by Judy Handley | Nov 4, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 308: Beautiful Fall Day
Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
Weather: Mostly Sunny and Warmer; High 59 Low 44 degrees F; Sunset 5:34 pm (-1)
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
Shadow and I just enjoyed this glorious fall day. I did house cleaning interspersed with walks with Shadow. I have nothing to show for the day, but I sure enjoyed our sunset walk. The time changes tonight, so that walk will have to happen an hour earlier starting tomorrow. I am going to hate that, so I enjoyed every minute of late afternoon daylight today.
by Judy Handley | Nov 3, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 307: BTEO, VOW Presentation, Garden Tour, Covid and Flu Shot
Date: Friday, November 3, 2023
Weather: Mostly Sunny and Windy; High 53 Low 50 degrees F; Sunset 5:35 pm (-3)
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
My dad, Hayes Winfred Martin, was born on this day in 1903, 120 years ago. That seems almost impossible to me. But then he died 50 years ago in 1973, and that also seems impossible. But those date facts don’t lie, it is just my memories that make it all so difficult for me to wrap my head around.
I started my day with a meeting with the Development Director of Belonging to Each Other (BTEO). This is an organization in Falmouth that supports homeless adults. It is quite an impressive local organization, and I was happy to learn more about it. I then had a couple of hours to work on editing videos for my presentation last week. I am still struggling to do the editing, but I am learning.
Mid-afternoon, Lynda Onthank and I went to visit the gardens at Kate Eldred’s home.
Kate has a mostly shady yard, much like the yard here. Kate has an amazing knowledge of plants.
I will have to visit many more times to absorb it all, but this was a wonderful introductory tour.
Plus, we got to meet her 10-month-old Bishon/poodle mix named Natasha. Kate calls her a wild thing, but he is incredibly cute.
I ended my afternoon at CVS in Mashpee getting my flu and 2023-2024 Moderna Covid vaccinations. In the past I have had a strong reaction about 12 hours after the Covid injection that lasts about 6 hours. If it happens as it has in the past, it will be at 5 am and by tomorrow afternoon I should be fine. I hope.
by Judy Handley | Nov 2, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 306: Trip to the Outer Cape
Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023
Weather: Sunny and Cold; High 46 Low 36 degrees F; Sunset 5:38 pm (-1)
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
It was another early morning. This time I had to get up before the sunrise and head to Hyannis for an appointment with my neurosurgeon’s assistant. Her name is Shannon and after listening to everything that has been happening with my back since this time last year, she ordered a new MRI and prescribed a medication to treat the nerve pain that is caused by my herniated disks. But I have to say that once I got home and read about the drug, I am not sure I will take it. She did agree with my knee surgeon that I have bursitis in my hips caused by the nerve pain. I will see the doctor once the MRI is done, and any further recommendations will be made then.
Then I was off to Orleans to the Snow Library to hear a presentation on how and where the people of Polynesia came from. It is pretty well documented that they came from the area where Taiwan is today. But what an interesting story. The interesting thing is that not all the people in the South Pacific came from that area. Micronesians and Melanesians did not come from that far north.
I met with Sam this afternoon when I got home and he gave me a lesson in video editing. He did a lot of the editing for me, and tomorrow I will try to finish the pieces I want to include in my presentation on the Voyage of Windbird that I will be giving next week.
by Judy Handley | Nov 1, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 305: It’s November
Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Weather: Overcast, Cool, and Rainy; High 48 Low 33 degrees F; Sunset 5:39 pm (-0)
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
This was a fast-paced day. I headed to Hyannis for an 8:45 appointment with my knee surgeon. The purpose of this visit was to get a cortisone shot in my left hip for the bursitis he says is the cause of the pain in my hips. For whatever reason, appointments were backed up and it took much longer than I expected. On the way home I stopped at the Cape Cod Package Store to see what Australian wines they have. As always, they came through with some interesting choices for my wine group meeting here at my house the week after I return from Puerto Rico. So, one more thing to mark off the to do list. By the time I got home, it was after 11 am and I had a friend coming at noon for lunch. So, I scurried around to get lunch ready and then had a couple of relaxed hours with friend Kate Eldred. Then it was off again, to an Exploring Public Policy meeting on gun safety and a check in with my Health and Wellness group, both meeting at the same time, one door away from each other. The gun safety meeting was a presentation by the Falmouth Gun Safety Coalition, and it was really well done. After it was over, I went next door in time for the end of the Health and Wellness Group. Again, I was off to go home and take Shadow out and go pick up Ollie from this sax lesson. Whew! What a day. But it was a good one, despite the cold weather and rain. But it is November—time to admit that summer is over!
by Judy Handley | Oct 31, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 304: Happy Halloween
Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Weather: Mostly Sunny and Cool; High 49 Low 41 degrees F; Sunset 5:39 pm (-3)
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
This last day of October finally brought us a chilly fall day. When I walked outside with Shadow this morning, I finally knew that it is fall. I had to go back in and get a jacket, something I have not needed this fall except for rainy days.
Shadow had a 9 am appointment to be groomed, so we headed up to the Bourne Bridge where I dropped him off and then continued on across the bridge to go to Costco. I was told he wouldn’t be ready until 4 pm today, so I came home from Costco, actually took a little nap, and was then back out the door before 3 pm to take Ollie to a horseback riding lesson. Since Highlander Farm where he takes lessons was on the way to pick up Shadow, I dropped Ollie off, went to get Shadow, came back and took Shadow for a walk while we waited for Ollie to finish up. I took Ollie home so he could get ready to go Trick or Treating in the neighborhood with his friend Simon. Ollie showed me his completed jack-o-lantern again.
He was obviously very proud of it. Sam and some of his soccer buddies decided to meet at the Sports Center to play indoor soccer. They needed another player, so Sam called Jonah and Heather took him to play before he headed to a friend’s house for Halloween night. The last I heard, Ollie and Simon were at Simon’s house trading candy.
I did not expect to get any Trick or Treaters at my house, but I was pleasantly surprised when five kids braved the dark walk down my long drive-way. Happy Halloween!
