Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 6:00 a.m. in "The City."

The current temperature is 37° under cloudy and wintry skies. Today's high is forecast to reach only 40°! The sun will rise today @ 8:17 a.m. and set later @ 6:38 p.m.

There is now in effect a Small Craft Advisory for the "Big Lake." That Advisory will be in effect until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. You know what that means. If you don't have a very large ship or if you don't know what you are doing, stay off the water.

A Gale Warning will also be in effect during the hours of 2:0 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. Friday. Winds will be 15 to 30 knots today, building to over 34 knots as the day wears on! Waves may get as high as 11 feet! Anyone with outdoor Halloween decorations are strongly encouraged to tie them down or put them away.

Of course, what would a Gale Warning be without another Lakeshore Flood Warning, also in effect during that time. That indicates that those Gale Force Winds will cause further erosion along the lake-shore. 

The current forecast from the NWS calls for a combination of rain, wind, and snow today with a 100% probability. A perfect day to stay in and do indoor chores and art activities. The NWS has dubbed those conditions a Winter Weather Warning. Another Halloween Trick or Treating day with less than nice weather.

Otherwise, not much is happening here in GH.

I managed to bake that cinnamon apple bread yesterday. I wasn't sure of the outcome, but once I baked it long enough, about 10 minutes longer than the recipe recommended, it came out great, with some assistance from the Chief Cook and Bottle Washer of the manse, Mary. I would have given up, but she took it out of the oven, let it cool for a bit, and then turned it out of the pan. Later, I flipped it onto a plate and it was fine. I also made another batch of vegan Italian sausages that became part of our dinner.

Mary was off to her weekly volunteer session at the library yesterday afternoon, so I finished up my kitchen activities and then headed up to my studio to try to remodel my latest painting. I was not successful and so I'll be starting over. However, the time I spent in my studio was not wasted, as I once again practiced calligraphy.  I have a lot of practice to do, but I think I can get the hang of calligraphy sometime in the not too distant future. I have so many hobbies now, that retirement is necessary to have enough time to so them all.

Otherwise, I didn't do much except let the fur-children out after their dinner. STWD was being her usual self, not wanting to go onto the wet bark chips in the back-forty and getting caught between a patio chair and the fence surrounding Mary's rose garden. 15 minutes later, she finally gave in and did her duty. She did that little trick withe patio chair again during her final out last evening @ 8:00 p.m. I was not pleased to have to go out in the rain and solve her problem.

As mentioned, today is a good day for indoor chores, reading, calligraphy, painting, and whatever else comes to mind. We have an appointment at the chiropractor @ 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, and I need his ministrations on my lower yak. Mary needs him too, so we will make it if at all possible. Ciao.