by Judy Handley | Oct 3, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 277: Basement Redo and Sail on L’Escargot
Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Weather: Another Beautiful, Sunny Day; High 68, Low 59 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
Lynne and I spent our morning rearranging the boxes of things stored in my basement and then taking the purged items to the Swap Shop. I have a very difficult time getting rid of things, but it felt incredibly good to let go of things that I longer need. Then after lunch, we headed to the West Falmouth Boat Club to get aboard L’Escargot with the Woodins and one of their sailing friends, Martha. There was no wind at my house when we left, but it was windy on the dock when Lynne, Jane, and I arrived in West Falmouth Harbor. Bruce and Martha had arrived earlier to take the dinghy out to the mooring and bring the boat to the dock to pick us up. There was a bit of drama as somehow in getting the dinghy tied to the mooring ball, the dinghy escaped and blew into the tall grass on a near shore. Bruce and Martha rowed a boat club dinghy out to make the rescue.
And in spite of the escaped dinghy and the white caps outside the jetty that gave us a lumpy, bumpy ride at first, things settled down a bit and we had a great sail.
Lynne has lived aboard a sailboat and sailed most of her adult life, but this was her first time on a sailboat since 2018. Despite the rowdy sail, we all managed to embrace the beautiful weather and really enjoy our time on the water.
Thank you to Bruce and Jane for the invite!
We ran some errands on the way home. One of the errands was to stop by Heather and Jed’s to pick up Shadow’s frozen dog food and to drop off some empty plastic bins that I had borrowed from them during the move. Again, it felt so good to know that Lynne and I had emptied those bins. Heather was giving Ollie a haircut when we arrived,
and we had a short but good visit. Then it was home for dinner and to watch two more episodes of Drops of God. This is an Apple TV series recommended by folks in my wine group as it is all about wine. There are eight episodes and we finished episode six tonight.
Tomorrow we have no plans other than to find ways to enjoy this beautiful weather outside and inside, to go through my closet and get rid of clothes that I have not worn for years.
by Judy Handley | Oct 2, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 276: A Beautiful, Relaxed Day with Lynne and Shadow
Date: Monday, October 2, 2023
Weather: Beautiful, Sunny Day; High 67, Low 51 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
Lynne, Shadow, and I enjoyed this beautiful day. In between walks, we worked in the basement to try and get rid of some of my things that are hard to part with, but no longer needed. It is good to have someone pushing me along on this project. We also did some work in my herb garden which made me super happy. We drove down to Falmouth Heights Beach for our afternoon walk.
I have to stop and rest my back while Lynne and Shadow go ahead and then come back to pick me up, and that seems to be working for all of us. Shadow is loving his longer walks with Lynne and is enjoying cuddle time with her.
And Lynne and I are just enjoying having a relaxed time together.
by Judy Handley | Oct 1, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 275: Lynne Arrived
Date: Sunday, October 1, 2023
Weather: Partly Sunny, N Wind; High 65, Low 54 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
After many changes in plans and much anticipation, my friend Lynne finally arrived this afternoon!!! I am so happy to have her here and Shadow is over the moon. During most of the year, Lynne lives in New Zealand and pet sits. She loves taking ‘her’ dogs for long walks and today she took Shadow for one short walk and then a longer walk to go to Main Street downtown and back. He was one happy doggy after limping along with me and my knee and back issues this summer. I went part of the way on the longer walk but when my knee and back reached their limits, I sat on a park bench and waited for Lynne and Shadow to return. Lynne will be here until Friday morning. We have no specific plans other than a sail aboard L’Escargot with Bruce and Jane Woodin on Tuesday afternoon. We just want to spend a low-key week together, but who knows where our week will really lead us.
by Judy Handley | Sep 30, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 274: Happy Birthday to Heather
Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
Weather: Overcast, Rainy Day Again; High 65, Low 61 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
Happy Birthday, Heather, my firstborn. One of my favorite photos of her was taken in the summer of 1977 when she was carrying a huge zucchini that she picked in our Minnesota garden. She was taking her job very seriously.
By the time she was two, Mark and I constantly marveled at how she seemed to be able to make more sensible decisions than we did. She was like a little adult. And now she IS an adult with two teenagers and one pre-teen. How did that happen? The forty-eight years have flown by. Heather, I hope you had a wonderful day.
Heather got a special present this morning when Ollie tested negative for Covid. I didn’t get to see her today as I am still isolating, making sure I get no more exposures to Covid, as my friend Lynne Kirwin is arriving tomorrow. Since I am still testing negative and haven’t been around other people for days, I don’t think she’ll get Covid from me. I can’t wait to have her here visiting for a few days.
by Judy Handley | Sep 29, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 273: Granola Day
Date: Friday, September 29, 2023
Weather: Overcast, Rainy Day; High 63, Low 60 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
Other than all of the other things that happen in a day in the life, today was granola day. I love making granola and today I made a huge batch for my daughter. Her birthday is tomorrow and my granola is one of my gifts to her. I also struggled with my back today. Yesterday I walked more than I have for weeks and maybe I was paying for that today. For whatever reason, the back pain was back. So, I backed off and walked only a quarter of a mile. Hopefully tomorrow things will be back where they were before I pushed too hard.
by Judy Handley | Sep 28, 2023 | 2023 Life Logs |
2023 Life Logs, Day 272: Taking Care of Business
Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023
Weather: Mostly Sunny; High 63, Low 55 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
I devoted my day to taking care of business—took another Lego set to Ollie to help fill his Covid days, took car in for an oil change and tire rotation, went to the Farmer’s Market to buy veggies, spent an enormous amount of time on my computer dealing with fall scheduling, took time to have lunch outside in the sunshine, took the longest walk with Shadow that I have been able to do for weeks, spent time on the phone with doctors.. I’m sure there was more, but this was basically my day. I was thrilled that I could walk with Shadow for the first time in weeks and that is due to the arthritis medication I started taking over the weekend. The reason for calls to doctors was in an effort to get a prescription to continue this.
I am still testing negative for Covid. Ollie is really no better, but at least he is no worse. Tomorrow the clouds and rain return, so it will be a day working on the endless list of inside projects.
And in spite of the escaped dinghy and the white caps outside the jetty that gave us a lumpy, bumpy ride at first, things settled down a bit and we had a great sail.
Lynne has lived aboard a sailboat and sailed most of her adult life, but this was her first time on a sailboat since 2018. Despite the rowdy sail, we all managed to embrace the beautiful weather and really enjoy our time on the water.
Thank you to Bruce and Jane for the invite!
and we had a short but good visit. Then it was home for dinner and to watch two more episodes of Drops of God. This is an Apple TV series recommended by folks in my wine group as it is all about wine. There are eight episodes and we finished episode six tonight.
