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."

The current temperature is 41° under cloudy-skies. Winds of 7 mph make it feel like 36°. Today's high of 56° will be about 10º warmer than yesterday. Does that mark the end of low-temperature days here in the Tri-Cities area? Well, sort of. We'll see 59º tomorrow, 60º on Sunday and 62º on Tuesday, albeit with a 50% chance for rain that day. Mostly, we'll stay below the seasonal average temperatures here in W. MI for several more days. The sun will rise this morning @ 6:46 a.m. and set later @ 8:39 p.m.

I was almost right about the rain yesterday. While it didn't and therefore did not preclude the grooming of the fur-children, the cool temperatures did. Today, they are on the schedule for the Stay at Home Grooming Salon.

Yesterday was mostly like every other day of late. We worked a crossword puzzle, I played some music, and Mary did some coloring and indoor chores, most of those late last night. She also had to schlep the groceries in from the Big Green Renegade Pantry. AKA the Garage Pantry or our Jeep™ Renegade, before putting them away yesterday afternoon and last night.

Like all deliveries of late, we wait at least three days before handling anything. I used my time to make another vegan pepperoni that turned out fine and some of which became part of our dinner of homemade pizza. We watched another episode of Outlander while we ate. 

Given the somewhat random nature of grocery purchasing of late, like Forrest Gump intoned, we never know what we are going to get with any pick-up from the Fast Lane™ service. We know what we order, but the final result is based on the availability of any item at the time of picking. Therein lies a tale. When Mary went to the indoor pantry for a tin of her favorite pizza sauce, the pantry was bare. She was forced to create her own with multiple spices and tomato paste. I think I liked it better, but it is more work for Mary.
 
I salute the warehouse workers, the truck-drivers, the clerks, the pickers, and the delivery drivers who are required to keep the supplies flowing.

Here in Michigan, the governor has lifted some of the social-distancing restrictions for garden-centers, bicycle repair shops, and paint stores. However, there is now a requirement for both store personnel and customers to wear face-masks in the stores. Sadly, that should have been the case all along.

Last night, I watched all of Wayne Faust's Living Room Concert and Mary joined me to sing along with Wayne's version of The Unicorn Song. She has the body/hand movements down perfectly. Mostly, she was occupied in the lower level organizing, vacuuming, and other sundry activities.

Today, we'll get to that grooming of the fur-children and I'll install the sections of garden fencing that were delivered several days ago. 

Mostly, once we are done with the fur-children, we'll just enjoy a warm but cloudy day in the back-forty. Ciao.