by Judy Handley | Nov 9, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 313: VOW Presentation, New Landscape at Home
Date: Thursday, November 9, 2021
Weather: Overcast with Rain; High 49 Low 43 degrees F; Sunset 4:29 pm (-1 min)
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
It was quite a day here. The friend who owns this property that I rent had made arrangement for some trees to be cut down and today was the day. I got up early to take Shadow out for his walk and as soon as I returned the trucks and about five workmen arrived. I was still putting the final touches on my presentation for Newcomers this morning while chain saws were buzzing, the wood chipper was doing its thing, and my son-in-law Jed arrived to ask the tree people to save some fire wood an a large tree stump for the boys to use as the base of their forge.
Lynda arrived to oversee things as I took off for the Newcomers presentation. I was very pleased with how things went. I really think it was my best presentation yet.
So, all those tweaks I made over the past few days helped.
When I arrived home around noon, the property I live on looked quite different. Two large holly trees had been taken down in front of the house, opening up the property to the street.
I liked living in the shadows of the trees, but I will get used to the new openness. It rained all morning and after a lunch break, the decision was made to halt the work in the back yard for today
and continue tomorrow and Saturday. Other neighbors are also using the same service to trim or take trees down on their properties. The estimate is that the whole job won’t be done until Tuesday.
by Judy Handley | Nov 8, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 312: Encore Board Meeting, More VOW Prep
Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2021
Weather: Sunny with a Chill in the Air; High 52 Low 34 degrees F; Sunset 4:30 pm (-1 min)
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
There was a north wind chill in the air today despite the sunny skies. Yesterday was only 8 degrees warmer, but the wind was from the south and it felt much warmer. Despite the chill, after a morning long Encore Board meeting, Shadow and I went for a nice, long ‘city’ walk on the streets in our neighborhood. It is wonderful to be able to walk again. It is not without pain, but now that the bursitis in my hips is temporarily under control, it is my knee that gives me the most trouble on long walks. I do still have tingling and some numbness in my legs from the herniated disks, but it seems to be getting a bit better. I am also on my recumbent bike every night for about 45 minutes and I think that is helping.
In between activities, I did a little more prep on my Voyage of Windbird presentation. The last changes have been made and I will give the presentation in the morning. I dropped Ollie off at his sax lesson late this afternoon and then Heather, Jed, Sam, and Jonah picked him up and they were off to a Boston Revs soccer game.
by Judy Handley | Nov 7, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 311: Trivia Night
Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2021
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, Rainy; High 60 Low 37 degrees F; Sunset 4:31 pm (-1 min)
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
So I thought I had my Voyage of Windbird presentation completed yesterday. But no. I spent my entire morning making a few changes. I then had an afternoon Encore meeting, drove home to play outside with Shadow for just 10 minutes, and then I was off to an Encore Trivia Night. I do not like Trivia because I am terrible at it. But I decided to be a good sport and go tonight. I was almost no help to my team until it came to a tie breaking question. Our team was vying for second place, and I finally knew the one answer that kept us in the running. It was something I had read in The Morning, the NYT online news overview I read every morning, I’ll keep reading The Morning even though I have no plans of playing trivia again!
by Judy Handley | Nov 6, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 310: A Day at Home
Date: Monday, November 6, 2023
Weather: Overcast, Rainy; High 52 Low 50 degrees F; Sunset 4:32 pm (-1 min)
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
Learning to live with longer mornings and shorter afternoons is a chore for a night owl like me. But I gave it my best try today. I spent way too much time working on my latest jigsaw puzzle. It has been sitting on the puzzle table in my living room since late August, but until the past few days, I had made very little progress. I must promise myself to not walk near that table tomorrow. Thirty minutes can pass, and I have only placed four or five pieces. I really have work to do tomorrow, so no puzzle. But this puzzle is teaching me about patience. I finished making changes to my Voyage of Windbird presentation today, worked on some Encore business, and did some cooking. That’s about it for my day.
by Judy Handley | Nov 5, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 309: Fall Back
Date: Sunday, November 5, 2023
Weather: Another Lovely Fall Day; High 60 Low 40 degrees F; Sunset 4:33 pm (-1 hr, 1 min)
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
Today was all about the change from Daylight Savings Time back to Standard Time. That meant a ‘fall back’ of one hour during the middle of the night. I got an extra hour of sleep, but the day ended with sundown at 4:30, instead of 5:30. Ouch. From now until winter solstice, we will continue to lose daylight hours. The ‘fall back’ was sadness for me, but joy for others like my daughter who loves the earlier sunrise.
I did more house cleaning this morning, had Heather and Ollie meet me at the cottage to pick up my kayaks and store them here for the winter, walked along Falmouth Heights Beach with Shadow, and did a little more work on my Voyage of Windbird presentation. Basically, I just enjoyed another lovely fall day.
So, all those tweaks I made over the past few days helped.
I liked living in the shadows of the trees, but I will get used to the new openness. It rained all morning and after a lunch break, the decision was made to halt the work in the back yard for today
and continue tomorrow and Saturday. Other neighbors are also using the same service to trim or take trees down on their properties. The estimate is that the whole job won’t be done until Tuesday.
