Good morning GH. It is fast approaching 6:15 a.m. in "The City." The current temperature during this last day of Coast Guard Festival™ 2014, is 59­° as we head towards an overnight low of 56°, Weather forecasts call for a rebound into the lower 70s for the start of the annual Coast Guard Festival™ parade, which steps off around 11:00 a.m. For a city of about 11,000 in population much of the year, the festival will have drawn several hundred thousand people to our fair city over the course of the 10 day festival. The people come for the carnival, the food, the finally sunny and warm weather, and of course this morning's parade and tonight's culminating fireworks display. Mixed into all of that, there has been some outstanding entertainment in the many venues that our city has to offer. We also have the craft fair in Central Park. I'll let Mary describe that.

Suffice it to say that Sugar the Weather Dog will be in her Thundershirt™ and hiding in one of her hide-e-holes tonight by the time the fireworks begin. Mary and I will watch part of the show from Washington Ave, and then head for our front porch to watch the real entertainment, the thousands of people trying to leave GH afterwards.

Speaking of the intrepid weather dog, we learned yesterday that she isn't fond of bagpipe music. While Mary and I like the sound, it must be excruciating to Sugar's ears. When we went for a walk yesterday morning and detoured past the municipal building, we heard the sound of the Coast Guard bagpipe band. Sugar reacted like they were setting off fireworks when Mary ran home to get her camera while the band was taking a break. Before Mary returned, the band started up again, and Sugar was pulling for home. Once Mary returned and we got closer, the band stopped again, and Sugar was okay. When the band began anew, all bets were off and Sugar was once again pulling in any direction that led away from that awful sound. She was quick about her business and we let her get home. Who knew?

In other news, we walked over to get some things printed at the local stationary big-box store and then to the big-box hardware and building materials store to get some things. With the exception of crossing Beacon, (Rte. 31), the trip was uneventful. Tonight I wouldn't try to cross that way again. Tomorrow, all will be quiet once more. Later in the day we walked downtown, stopped at the bakery, and then had dinner at the favorite watering hole, a busy, busy place. Finally off to the Post to see Sally et al. A few adult beverages, some good conversation, and it was time to get homeward bound.

I fell asleep in my chair downstairs and Mary woke me to offer a light snack she had procured. It wasn't long before she and I went upstairs. Mary decided to watch a movie and I decided it was time for bed. No trains last night nor this morning, just the sound of the street sweeper clearing the debris from yesterday. The sun is on the rise as I can now see the clean streets out the Weather Window.

In sports, the boys in blue are on a roll, defeating the Dodgers, 8 - 2. My beloved Red Sox marshaled their forces to defeat the Yankees, 4 - 3. No matter where the Red Sox are in the standings, beating the Yankees is always a good feeling. The Tigers found an easy nemesis in the Rockies, as they beat them, 4 - 2. Finally the Caps rolled over the Ft. Wayne Tin Caps, 5 -2. All in all, a good day in baseball.

For today, the sun will be rising at 6:35, about 20 minutes from now. Mary will make the deviled eggs that she had planned to do yesterday, I'll walk Sugar, and then return to water the balance of the gardens on the palatial estate. We'll journey over to the barber shop to watch the parade and then and then home for some R & R., reading the newspaper, reading in general, and playing the girls. Once Old Sol sets at 9:04 p.m., the Musical Fountain will follow around 10:00 p.m. with a special pre-fireworks display and then the action begins. As I noted earlier, we'll be home before the show is completely over.

That looks like a pretty full day for us. I'll have to stop in the kitchen to watch Mary boiling eggs and making deviled eggs after I am done watering. I also have to install a new seat on the toilet. I guess they don't last forever. Ciao.