by Judy Handley | May 23, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 143: Too Cold for the End of May
Date: Friday, May 23, 2025
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, Windy, and Chilly; High Temp 50, Low 46 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
Today when I went to my ‘Beyond the Whitehouse’ class, everyone was wearing a jacket. It was not winter cold but is was chilly this morning. I am definitely ready for warmer weather, but it could be July before I get my wish. And then when I get my wish, it will be too hot and humid. So goes the weather.
After class, I went to a plant sale at the church just up the street from my house. They have a plant sale for two days each spring, but I have never gone there before. They yet their plants from a greenhouse just over the bridge and the vegetable plants were the best looking ones I have seen this spring. Now I just have to find time to plant everything.
I picked Ollie up after school, spent time outside playing with Shadow, and then, just when I was trying to figure out what to have for dinner, I got an invitation from Heather. She was making salmon poke bowls for dinner, and I jumped at the chance to join them. Jonah had major oral surgery on Wednesday and can only eat yogurt and puddings for now. And Sam was out and about. So, it was only Heather, Jed, Ollie, and me for dinner.
by Judy Handley | May 22, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 142: Thunder and Lightning and Rain–Oh, My.
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Weather: Rain All Day, Evening Thunderstorm; High Temp 50, Low 46 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
It rained all day and not just a drizzle. We really had rain today. Then this evening we had a monster thunderstorm lasting more than two hours. It was a good day to have an early morning dental cleaning and then spend the rest of the day trying to catch-up on email communications since Monday. I am not quite there, but I made a lot of progress.
by Judy Handley | May 21, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 141: A Day of Meetings
Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Weather: Cloudy with Chilly NE Wind; High Temp 50, Low 47 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
This will be short. I left home this morning at 9 am and got home at 8 pm. I was in meetings all day with only very short periods of time where I could come home to let Shadow out, with a slightly longer lunch break. Tomorrow I have only one online meeting at 3 pm, so hopefully I’ll have time to write in a little more detail about life these past few days.
by Judy Handley | May 20, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 140: A Dear Friend’s Funeral
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Weather: Partly Cloudy Day, Cooler; High Temp 55, Low 46 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
Heather and I drove to Concord, New Hampshire today for the funeral and burial of a dear friend, Alan Kanesgsberg. Alan was many things, but his quest of knowledge as a life long learner was central to his being. One of my favorite photos of him is sitting at his computer, one of the things we had in common.
Alan passed away on Saturday, was buried today, and the days of Shiva will begin tomorrow. Alan and Helaine were Concord Yacht Club friends with whom Mark and I formed a close friendship. Heather and Justin both knew them and today Heather shared a photo with Helaine from her wedding which brought back happy memories. Heather and Jed were married on a point of land in Booth Bay Harbor. The view of the harbor was beautiful. Prior to the wedding, everyone in attendance admired the view. But when Alan arrived, he took out his binoculars to watch an America’s Cup sailing practice in that beautiful harbor. The rest of us were oblivious as we were focused on the wedding. We were admiring the sailboats. Alan was watching the race. Then, just before the ceremony, Heather spotted Alan and ran over to borrow his binoculars to watch. The sight of a beautiful bride holding her flowers in one hand and binoculars in the other made quite a picture.
Alan led a successful and full life as a business entrepreneur, but in ‘retirement’, he became a business consultant and true mentor to many young people starting a business. Two of those successful business entrepreneurs spoke passionately today about what a difference Alan’s mentorship has made in their lives. Alan was a critical thinker and problem solver, no matter what role he was in. Everyone who knew him was always asking for his advice. He was a Rotary member for most of his adult life, missing only one meeting in over 30 years. When Alan and Helaine came to visit Mark and I in New Zealand, Alan insisted on finding a Rotary meeting no matter where we were. We spent six weeks in a rental car together, exploring the North and the South Islands, arranging our itinerary so Alan could get to those meetings. Only Alan would do that while on vacation!
Thankfully, Helaine will be surrounded by friends and family for the next week, so I will wait and visit her one day after everyone has gone home. Alan, we are going to miss you.
by Judy Handley | May 20, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 140: A Dear Friend’s Funeral
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Weather: Partly Cloudy Day, Cooler; High Temp 55, Low 46 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
Heather and I drove to Concord, New Hampshire today for the funeral and burial of a dear friend, Alan Kanesgsberg. Alan passed away on Saturday, was buried today, and the days of Shiva will begin tomorrow. Alan and Helaine were Concord Yacht Club friends with whom Mark and I formed a close friendship. Heather and Justin both knew them and today Heather shared a photo with Helaine from her wedding which brought back happy memories. Heather and Jed were married on a point of land in Booth Bay Harbor. The view of the harbor was beautiful. Prior to the wedding, everyone in attendance admired the view. But when Alan arrived, he took out his binoculars to watch an America’s Cup sailing practice in that beautiful harbor. The rest of us were oblivious as we were focused on the wedding. We were admiring the sailboats. Alan was watching the race. Then, just before the ceremony, Heather spotted Alan and ran over to borrow his binoculars to watch. The sight of a beautiful bride holding her flowers in one hand and binoculars in the other made quite a picture.
Alan led and successful and full life as a business entrepreneur, but in ‘retirement’, he became a business consultant and true mentor to many young people starting a business. Two of those successful business entrepreneurs spoke passionately today about what a difference Alan’s mentorship has made in their lives. Alan was a critical thinker and problem solver, no matter what role he was in. Everyone who knew him was always asking for his advice. He was a Rotary member for most of his adult life, missing only one meeting in over 30 years. When Alan and Helaine came to visit Mark and I in New Zealand, Alan insisted on finding a Rotary meeting no matter where we were. We spent six weeks in a rental car together, exploring the North and the South Islands, arranging our itinerary so Alan could get to those meetings. Only Alan would do that while on vacation!
Thankfully, Helaine will be surrounded by friends and family for the next week, so I will wait and visit her one day after everyone has gone home. Alan, we are going to miss you.
by Judy Handley | May 17, 2025 | 2025 Sailing Logs |
2025 Life Logs, Day 137: The Loss of a Dear Friend
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Weather: Mix of Sun and Clouds; High Temp 68, Low 57 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
My good friend Alan Kanegsberg passed away today. He was diagnosed with cancer a year ago and recently found that his body was not able to withstand the treatments. I visited with Alan and Helaine on Alan’s birthday on March 6 and had a wonderful visit. Sometime after that visit, he decided to stop the treatments and go on home hospice care. I am going to miss my very dear friend and am sending positive thoughts to Helaine.
