by Judy Handley | Oct 14, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 288: A Date with Ollie
Date: Monday, October 14, 2023
Weather: Sunny AM, Cloudy PM, Then Rain; High 60, Low 49 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
Yesterday I told Ollie that today there was a Jazz Stroll downtown today and he asked me if I could take him. I agreed, so we had a date. The Jazz Stroll is sponsored by Arts Falmouth and I assumed Main Street would be closed and we would stroll down the street listening to different jazz groups. But when I researched it this morning, I found that it was jazz performances in different locations from 3 pm until 11 pm. I picked Ollie up at 3 pm and he decided there were two performances he wanted to attend. Then I told him I found out that various businesses and non-profit organizations had scarecrows on display on Main Street.
So we came up with our own ‘stroll’ agenda. We attended a performance at the old train depot featuring a young man play R&B on the guitar. He was fabulous. We then drove to one end of Main Street and Ollie took off with my camera to get photos of each of the scarecrows. We combined strolling and driving and parking in different locations so that I could do some of the walk with Ollie. There was no way I could walk the entirety of Main Street. We took a break and went back to my house so Ollie could walk with Shadow.
Then it was back downtown to the Museums on the Green for another performance. It was a fun afternoon!
by Judy Handley | Oct 13, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 287: A Little Success
Date: Friday, October 13, 2023
Weather: Mostly Sunny; High 67, Low 48 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
My trip to Hyannis yesterday was not in vain. Magically, this morning I got a call from my neurosurgeon’s office to make an appointment. After three weeks of calls, it was about time. But I have to first meet with the doctor’s assistant on November 2nd. She will probably order an MRI, and then I can get an appointment with the doctor. At least the process has started. It is my hope that by the time I see him, I will no longer have the problem. But something tells me that is not going to happen this time. The thought of surgery scares me to death, but at the same time, I can’t keep living like this. I can barely walk and I can’t do any of the things I love. So realistically, I either need to hope for a miracle or surgery might be in my near future. Scary.
I spent my day working on Encore business and then at 3 pm, I took Shadow over to meet up with Ollie and his friend Simon after school. They walked Shadow around the neighborhood a couple of times which is good for Shadow and good for Simon and Ollie. It is a win-win.
It is Friday the 13th and I am superstitious, but there are only 19 minutes left in this day and I am going to bed. Hopefully, I can make it to midnight with nothing bad happening in my day.
by Judy Handley | Oct 12, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 286: Octoberfest with Wine Group
Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023
Weather: Mostly Sunny; High 67, Low 48 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
Annual dermatology appointment, chiropractor appointment, drive to Hyannis to try and make an in-person appointment with my neurosurgeon (no luck with that), taking Ollie to tennis lesson, and an Octoberfest gathering with my wine group. That was my day. Diana and David Brassard hosted our Octoberfest and it was fantastic.
I made sauerkraut balls to share and they are a keeper. I’ll say more about the effort to get an appointment with my neurosurgeon tomorrow night. If I start in on that tonight, it would be a long rant that no one needs to hear.
by Judy Handley | Oct 11, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 285: Encore Board Meeting
Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Weather: Partly Sunny; High 65, Low 51 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
It was up early this morning to go to the public library to set up for an Encore Board Meeting and to meet with one of the members beforehand. Our Recording Secretary has Covid, so she was not at the Board meeting today, so our Recording Secretary took notes but doesn’t have a computer. So, I spent the first part of the afternoon typing up the minutes and have more to go tomorrow. I had to stop and shift gears to take Shadow over to Heather and Jed’s so Ollie could take him for a walk after school. My back has taken another turn for the worse, and I literally cannot stand or walk for any extended period of time, so Ollie is walking Shadow for me. I then took Ollie to saxophone lesson and came home and crashed. The nerve pain level in my right hip and leg is excruciating and by the end of the day, I just can’t do anything other than sit. I still have not gotten a call back from my neurosurgeon. I called again late this afternoon. If I don’t hear back tomorrow, I am just going to drive to Hyannis to the office and sit there until they make an appointment for me. In the meantime, I am hoping for a miracle to get rid of this pain.
by Judy Handley | Oct 10, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 284: Birthday Luncheon for Jane Woodin
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Weather: Mix of Sun and Clouds; High 63, Low 53 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
I’m still kicking myself for not getting a photo of our birthday luncheon for Jane Woodin today. The women iu my Dining-In group get together for lunch for each person’s birthday and today it was for Jane. We met at the Captain Kid in Woods Hole and sat out on the deck overlooking Eel Pond. When we arrived ,it was cloudy and we asked the staff to turn on the gas heater as it was a bit chilly. But when the sun came out, we had a beautiful view of the all the boats in the pond. Jane looked radiant as usual, and we all enjoyed our time together. It was a picture perfect setting, I just missed the opportunity. Sorry Jane, but happy birthday! We’ll have to have a repeat performance next year and get photo documentation.
I did a lot of Encore work before and after the luncheon, spending a lot of time on the phone talking to Board members to get background information from them for tomorrow’s Board meeting. Due to a phone call that took longer than expected, I was late to take Shadow over to Heather and Jed’s so Ollie could take him for a walk. Ollie and his friend Simon were going to walk together, but I was late and Simon had to go home just after I arrived. But Ollie did the walk, and I will continue to take Shadow over everyday for Ollie to walk with him until my back is better. Right now it is just too painful to do much walking.
by Judy Handley | Oct 9, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 283: Pumpkin Time
Date: Monday, October 9, 2023
Weather: Mostly Sunny and Windy; High 60, Low 50 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
There was no school today in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day. Jed, Ollie, and Jonah returned from the camping weekend, Sam and Jonah had soccer practice in the afternoon, so Heather, Jed, Ollie, and I decided to head to the pumpkin patch.
We missed having Sam and Jonah with us, but we’ll return at some point so they can pick out their pumpkin. We all picked out our favorite pumpkins and sunflowers to take home
and then stopped on the way home to buy chrysanthemums. I headed home to make lasagna for everyone for dinner at Heather and Jed’s. It was a celebration of autumn.
You’ll have to wait to hear more about the Blue Zones. It was a wonderfully busy day, and I am too tired to write about Blue Zones tonight. Stay tuned.
So we came up with our own ‘stroll’ agenda. We attended a performance at the old train depot featuring a young man play R&B on the guitar. He was fabulous. We then drove to one end of Main Street and Ollie took off with my camera to get photos of each of the scarecrows. We combined strolling and driving and parking in different locations so that I could do some of the walk with Ollie. There was no way I could walk the entirety of Main Street. We took a break and went back to my house so Ollie could walk with Shadow.
Then it was back downtown to the Museums on the Green for another performance. It was a fun afternoon!
