WEEKLY UPDATE 10/14/2012

October 9 is a big day in Savannah history - the anniversary of the Siege of Savannah during the Revolutionary War. The British held the city for most of the war, and on October 9, 1779, the American patriot soldiers stormed the city to try to take it. They failed in the bloodiest hour of battle in the entire war, when over 1,000 were killed or wounded on both sides. And the British remained in control of the city. I've dragged myself out of bed for the past couple of years to join other history buffs at 7 am at the battle site for services and re-enactments. But, not this year. I probably would have, but my neighbor had asked that I give him a ride to the airport at 8:30, so I did that instead.

I went to the Green-Meldrim House Museum on Tuesday before my assignment at Massie School began. This was the finest house in the city at the time of the Civil War, and Mr. Green offered it to General Sherman as his union troops were on their march to the sea, hoping that if he liked Savannah enough, he wouldn't burn it like he had Atlanta. I've wanted to visit here many times, but it's always been closed when I went. This time was no exception, and there were workman doing some renovations around the entrance, and they told me the museum was closed. Well, maybe another day. But since I was downtown early for my volunteer assignment, I decided to treat myself to lunch at Clary's - another place I’ve always wanted to try but just haven't been done yet. Clary's is a sandwich shop that is mentioned frequently in the Book Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil. So, I had a nice club sandwich there before I bored tourists with my droning on and on about the history of Savannah at Massie school.

I don't know why I do this, but on Wednesday I went to see Frankenweenie. I think Tim Burton is scary, the things he comes up with, but I love his movies. It's a little embarrassing, however, to be an old woman going to these kiddie flicks. The movie wasn't the best I'd seen, but there were some really funny things that would have gone right over kids heads. Like, Good-Bye Kitty and the graphic of the hello kitty mechandise, but with crosses on the eyes on a headstone in the pet cemetery. I thought that was funny.

I had bought some fabric a week ago to make a couple of sundresses for myself. They would be more like bath robes than dresses - the days when I don't go out or have anything to do, I often just sit around until late afternoon when I take my shower and get cleaned up. Then I want to have something easy and comfy to slip into, so a cotton shift would work well. Unfortunately, I didn't buy enough material for one of the dresses, so went back this week after MOW to get another half yard. I sewed the dresses, but I'm not really pleased with how they turned out. Whatever. I will only be wearing them in the summer when I don't have to go out. I thought there was a concert at the Telfair on Thursday evening, but when I tried to find the particulars online, I didn't see the event. That worked out really well for Lisa & Dave, because theat meant I was able to meet them at the Rail for a pint - this is getting to be a habit - instead. A philharmonic concert or a bunch of inebriated college students singing Bye Bye Miss American Pie at the top of their lungs - good choices, Wilma.

I didn't have to give tours at DH this week, and I'm off next week, too. I'm afraid that once I find out how nice it is not to have to go, I may just tell them I'm done, but I'll have to see how I feel in two more weeks. So, Friday I spent running errands and sewing.

Donna arrived back in Savannah late Friday night, so we met for lunch on Saturday. It's so good to have her back here. We went downtown for a lunch - a burger for her, shrimp & grits for me - and then walked around on River Street for a while, just talking and getting caught up.

Sunday, I remembered that I was to give a tour at Bonaventure at 9 am, although I’d forgotten to write it on my calendar. It's getting so that if I don't write things down, they are lost to me forever. But I led a very interested and inquisitive group on a 2-hour walk through the cemetery. They had a lot of good questions, and many that I didn't know the answers to, but this is how I learn - finding answers. I went back to the condo to read the Sunday newspaper, and then had to return for a normal second-Sunday tour. This was interesting, too, and I got a lot of tips following the tour. I usually do not accept gratuities, but these tourists insisted, so I dropped all their money in the donation box at the visitor center to support the Bonaventure Historical Society. Since Coach's Corner is only a short distance away from the cemetery, and it was already 4 pm by the time I finished there, I decided to go watch the late games. The Bills were playing Arizona, and I didn't think there would be any hope. Surprise! an overtime win for them on the road! how cool is that? Sadly, I'd left the bar at halftime, so I didn't witness the win. I did see the Lions come from behind, and the Ravens beat the 'Boys (yes!!!) and the Browns get their first win of the season.

No photos this week. Maybe if I do something interesting next week, and if I remember to take my camera with me, I'll have something. Maybe if Jupiter aligns with Mars, that is.