2020 Life Logs, Day 67: Snow, Birthday Luncheon, Scout Banquet
2020 Life Logs, Day 67: Snow, Birthday Luncheon, Scout Banquet
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2020
Weather: Snow, Wind, and Sunshine; High 46 degrees, Low 26 degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
S-N-O-W. This morning in Falmouth we woke up to a world covered with a white blanket of snow. We’ve had almost no snow this winter, but when I first got Shadow in November we had a similar morning and I learned then that Shadow really loves snow. 
He loves to romp in it and he loves to eat it. I love that guilty look he gets when he eats snow. He must think he is doing something he shouldn’t. I’m not sure why he thinks that, but he eats and eats and then looks up at me with that very guilty look. We spent some of our morning outside enjoying the snow before it melted and then I went shopping to buy myself a birthday present. I’ve decided that we are going to have a long, cool spring, so I gave myself the treat of buying a new spring sweater. Then it was time to go to my birthday luncheon at The Flying Bridge on the harbor with friends.
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The Goldstones were spending their day at the Scout Blue and Gold Banquet. This was a special one as Jonah was crossing over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. I missed the banquet and the ceremony where Jonah was awarded The Arrow of Light, but I arrived in time to see Ollie’s play and Jonah crossing over to Boy Scouts. With Heather as their director, Ollie’s Cub Scout group started the event with a ‘play’ of funny jokes. “What did one squirrel say to another squirrel?” Ollie’s answer, “I’m nuts!” Then there were awards to parents who volunteer their time. Jed and a woman who was Jonah’s first leader were given special awards. Then it was time for Jonah and the other Cub Scouts his age to cross over, literally over a bridge, to become Boy Scouts. It was so special that Sam was the Scout on the other side of the bridge that welcomed Jonah as an official Boy Scout. The Goldpebble Scouts remind me of The Three Bears. Sam is the big poppa bear, Jonah is the middle-sized bear, and Ollie is the baby bear. I am super proud of the Goldpebble Scouts and of Heather and Jed who have volunteered and supported them since Sam started as a Cub Scout seven years ago.
After the Scouting event, I went to Heather and Jed’s to help do a little more basement organizing and then came home to spend the evening with Shadow. I had checked in with Shadow a couple of times during the day, but basically he had been alone since noon. So, I spent some special time with him this evening. Then I got a birthday call from friends Kevin and Claire and we talked away the rest of the evening. It was a good Saturday.
My birthday celebration continued this evening with a sushi dinner with the Goldstones. They offered to take me out to dinner, but I voted for sushi take-out as it is my very favorite dinner. When I arrived, Jed was also pulling in. He explained that he had just come from the storage unit where he was in a search of my birthday present. It got packed away and is no longer accessible. So now I can look forward to another birthday celebration when things are moved from the storage unit to the new house. But I did get a new book, Women Rowing North by Mary Pipher—Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing as We Age. 
My favorite cake is a flourless almond chocolate decadence with dark chocolate ganache drizzled over, decorated with strawberries, and topped with whipped cream. Probably not on the Weight Watchers list, but delicious. It was a busy birthday with no time for rusting. But it was worth it. Eight of us had a great evening tasting chili, hearing about Peter and Karen’s three-week cruise, and talking politics. It was a special celebration for three of us who have birthdays this week.
Some of my birthday favorites from today . . . the Chilean organic Pinot Noir brought to share with dinner by Christina and Warren Brodie, a WCAI mug designed and made by a local artist given to me by Heather and family, the fabulous Edible Treats chocolate covered strawberries (two boxes) sent by Justin, Jo, Ziggy, and Coco, and all of the birthday wishes sent from friends and family. The birthday fun continues tomorrow with a sushi dinner with the Goldstones. 
The big event today was Shadow’s first trip to the doggy beauty shop. They don’t call it that, but that is what it is. I think it is a riot that I’ve only been in a beauty shop a very few times in my life, but my puppy made his first visit before his six-month birthday. He was looking a little shaggy, so I wanted to see what they could with him. If his hair continues to grow at the current rate, they suggest bringing him in every six weeks. Not sure I’ll do that, but they did a great job and you can now see his eyes!
