2026 Life Logs, Day 57: Lunch with Friends, Storm Recovery Progress
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
Weather: Sunny, Warm Enough to Melt Some Snow; High Temp 42, Low 19 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
This morning, I was supposed to have a meeting with the woman who will be leading our Indivisible “Prepared Protester” training on Monday, but she had to postpone to the afternoon. I was relieved because I really didn’t have the PowerPoint presentation ready for her, so I worked furiously all morning to get it done.
But before I knew the meeting was going to be postponed, I headed out the door to take Shadow for his morning walk. We had some melting yesterday and it froze overnight, so our walk was short lived. I was so thankful to even make it around the block without falling. The pavement looked harmless, but it was dangerously slippery. When I got back, I had to launch into an unexpected shoveling project as the town had come through early this morning to clear the sidewalks. That process left piles of chunky, icy snow across the entrance to my driveway that had to be moved before I could get the car out.
So that was my morning. I finished the PowerPoint just before noon and headed to Mashpee for a birthday luncheon for friend Midge Frieswyk. We had a delightful lunch, and I didn’t check my phone until I got home to let Shadow out quickly before heading to Woods Hole. That’s when I found out that the meeting was going to have to be postponed until tomorrow. That gave me time to take care of another Indivisible issue and all of a sudden it was 7 pm.
I am writing this early as I am taking the rest of the night off. I think I’ll just veg in front of the television. But one last thing. There is good news for Falmouth residents on the power restoration. We have gone from 93 percent without power initially, to 70 percent by the end of yesterday, to 22 per cent today. Eversource is hoping that by 6 pm tomorrow, everyone will be back online. That is wonderful news.
