Good morning GH. It is just past 5:00 a.m. in "The City" where the current temperature is a comfortable 50°. As dawn approaches at 7:20 a.m., it will drop to 48° before we see the sunshine. Once the day dawns, we'll see a high of 54° under mostly sunny skies. We're still on track for cloudy skies on Tuesday with an 80% chance of showers in the morning. So our trip to GR should be pleasant today.

As I mentioned previously, we'll be travelling to GR for my annual MRI. The tests require an injection of dye to get a contrast for diagnostic purposes. Otherwise, except for the banging that comes with an MRI, the test is generally uneventful. They always ask what music you'd like to hear, but when the machine is in operation, the music gets drowned out, so it doesn't much matter. Mary has her afghan project started, so that when she is in the waiting room, she has something to do.

We did get out in the back forty yesterday. Leaves raked and bagged and a new garden bed cut in. Mary wisely insisted that I stop after I had harvested the horseradish to preserve my baking yak, which isn't, by the by. Once inside, I washed the roots and fed them to the blender for chopping and mixing with about 1/2 cup of vinegar and a dash of salt. I got about 1/2 jar of Jax Prepared Horseradish in the end. I may get more next year, as Mary is going to give up some pots to the process. I was going to give some roots to Adam, but the last time I did, they didn't take, so I'll keep them for myself. You have to keep horseradish in a container or contained area, or it spreads like a weed. Mary likes how the leaves look, so that is a win-win for me. Still more to be done out there, but that can wait for a few days.

I have to call the doctor today to get the results from my tests. I got the abbreviated version late Friday afternoon, but apparently I need a retest on something, so I have to find out about further fasting etc. More blood, more tests.

The morning constitutional with Sugar the Weather Dog will take place as usual, and then we'll be off to GR. That will pretty much use up the day before we get back to the palatial estate. Sunset will occur shortly thereafter at 5:32 p.m., but that should be early enough to allow us old people to make it home before dark. We don't' turn into a pumpkins or werewolves, but neither of us likes driving after dark.

That's enough for today. Once home, we'll sit back, relax, and get ready to face that stormy weather on Tuesday morning. Ciao.