Good morning GH. It is just past 5:00 a.m. in "The City." I got up to look out the Weather Window, only to see the first significant snowfall of the season. Unfortunately, it is November 13. We have a little over 6/10 of an inch on the ground in anticipation of one to three inches of accumulation today. The snow is falling heavily now, and the first snow is always beautiful and refreshing. Especially if you don't have to drive to work or school. Not really enough to shovel or otherwise remove, but enough to make things slippery. As is all too often the case, people will have forgotten how to drive in the snow, and crash reports will become part of the news. We'll likely see the obligatory videos of salt trucks, cars in the ditch, wreckers, and people telling us it's cold out, drive carefully, etc. We plan to stay in today. The sun will rise at 7:33 this morning.

After walking with Sugar the Weather Dog, and doing some things at home, we ran several of our errands yesterday. My new glasses came in and so we picked those up after going to the inexpensive everything store. They had a sign up at the register that they will be open on Thanksgiving. That incensed both Mary and me. If you don't know two weeks before the holiday that you need an aluminum foil roasting pan, a can of green beans, or heaven forbid, a box of stuffing, a can of gravy, or whatever else people manage to forget, then you shouldn't be preparing a dinner that involves a hot stove and hot grease. Mary sent a missive to the corporation that operates those stores. It won't help, but at least they know how we feel. Just saying.

We followed that stop with a visit to the optometrist. My new glasses fit great, I can see better than I have in a long time, and while not in keeping with my usual status of the "World's Cheapest Man", they are worth it. Mary's glasses are not in yet, but should be soon. We won't get them today if they come in, because we won't drive in the snow. We also made it to the small grocery store on the other side of the bridge, where I got to return cans, some of which the machine wouldn't accept due to their lack of a Michigan return label. We got the beverage there, so that seems odd. I guess I'll have to avoid that particular brand of ale from now on.

We reversed the above procedure and went back across the bridge to visit with Sally. We decided that with the weather forecast, that it was the best day to do a visit. Sally had prepared a nice pasta salad which she shared with us. We then departed for home, where we had the salad for dinner as a side, and it was great. Then it was time for the evening news and also time for bed. Sugar had her final out and I went off to the media room and a bit of TV. Then I was ready for bed.

Today, the sun will set at 5:21 p.m. with the snow tapering off. Of course, there is always that chance of a rogue snow shower, but nothing I see on the radar indicates that that will be the case. A long way of saying that if Mary's glasses come in, we should be able to get them on Friday. I'll do some reading, playing with the girls, and walking with the intrepid weather dog. Plus, I'll finish the laundry. Ciao.