Good evening GH. I am getting an early start on my blog because I'd prefer to stay in bed all night. Too often the best laid plans of mice and men, etc., etc., etc. We have a current temperature outside the Weather Window of 42° as we proceed towards the overnight low of 37°. Once the sun rises tomorrow at 8:08 a.m., we are supposed to see a peak temperature of 44° with cloudy skies and a 20% chance of precipitation. Monday, the temperature will approach 50° with that same chance of precipitation. Tuesday the chance of precipitation increases to 70% with a high temperature of 42°. Unfortunately as the week wears on, the daily high temperatures will not be much above 30° under cloudy skies. But, no rain or snow is in the forecast.

Today I put up our tree, and Mary hung the ornaments I painted on the dining room chandelier. She thinks that the ornaments look great, but like all creators, I can easily find the flaws. Still, like many things, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I took the following pictures of our tree and the ornaments for posterity.

Although not easy to see, the ornaments on our tree are reflective of the many places that Mary and I have visited over the past few years. The idea came from Steph and Adam.

Actually, on second thought, I do like them after all.

Otherwise, my day was filled with walking the intrepid weather dog and reading the newspaper that Sugar and I picked up this morning. Naturally, I had to work the crossword. Later, I finished transcribing an Irish carol entitled Christmas in Killarney. Of course, I had to spend some time with the girls too. Mary spent her day working on the project that is due Monday. Now she is in the kitchen futzing around. Futzing is defined as unstructured, playful, often experimental interaction between a human being and a computer, product or any technology, sometimes, but not always with a productive purpose in mind. I think that sums things up nicely. She said that she wanted to do the dishes that had accumulated. She finds the activity therapeutic. I do the dishes to be helpful and earn my keep. 

Tomorrow, I don't have any tasks planned. That in itself feels odd. I'll be walking with Sugar in the morning, but that is always a pleasure. I do have a puzzle to get started on too. I may begin reading my next book as well as picking up another at the library. I have to do that without Sugar, because she isn't a therapy dog, at least not to others. There is a small combo playing in the library lobby tomorrow afternoon between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m., so I may time my visit to catch their efforts. As always, a game time decision. 

Speaking of games, I believe that the Lions are the late game tomorrow, so that should fit in nicely with my non structured day. I like football, and I plan to view a few college games on New Year's Day, but baseball is life and spring is still on tap for February 20. That's when the pitchers and catchers report for spring training with my beloved Red Sox. Let's see, that's only 68 days away.

That looks like it for me. The sun will set over our fair city, at 5:10 p.m. tomorrow. Ciao.