10/7/2013

weekly update 10/7/2013

Donna and Lisa are back! Donna arrived from her summer in Maine on Monday, and Lisa flew back from Wales for 2 months on Friday. It was wonderful to have these two friends back in town.

This is to prove that I'm pretty much a southern girl now – the weather is turning cooler now. When it's only in the 80's, I can't decide if I should go to the pool or not. Maybe the water is too cold. IN THE 80'S! TOO COLD! Man, I've forgotten what really cold is. I did have my furnace checked this past week, so I'm good to go for the coming season. Last winter, I never even turned it on, so maybe paying to have it looked at is a waste.

There was a lecture at the big art gallery, the Jepson Center, on Thursday. A new exhibit by Robert Henri, American artist of the ashcan school, is opening soon, and this lecture told a little about his biography. I went with Donna, and we both thought it was interesting. But the best part was the appetizer and wine reception following the talk. Very classy, very nice. I had thought about wearing a Buffalo Bills tee shirt to the lecture because the bills played (well, kinda, the less said the better I think) on Thursday, but I'm glad I didn't. Men were in suits, ladies in pearls - OSM was rampant.

Kay picked Lisa up at the airport on Friday evening, and then came here because I had Lisa's car in the parking lot at the condo. We met with Anne Nedd and Donna and went out for supper. It was really nice to be with them.

Saturday, no one was scheduled for the morning at BC. I penciled myself in, and then I told my friend Elizabeth that she wouldn't have to be there to unlock the visitor center as I had my keys and I would do it. Then, the afternoon volunteer never showed up, so I stayed for another shift. I called Elizabeth again to let her know she wouldn't have to come back to lock up, either. It was a long day, but I wasn't doing anything else anyway, so it didn't matter. Some tourists that I had been on my DH tours the day before came to the cemetery. I told them that I never get tired of hearing myself talk.

Since there was no Bills game on Sunday (therefore, we couldn't lose), I didn't need to go to Coach's - I could watch from the comfort of my sofa. I watched the early games, and then went to Lisa's to park my car and walk with her to the Party in the Park, an annual event that I really enjoy. Each year, there is a theme to the party, and groups of families will bring picnics and dress up. I was afraid that the tropical storm Karen was going to get to Savannah as the music started, but it remained a beautiful evening. Lisa, Donna, Anne & Andrew Nedd and I enjoyed our wine and snacks while listening to a grand concert by the Savannah Philharmonic.

good friends at the party in the park

the philharmonic orchestra playing under the bandstand