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."

According to the DTWS, (Desk Top Weather Station) the current temperature indoors is 70° and outdoors, it is 19°. Since the NWS is located in GR (Grand Rapids) they can't check my indoor reading, however, the outdoor reading that they are showing is 17°. You say potato...

We are still under that Winter Weather Advisory until 3:00 p.m. today. The forecast calls for a total of two to five inches of snow in total . Here in West, MI, that is considered a dusting. However, the NWS is calling for drivers to leave for work early this morning and to allow extra time due to slippery conditions.

Later today, the high is forecast to reach 29°. A slight update in the forecast is in order, as the NWS is now forecasting highs to make the 30s as early as Friday and Saturday, but then we slip back into the teens and twenties for several more days. Whatever, we can take anything the weather throws our way as we watch from inside the manse. The fur-children will still need to go out, but they can choose the length of their outdoor visits, hopefully short in duration.

By the by, in much of Florida today, the forecast calls for temperatures to reach the 80s, albeit with a strong chance for T-storms. In AZ, the temperatures will improve to the mid-70s with sunny-skies likely in the afternoon.

Yesterday was a mostly stay at home kind of day. Funny, when you are retired, there is very little need to get up early and even less need to go out. We did however go out for groceries to pick up some herbs and spices. (sorry Colonel Sanders, there weren't seven secret herbs and spices) after Mary started her latest hammish. That went well, she hit her marks for the slow-cooker timing, and dinner was delicious.

I like to think that dinner was successful, in part, because I helped with the washing and peeling of the potatoes for the Herbed Scalloped Potatoes that Mary made as a side dish to her hammish. Not to be confused with the more traditional creamy style scalloped potatoes, Mary makes her herbed scalloped potatoes with a slightly modified recipe from one of her many cookbooks. Using fresh herbs and homemade vegetable broth, the end result is nothing short of delicious and much lower in calories.

Those fresh herbs were one of the reasons for our trip to the grocery store. She took an excellent picture of "our" efforts, as befits her status as the Senior Staff photographer.

Since we got the indoor chores mostly done yesterday, we can kick back today and watch the snow fall, do some reading of the Grand Haven Tribune that is now delivered to our mailbox, and also do whatever crafty thing we choose. Mary is still musing on the best way to finish her laundry bag. Apparently, a bag is not just a bag.

I keep hoping for some sunlight in the "Art Corner" of my little world so that I can add some colors and shading to my latest project. Without sunlight, you just can't get the nuances and hues that you see in your mind's eye.

Otherwise, not much is happening today. The sun will rise @ 7:24 a.m. and set this evening @ 6:31 p.m. Ciao.