Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and around the world. It is just past 7:15 a.m. in "The City", where the current temperature under cloudy skies is 18°, but with a 17-mph wind out of the southeast, it feels more like 3°. Brrrrr!

Still, after yesterday's high temperature of 14°, today's high temperature of 38° and an overnight low of 36°, will feel like a veritable heatwave, and tomorrow's high temperature of 39° will be downright balmy.

However, speaking of tomorrow, the NWS has extended that Small Craft Advisory from St. Joseph to Manistee until 12:00 a.m. too, with wind speeds of 15 to 30 knots producing waves as high as eight feet.

The sunrise today will occur @ 7:56 a.m., with sunset happening @ 6:01 p.m.

Not much is planned for the palatial estate today. More ear-reading, more print-reading, more music, more crossword puzzles, more cross-stitching, more bread baking, more art, and more retirement. What's not to like?

I am still having the ups and downs that go with knee replacement. Sometimes I feel like I am on top of the world, while at other times, I get those random pains that remind me that I am only a wee bit more than six weeks out from that surgery. 

Overall, I can't complain, as I have good range of motion, I can get around without a walker or cane, and I can navigate stairs without pain in my new knee. But I want it all! That will have to wait until late April after I have had my right knee replaced. 

Mary has been a rock around the manse. She has picked up the majority of the meal prep, the care of her curmudgeonly husband, Ginger's care and feeding, and the organization of things in general etc. I love her more than ever. Now, I need to get back to a more normal level of activity. I am not good at being dependent on the kindness of others, to paraphrase Blanche DuBois.

So, that looks like enough for one blog. Ciao.