2026 Life Logs, Day 315: The Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month at 11 O’clock
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Weather: Sunny; High Temp 57, Low 43 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth MA
On the eleventh day of the eleventh month at exactly 11 o’clock, every single year, Falmouth has a wonderful celebration honoring all veterans. There is a parade from the Green to the library lawn, led by the Falmouth Police, Firemen, and Scouts color guard, followed by a Scottish pipe band, then the town officials, and finally all of the Scouts in Falmouth. As Chair of the Select Board, Heather was in the parade, and Jed marched with the Scouts.
This is the first year in many that none of my grandsons were in the parade. Ollie would have been with the Scouts, but he is still recovering from the flu. When the parade reaches the library lawn, they are greeted by an American flag flying high above atop the highest ladder from one of our town fire trucks, a large gathering of people, and today by the high school acapella choir. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful ceremony. And I was especially pleased that on my way out of my driveway, I stopped to ask my neighbor Andy, who is a veteran, if he was going to the ceremony. He said, “What ceremony?” He has lived in Falmouth for many years, but he had no idea that there was a Veteran’s Day celebration. He came and marched with the other veterans down Memorial Lane to be honored. He was very grateful that I told him about it.
Once home, I dove into the job that had to be done today. It was a task that my sister’s Power of Attorney has asked for and that I have put off for over three months. I was asked to come up with a detailed monthly spending budget for my sister. There are many reasons it has taken so long to get his done, but the wonderful thing is that I did get it done today. I feel like the weight of the world has been lifted from my shoulders.
