2026 Life Logs, Day 37: Yada, Yada, Yada
Date: Thursday, February 6, 2026
Weather: Mostly Sunny; High Temp 33, Low 13 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA

Meeting, meeting, lunch, meeting, on my computer, yada, yada, yada. I am too tired to write. But I am excited about a film screening that was arranged today. It is about the 1.5 million Temporary Protected Status families in danger of deportation and family separation. I had a Zoom meeting with one of the producers and he agreed to a screening in Falmouth with one of the producers and one or two members of the Massachusetts TPS committee members who will come to do a panel discussion. More tomorrow night.

2026 Life Logs, Day 35: Meeting, Canvassing, More Meetings
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2026
Weather: Mix of Clouds and Sunshine; High Temp 33, Low 13 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA

This life of mine just keeps getting busier and busier, with little to no time to attend to personal issues. I am in meetings, on Zoom meetings, or preparing for meetings constantly. And today I added business canvassing for the Falmouth Immigrants Rights Coalition to the list. This canvassing involves going to businesses in town and offering a folder full of materials to help business owners, managers, and employees know their rights and know what to do if ICE should enter their premises. The goal is to make sure we have personally contacted every business in town. I believe at least 250 businesses have already been contacted and today Christina Brodie and I checked off 18 more. Then it was home to play outside with Shadow and get ready for two more Zoom meetings tonight. After those meetings, I got a call from a good friend I haven’t talk to for ages, and we spent time discussing the world’s problems. Tomorrow I have meetings all morning, but my afternoon looks free (yippee) until 6:30 pm when the Zoom meetings begin again. And on Friday, my only meeting is with a friend for lunch. I am looking forward to that!

2026 Life Logs, Day 34: Yet Another Computer Day
Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Weather: Sunny; High Temp 32, Low 20 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA

Work, work, work. Today I was either on the computer or on the phone doing Indivisible or Encore work. Nothing else to report. It’s almost tomorrow and I am still sitting here at this computer. Stopping right now and heading to bed.

2026 Life Logs, Day 33: Another Computer Day
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Weather: Sunny, A Little Warmer; High Temp 32, Low 14 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA

From the Weather Channel, “Drumroll please! The groundhog known as Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning. That means we could see six more weeks of winter, at least according to Groundhog Day lore. This was the fifth time in the last six years that Phil has seen his shadow, and the 20th time since 2000.” Let’s face it. Winter, at least in the northeast, is never going to end until at least March 17. We really don’t need that groundhog!

I spent yet another day on my computer. I did make a trip out to the library, another trip to pick Ollie up after school, and my daily numerous forays outside with Shadow. Otherwise, I was attached to my lovely Lenovo.

I did see a Facebook post from Jo that made me particularly happy. She and Justin had an amazing weekend playing music together. It is so wonderful that they can do this as a couple. So happy for them.

2026 Life Logs, Day 32: First Day of February and a Full ‘Snow Moon’
Date: Sunday, February 1, 2026
Weather: Overcast, Windy, Some Snow; High Temp 26, Low 13 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA

A few days ago, it looked like we were going to get another snow storm overnight last night, but the storm went further out to sea that expected and we only got some wind and a little bit of snow. No accumulation. But the below freezing weather is still with us, so last week’s foot of snow is still on the ground. Tonight, the wind has calmed down and the full ‘snow moon’ is shining down on all of that snow. Last night was clear and bright outside. I made my last trip outside with Shadow at midnight and I didn’t need my headlamp. Tonight is not as clear, but still beautiful.

I literally can’t believe it is February. Where did January go? And where did today go? I managed to spend another whole day on my computer. So, no news from me. I have no idea what happened in the world today. But I know tomorrow is Groundhog Day. Will , Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? I have no idea, but whether or not he does, we will have at least 6 more weeks of winter. I just hope it doesn’t stay quite this cold for much longer. It really does make you want to hibernate.

2026 Life Logs, Day 31: Rally on the Green and Dining-In Group
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
Weather: Sunny and Cold; High Temp 21, Low 16 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA

WE had a great turnout for the weekly rally on the Green today. Lots of people despite the snow, lots of enthusiasm despite the despair.

I visited with Heather and Ollie after the rally. Jed and Jonah headed to Maine to ski/snowboard this weekend and Heather and Ollie are spending lots of time with friends. Then tonight I spent time with friends in my monthly dining-in group. In between activities, the only thing I got done was sifting through previously unread emails.

It looks like we are not going to the snow forecast for overnight tonight, just a bit of wind. If that forecast holds, at least I won’t be shoveling snow all day tomorrow!

2026 Life Logs, Day 30: Same, Same–Just Another Busy, Cold Winter Day
Date: Friday, January 30, 2026
Weather: Sunny and Cold; High Temp 17, Low 6 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA

Today was more of the same–sunny and very cold weather with lots of tasks to keep me busy from morning to night. The day started with an Indivisible Falmouth Steering Committee Zoom meeting. Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, February 9, and it was pointed out that we filled our current meeting location to the max last month and that we should search for a larger room. With all that has happened in Minnesota since our last meeting, we might expect even more people at the February meeting. So I spent much of the remainder of the day checking with the schools in town to see if we can use one of their rooms. And I also spent time figuring out how to adapt the activity I had planned for the February meeting so it will work with a larger group of people.

The search for a larger room was not as easy. I learned a lot and found there are multiple steps to getting approval to use a room in one of the public schools. I will continue that process on Monday. I also had to spend an hour at Sullivan Tire. One of the four new tires they put on my car two weeks ago has a slow leak and today they checked it out. They found the new valve was leaking but not because the valve was faulty. They think they might have solved the problem for now, but in 4-5 days the low tire pressure light comes on again, I will need to buy a new tire rim as that is the root of the problem. Then there was grocery shopping and making dessert for my dining-in group for tomorrow evening. The theme is Italian and I decided I would make tiramisu. That was also not as easy as I anticipated. I had purchased all the ingredients, but when I got home and read the recipe carefully, I realized it contains raw egg yolks. I really didn’t like that idea even though you can cook the egg yolks carefully in a double boiler to a certain temperature to make them safe. I found an alternate recipe for chocolate tiramisu that called for no eggs and decided to go with that. But it required more heavy whipping cream than I had bought, so that meant another trip to the store. It was 9 pm when I finally sat down to eat dinner and watch one more Indivisible Zoom I missed yesterday. All in a day in the life.

2026 Life Logs, Day 29: Car Repairs, Meetings, Uva, and a Grand Surprise
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Weather: Sunny and Cold; High Temp 26, Low 7 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA

My Honda Fit got new front brakes, a new catalytic converter and associated pipes, and front headlight ‘regeneration’ today. While that was being done, I had a meeting at my house about future workshops/trainings that the Falmouth Immigrant Rights Coalition and Indivisible Falmouth will have, and then tonight attended a two hour Zoom training on Noncooperation 101 with the Freedom Fighters. In between, I drove to Mashpee to a Newcomers/Encore event at Uva, a new age wine bar. It is self-serve. You get a bracelet to wear with a card that you tap on a selection plate and then put your wine glass under the wine spigot of the wine of choice, press a button to indicate the amount, and instantly, your glass is filled. Some members of my wine group were there, and we sat together for a bit to visit. It was all great fun.

It was when I got home from the wine bar that I got the greatest surprise of the day. While I was out drinking wine, my new neighbor, Billy, had shoveled two additional parking spaces in the driveway and had shoveled the path I had told him I was going to shovel all around the yard so Shadow and I can walk the loop instead of walking in the road. Oh, the wonderful energy of youth. Thank you, Billy!!!

The weather report is simply cold with snow on the way Saturday night into Sunday. It is truly winter in New England. And I can’t end this log without wishing a happy birthday to my sister Margie who would have turned 98 today if she were still living. She would have celebrated in a piano bar where she would have been tap dancing on the table tops. She was the ultimate party girl. Do you think they have piano bars in heaven?

2026 Life Logs, Day 28: Workday, Evening Vigil
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Weather: Sunny and Cold; High Temp 24, Low 10 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA

So proud to be a member of this community and of Indivisible Falmouth and the Falmouth Immigrant Rights Coalition. Tonight’s vigil in front of Town Hall honored the courage of the people of Minnesota and acknowledged the grief we share for the lives lost on the ‘Streets of Minneapolis’. Afterwards, a statement was read before the Select Board thanking the town of Falmouth for their strong support and urging its continuance. It was just the right place to be tonight to give one that wonderful, warm feeling of community despite the frigid weather and the horrible happenings in Minnesota and around the country.

My day was spent in a Nominating Committee meeting for Encore and doing some planning work on my computer for Indivisible Falmouth. Shadow and I also spent some time outside starting to clear a walking path through the yard. When he runs on top of the snow, he continually falls through. And even though the town has done its best to keep the sidewalks plowed, there are places where I just have to walk in the street. A walking path in the yard sounds a lot safer for now!

2026 Life Logs, Day 27: Living in Winter Wonderland
Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Weather: Sunny, Then Cloudy Late Day; High Temp 24, Low 12 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA

The snow we have is definitely going to be with us for the foreseeable future, and now there is the forecast of another snowstorm on Saturday night going into Sunday. Not as much snow as winter storm Fern brought our way, but it will certainly add to our winter wonderland. A little work, a little play, that was today. But the big news was that the driveway finally got plowed!