by Judy Handley | Oct 6, 2022 | 2022 Life Logs |
2022 Life Logs, Day 279: Sunshine
Date: Thursday, October 6, 2022
Weather: Sunshine; High 69, Low 55 degrees
Location: At Home in the Cottage, Falmouth, MA
Once the sun came out today, I found myself singing a John Denver tune.
“Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high”
Glorious sunshine after days of rainy, overcast weather was most welcomed today. Unfortunately, my nephew Tommy was off the Cape before the sun came out. He was on the Cape for five days and never saw the sunshine. Tommy and I got up early and took Shadow for a walk around the neighborhood. Then Tommy said farewell to the cottage and to Shadow
and we drove into Falmouth for a quick tour of Heather and Jed’s home and then on to Betsy’s Diner for breakfast. Betsy’s is a retro 1950’s diner in downtown Falmouth. Elvis was blaring on the sound system and Tommy had the Elvis omelet, while I had the Spin City. Great fun and “service with a smile” as advertised. Tommy then headed to Providence for his flight home and I returned home to spend time trying to catch up on life. Then at 3 pm, I headed back to town to pick up Sam and take him to rowing in Harwich.
Heather was in Boston today and will return home tomorrow. Jed had a ‘Meet the Teacher’ night at the high school tonight, so when Sam and I got home at 7:45 pm, Jonah was busy fixing Mac and Cheese for dinner. I stayed until Jed returned home and came home to have an artichoke for dinner.
Tomorrow is the beginning of a four-day weekend for Falmouth students. I will pick up the boys at noon and they will spend the afternoon with me doing yard work and fall craft and cooking projects. Life is definitely back to normal.
by Judy Handley | Oct 5, 2022 | 2022 Life Logs |
2022 Life Logs, Day 278: Great Visit with My Nephew
Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Weather: Overcast, Misty Rain, PM Thunderstorms; High 60, Low 57 degrees
Location: At Home in the Cottage, Falmouth, MA
My nephew arrived around 5:30 this evening and we had a great evening visiting. I invited the Goldstones over for dinner, so we visited while we ate. Tommy arrived on Cape Cod on Sunday for a conference, and he has not seen the sunshine since arriving. The conference was at the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club, right on the water in Harwich. Despite the weather, it was a successful conference and he even managed to play 18 holes of golf. We are going to get up early and go to Betsy’s Diner for breakfast before he drives from here to Providence to fly home to Charlotte. Most of my family lives too far away for frequent visits, so it was great that Tommy could take time to visit before heading home.
by Judy Handley | Oct 4, 2022 | 2022 Life Logs |
2022 Life Logs, Day 277: Hurray–Negative Covid Test
Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Weather: Overcast with Rain; High 60, Low 57 degrees
Location: At Home in the Cottage, Falmouth, MA
This morning I tested negative for Covid.
Today was day 13, but I haven’t tested since day 9, so it took me somewhere between 10 and 12 days. I was so happy, as my nephew Tommy from North Carolina is coming tomorrow evening for a one-night visit. Now we won’t have to be masked! I am baking lasagna right now for dinner tomorrow night. Heather, Jed, and boys will stop by at different times to visit with Tommy and have lasagna on their way to (in Jonah’s case) or from (in Sam’s case) soccer and rowing practice. I feel like I am back in the land of the living.
by Judy Handley | Oct 3, 2022 | 2022 Life Logs |
2022 Life Logs, Day 276: Depressing Weather
Date: Monday, October 3, 2022
Weather: Overcast and Windy; High 54, Low 52 degrees
Location: At Home in the Cottage, Falmouth, MA
The past two days have been cool, totally overcast, and windy. Not one little ray of sunshine. And it looks like the next two days will be more of the same with rain added to make it even more dreary. I think I am feeling a little better each day, but it is hard to tell as this kind of weather is certainly not my cup of tea. It makes me want to curl up in a ball and hide until the sun comes out. I got a little house cleaning done today and then took Sam to rowing practice. He has another regatta this coming Saturday, but it looks like practice tomorrow and Wednesday could be cancelled due to rain. Maybe it won’t be as rainy as forecast.
by Judy Handley | Oct 2, 2022 | 2022 Life Logs |
2022 Life Logs, Day 275: Another Day of Rest
Date: Sunday, October 2, 2022
Weather: Overcast and Windy; High 59, Low 49 degrees
Location: At Home in the Cottage, Falmouth, MA
It was another day of rest for me. I am feeling fine, but I just don’t have enough energy to do much of anything. In the meantime, life goes on without me. Heather and Sam headed to Lowell very early this morning and by 9 am, Sam’s boat won second place in their first regatta rowing together. Heather sent a photo and Sam looked so very happy.
They stayed to cheer on the other boats from the Cape and Island Rowing Association and then they headed south to Mansfield to watch Jonah’s soccer game. Jonah got a ride up with a friend and then came home with Heather and Sam. I did not hear how his game went.
I reached out to Justin and Jo to find out if electric and water have returned after Hurricane Fiona. Jo got back to me letting me that both actually returned mid-week, but literally as she was writing the text to me, the electricity went out again. At least they had a break for a few days. Hopefully, this afternoon’s outage was temporary.
I did manage to make it through the day without a nap and made Tuscan Stew for dinner and did a little house cleaning. My nephew Tommy from North Carolina is on the Cape for a business conference this week and he is hopefully coming for an overnight visit on Wednesday before flying home. It’s a good excuse for getting the cottage in order.
by Judy Handley | Oct 1, 2022 | 2022 Life Logs |
2022 Life Logs, Day 274: Rainy First Day of October
Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
Weather: Rainy All Day; High 59, Low 54 degrees
Location: At Home in the Cottage, Falmouth, MA
This first day of October was rainy from start to finish, so not much to report today. I felt the same today as yesterday but found myself exhausted by mid-afternoon after doing nothing. So, I put down my book and took a nap. Not sure if my lack of ambition was because I had no energy or just because the weather was so miserable. I am feeling fine tonight, so I will blame it on the weather. Unfortunately, it looks like we have more days of rain to come.
and we drove into Falmouth for a quick tour of Heather and Jed’s home and then on to Betsy’s Diner for breakfast. Betsy’s is a retro 1950’s diner in downtown Falmouth. Elvis was blaring on the sound system and Tommy had the Elvis omelet, while I had the Spin City. Great fun and “service with a smile” as advertised. Tommy then headed to Providence for his flight home and I returned home to spend time trying to catch up on life. Then at 3 pm, I headed back to town to pick up Sam and take him to rowing in Harwich.
Heather was in Boston today and will return home tomorrow. Jed had a ‘Meet the Teacher’ night at the high school tonight, so when Sam and I got home at 7:45 pm, Jonah was busy fixing Mac and Cheese for dinner. I stayed until Jed returned home and came home to have an artichoke for dinner.
