talk show with the 200,000 mile 1991 Chevrolet Cavaliers being discussed, and a walk with Sugar to the newspaper box for the Saturday edition of the Grand Haven Tribune. I'll read that as Mary works, and then off to the jam. The sun will rise at 6:18 a.m. and set at 9:01 p.m. Ciao.