This is "The City," Grand Haven, Michigan. Our current temperature is 72° indoors and 54° outdoors. We have no precipitation in the forecast for tomorrow from the National Weather Service. It should be a perfect day for working in the vast gardens of the palatial estate, as we head for today's high of 60°. Sunday, Mother's Day, looks just as nice with only a 20% chance of showers and a high of 68°. Like I always say, "What's not to like?" However, Monday's forecast is for a high of 65° with a 90% chance of severe T-storms and gusty winds. I can say for sure, that's what is not to like. 

Mary made breakfast yesterday to which I contributed some Cole slaw of my own recipe. Then Mary had to scurry to her office and get to work on her project. Sugar the Weather Dog and I went for our morning walk while it was still raining. I knew that since Sugar had spent time in the "Bone Zone" yesterday that she wouldn't wait forever. If we could have waited about one more hour, we could have avoided the rain. But that was not in the plans. When she is willing to go out in the rain, she needs to go out. Fortunately before we left, I got her post-walk towel ready to dry her off upon our return.

When we returned, I emptied the dehumidifier bucket and then repaired to my chair for that news paper reading I had planned. I got both the Grand Haven Tribune and the New York Times read. Yes, the Times was nearly one week old, but it is the kind of paper that takes a while to read and which always has news that is good to peruse and enjoy. I spent some time transposing some music and playing my guitar in my music room/office. 

About 2:45 p.m., Mary suggested that lunch was in order. So I went downstairs and reheated the stir fry that I made yesterday. It was even better the second day. Best of all, I still have another meal left. I surprised myself with this effort. Some molasses, Tempeh, chopped carrots, peppers, water chestnuts, and celery were complemented by some ginger powder. I believe that I don't need take-out Chinese food anymore. 

It was about 7:00 p.m. when I sat down with Mary to look over her efforts, and then I got the index to edit. After some wrangling, we finished up at 11:30 p.m. last night. Nothing like finishing just before the deadline. That's why I'm up writing this blog at just past 1:00 a.m. I just can't fall asleep after an intense effort. 

No trains tonight, as it's Friday night/Saturday morning. No trains until early Monday morning. 

In sports, the boys in blue made their way down to Georgia looking for a game to steal. They fell behind, got in a bind and that made it hard to make a deal, to paraphrase the Charlie Daniels Band. The now 19 - 15 Braves beat the 12 - 22 boys, 2 - 3. The 20 - 11 Tigers lost their second game in a row to another sub .500 team, the Twins, who have a record of 16 - 18, however they beat the Tigers by a score of 1 - 2. My beloved Red Sox at 17 - 18 now, were blown out by the 19 - 17 Rangers down in Texas, 0 - 8. 

There is one bit of good baseball news though, the Caps with a winning record of 22 - 13, remain firmly in command of first place in their league, after beating the 16 - 18 Lansing Lugnuts, 7 - 3. I have a correction to make. I inadvertently assigned the Lake County Captains to the state of Indiana, when they are from Lake County, Ohio, near Cleveland. 

That looks like enough for this morning. Today Mary and I will work in the garden after our intrepid Weather Dog gets her morning walk. Mary and I plan to go to the local garden center to get a "deal" on some hanging baskets and some replacement seeds. It seems that the seeds we saved from two years ago didn't have anything left in them. Once the gardening is done, it will be time to rest. Id like to go to the small box hardware store for some plexiglass, but if we don't, that's okay. I'd like to stop at the post to see Sally if time permits. 

The sun will rise at 6:27 a.m. and set at 8:53 p.m. Ciao.