by Judy Handley | May 10, 2019 | 2019 Life Logs |
2019 Life Logs, Day 130: Doing the ‘Necessaries’
Date: Friday, May 10, 2019
Weather: Mostly Overcast; High 82, Low 58 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Sister Patsy Kerwood, Mt. Juliet, TN
This day was spent doing the ‘necessaries’. My niece Janet asked me to send out an invitation to neighbors for a Celebration of Life event for Joe next weekend. While doing that, I experienced some difficulties using Joe’s computer, so time was spent trying to fix those issues. And I also started a couple of cooking projects. These things took all morning and then it was time for me to go to get a massage, compliments of Janet as an early Mother’s Day present. She does this every time I come visit, and this was the best massage to date. Thank you, Janet! Just after I got home from the massage and some grocery shopping, Janet arrived and we had a late lunch, worked on more computer issues, and I worked on more cooking projects. Actually I did some prep for Patsy so she could make her delicious spaghetti sauce. This was my request and it was delicious. I snuck in a walk around the neighborhood before dinner and Patsy and I started working on a 1,500-piece jigsaw puzzle. We discussed all sorts of things we might do tomorrow, but finally decided to just stay home and spend healing time together. We’ve been invited to a neighbor’s home for dinner tomorrow night, so at least no more cooking tomorrow.
by Judy Handley | May 9, 2019 | 2019 Life Logs |
2019 Life Logs, Day 129: In Tennessee
Date: Thursday, May 9, 2019
Weather: Early Sun in MA, Overcast in TN; TN High 78, Low 63 degrees F
Location: At Home with my Sister Patsy Kerwood, Mt. Juliet, TN
I am here at home with my sister in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. She is doing amazingly well for just having lost Joe less than two weeks ago. I think this visit will be a laid back one where we just spend healing time together.
by Judy Handley | May 8, 2019 | 2019 Life Logs |
2019 Life Logs, Day 128: Three Sunny Days in a Row
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Weather: Sunny; High 64, Low 42 degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
Three sunny days in a row. I think that is a first for this spring. We had lots of sunshine during the winter, but this spring, particularly April, has been cool, overcast, and rainy. So, the sunny days this week have been a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, when I look at the forecast in Nashville, it looks like thunderstorms for the next four days, then a little sunshine by the first of the week. But it will be considerably warmer, so that is a positive. I leave early in the morning to spend a few days with my sister in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. This is a growing community about 25 minutes from downtown Nashville. It will be two weeks on Saturday since my brother-in-law died and my sister seems to be holding up quite well. Needless to say, I am anxious to get there to spend time with her.
I drove to Hyannis this morning for an annual eye exam. Healthy eyes, no change since last year, so no need for new glasses. All good news. When I go to Hyannis, I always make a stop at Home Depot, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe’s, and today was no exception. After shopping, I came home and finished the canning of the last few jars of chicken mineral broth, did a little gardening, and then got ready to leave early tomorrow. I watered the plants, cleaned the aquarium, packed up food that won’t last to take to Heather’s, and packed my bag. Then I met the Goldstones at Smitty’s, their neighborhood ice cream shop. We all should have been at Ollie’s first grade music concert, but we got word this morning that it was cancelled as the music teacher couldn’t be there due to a personal issue. Ollie was really looking forward to his first school concert and ice cream at Smitty’s afterwards, thus the reason for a trip to Smitty’s. Some of his first grade friends, who were equally disappointed by the concert cancellation, were also at Smitty’s. After ice cream, I said my farewells and headed home. Tomorrow is an early one, so it is off to bed with me now.
by Judy Handley | May 7, 2019 | 2019 Life Logs |
2019 Life Logs, Day 127: Never a Lack of Things to Do
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Weather: Sunny; High 57, Low 41 degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
Second sunny day in a row and second super busy day in a row. A trip to the chiropractor and a long walk with friend Jane Woodin took the entire morning. In fact, after running a few errands in town and a stop by Heather and Jed’s to put a laundry in, it was almost 1:30 pm by the time I got home. Then I was back at Heather and Jed’s by 3:30 to spend the afternoon and evening with the boys. And I managed to get my laundry done as well. Heather arrived with Sam, who had drum lessons after school, just before 5 pm and then headed right back out the door to go to a PTO meeting to give an update on the courtyard project. From there she was going to a school volunteer’s dinner. Sam helped me fix dinner. He loves the new grill and he grilled the burgers. Jonah, the one who eats no meat but has actually decided he likes hamburgers, complimented Sam telling him he thought the ones he fixed tonight were the best he has ever had. Sam really is becoming quite a little chef with a whole repertoire of things he can fix on his own. Jed got home from Boston just in time for dinner, so after dinner I headed home. I am spending my evening canning the chicken mineral broth I made yesterday. Never a lack of things to do.
by Judy Handley | May 6, 2019 | 2019 Life Logs |
2019 Life Logs, Day 126: Busy Monday
Date: Monday, May 6, 2019
Weather: Sunny; High 57, Low 41 degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
From a laid back, rainy Sunday to a busy, sunny Monday . . . making a huge batch of my magic chicken mineral broth, going to the gym to ride the stationary bike, walking the mile-long loop in my neighborhood, and working on organizing my photos. That job should have been done this winter, but somehow I made very little progress. I was super charged today and made an amazing amount of progress. Two more days like today, and I’ll be able to mark that job off my To Do list. Hurray! I begin tomorrow with a trip to the chiropractor for a back tune-up—nothing wrong, just routine. Then I head to West Falmouth to walk with friend Jane Wooden. I pick Jonah and Ollie up from school tomorrow and then have all three boys until bedtime. So I won’t have time to continue my photo project. Any time I do have will be spent packing for my trip to Tennessee to visit with my sister. I head to the bus station early Thursday morning for the trip to Boston and then fly out of Logan at 10 am. The weather there looks significantly warmer than here, but the forecast for my first few days there are for rain. I guess you just can’t escape the rain this spring.
