Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 8:00 a.m. in "The City", where the sun rose into very cloudy-skies @ 7:37 a.m. and long before it will set @ 8:04 p.m. this evening. 

The current temperature is 35° that feels more like 27° with a wind blowing from the north to the south @ 12 mph. Our high today is forecast to reach a chilly 42° and our low will drop to 33° overnight.

We were supposed to have a Gale Warning in effect for today and into his evening, but the NWS canceled that warning in favor of a more sedate, Small Craft Advisory that will be in effect until 8:00 p.m. tonight. In fact that Small Craft Advisory with wind-speeds to 30 knots and wave heights up to 10 feet will largely be over by midday as the winds will die down to 10 knots and wave heights will decrease to only one to three feet. 

I'd like to say that we accomplished a great deal yesterday, I'd like to say that, but I can't, as I was pretty much a lay about while Mary cross-stitched on my apron and I was a recliner potato. 

We did make it to STWD's doctor's appointment late yesterday, where her sutures were removed and a small cyst was drained. She was given a good prognosis by her doctor and she should be good to go for a few more years. 

We took Sugar's sister Ginger along for Sugar's visit and Ginger was visibly upset when her sister was out of sight in the doctor's office. We think that if  there is any messing around with STWD to be done, it is Ginger's belief and her personal prerogative to do it, not some doctor's. We did take them for a short walk at the Grand Haven State Park post-visit.

Sugar is now totally switched over to the special food prescribed by her doctor to care for her aging kidneys and she has accepted her new diet well, albeit begrudgingly. 

However, just so you don't think I was totally lazy lately, I did bake an apple pie Wednesday afternoon. Yesterday morning we sampled that pie and we both pronounce it delicious! Here is a pic taken by our Senior Staff Photographer with her Smart Phone camera post-baking.

I can't resist marking my apple pies with appropriate symbology.

I finished my latest novel last night and I was disappointed by the ending. Perhaps I am finally done with this author who is an avid anti-vaxxer and I can dispense with any further reading of his efforts. 

Today, I have no specific plans. Mary will likely continue her cross-stitch efforts and I will work crossword puzzles and read more. Once again, cloudy conditions make painting in my studio problematical. Ciao.