Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 3:30 a.m. in "The City", where the current temperature is a chilly 33°. per my DTWS, or 32°, per the NWS. In either case, the indoors is a much better place to be right now. In fact, I just watched the snowplows from the city go by as they cleared the street in front of the manse. I anticipate that the snow removal service will be by today to clear our decks and our shared driveway. 

As I gaze out of the WW, the skies are cloudy as we head towards the overnight low temperature of 31° although it feels like 25° with a wind out of the east @ nine mph. Today's high temperature will be seven degrees warmer than yesterday @ 39° with an overnight low of 24°. In between, the skies will be partly to mostly cloudy and that seems to be the forecast for many more days to come. The sun will rise this morning @ 8:16 a.m. and set later @ 5:18 p.m. Yes, my loyal readers, the daylight hours will be increased by one minute.

I made it to my second of five knee treatments yesterday and so I have but three more to endure before I get a six-month reprieve. I can't complain, because the treatments I receive are a lot better than having my knees replaced. 

Once I was out, Mary set about making another batch of her secret recipe pasta sauce which we had for dinner last night along with some of my vegan Italian meatballs. She actually made enough for another meal or two.

Otherwise, I am enjoying reading our shared nonfiction book, At War With Government, written by Amy Fried and Douglas B. Harris. This is an accounting of the formation of our own U.S, government and where we are today. I have put reading the biography of Lady Bird Johnson on the back burner since we own this book. I have also begun to read Travels With George, a telling of the travels of our nation's first president before his initial inauguration, by Nathaniel Philbrick. In all cases, I am enjoying my reading.

I managed three crossword puzzles yesterday and also played some guitar too. 

Mary finished listening to one book and has started another while she is cross-stitching. All in all, we are settling into the winter months and getting ready for the third year of Covid-19. 

We have been watching The Quiet Man, a story set in Ireland starring John Wayne and directed by John Ford. I've seen it many times, but Mary has not. I think she enjoyed the film with the exception of the blatant misogyny of Ireland in the early 1950s. I guess that was true of the U.S during the post-war years too.

Today, we have an afternoon appointment for Ginger at her doctor's to get a checkup on a possible reaction to a bite of some type. She seems to be getting better, but being the worrywarts that both Mary and I are, we will err on the side of caution for both of our fur-children.

Otherwise, I hope to get to hanging those projects that I have meant to get to for a couple of days. Other than those two items, I have no plans. I anticipate that Mary will continue to read and stitch. Ciao.