8/11/2014

weekly update 8/10/2014

A little about the weather - there have been tremendous storms here, nearly every day. I wrote last week that lightning had hit one of the buildings in the condo development (the gate to the pool is still not operational). There was a tree that fell across the Truman Parkway (the main north-south expressway in Savannah) yesterday. There has been flooding in streets, making some intersections impassable, and there are threats of more flooding for the next couple of days. So, if this is what “storms” are like in the south, what will a “hurricane” bring? I'm not eager to find that out! Also, because it was raining on Sunday evening, I didn't get out to Fort Pulaski to try to photograph the super moon. I have one more shot at it - there's supposed to be another in September.

It was Book Club Monday. It seems that the group is getting smaller and smaller, but that might just be the summer time when some people escape the Southern heat and humidity. The new library that will be right across the highway from me is looking very good, and it may be open within a couple of months. Perhaps the group will get a little bigger then.

Friday, there was another lecture at DH. This was about urban slavery, and how the Davenport family might have been involved. As a docent, it's often difficult to talk about, especially if I have African-Americans on my tour. But it is history, so I need to address it. I learned a little about how “servants” in city households were very different from the plantation slaves that we all think of when we hear the world “slavery”. Still, not a pleasant place to hold in society. After that, I did my tours. I didn't change much about my talk, and said pretty much the same things I'd always done. But I may be better able to answer questions now that I have more info.

Saturday, I met Anne Nedd and Kay for a light dinner and then to see the stage production of Chicago. Ann’s step-son, Alex, had a part in the musical, so we were anxious to see him, as well as to watch the play. It was wonderful. Alex did a great job, as did all the actors. And it was great to be with Anne & Kay. 

 

I won't be doing an update next week. I'll be on vacation in Kansas City to visit my brother and his family. I'll have a double-issue (I guess you could call it that) in two weeks.