Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It just past 6:30 a.m. in "The City."

We are still under that Gale Warning until 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. The NWS is forecasting gale force winds out of the south @ 35 knots and wave heights south of GH up to 8 feet and 9 feet north of GH. 

Those gale force winds will also present themselves on land, as the 22 mph winds currently blowing out of the south are making the current 50° temperature feel like 44°. Our overnight low is that same 50°, Today's high-temperature is forecast to reach 54° with an overnight low of 34°. Wednesday's high temperature forecast is 39° and Thursday's high is forecast to only be 36° under partly to mostly-cloudy skies. The sun will rise this morning @ 7:30 a.m. and set this evening @ 8:09 p.m.

Mary finished my new artist's apron yesterday afternoon following a marathon cross-stitching effort. I was asked or was I tasked to model her efforts here in my studio. So, here is a picture of the artist in residence sporting my one-of-a kind apron. Over my left shoulder is one of my early efforts.

I look like I know what I am doing, but will it give me talent? 

At any rate, the picture was taken by our Senior Staff Photographer and Cross-Stitcher in Chief.

Today should be a bit more relaxed, although I'm not exactly sure why yesterday seemed so busy. Maybe it has to do with the fact that in retirement you don't have to budget your time and so it gets away from you more quickly. 

I will be doing indoor chores today and also taking time to play with my musical girls and read more. I've probably read more books over the last 12 months than at any time n the past, including when I had to read young-adult books for my classes in my former life. Will I paint more? Maybe, but the lack of a sunlit studio may preclude that. I'd like for us to get out with our fur-children, something we didn't find time for yesterday. 

Mary now has to find and work on a different craft activity. I think she has a small cross-stitching project already hooped up. Is that a phrase? I don't have to look farther than my studio. Ciao.