1/27/2013

WEEKLY UPDATE 1/27/2013

Well, the Australian Open 2013 is history now, with Azarenka & Djokovic crowned as champions. I'm hoping that I’ll be able to get back into the habit of sleeping at night and being awake during the day. No more tennis for a while, and only one football game left in the season. It's gonna be a l-o-n-g off season.

I did get out one time this week. There's a touring exhibit of select paintings & tapestries from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence Italy that's showing, and last Thursday evening, there was a lecture at the are center about the Medici family. Since Ishy & I had visited the Uffizi when we were in Italy, I wanted to see this exhibit, and Thursday seemed like a good day to do that. I went to the lecture a little early so I would have time to view the paintings - magnificent!   But, thinking back, I remember very little of the artwork I saw when I toured the museum in Florence. I remember the long lines waiting to get in, and the wonderful gift shop (I never met a gift shop I didn't like), but I don't remember much of the art. It's easier not to be overwhelmed when the exhibit is small, like the one now in Savannah. 

 

Sunday, I went to the cemetery to open and close the visitor center, and I was also scheduled to sit at the desk for a shift. Nothing new or exciting there, but how much new & exciting can you expect from a cemetery?

Just because I have nothing to write, I thought I'd add these few old photographers. A few years ago, my brother gave Ishy & Allen snugglies for Christmas. Ishy bought hers to Savannah on a visit, and then forgot to pack it back up when she left. The weather here is turning colder again - down to the 30's in the night but no frosts yet. I can tolerate the cool temps better than hot weather, so I like when it's not warm; I just don't like snow & ice which explains why I'm in Savannah, and not Rochester. I haven't turned my furnace on yet and I think I'm benefiting from having a unit above & below me heated, and also that my condo faces west and I get afternoon sunshine. That really heats it up in here in the summer, but helps keep the temps moderate in the winter. I remembered that snugglie, and I got it out for when I sit to watch tv or read. I like it! So, here's couple of photos - Ishy & Allen long ago, and me this week. (note: my tv remote and hand held freecell, two of my best friends).