4/17/2016

Weekly Update 4/17/2016

While Monday was a day for housework, Tuesday was a day for other errands. I don't like to do any of those things, so I won't re-hash them again now.

Wednesday, I met a small group from the lunch bunch. Our leader, Connie, wasn't feeling well, and we missed her, but the six of us who met had a good time. We went to a small restaurant that's on River Street, the Olympia. I'd walked past it a million times, but I'd never been there to eat. In the evening, Donna and I went back downtown to the final lecture in the Moveable Feast series sponsored by Armstrong University. This was an annotated concert that lead us on an exploration of how jazz performers expand on music of the past during the creation of new work (that blurb is taken directly from the program - I didn't know exactly how to describe what they were doing). I didn't get it. I like jazz, but I'm more a “standards” fan, not the improvisation or Miles Davis or Charlie Parker. It was interesting, though, and I did learn some things - like, you can play a song that I know and I will not recognize it at all. 

 

the lunch bunch group

the jazz lecture

Friday was DH and The 90. Saturday was BC - opening in the morning, and answering questions in the afternoon.

Sunday, I had expected a leisurely day. There was nothing on my calendar except for a Victorian Society outing to the Railroad Museum in the afternoon. But as soon as I woke up, it went down hill quickly. I was notified that my email may have been hacked, so I needed to change and update passwords. The volunteer who was to open BC and attend to visitors in the morning had an emergency, so I covered that. I was hoping to be able to leave before the end of the shift because Donna had invited me to the Telfair in Bloom exhibit of floral arrangements before joining the Victorians for that tour, but that didn't work out and I didn't leave the cemetery until 1 pm. I was able to get into Savannah with a few minutes to spare, so I did see the flowers. They were WONDERFUL! I'm sorry I had to rush through it. Then the Railroad tour. It was very good, and there's an awful lot I don't know about trains in Savannah history. I stopped at Publix on the way home to pick up a few things. Then went home to nap.

the arrangements were inspired by the art in the gallery - here, it's tulips

this dramatic piece was my favorite

our knowledgeable guide at the museum

I still can't get the hang of selfies!