Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 3:00 a.m. in "The City."

I was outside with Ginger around 1:10 a.m. and the current temperature of 36° under cloudy skies felt cool but comfortable. Later this morning, there is a 50% chance of showers before they give way to a cloudy afternoon and a high temperature of 43°. The NWS is forecasting a cool weekend. However, by Monday, they are also forecasting a 90% chance of showers once again. I'm glad that I won't have to drive on Monday.

Speaking of driving, we, and I use the all encompassing we, had to go out and put gasoline in the car for Mary's trip to Yarn Con in Chicago. We, in this case, means me, when it comes to putting gas in the car. I am still trying to figure out how Mary will get home from Yarn Con without pumping gas for herself.

We made a short stop at our favorite watering home and then home to try a recipe for the "Best vegan baked beans" that Mary found on the internet. Let's just say that while they were probably suitable for a child's palette, they were not spicy enough for anyone past the age of 10. Mary believes that she can augment the beans for further consumption. As of now, I'd give them a seven out of ten. Worthy of note is that Mary had to go to Frank's Market for some chili powder that was part of that aforementioned recipe. The fur-children and I stayed behind. Mary also had to go to the local yarn store, Needlesmith, for some Noro Yarn that is part and parcel to her trip to Yarn Con. Ginger was upset that Mary had gone out without her.

I heard the train pass by @ 9:40 a.m., but I did not make an actual sighting. Later in the afternoon, I was working on my jigsaw puzzle when Mary heard the horn of the train. I sprang to the window to see locomotives 2019 and 2057 motoring north at the front of 15 CHCs, seven DBTCs, and three DWTCs.

Otherwise, I read some, placed pieces in my jigsaw puzzle, and did the crossword in the Grand Haven Tribune, which is a duplicate of the puzzle in the L. A.Times. Mary surfed the net and made those aforementioned baked beans. I also took both of the fur-children for separate walks which happened when there was a lull in the rain yesterday.

Today, additional reading, walks with the fur-children, and more retirement. Mary will be packing and planning for her trip to Yarn Con. I'll be planning my weekend with the fur-children and staying out of the way. I'm hoping that Mary will make something more mouth-watering than those beans for lunch and dinner.

The sun will rise @ 7:28 a.m. and set @ 8:10 p.m. Ciao.