by Judy Handley | Aug 25, 2022 | 2022 Life Logs |
2022 Life Logs, Day 237: Another Beach Afternoon, A Night Alone
Date: Thursday, August 25, 2022
Weather: Beautiful, Sunny Day; High 87, Low 68 degrees
Location: At Home in the Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
Tonight, it is just Shadow and me, but the boys will be back tomorrow for the weekend. Heather and Jed head north tomorrow afternoon to sail the boat from Boothbay to Portland to Kittery, Maine. If this weekend goes as planned, next weekend they will sail the boat further south, maybe all the way home.
Jonah went to Lawrence at 1 pm to get his teacher assignments for the upcoming school year. At 2 pm Ollie was picked up to spend the afternoon and night with his friend Jack. Then I took Sam to spend the rest of the afternoon with friends and Jonah and I went to Menauhant Beach again. When I pick up Ollie and Jonah tomorrow, the plan is to come here to spend the day kayaking and playing in the water on the Maui mat. At least that’s the plan at this time.
by Judy Handley | Aug 24, 2022 | 2022 Life Logs |
2022 Life Logs, Day 236: Two Overnights Turned into Three
Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Weather: Partly Sunny and Windy; High 82, Low 66 degrees
Location: At Home in the Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
Jonah and Ollie had so much fun today with the visiting neighbor kids that two overnights turned into three. We spent the afternoon at Menauhant Beach with Lara Dearman, her three kids, and TJ who is visiting. The thirteen year old’s, Jonah, Charlie, and TJ, along with the ten year old’s, Ollie and Lena, were in the water almost all afternoon while Lara, Lily (the sixteen year old), and I sat on the beach and read. I did get in the water and snorkel and play with Ollie and Lena for a bit, but otherwise I read. Then Lara invited us to dinner, so that prompted J & O to want to stay overnight again. After dinner, the kids watched a movie while Lara, Andrew, and I talked the evening away. It is time for bed now so I can get up and see what tomorrow brings.
by Judy Handley | Aug 23, 2022 | 2022 Life Logs |
2022 Life Logs, Day 235: One Overnight Turned into Two
Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Weather: Mostly Overcast with Some Rain; High 79, Low 69 degrees
Location: At Home in the Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
It was another rainy, overcast day so Jonah, Ollie, and I decided to go to see the new Minions movie we went to see last week, but the projector wasn’t working. Today the theater was closed, so tonight we bought the movie online and watched it. After finding the theater closed, we decided to go candlepin bowling in downtown Falmouth. I have never been a good bowler, but with the smaller hand-sized balls, I was delighted when I won the first match. The boys played with the kids next door when we returned and came inside soaking wet. While they were out playing in the rain, I got another canner load of pizza sauce processed. Then we invited Heather over for dinner since the boys had decided to spend another night here but wanted to see their mama. Jed and Sam are spending the night in Maine and driving home very early in the morning. Hoping for sunshine tomorrow.
by Judy Handley | Aug 22, 2022 | 2022 Life Logs |
2022 Life Logs, Day 234: Jonah and Ollie Overnight
Date: Monday, August 22, 2022
Weather: Overcast with Some Rain; High 74, Low 69 degrees
Location: At Home in the Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
Jonah and Ollie wanted to come over early today so they could play with Charlie next door and his friends who were visiting from New York. But the couple with two boys left early this morning, so it was just Charlie, Jonah, and Charlie’s friend TJ. They watched the 3 pm soccer match between Manchester United and Liverpool and Ollie played with Charlie’s little sister, Lena. I canned marinara sauce and made Toll House squares as a snack for the boys. Near the end of the soccer game, Andrew came over to watch the final few minutes and later Lara came over. We had a nice visit while the kids went outside to play. I rushed to get J and O home as it was almost 6:30, but just as we were getting in the car, they announced they wanted to spend the night. Okay, then. We went to get clothes and came back here for dinner. Heather is alone tonight as Jed and Sam are in Maine working on the boat. I hope she is enjoying her alone time as she doesn’t get much of that. We have no plans for tomorrow. We’ll just see where the day leads us.
by Judy Handley | Aug 21, 2022 | 2022 Life Logs |
2022 Life Logs, Day 233: Tomato Sauce Mismatch
Date: Sunday, August 21, 2022
Weather: Another Sunny Day; High 81, Low 66 degrees
Location: At Home in the Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
I had planned to can marinara and pizza sauce today, but we ran into a little mismatch problem. I made the marinara sauce, but it ended up thicker and sweeter tasting, more like pizza sauce. Heather made the pizza sauce, but it ended up thinner with a stronger herbal taste, more like marinara sauce. Heather had decided to make pizza for dinner tonight, so I postponed the canning until I hear the results of tonight’s taste test. They will vote on which is to be the pizza sauce after the taste test. Then I will start canning as the pizza sauce is processed in smaller jars than the pasta sauce.
Otherwise, it was a quiet day for me. Tomorrow Jonah, Ollie, and maybe Sam will come here for the day. My neighbors from New York, the Dearman’s, arrived yesterday. Their kids and the Goldpebbles love to play together. Charlie, who is Jonah’s age, has three friends with him. That means there are four 13 year-old boys already in the one house. I am not sure adding two or three more boys to the group is a good idea, but we’ll give it a try.
by Judy Handley | Aug 20, 2022 | 2022 Life Logs |
2022 Life Logs, Day 232: All About Tomatoes
Date: Saturday, August 20, 2022
Weather: Another Beautiful, Sunny Day; High 84, Low 66 degrees
Location: At Home in the Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
Today was all about tomatoes. I went to Heather and Jed’s this morning where I worked to get the second half of the 50 pounds of tomatoes blanched, peeled, and deseeded while Heather chopped onions, celery, carrots, and garlic, sauteed the veggies and added the spices. Heather kept half the mix to let it burble all afternoon to turn it into pizza sauce. I took the other half home with me to burble into marinara sauce. Tomorrow will be canning day. Then we will be ready to do it all over again when the next batch of tomatoes come our way.
