2024 Life Logs, Day 106: 100 Years Ago Today
Date: Monday, April 15, 2024
Weather: Mostly Sunny and Warm; High Temp 63, Low 45 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth, MA
One hundred years ago on Tuesday, April 15, 1924, my parents, Ollie Lillian Biggs and Hayes Winfred Martin were married. I always think of them on this day. Today was another special day here in Massachusetts. On the third Monday in April, Massachusetts celebrates Patriots’ Day. This commemorates the start of the American Revolution with the battles of Lexington and Concord. Years after that battle, Ralph Waldo Emerson penned the phrase, the “shot heard round the world” because he felt that the American Revolution had world-wide importance.
Today was special to me because it was the warmest day we have had this spring. I love warm weather, so I truly enjoyed this day. Olga Mitchell and I walked a mile and a half on the Quashnet River Trail, a favorite for both of us. We started out wearing light jackets, but it was so warm we had to take them off and tie them around our waists.
Shadow was with us, and since there was no one else on the trail, I let him off leash for most of the walk. He enjoyed that freedom but stayed right beside me every step of the way.
At home this afternoon, I practiced “stand up” gardening. Trying to limit bending is a true challenge for a gardener. It is easy while I planted seeds in the elevated raised bed the Goldstones gave me for my birthday, but cleaning up the ground level raised beds is going to be more of a challenge. I saved that for tomorrow. The seedlings I started a few weeks ago indoors need to be transplanted into larger containers. I turned an old table that sits at the edge of woods beside my house into a planting table so I can stand up straight to do that job tomorrow.
Tonight, I spent time watching the commentary on the first day of the Trump “hush money” trial while I ate dinner and rode my exercise bike. I woke up with a hurting knee this morning, but it feels better after riding the bike. So, tomorrow I am going to start my day on the bike hoping it will take away the pain for the rest of the day.
