wilma's weekly update: 11/1/2015

Weekly Update 11/1/2015

The Lunch Bunch had an evening meeting this week, so that husbands and partners could enjoy the group. (Connie does that occasionally). We met at a downtown bar in City Market. It was “costume optional”, but Dave, Lisa and I - we all have a strange sense of humor - dressed up in our Buffalo Bills shirts and went as the Savannah Bills Fan Club. We should have worn paper bags over our heads in the traditional I-am-so-ashamed-I-don't-want-to-show-my-face symbol.

the Savannah Buffalo Bills fan club

lunch bunch at Sorry Charlies

Lisa and I attended a lecture that focused on entertainments and recreations of the late 18th century in North America from a civilian perspective. It was sponsored by the Coastal Heritage Society and was one of their fall lecture series. What was great about this was that it was given by Dr Christopher Hendricks. I've heard him speak at other places - TLC, The Armstrong Lecture Series, DH, etc - and I think he's wonderful. If I know he's giving a talk someplace, I try to attend, and this time, I dragged Lisa with me. He spoke about visual arts and artists, entertaining, and dancing. He even gave a tutorial on the minuet! Lisa and I sat on our hands when he asked for volunteers, but another friend was braver than I was, and Jim got up to dance.

the brave dance volunteers. Jim is the tall guy on the left

I had been asked to give a tour at BC Wednesday morning, but it was raining when I woke up, so the group canceled. That's too bad, because it turned out to be a rather nice day. I also had one of the Savannah Church tours on my calendar for the afternoon. I went early so that I could park where I didn't have to waste money in any meters (I've not been lucky with that lately), but that meant I was far from where the church was located. I put my running shoes on and decided that I would use this as an opportunity to get some exercise. The Church we visited was the First African Baptist Church, the oldest continuously meeting black congregation in North America, begun in 1773. The building was constructed in 1859, largely by slaves who constructed this building after completing their work on the plantations where they were owned.

the First African Baptist Church

our guide, Jamal Toure. he's another person I've heard speak on several occasions, and I enjoy listening to him

The event I'd waited all of October for finally arrived Saturday - the Dave and Lisa Halloween mask contest and party. My mask was really really lame - Annette Funicello, so I came in dead last in the contest. You really needed to see the whole costume, though. Dave actually carved a pumpkin and wore it on his head. Lisa and Kay both made Mardi Gras-like masks. It was fun. We played some board games, and ate a lot. I had made some mummy candy cups (and one little mummy candle), so that was my contribution. I was so happy that Dave and Lisa allowed me to answer the door to some little Trick and Treaters who came in costume to get a candy bar. They were darling! Since I haven't had anyone to hand out goodies to since I moved to Savannah, this was a great treat fo me. I loved all the little kids.

Dave, Kay, Lisa, Annette

my little craft project. I thought these were darling!

needs no explanation

Sunday afternoon, Lisa, Donna and I had tickets for the Celtic Woman concert at the Civic Center. Because Donna's not in town, and we couldn't find anyone who was free on Sunday, Lisa and I went by ourselves. It was a wonderful concert - I really enjoyed it. Except for the late-comers and early-departers, who think it's ok to climb over other people when the concert is still going. Rude. On the other hand, how rude is to check the NFL scores on your phone throughout the concert? And I know someone who did that.