Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 5:30 a.m. in "The City."

I hadn't planned to be up, but Ginger had other plans. So, I went downstairs, made some of Mary's taco seasoning, determined that some spices need to be replenished, and tended to my medical needs.

Speaking of those need, I have a new appointment for an MRI, this one at the local hospital. Much closer to home and also at a more convenient time.

We have a current temperature of 30° under partly-cloudy skies. Today, those partly-cloudy skies will continue as our high temperature rises to 50°. This is the first time in a few days that we do not have a Small Craft Advisory, nor a Gale Force Wind warning. The sun will rise in a few hours @ 8:09 a.m. and set later @ 6:47 p.m.

My beloved Red Sox took it to the Dodgers in game one of the 2018 World Series™ last night, 8 - 4. Eduardo Nunez got a clutch 3-run homer, and Mookie Betts stole a base to lead the attack. Starting pitcher, Chris Sale pitched well, but it was his relief corps that got the win. Game 2 is tonight @ 8:09 p.m. in chilly Fenway Park in Boston.

I almost forgot to mention that I was upstairs watching the Red Sox and toggling back and forth to NCIS. It was another of those tear-jerking episodes for which they are famous.

I was busy in the kitchen yesterday making an apple pie and some applesauce. The actual pie and applesauce making is easy, what is hard is the peeling of the apples. While I was working, Mary and Ginger went downtown to get a second pie tin and also a replacement for the plastic apple corer that I broke while preparing the apples for the pie. I now have a bullet-proof corer that will never break, courtesy of Mary, Ginger, and the Cooks Store in downtown GH.

In order to memorialize my efforts, Mary took a pic with her Smart Phone. Four quarts and counting. I don't know why, but she didn't get a pic of my pie, which tastes great, but which I don't think is my best effort.

It was when I was downstairs with Ginger and STWD, that I noted that Mary's taco seasoning jar was empty, so I followed her recipe and made more. Unfortunately, that's why I had to add some spices to her grocery list. In addition, since I'll be making more of her favorite, vegan Italian Meatballs, I re-hydrated some onions for those and other sundry things that Mary likes to make using them as ingredient.

Today, we have nothing on the agenda. No appointments, no trips to the library, nothing. I will be in the kitchen, slaving over a hot food-processor, a hot cast-iron skillet, and a steamer, as I make those aforementioned Italian Meatballs and some vegan sausages, but that is something that I enjoy. Ciao.