2018 Life Logs, Day 228—Afternoon Sail on Pooh
Date: Thursday, August 16, 2018
Weather: Sunny and Hot; High 90, Low 68 F
Location: At Home in the Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
Thank you, Bruce and Jane Woodin, for the wonderful afternoon sailing about in Pooh. Jane’s daughter, Christine, is visiting from California, and she joined us. It was a windy afternoon that kept Bruce busy at the tiller, but he kept her steady and we all enjoyed the sail.
Tomorrow will be a busy day getting ready for the kayaking and dinner party I am hosting beginning in the late afternoon. I’m looking forward to that.
I’ll close with a remembrance of Aretha Franklin. In 1973, I was teaching high school in Cleveland, Ohio. Aretha and Donny Hathaway were performing in an intimate setting at Case Western Reserve University and a friend had tickets. It was a wonderful evening in a small room with a grand piano and about 30 students. Both Aretha and Donny played the piano, and the combination of Aretha’s soul-filled voice and Donny Hathaway’s mellow touch made for an evening that I’ll never forget. Aretha will always be the Queen of Soul.
