by Judy Handley | Jul 14, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 195: Same, Same
Date: Friday, July 14, 2023
Weather: Rainy Day; High 75, Low 70 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
Today was more moving activity and hanging out with Ollie in the afternoon. Even though it was pouring rain, I went to the cottage this morning to disassemble the last raised bed and to get the shuffleboard table in the basement ready for pick up. The people that own a local pizza place are taking it. It was too rainy for them to pick it up today, so Heather, Jed, and Sam will help them in the morning. Heather knows them from the days that their children were at East Falmouth Elementary. I think just the couple was coming this morning and my memory is that it is just heavy for two people to handle. It will be good for them to have the extra help. While I was at the cottage, I tried to assess what else needs to be moved out of the basement. If things work out right, Heather and gang might be able to help me with some of that tomorrow morning.
Since it was raining, I picked Ollie up from his last day of pottery camp. We came home and had lunch and he spent the afternoon finishing the assembly of a Lego Technics fancy car.
I slipped away for half an hour mid-afternoon to attend a planning meeting of a new Newcomers/Encore activity group focused on Wellness. I apologized for staying only a bit, but it was long enough for me to give some input and to know that I really want to join this group of like-minded women.
by Judy Handley | Jul 13, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 194: Just a Busy Day
Date: Thursday, July 13, 2023
Weather: Sunny; High 82, Low 72 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
I slept in this morning because I was up too late last night. Then Lynda stopped by to show a friend visiting from New Hampshire all she has done to the house. I was glad to get to meet the friend, Peggy, that I have heard so much about. But then it was a rush to get the carload of stuff to the Swap Shop as they stop taking things at 11 am. I didn’t get there until 11:30, but they did accept what I had. Now, at least, I have my car back as I have been toting the stuff around all week. I got home just in time to greet Ollie as he rode in on his bicycle from pottery camp, and we then got back in the car and went to the cottage to put on my bike rack so I could bring my bike here. I took apart one raised bed while Ollie was dealing with the bike rack and getting my bike on. Then we loaded up more outside things and headed to the Farmer’s Market to buy some veggies and buy Ollie’s lunch. I spent most of my afternoon going to the store and then getting food ready to take to my dining-in group dinner tonight. Ollie stored away the outside things we brought from the cottage and helped me with getting food ready. Then he rode his bike home and I headed to the Woodin’s for dinner. We had a lovely dinner and enjoyed the company of Warren and Christina Brodie who are joining our group.
by Judy Handley | Jul 12, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 193: Meeting, Street Fair, Beach, Talk with Lynne
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Weather: Sunny; High 82, Low 70 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
It was a full day. It started with an all-morning Encore Board meeting, my first as co-president, here at my house. This house is perfect for entertaining. I used the dining room for food and conversation. Then we moved to the living for the meeting. There were nineteen of us and we fit in the living room and no one felt crowded. It was great. The meeting ended just before noon when Ollie arrived on his bike after his pottery class. He played on the tablet while I got things cleaned up. We were then joined by Lily to go to the Street Fair downtown. Sam joined us and we all walked from here. It was more walking than I have done recently due to my back issues, but I made it.
We walked all the way to the far end of the fair on Main Street and then worked our way back up the street checking out every booth and then walked back home. It was almost 5 pm when we got home and we then left for the beach. Somehow, we fit it all in and had a great time.
Ollie found a quiet pool of water where I could sit in the water and watch him play. It was so relaxing. Just what I needed. Then tonight I had one of my marathon calls with my friend Lynne Kirwin. Lynne was supposed to arrive here on Sunday for a week-long visit, but her plans have changed. She is now hoping to come later in July or in August. I was looking forward to her visit but will just have to wait for a few more weeks. It was a good day.
by Judy Handley | Jul 11, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 192: A Day of Meetings
Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Weather: Sunny; High 79, Low 68 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
I made a super early morning trip to the cottage to load up some outdoor things that have been in the side yard and have been a bit of an eye sore. I had hoped to have time to take things to the Swap Shop, but I came home and gave Shadow a much needed bath instead. Then it was off to book club, home to meet Ollie after his pottery, meeting with Christina and working together to things ready for tomorrow’s big meeting, and a 3 pm meeting with the Encore treasurer. In the middle of all this, Ollie went to the beach with Lily, the Dearman’s daughter who is staying at Heather and Jed’s while doing a high school internship at WHOI. She made the offer and Ollie was excited to go. Then at the end of the day, I needed to switch out air conditioners. The one I put in on Sunday was working great, but I had evidently installed it improperly and it was leaking all over the outside of the house. The one I put in is not as good. It is cooling, but not enough to feel cool. I’m hoping that by tomorrow morning by some miracle it will be cooler in here since there will be twenty of us in here for more than two hours. I simply don’t have the time or the energy to put the other one back in. Now to bed to get ready for a busy day tomorrow.
by Judy Handley | Jul 10, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 191: Happy 90th Birthday to My Sister
Date: Monday, July 10, 2023
Weather: Cloudy; High 70, Low 65 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
Happy 90th Birthday to my sister, Patsy. We will celebrate her birthday the day after her granddaughter’s wedding in late August when the whole family will be together. But today, her sister-in-law, another Judy, came to visit with her daughter and grandson. They took her out to lunch and brought flowers and a Happy Birthday balloon.
Since I could not be with her, I was so pleased that some family could be with her to celebrate.
Camp Oma is with only Ollie this week. Sam was at work today and Jonah will not be home for two weeks. Ollie is in a pottery class at the Falmouth Arts Center from 9 to noon this week. The Center is an easy walk from here, so when the weather clears up, he will bike or walk to here at noon each day. Today was a rainy one, however, so I went to pick him up. He played on the tablet while I went to Walmart to get more plastic storage bins. While there, I decided to buy a Lego Technic car for him to assemble as I had to work on getting the final things stored away in order to get ready for the Encore Board meeting here on Wednesday. After lunch, Ollie worked on the Lego set for the remainder of the afternoon, taking breaks to help me get things set up for my meeting. During this time, we had a torrential rain. Once that passed, Ollie went outside to get some of my lawn chairs to put in the dining room for the meeting. There will be nearly twenty people here, so I needed to supplement my inside chairs. Setting up was so much easier with his help. Thank you, Ollie!
Tomorrow morning, I have a book club meeting. I will leave the meeting early to get home before Ollie gets here after pottery camp. I have a couple of meetings here tomorrow afternoon, so Ollie will continue to work on his Lego set. Then on Wednesday afternoon, after my Board meeting, Ollie and I will head downtown for the annual Falmouth Street Fair. There is never a lack of things to do in the town.
by Judy Handley | Jul 9, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 190: Another Weekend Workday with a Lunch Break
Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023
Weather: Cloudy; High 75, Low 68 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
It was another weekend workday continuing to get things put away in the new house. But the highlight of the day was a long lunch break. Andrew and Lara Dearman brought their daughter Lily to Falmouth today to spend the next month doing an internship with Jed in his lab. The Dearman’s took us all out to lunch at Shipwrecked and then came to ‘meet’ my new house. I will miss being the Dearman’s neighbor when they stay here in their summer home , but I had to admit to them that I am really loving it here and not missing being in the cottage. Every day that I spend here, I love it even more. Lara agreed with me that this place has the same vibe as the cottage.
The Dearman’s left to spend some time with Lily. They were going to do a few things, have dinner, and then drop Lily at Heather and Jed’s around 7:30. They are spending the night in a hotel and will return to New York in the morning. Heather and Jed took Jonah to Mass Maritime for the ASLP (Advanced Studies and Leadership Program) two-week camp. I took Sam to a friend’s house for a birthday overnight after his day of work at Corner Cycle. And Ollie biked over to my house. We then picked up sushi and met Heather and Jed at their house for dinner.
I will spend tomorrow continuing to get things put away here and getting ready to host about twenty people here on Wednesday for the Encore Board meeting. After Wednesday, I will continue to move the items that still remain in the basement of the cottage. And I am hoping to get time to work in my garden and in the yard. I still have a few plants I want to bring here. So this move just continues on.
I slipped away for half an hour mid-afternoon to attend a planning meeting of a new Newcomers/Encore activity group focused on Wellness. I apologized for staying only a bit, but it was long enough for me to give some input and to know that I really want to join this group of like-minded women.
