by Judy Handley | Oct 25, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 298: Saturday Rally on the Green, Dinner with Jonah and Ollie
Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Weather: Mostly Sunny and Cool; High Temp 55, Low 43 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
Today was a beautiful fall day. I took an extra-long walk with Shadow this morning, spent some time working on the resource list for the film series, and then went to the Village Green for the weekly standout. After the 2,400 people on the Green last week, our weekly regulars looked sparse today. But the conversations and networking that happened are invaluable. So, whether it is 100 people or 2400 people, gathering is a positive thing.
After coming home and having lunch, I went back to work and then this evening I went over to have dinner with Jonah and Ollie. Heather and Jed were invited to a combination social/work dinner and I offered to fix dinner for the boys. But once I got there, we all three decided that we would love to have Indian take-out from The Golden Swan on Main Street. Jonah had Chicken Makhni (butter chicken). Ollie had Chicken Tikka Masala. And I had Bhindi Masala which is okra cooked with onions, ginger, tomatoes, and spices. I had never had it before and really enjoyed it as I am a true okra lover.
by Judy Handley | Oct 24, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 297: Meeting, Class, Research, Soccer, Football Game
Date: Friday, October 24, 2025
Weather: Mostly Sunny and Cooler; High Temp 52, Low 44 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
Degree by degree the temperature has been going down. I just checked and the forecast for the next ten days is more of today, a high temperature in the 50’s, low in the 40’s, some mostly sunny days, some rainy days. Yes, it is fall on Cape Cod. I knew that for sure tonight when I went to the high school football game. I went because it was Step Up Night for the middle school band. Ollie plays in the band, but I missed the ‘opening act’ when the middle school band was on the field with the high school band.
So that both Heather and Jed could be at the high school, I offered to drive Jonah and friends Jean Luc and Kaiden to Mass Maritime to a soccer game. We got slowed down with traffic trying to get off the Cape and I didn’t get back to Falmouth until just after half time at the football game. I stayed for the last half of the game … wearing my winter coat! It actually felt warmer tonight than in the late afternoon but a winter jacket felt just right. That is when I knew for sure that “Fall has fell.”
My day started with an Indivisible Falmouth Zoom meeting, followed by my “We the People” Friday class. I spent the afternoon working on a resource list for the next Nonviolence in Action film screening next Wednesday. The Nashville lunch counter sit-ins in 1960 and Gandhi’s nonviolent defiance against the British Crown in 1930 are the two stories that will be shown. The resource list will be a handout.
Heather was back in Boston today at a conference and Senator Ed Markey was one of the speakers. She sent me a photo of him and the sign beside him said, “Not Just Do-Gooders – Can-Doers.” It was a reminder that in these difficult times, we all need to be can-doers, doing whatever we can to save our democracy.
by Judy Handley | Oct 23, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 296: Learning About Nonviolence
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Weather: Mostly Sunny, Windy, Getting Colder; High Temp 60, Low 44 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
I had two meetings today, but other than that, I spent the entire day learning more about nonviolence and some of the successful movements during the past century. Organizing a film series is one thing. But implementing it, at least to me, requires me to know as much as possible about the topic. As a lifelong learner, this is my thing. So, yes, I am spending hours and hours researching and learning, and I am enjoying every minute of it.
by Judy Handley | Oct 22, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 295: Soccer Game and Dinner with My Nephew Tommy
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Weather: Mostly Sunny, Windy; High Temp 65, Low 55 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
My nephew Tommy from North Carolina works for a company that has had their national conference here on the Cape for the past few years. And when he is on Cape for the conference, he always comes to visit. Today was that day. Since he wasn’t coming until 6 pm, I went to Jonah’s mid-afternoon soccer game. He got some good playing time today and did a great job. He loves playing soccer (number 14) and it is such a joy watching him play.
Heather and Jed couldn’t make it to the game, so I took Jonah home, picked up food I was adding to the dinner, and headed to Heather and Jed’s to have dinner there with Tommy. We talked and laughed and solved all of the world’s problems until the clock struck midnight. It was a wonderful evening.
by Judy Handley | Oct 21, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 294: Planning for the Next Film Series Screening
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Weather: Mostly Sunny, Windy; High Temp 65, Low 55 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
My day was spent working on the film series project. I spent the morning preparing for a meeting with the committee, went to the meeting, took Ollie to saxophone lesson, and then spent the entire evening back on the researching material for the next screening and getting another press release to the local newsletter. Tomorrow my nephew Tommy from North Carolina come to visit in the evening. He has been in Chatham at a work-related conference. We will have dinner at Heather and Jed’s.
Happy birthday to my friend Lynne in New Zealand!
