2025 Life Logs, Day 235: Saturday Rally, Groningen Update, Tomatoes, and MV
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025
Weather: Sunny; High Temp 74, Low 63 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
Across the pond today, Heather and Sam explored the North Sea coast just north of Groningen. They visited National Park Lauwersmeer where the sea comes inland a bit. This was the site of the last battle of World War II on Dutch soil was fought and Sam was delighted to find WWII bunkers. There were also a lot of sheep.
Later they ended their day with a sunset cruise on the Lauwersmeer which is a man-made lake on the border of the provinces of Groningen and Friesland. Heather also took photos today of the outside of Sam’s dorm, the courtyard, and the fields beyond. She said her photos don’t give us the real feeling of the area, but at least we know where he lives now.
As for me today, I attended the weekly rally on the Green, deseeded 30 pounds of tomatoes for making tomato puree, and went on an Encore trip to Martha’s Vineyard to have dinner and see the Illumination Week fireworks. The boat accommodated 40 of us and those of us sitting outside on the port side of the boat got duly soaked on the way over. But once there we had a great time, and I am happy to report that the trip home was . There were mostly couples, but five of us that were singles banded together and had dinner at the Sand Bar, walked through town, and returned to the boat to watch the fireworks from there. Fun evening.
