Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It i just past 5:00 a.m. in "The City." A current temperature of 41° is the bottom of our temperature range for today. We'll rise to today's high of 64° under cloudy skies as the day unfolds. In addition, we'll also have windy conditions, with gusts of 30 mph possible. There is a possibility of rain late Tuesday.

Alas my friends, both the Cubs and the Bears lost. The Cubs by a score of 1 - 4 with Jake Arrieta looking as mortal as Jon Lester last night in NYC. Next game, Tuesday evening in Chicago. The Bears once again snatched defeat from the jaws of victory against the Lions 34 - 37. In a sense, I came away somewhat requited as the Lions won, but also disappointed as the Bears lost. Great statistics for both QBs in the game.

I took to the kitchen yesterday to do some food preparation and baking. It all started like this:

Making apple pie and apple sauce requites peeling a lot of apples.

Of course, you need the Fanny Farmer cookbook and a pie dish too.

The pie turned out tasty

The apple sauce should be tasty too. I'll check with STWD in the morning.

In addition I did some household chores as I waited for the pie to bake and the apple sauce to cook in the slow cooker, set on high. 

Plus, I finished a novel that I wanted to read, a first time effort by Thom Hartmann, entitled Death in the Pines, a mystery/fantasy set in Vermont. A great read that I hope Mary can also find time to enjoy. Thom Hartmann has written many non-fiction books and hosts a daily radio talk show. This book proves he has fiction writer's chops too. 

Today I plan to walk with STWD, buy the Grand Haven Tribune, do some trainspotting, and continue reading another novel that I started recently. We also got the N Y Times while we were out walking yesterday, so I'd like to get to that too. 

That looks like a pretty full day after the sun rises at 8:02 a.m. and before it sets at 6:56 p.m. Ciao.