2020 Life Logs, Day 295: Visit with the Kanegsbergs
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Weather: Foggy with Some Drizzle; High 67, Low 58 Degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, Falmouth, MA
Jed came to pick me up around 9:15 am and we headed to the Enterprise Car Rental office. I rented a car, went home to pick up Shadow, and headed to Dedham to visit with the Kanegsbergs. I thought I was just going to take a walk with them, but I ended up being invited in for lunch afterwards. Since the Covid lockdown in March, I have only been in Heather and Jed’s home, plus a quick visit or two in the Baranowskis, and a visit in my niece Candi’s home after Lynn’s death. It is a strange feeling to feel awkward about going into the home of good friends, but then these are strange times. Alan and Helaine see almost no one, so the unease is on my part. Because the Goldpebbles are now in school and I see them on a daily basis, I know I am at risk and don’t want to spread that risk around. But Alan, Helaine, and I wore masks, stayed at least 8 feet apart, and enjoyed our time together. Our 2+ mile was delightful. The maple trees in their neighborhood are so colorful and I enjoyed seeing the community raised beds even though the only remnants of life are marigolds and a few plants left from the summer. And Alan enjoyed showing me his new remote controlled sailboat—his latest sailing adventure.
I got back with plenty of time to go check on my little Honda Fit. It was the 4th car towed into Falmouth Motor yesterday, and they were only on car #2. So, I won’t find out the diagnosis until tomorrow. I then picked Ollie up from school and we went to my house to have a work session. Yesterday Ollie expressed a desire to do some work to make money and I told him I have so many jobs that I can keep him busy until the snow falls. We started today by doing some fall yard work. After an hour, Ollie was ready to go home, but I hope he will return on an afternoon or two next week to continue the yard work. I still have to baby my back, so having someone to pick up fallen branches and bag the fallen leaves is truly needed. Tonight I talked to Linda Stuart, previous bike tourer now living a ‘normal’ life in Lakewood, Colorado, just to the southwest of Denver. We spent too much time talking politics and just got into how to best keep veggies fresh when our time came to an end. Next time we’ll talk more about food and less about politics. But it wouldn’t have made any difference what we talked about, it was just great to talk to Linda.
