by Judy Handley | Jul 13, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 193: Not Feeling Like July
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025
Weather: Partly Cloudy; High Temp 69, Low 63 degrees
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
The last four days have not felt like July on Cape Cod. It has been overcast and misty with very little sunshine. Not your typical beach days. I expect June to be like this, and a day or two here and there in July. But not four days in a row. And looking at the forecast for the next 10 days, there is not one day forecast with full sun. Hopefully the projected partly sunny days will be more sun than clouds for those of us who love our sunny summer Cape Cod days.
Claire is here to attend a reunion of the Martine Biological Lab’s summer class of 25 years ago. Those attending the reunion weekend were students of science back then, abut are now scattered around the country teaching and researching at various universities or working in one way or another as scientists. They chose to spend their Saturday afternoon together kayaking in Mashpee. So, Claire and I spent a good deal of time in the morning, hauling my kayak from under the house and getting it cleaned up and ready to go. We both searched and searched but could not find the back of the kayak seat anywhere, so we went to Heather and Jed’s and searched their garage for something to use as a substitute. A folding camp seat did just the trick, so off went Claire. When she returned from the kayaking adventure, she then went to Woods Hole to spend the evening with her former classmates. Tomorrow, each of the ‘graduates’ present a talk to this year’s students, and Claire wrangled an invitation for me!
by Judy Handley | Jul 11, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 192: Claire Arrived
Date: Friday, July 11, 2025
Weather: Mostly Sunny; High Temp 73, Low 64 degrees
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
After an eight-hour car ride from Guaymas, Mexico, to Phoenix, Arizona, then an overnight flight from Phoenix to Boston, and finally a bus ride from Boston Logan to Falmouth that took almost three hours due to Friday traffic, Claire finally arrived in Falmouth just after 11 am. She hadn’t eaten or had her morning coffee, so we headed downtown to Devour to have lunch and coffee. We stopped at the French bakery to get bread and then at Windfall Market to buy what we needed to make a tomatillo stew and strawberry-rhubarb crumble for dinner. Kevin called while we were putting the strawberry-rhubarb crumble in the oven and was very jealous that he wasn’t here to enjoy it. But in his place, I invited Heather and Jed over for the Claire-prepared vegan dinner from her cookbook which we all really enjoyed. Thank you, Claire! Heather and Jed were childless tonight as Sam is still in Europe, Ollie is still at camp at Mass Maritime, and Jonah was going out to a movie with friends.
by Judy Handley | Jul 10, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 191: Happy 92nd Birthday to My Sister Patsy
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Weather: Overcast with Misty Rain, Cooling Down; High Temp 72, Low 64 degrees
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
Patricia Jane Martin Kerwood was born in Covington, Virginia, on Monday, July 10, 1933, during the depression. During those years, my parents moved between my dad’s home in Laurel Branch, WV, my mom’s home in Wikel, WV, and Covington, VA, a larger town where work could be found. They were dirt poor and forever grateful to Franklin Roosevelt. I have one picture of my sister Patsy and my two brothers, Bennie and Dickie, that is one of my favorites. Patsy was probably 5 years old when the photo was taken just after they had been playing in the mud. They were standing on the porch of a newly built house they rented from the government, built by the Roosevelt administration.
Now at 92, my sister lives in an assisted living facility in North Carolina. My nephew Tommy, and friends Brian and Judy Thompson, took her out to lunch and bought her an ice cream cake—her favorite. Happy Birthday, Patsy!
My day was filled with meetings. And tonight, I anticipate the arrival of Claire in the morning. Luckily, I have no meetings for the next 4 days while Claire is visiting!
by Judy Handley | Jul 9, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 190: Going Through the TO DO List
Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Weather: Overcast and Misty; High Temp 76, Low 69 degrees
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
Today was a day with only one appointment. That was early this morning and since then I have been working on that To Do list. It has gotten very long in the last few weeks, but I did manage to make a dent in it today. Three of the things required a trip downtown and that was not easy. I had to go to the Congregational Church, Town Hall, and the library. Main Street was closed today for the annual July Street Fair. I was able to drive to the church and park long enough to make the reservations for future Encore meetings at the church, but I didn’t stay as they were charging for parking today. Every available parking spot downtown and at Lawrence School down the street from me was taken. So, I drove home and walked to the library and Town Hall. It was worth it as I got to peruse the arts booths lining Main Street. Tomorrow is another day of meetings, and on Friday morning early, Claire arrives. She will spend most of the weekend at MBL in Woods Hole, but she reserved Friday just for the two of us to do things together. Can’t wait.
by Judy Handley | Jul 8, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 189: Book Club and Board of Library Trustees Meetings
Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Weather: Mostly Sunny, Humid; High Temp 78, Low 70 degrees
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
It was a day of meetings. I hosted members of my book club at my house this morning and into the afternoon, but it was not a regular meeting. We knew some members could not attend in July, so we decided to have a meeting to talk about books other than book club choices that we are currently reading and to just catch up on life. It was great fun, but as soon as everyone left, it was time for me to get ready to go to a ‘learning’ meeting with two other Library Board of Trustee members who have been helping me get up to speed on my new position as Treasurer. And as soon as I got home from that meeting and had an early dinner, it was time to go to the monthly meeting of the Board of Library Trustees. Meeting, meeting, meeting. But none of it was stressful. I enjoy relearning how to use Excel and learning more about our wonderful
Falmouth Public Library.
