Good morning GH. It is just past 7:00 a.m. in "The City", meaning that the sun rose a little while ago at 6:52 a.m. We have a current temperature of 49° in GR, but 52° on the front porch of the PE. We are expecting clouds and fog this morning, with a high of 56°, followed by a sunny afternoon. Right now, the fog is developing and enveloping the mean streets of "The City", outside the WW. Tomorrow, the sunny skies will continue with an anticipated high of 58°. The sun will set this evening at 8:36 p.m.

In sports yesterday, the most important thing was: Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Behind another superb pitching effort by Jake Arrieta, who threw the first no-hit game in the majors this year, along with six RBIs  from Kris Bryant, including a grand slam, and a total meltdown by the Reds pitching staff, the boys in blue won the game 16 - 0. They now have a  NL Central division leading record of 12 - 4. The Tigers were eaten by the Royals, 0 - 4. They are now saddled with a record of 8 - 6, good enough for a third place position in the AL Central. My beloved Red Sox also fared poorly against the Rays, losing by a score of 8 - 12, leaving them at 7 - 8 in the AL East, giving them a third place position. The Caps slipped by the Dayton Dragons, to even up their record at 7 - 7. However, they still find themselves 2.5 games behind the division leading Cleveland, OH based Lake County Captains, who lead the Midwest League Eastern Division with a record of 10 - 5.

We did make it out yesterday to pick up the soil we need to use in our gardens. In addition, another stop yielded the seeds we needed to make our garden's harvest a rich and diverse one this summer. Mary is not convinced that the tomato plants she started from seeds this spring will be big and strong enough for a substantial yield this year, but I keep talking to the little plants and assuring them that everything will be okay. I'm betting that Mary will want to buy "insurance" plants at one of the local garden centers. But I have faith.

Otherwise, I never made it to the man-cave for tinkering yesterday. I just wasn't up to it. But there is always another day. We did make it to the favorite watering hole for dinner. Lunch was sandwiches on the fresh loaf of marble rye bread that we picked up in Spring Lake yesterday, accompanied by the remaining cauliflower stir fry that Mary had created the day before.

Today, I may get to the man-cave, or not. I may play with the girls, or not. I will walk with STWD, and Mary for sure. Mostly I plan to keep a low profile. Mary will be preparing the beest or the ham, that's a game time decision. We should get out to the paint store too, but that is dependent on my working in the man-cave.

The trains may pass through, or not. Since  today is Friday, trains passing are never a sure thing anymore. Ciao.