Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 9:00 p.m. in "The City."

Let's open with the weather conditions for tonight and tomorrow. 

We have a current temperature of 30° under snowy skies, that feels like 21° with winds out of the northwest blowing @ 11 mph. Tonight's low temperature forecast from the NWS calls for 27°.

Tomorrow's high will only climb slightly to 31°, under cloudy skies with a 90% chance for snow accumulations of either three to six inches, or one to three inches. Both of those numbers are from the same source, so take them with a grain of salt. The same source, the NWS, is showing a barometric presure of 29.99" and falling, while my own DTWS is showing 29.39" and rising. So, you should also take those numbers with a grain of salt.

The NWS has issued two advisories for our area. The first is for a Winter Weather Advisory, that calls for that aforementioned three to six inches of snow for parts of South Central and Southwest MI. That is in effect until 4:00 p.m. tomorrow.

In addition, the NWS has also issued a Small Craft Advisory until 10:00 p.m. tomorrow night from St. Joseph to Manistee, Wind speeds are forecast to be between 15 and 20 knots, with gusts possible to 30 knots. Those winds may produce waves of one to four feet in height. 

We groomed and bathed Ginger yesterday afternoon. She is getting used to it, or she has resigned herself to the inevitability of the process. Either way, she looks much better.

I had gone to bed last night when my Journeyman Train Spotter recorded the southbound passage of the train on the RSTL MMRR locomotive 2170 was soloing at the head of many DTCs, mostly black. 

I heard the northbound run around 3:00 a.m. today, but I was quite content to stay snug and warm in our bed.

Today, Mary made a run to that big-box nearly everything store with her wing gal riding shotgun. Afterward, they drove through the Lake Forest Cemetery on the way home, but too much ice on the roads prevented their doing any walking.

I stayed home and worked on my paintings in my studio. I like how they are going. Not nearly done, but I am making progress. 

Lunch today was hot dog wraps with a side salad, while dinner was fresh broccoli with vegan cheese sauce as a side to my vegan Italian burgers. Both meals were excellent. 

Mary had hoped to make a spaghetti Bolognese for dinner tonight, but the tofu had not thawed, so that looks like one of tomorrow's meals.

I spent most of my time reading my latest novel while the girls were out. I also finished a crossword puzzle when Mary and Ginger returned with some assistance from Mary.

Tomorrow is indoor chore day. I altos hope to read more, play more music, and continue my retirement. Mary got her newest knitting needles today. As is often the case, she did not have the right size needles for her next project. I don't know how that is possible, because she has every size needle imaginable. But it is what it is. Ciao.