by Judy Handley | Sep 11, 2024 | 2024 Life Logs |
2024 Life Logs, Day 255: Tribute to Mark
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Weather: Mostly Sunny Day; High Temp 71, Low 54 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview, Falmouth, MA
Mark Daniel Handley died eight years ago tonight. He was only 74 years old, but he had lived a good 74 years. Every September 11, I go out to dinner, somewhere near the water, with Heather and family as a tribute to Mark. All five grandchildren visited with him on his last day. They were all young, but they do have memories that I hope they will carry with them throughout their lifetimes. Mark loved his children and grandchildren, his proudest accomplishments in life. He also loved taking little power naps every afternoon. I have photos of him napping with each grandchild and those five photos are some of my favorites, with Sam, with Ziggy, with Jonah, with Ollie, and with Coco.
His other love was New Hampshire Public Radio. The development of public radio in New Hampshire from a small station in Concord (WEVO) to a statewide network was his proudest career accomplishment. He also served as the Chair of National Public Radio simultaneously during the last few years of his career, but his real love was always NHPR.
Mark and I had a wonderful forty-three years together and I miss having him by my side. But he is always with me in spirit. Tonight’s dinner was at The Flying Bridge on Falmouth Harbor. That is where we had our first tribute dinner in 2017. My, my, how those boys have changed!
by Judy Handley | Sep 10, 2024 | 2024 Life Logs |
2024 Life Logs, Day 254: Sunset Cruise and THE Debate
Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Weather: Another Gorgeous, Sunny Day; High Temp 69, Low 61 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview, Falmouth, MA
Sunset Cruise on the Island Queen … perfect.
Debate … perfect.
Great day!
by Judy Handley | Sep 9, 2024 | 2024 Life Logs |
2024 Life Logs, Day 253: More Tomatoes
Date: Monday, September 9, 2024
Weather: Gorgeous, Sunny Day; High Temp 69, Low 61 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview, Falmouth, MA
Somehow every September, I find that I have let paperwork pile up during the busy summer months. I have a pile of Encore things that need to be filed and another huge pile of paperwork for my sister that needs to be dealt with. I needed to prepare for my Wednesday Encore Board meeting today, so while doing that, I attacked the pile of Encore papers. I’m not there yet, but I made a lot of progress. On my sister’s side of things, I had to file another appeal to her insurance company today. As soon as one of my appeals is denied, she has to pay $9,900 up front for one month’s rent. So, I am hoping my appeals continue to be honored.
Late afternoon, I got another email from Carrie at Peach Tree Farm letting me know she had more tomatoes for me. After picking up Ollie and Simon from school and taking them and their band instruments home, I went to pick up the tomatoes. It should have taken about 15 minutes, but there was an accident and it took almost an hour there and back. I started processing tomatoes tonight. That will continue tomorrow.
by Judy Handley | Sep 8, 2024 | 2024 Life Logs |
2024 Life Logs, Day 253: Be Excellent to Each Other
Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024
Weather: Sunny, Windy. Cooler; High Temp 68, Low 54 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview, Falmouth
After a busy summer, I cherish every September day when I can just decide to do nothing. And that was true for most of today. I ready, I napped outside in the sunshine, but then mid-afternoon I went into action to prepare dinner for the Goldstones. They had a great afternoon at the Heritage Adventure Park. They were supposed to go for Jonah’s birthday, but that never happened. So today was the day. Sam didn’t go as he was working on his car and doing things with his friends. But Ollie and Jonah took friends and had a great time.
After an Indian dinner at Oma’s, I went to Heather and Jed’s to watch a movie with Ollie and Jonah. The anniversary of Mark’s death is coming up this week and last night I was thinking about him and some of his moral bottom lines. One of them was the 1989 movie, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. I loved it and he hated it. He swore that movies like that were dumbing down our society. I argued that it was a hilarious movie that might get teenagers interested in history. Two people, two perspectives. But last night I decided to watch it for the first time in over 30 years to see if I still feel the same way. I do. And tonight, I mentioned it at dinner. Heather also loved the movie, so we all went to their house to watch it to see how it plays out with today’s kids. Since it is school night, there was no time for discussion after the movie, but I am sure they will talk about it as a family. I agree with Abraham Lincoln who says at the end of the movie, “Be excellent to each other. And… PARTY ON, DUDES!”
by Judy Handley | Sep 7, 2024 | 2021 Life Logs |
2024 Life Logs, Day 251: Soccer Saturday, Plus a Covid Vaccine
Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
Weather: Sunny AM Turning Cloudy Mid-PM; High Temp 72, Low 55 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview, Falmouth
My morning started out slow and easy and normal. But after my walk with Shadow, I decided that I should look into getting a Covid booster. I saw that I could get one in 10 minutes, so I reserved the appointment and headed out the door. Unfortunately, when I got there I realized the Falmouth CVS has only Pfizer and I am strictly a Moderna ‘user’. The pharmacist told me I could get Moderna at the CVS in Mashpee, so I checked my phone and saw that I could get an appointment in 15 minutes. I reserved that and took off, getting there just in time. Somehow it was almost 11 am by the time I got back in Falmouth, so I headed straight to the high school soccer field to see Sam and Jonah’s game, Falmouth v Nantucket. That one ended in a tie.
And a little later in the afternoon, I went with Heather and Jed to Ollie’s game in Bourne.
No soccer tomorrow. Just a day at home for me.
