Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 12:00 a.m. in "The City."

It's raining. The temperature is a brisk 40° that feels like 33° due to the 12 mph winds. Later today, the temperature has been forecast to be 49° with a 90% chance of T-storms. That's after the sun rises @ 7:28 a.m. and well before it sets @ 6:28 p.m. In short, a less than pleasant day in GH.

Yesterday morning was far more pleasant, and so we walked both STWD and GTTSD to the groomers in Centertown. Ginger is a changed dog. I should have taken a picture and maybe I'll include one in tomorrow's blog. She looks like a new dog. No more shaggy curls and she has a very small body that was hidden under all of that fur. We walked there and back with both girls and then when it was time to pick up Ginger, we walked back again with Sugar to pick up her sister. All in all, I logged just shy of four miles walking. Then it was time for a trip to Holland.

I can say for certain that the trip we took to Holland yesterday afternoon was a success for two reasons. First, we succeeded @ getting the enameled Dutch oven and a small stirring spoon that Mary wanted @ Teermans. Second, we enjoyed a ride there and back during good weather, traveling along Lakeshore Drive in Ottawa, County.

We stopped @ an estate sale here in GH on the way home, but the place had been picked over by professionals long before we arrived. We ended up at Double Deuce for dinner and that was a nice cap to the evening,

We arrived home to find that John was just finishing the painting, but I also learned that Mary contracted with him to repaint the upstairs bathroom. So, the smell of paint drying will linger for another day or two early next week.

I finished my latest pulp-fiction novel late last night. I was set in the old west. I liked the story, but I feel that it ended too abruptly. Just one man's opinion.

Today, I'm going to attempt to bake a loaf of rye bread. Have stand mixer and oven, will bake. I just have to find the right recipe.

I also have to get busy reading and taking notes on that book for our book club.

Chiropractor then downtime. Ciao.