Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 12:00 a.m. in "the City", where the current temperature is 67°, which will also be our overnight low temperature under clear skies. With a two mph wind out of the south, the temperature feels like 67°. 

We have three alerts going into effect today. 

First, is a Beach Hazard Statement, for Allegan, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, and Van Buren counties in  MI. That will remain in effect until Friday morning. 

Second, there will be an Air Quality in effect for Allegan, Kent, Ottawa, and Van Buren counties until Friday.

Finally, there is a Small Craft Advisory from 6:00 a.m. Today until Friday @ 8:00 a.m. from St. Joseph to Manistee, with somewhat steady wind speeds of 15 - 20 knots, with gusts possible up to 30 knots that may produce wave heights up to five feet.

The sun will rise this morning @ 6:08 a.m. and set later @ 9:28 p.m. Today's high-temperature forecast from the NWS calls for 84° with an overnight low of 70°. Friday's forecast calls for a more moderate-high temperature of 75° with a 52% chance for ayem showers.

Unlike Tuesday's baseball report, baseball today/tonight has been very, very good to me, as all my teams were victorious.

Thursday, the 29 - 46 Cubs once again play the 26 - 48 Reds in a game scheduled to begin at 8:05 p.m. with RHP Kyle Hendricks, 3 - 6, on the mound for the Cubs. The Cubs will entertain the 43 - 33 Red Sox Friday at 2:20 p.m. 

The 29 - 45 Tigers defeated the 40 - 34 Giants Wednesday afternoon by a final score of 3 - 2. The Tigers are off until Friday when they meet the 27 - 47 royals @ 7:10 p.m. No pitcher has been announced for that game.

My beloved, 43 - 33 Red Sox needed 10 innings to defeat the 42 - 32 Blue Jays, 6 - 5 last night. The Sox will be traveling to Chicago for that 2:20 p.m. start on Friday afternoon with LHP Rich Hill, 4 - 4 throwing for the Sox.

Finally, the 34 - 37 Caps totaled the 28 - 43 TinCaps last night. 14 - 4. The Caps and the TinCaps play again tonight @ 6:35 P.M.

Mary and Ginger once again went walkabout yesterday to get some exercise and take some pix, which included some of the now totally demolished Grand Haven Tribune, some of a nearby garden, and some of the flora in our own vast gardens here at the manse on the Palatial Estate. I'll add many of them here. 

The former Grand Haven Tribune building is no more.

But these painted concrete blocks are in a very attractive garden. 

Near our deck, this lily is in full bloom.

And it has been or soon will be, joined by others. 

Major Wheeler is blooming once again.

All of the pictures were taken with Olympus Mary's Olympus TG-6 camera utilizing several settings. Mary as got her camera down pat.

Today we tried two new recipes, one for brunch and another for dinner. The brunch recipe was mashed Great Northern Beans with avocado and garden-fresh basil and lemon juice on toasted bread ala Mary.

Dinner was a salad that used Mary's soon-to-be-famous fried tofu atop lettuce and mushrooms topped with Mary's homemade dressings. 

Naturally, we did more ear-reading, cross-stitching, and crossword solving too. I also did some coloring and listened to a live Zoom™ concert featuring Rebecca Loebe, Betty Soo, and Grace Pettis, who often tour together, but tonight, they were all in separate locations, and in spite of that, they were able to perform solo songs and take handoffs from the others right on cue. A great experience. 

Today, it will be a good day to stay indoors and read, play music, and do whatever feels right,  Ciao.

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", where the current temperature is a very seasonal 63° under skies that produced T-storms until just a short time ago. The Real Feel temperature is only one degree lower @ 62° with a breeze out of the north @ nine mph. T this time, there are no additional alerts, watches, warnings, or statements in the forecast from the NWS. In fact, the not-so-famous, but always accurate WW, which affords me a view of three compass points, indicates that it was indeed "A dark and stormy night."

The sun will rise this morning @ 6:08 a.m. and set later @ 9:28 p.m. In between, the forecast calls for a high-temperature today of 74° with an overnight low of 65° as the skies clear for Thursday's steamy high temperature of 86° under sunny skies. 

Baseball last night was not very, very good to me. to paraphrase Chico Esquela, the fictional retired SS portrayed by Garrett Morris on SNL a long time ago. To put it bluntly, all of my teams lost. So, I'll skip those dismal results. 

Instead, I'll simply mention that the 28 - 46 Cubs will send LHP Justin Steele, 2 - 5, to the mound versus the 26 - 47 Reds tonight @ 8:05 p.m. EDT. The slipping, 42 - 33 Red Sox, will ask RHP Nick Pivetta, 8 - 5 to right the ship against the 42 - 32 Blue Jays @ 7:07 p.m. tonight.

The generally inept 28 - 45 Tigers try once again to be a Major League™ level team as they play the 40 - 33 Giants, today @ at 3:45 p.m., with RHP Rony Garcia, 2 - 2, on the mound for the Tigers. 

Finally, the 32 - 37 Caps attempt to change course and win one over the 28 - 42 Ft. Wayne, IN TinCaps tonight @ 6:35 p.m.

Otherwise, yesterday was a day to watch more of the J6 hearings, read print books, go walkabout for Mary and Ginger in the ayem, and do more ear-reading and crossword solving. 

Since Mary and Ginger went walkabout yesterday, they took along Mary's trusty Olympus TG-6 camera and got some additional shots of the channel and our iconic lighthouses.

My favorite is this shot of CG Station GH looking north up the channel. 

This is how the shoreline of the channel is seen looking north. 

No boats yet, but the Fourth of July holiday weekend is fast approaching. 

A lone kite-surfer at the mouth of the Grand River over Lake Michigan. 

Today should be a bit more sedate. More ear-reading, more cross-stitching, more music, more print-reading, more crossword solving, and more retirement. Ciao.

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 6:45 p.m. in "The City", where the current temperature of 72° under fair skies feels like 72° with a wind out of the west @ 12 mph. 

A Beach Hazard Statement is in effect for the lakeshore communities until later tonight with strong currents making swimming conditions hazardous. In addition, there is yet another Small Craft Advisory in effect from St. Joseph to Manistee, until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, with wind speeds from 15 to 20 knots and gusts possible to 25 knots that may produce waves up to five feet in height. 

The sun will rise tomorrow @ 6:07 a.m. and set later @ 9:28 p.m.

A baseball update shows that the 28 - 45 going nowhere Cubs, defeated their hated rivals, the 41 - 33 Cardinals in 10 innings, 6 - 5. the cubs are off until Tuesday when they welcome the 24 - 47, also going nowhere Reds to WrigleyField for an 8:05 p.m. start as RHP Keegan Thompson7 - 2, tosses the first pitch.

My beloved 42 - 31 2nd place in the AL East Red Sox, swept the 36 - 32 Guardians today, with an 8 - 3 win. The Red Sox move on to Toronto tomorrow night for a 7:07 p.m. game versus the 40 - 32 Blue Jays with no pitcher yet announced for the beloved.

The also going nowhere 28 - 44 Tigers, lost to the 33 - 41 D'Backs in AZ, 7 - 11. The Tiger's next game Tuesday night will be in San Francisco as they take on the 39 - 32 Giants beginning @ 9:45 p.m. EDT, with 5 - 5 LHP Tarik Skubal on the mound for the Tigers. 

Finally, the Caps eked out a win over the Kernels today, 4 - 3. The Caps are off until Tuesday when they travel to Ft. Wayne, IN, to face the TinCaps @ 6:35 p.m.

We got out and about today to see the annual GH Art Fair and also allow me to take some pix of the ongoing demolition of the former home of The Grand Haven Tribune at the corner of Third St. and Columbus Ave, here in GH. The site will be redeveloped into condominiums this year and next. 

I shot this barricade to show the pedestrian detour.

Slowly, with care to not damage the building next door, the building is being razed.

The back of the building is nearly gone.

As this large shovel stands atop the rubble. 

The Art Fair was crowded with patrons.

And many dogs that came in all sizes.

And shaps on beautiful day for a walkabout. 

Just because.

This young lady was one of the vendors selling colorful, hand-printed clothing. 

On the way back to the manse, we walked through Central Park. 

The fountain is once again up and running. 

In the vast gardens, our rabbit has eaten the bark off of our dogwood tree. 

Our brunch today was waffles ala Mary with a side of vegan breakfast sausages. We had some jalapeno potato chips with onion dip for an afternoon snack as we listened to the second book in the Maggie Hope series, having finished the first book earlier today. 

Tonight I have a ukulele strum session from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. 

We have minimal plans for tomorrow that will likely include some indoor chores and more reading. I finished my last novel earlier this morning and tried another this afternoon, which is now on the to-be-returned pile, as it was not to my liking. I have selected another book from my stash.

Mary continues to ear-read her latest novel along with cross-stitching. That's all folks. ciao. 

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 9:45 p.m. in "The City", where the current temperature of 70° under darkening skies is also the "Real Feel" temperature with a slight wind out of the west @ four mph. Our overnight low temperature will drop to a very comfortable 62° under clear skies before we reach tomorrow's high temperature of 82° with an overnight low of 68°. 

There is only a very slight chance for precipitation tomorrow, and the first real chance seems to be on Saturday. That's one of the reasons I had to water the vast gardens today and also why it will be likely that I'll be watering our auxiliary gardens tomorrow. The sun will rise tomorrow @ 6:06 a.m. and set later @ 9:28 p.m.

Things around the manse have been very quiet of late. We've been enjoying ear-reading, crossword solving, print reading, and cross-stitching.

A quick baseball update.

The 26 - 44 Cubs played the 29 - 40 Pirates today and lost in 10 innings. Sad to say, there is very little likelihood that the Cubs will suddenly become like that 20116 team that won the World Series. At any rate, the cubs are in St. Louis tomorrow night for an 8:15 p.m. game versus the 40 - 32 Cardinals with RHP Kyle Hendricks, 2 - 6 pitching for the Cubs.

My beloved 39 - 31 Red Sox were off today, after sweeping the Tigers for three games. The Sox are doing great, but they are not likely to catch their arch-rivals, the NY Yankees this season. The Sox travel to Cleveland to face the 36 - 29 Guardians in a game beginning @ 7:10 p.m. with RHP Nick Pivetta, 7 - 5 going for the beloved.

The 26 - 43 Tigers were mercifully off today following that aforementioned sweep by the Red Sox. The Tigers travel to AZ tomorrow night, for a 9:40 p.m. game versus the 32 - 39 D'Backs with rookie RHP Rony Garcia, 1 - 2, pitching for the Tigers.

The 30 - 35 Caps are in Cedar Rapids tonight playing the 43 - 22 Kernels, down by one run in the bottom of the eighth. The Caps are in Cedar Rapids again tomorrow night to face the Kernels in a game commencing  @ 7:35 p.m.

We had a nice afternoon watching the J6 hearings and reading once we returned from STWD's appointment at the veterinarian. So far, so good for our aging baby. 

Mary is once again cross-stitching and I will be reading soon. 

Tomorrow, a trip to the big-box everything store for Mary and Ginger and more ear and print reading for us. I hope to get in some music time too. Ciao.

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 4:45 a.m. in "The City."

KISS

The current temperature is 69° under clear skies as we head towards today's sunrise @ 6:05 a.m. The sun will set later @ 9:28 p.m. We have a Heat Advisory for lower MI from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. tonight. In addition, the Air Quality Alert continues until 10:00 pm. also. 

Today's high temperature is forecast to reach 88° with an overnight low temperature of 68°. There is very little precipitation in the forecast for many days.

The 25 - 42 Cubs are definitely in Wait Til Next Year territory, as they wait for their rookie pitching prospect, RHP Caleb Kilian, 0 - 2, to find out that Major League hitters can hit you hard when you can't paint the corners en route to a 1 - 12 loss to the 27 - 39 Pirates. Tonight's game against those same Pirates begins @ 7:05 p.m. with another rookie RHP on the mound, Matt Swarmer, 1 - 2.

The 26 - 41 Tigers faced my beloved 37 - 31 Red Sox in Fenway Park last night and the Tigers came away with a loss, 2 - 5, while the Red Sox came away with a 5 - 2 win. Tonight's game with RHP rookie pitcher, Beau Brieske, 1 - 5 on the mound for the Tigers, and LHP Rich Hill, 2 - 4, on the bump for the Sox begins @ 7:10.

The 30 - 33 Caps return to Cedar Rapids, IA to face the 41 - 22 Kernels tonight beginning @ 7:35 p.m.

Here at the manse, I discovered that the deer of GH had come by and eaten most of Mary's roses and part of one of my tomato plants. Sunday, I had sprayed deer repellent on the plants that seemed to actually be a deer attractant. Sadly, along with the rabbits, this has been a salad bar year for our local fauna. However, it has also been a good year for flora growth with the cool temperatures and ample rain. Sigh. As previously noted, the temperatures will now be higher and the rains very limited. 

I watered our vast gardens yesterday and it is likely that we'll have to get over to the auxiliary gardens tomorrow for watering there and also once again here at the palatial estate.

I finished one novel late last night, and I am starting another today. Of course, we have to ear read more of our shared novel and perhaps continue the sharing of the print reading we started yesterday, a book entitled, Gunfight: My battle Against the Industry that Radicalized America by Ryan Busse, a former gun industry executive. So far, a very interesting read.

We also plan to continue to watch more of the Congressional hearings regarding the attempted coup on our nation's capital. That's all folks. Ciao. 

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 4:30 a.m. in "The City."

Our current temperature of 53° will also be our overnight low, and it feels like 53° with a slight wind out of the west at five mph. Today's high temperature will reach 68° with an overnight low temperature of 53°. Sunday's high and low temperatures will be slightly elevated, 74° and 66° respectively. But then, we jump back into the 80° plus range for the next 10 days or so. So, here in W. MI, if you have plans to be outdoors, this weekend is it, make no mistake about it.

The sun will rise this morning @ 6:05 a.m. and set tonight @ 9:27 p.m.

In baseball news, the 24 - 46 Cubs relied on the superb pitching of rookie RHP Keegan Thompson, 6 - 2, to hold the 37 - 28 Braves to one run as the Cubs won the game, 1 - 0. Sadly, the win did not go to Thompson. Today's game will feature the stylings of RHP Justin Steele, 1 - 5, on the mound for the Cubs @ 2:20 p.m.

My beloved and suddenly surging 35 - 30 Red Sox, relied on the strong right arm of RHP Michael Wacha, 5 - 1, to eke out a 6 - 5 win over the 37 - 29 St. Louis Cardinals. Both teams meet again in Fenway Park tonight @ 7:05 p.m. when RHP Kutter Crawford, 1 - 1 throws for the Sox.

The still sinking, 24 - 40, 16 games under Tigers, looked awful as they dropped yet another in a long line of losses, this time to the 31 - 33 Rangers, 0 - 7. Sadly, the league has figured out losing LHP Tarik Skubal, who is now 5 - 4. 

Hope springs eternal in the Motor City, as much-ballyhooed rookie OF Riley Greene, makes his MLB debut for the Tigers this afternoon for a 4:10 p.m. game. Is Greene the answer to the Tigers' offensive woes? Probably not, but any spark will be welcomed by the Tigers' moribund offense. Rookie RHP Rony Garcia, 0 - 2, makes the start for the Tigers. 

Finally, the 29 - 32 Caps eked out a 9 - 8 win over the 26 - 35 Chiefs last night. The Caps and the Chiefs play again tonight in Peoria, IL @ 7:35 p.m.

Today is a day for indoor chores, outdoor watering and weeding at the auxiliary gardens, and watering here in the vast gardens of the Palatial Estate. I have more reading to do, we have more ear-reading to continue, and Mary plans to do more cross-stitching. I may continue the coloring I started yesterday too. Ciao. 

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 10:00 p.m. in "The City", where the current temperature is a very comfortable 71° under quickly darkening skies with a wind out of the west that makes it feel like 71°. The low-temperature tonight will drop to a more seasonal 64° before we climb to tomorrow's high temperature of 72° under sunny skies. The NWS is forecasting an overnight low temperature of 54°. Everyone here at the manse is thrilled about that forecast. 

By the by, we had a good overnight T-storm which dropped nearly one inch of rain on the vast gardens. I know this for sure as I checked my rain gauge first thing this morning. 

The sun will rise tomorrow @ 6:05 a.m. and set later @ 0:26 p.m.

I will only say this about baseball today. The 23 - 40 Cubs were edged out by the 41 - 24 Padres, 4 - 6. Tomorrow, Cubs manager David Ross, who received a vote of confidence from Jed Hoyer earlier today, will send RHP Keegan Thompson, 6 - 2, to the mound to face the 37 - 27 Braves @ 2:20 p.m.

My beloved 34 - 30 Red Sox fell to the 22- 43 As earlier today, 3 - 4. Tomorrow, the Sox face the 37 - 28 Cardinals in a game that begins in Fenway Park @ 7:10 p.m. with RHP Michael Wacha, 4 - 1, on the bump for a 7:10 p.m. start. 

The 24 - 38 Tigers with rookie RHP Beau Brieske, 1 - 5, having held the 29 - 31 Rangers to no runs over seven innings ended tonight's game with a 1 - 3 loss. Those same two teams play again tomorrow @ 7:10 p.m. when RHP Tarik Skibal, 5 - 3, goes for the Tigers.

The Caps are in the bottom of the 7th, behind, 9 - 13 to the Chiefs in Peoria, IL. Things are not looking good for the Caps. They play the Chiefs again tomorrow night @ 7:35 p.m.

It was a great day to go walkabout for Mary and Ginger to the waterfront and back early this morning. STWD and I only took our usual short sojourn. Later, after we did more ear reading and worked on a couple of crossword puzzles, we decided to take a photo safari to the Lake Forest Cemetery here in GH. I have hookd into a group called Michigan Historic Graveyards, for people like yours truly who like to take pix in graveyards. So, with Ginger riding shotgun with me and after stops at the library and our auxiliary gardens we were off to the Lake Forest Cemetery.

Mary and Ginger mostly soloed on the cemetery grounds, while I also soloed to take some pix of the various monuments to be found there. Here are some random pix.

At the edge of the cemetery, is this plot for the Schmidt family.

Mostly, I took pix in this area. 

This marker dates to the late 1800s. 

Interesting as a group.

Or individually. 

Same here. 

And here.

Near the area reserved for the Ferry Family, this black squirrel was visiting.

Otherwise, much of our afternoon was reserved for the J6 Select Committee hearings. We are like moths to a flame, drawn in to see what happens next.

Our plans for tomorrow call for more ear-reading, more cross-stitching, more reading of conventional paper novels and newspapers, more crossword solving, and more long-distance walking for Ginger and Mary while STWD and I do our usual two blocks. I hope to get in my inaugural bike ride too. Ciao. 

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 12:00 p.m. in "The City", where the current temperature is 78°. However, it feels like 83° due to an RHI of 80%, so the 11 mph wind out of the south is not doing anything to make it feel more comfortable. The Heat Index will be 105° today! The overnight low is forecast to drop to 65°

In addition, the NWS has issued a Heat Advisory in effect until 10:00 p.m. Wednesday night for south-central and southwest Michigan. In addition, they have also added an Air Quality Alert for Ottawa County, MI for tomorrow. Citizens are strongly encouraged to seek out air-conditioned spaces and everyone should avoid strenuous outdoor activity. 

Plus, the NWS is forecasting a 70% chance for T-storms, some may be severe, tomorrow night. I'm not buying that one. However, relief is on the way, as Thursday's forecast high temperature calls for a much more seasonal high of 76° with an overnight low of 64°. Wednesday, the sun will rise @ 6:04 a.m. and set later @ 9:26 p.m.

I'm going to keep the baseball report short and sweet. The 24 - 38 Cubs lost big time to the 39 - 24 Padres, 5 - 12, in spite of two home runs by soon-to-be-traded, Willson Contreras. The Padres and the Cubs play again tonight @ 8:05 p.m.

My beloved 33 - 29 Red Sox took one from the 21 - 42 As. 6 - 1. The Sox and the As play again today @ 7:10 p.m.

The woeful 24 - 37 Tigers were outmatched by that 29 - 31 other team from Chicago, 1 - 5. Those two teams play an afternoon game today /@ 1:10 p.m.

Finally, the Caps stole one from the Chiefs, 8 - 7. The Caps and the Chiefs go head to head this afternoon beginning @ 12:05 p.m.

Yesterday was a good day to start another ear read, work on some crossword puzzles, cross-stitch, and stay indoors. However, it was nice enough in the morning to allow Mary to walk STWD for a short distance and take Ginger for a long walk. On Monday, they walked along the channel, and today, they walked to Linear Park. In addition, they picked up some groceries in the early afternoon yesterday before hunkering down. During their walks on Monday and Tuesday, they got some great pix. Since I didn't have a chance to take any pix, I'll insert their efforts here. 

I'm given to understand that this is the moon behind the cloud cover. 

These ducks were just enjoying the empty channel near Linear Park. 

Dredging seems to be an ongoing process in the channel.

They actually first saw the ducks as they were getting to Linear Park. 

The channel from the north side.

I just liked how the cirrus clouds looked over the calm waters of the channel

Today should be a day of staying inside, no walking of the fur children, and avoiding any and all strenuous outdoor activities. Ciao. 

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world, It is just past 5:00 p.m. in "The City."

I'm going to dispense with my regular weather repost and just mention that the sun will rise tomorrow @ 6:05 a.m. and set later @ 9:25 p.m. In between, the high-temperature forecast by the NWS is 82° with an overnight low of 66°. However, the NWS is also forecasting the development of severe T-storms in the afternoon with a chance now reported @ 62% around 5:00 p.m. This being GH, we never know for certain.

However, today, since we had to go to the library for a pickup and dropoff, we made a few additional stops along the way,

Mary and Ginger had gone walking earlier this morning and came back to report that a car show was happening downtown. Naturally, I just had to go there and take some pix after we made our visit to the library. I never learned who sponsored the car show, but nonetheless, Mary dropped me off, went to park the car and I took my camera and made the rounds.

A mid-sixties Chevrolet with a blower.

A Chevrolet Apache with a  faux rust effect. air-suspension, and side exhausts.

A sweet T-Bird.

Before there was Tesla, people made their own electric cars.

With a lot of equipment under the hood for the electric conversion.

A pro-street Corvette.

A nice 64 Chevrolet low rider.

The obligatory Rat Rod.

And only one of two 1970s-era MGBs in the show. 

I personally don't like that they had to put on those ugly bumpers to meet US crash standards.

But, we weren't done. Mary told me that when she and Ginger were out, the channel was fog obscured. So, I had to get some pix there and at the City Beach.

The lighthouses and the south pier are out there, somewhere.

Visibility at the City Beach was very limited.

But this young eagle was easy to spot against the blue sky. 

Wave runners just off the beach.

Finally, we made our way over to the auxiliary gardens for some weeding and watering. Our garlic and Yukon Gold potatoes are doing well. But, there are also some other plants growing there too. 

A wild pink iris.

Mushrooms that seem to pop up after a rain like we had on Friday.

And some tiny white flowers amidst the undergrowth.

All in all, we had a nice time, I got to shoot some new things, and we accomplished several tasks. 

I'll report on the baseball news, but it was mostly not so good.

The Caps won yesterday but lost today. They are off until Tuesday when they travel to Peoria, IL to face the Chiefs @ 7:05 p.m.

The Cubs were routed by the Yankees last night, and they are on their way to yet another loss in NYC today. Oh well, wait till next year. LOL. The Cubs are home tomorrow night for an 8:05 p.m. EDT game versus the visiting Padres.

The Tigers, well they got shut out today, 0 - 6, as Tarik Skubal proved totally ineffective versus the Blue Jays. The Tigers are home tomorrow night to face that other team from Chicago, for a game @ 7:05 p.m. By the by, the Tigers reported that their hope for the future pitcher, Casey Mize, needs to have Tommy John surgery and so he will be gone for this year and a good part of next as he rehabs.

Finally, my beloved Red Sox were edged by the Mariners last night, 6 - 7. They are playing right now with no score as rookie RHP Kutter Crawford is holding the Mariners down. The Sox are off until Tuesday night @ 7:10 p.m. when RHP Nick Pivetta, 5 - 5, takes the mound for the beloved. 

Mary saved my yak from having to water the various plantings here at the manse by watering early this morning. I am thankful for her efforts. Although I did water and weed at the auxiliary gardens. Mary also used the how there too.

So, having finished one novel, several crossword puzzles, been to several locations for photo shooting, and the aforementioned gardening, I am now blogging and getting set to read more. Mary is happily cross-stitching another of her newest faves, small-sized pictures that are quite suitable for framing if she can find a suitable frame. Oh, we are almost done ear-reading, Dear Mrs. Bird. I think that's enough for one day. Ciao.