Weekly
Update 10/16/2016
After
last week's exciting hurricane, this week was quite dull. It was
made even more uneventful, because so many things were canceled.
DH
opened again on Monday, and I went in to give tours, since many of
the docents either had not returned to Savannah yet after evacuation,
or hadn't had power restored yet, and couldn't get ready to go out.
Only two brave tourists came by, so it was very slow. The director,
assistant director and grounds keeper all remained at DH throughout
the storm. They were probably safer than than I would have been at
MP, because while my condo was build to last for up to 15 minutes, DH was constructed to last for over 200 years – and it's
doing so nicely!
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| all shuttered for the storm |
The
lecture I had planned to attend on Tuesday was canceled, but the one
on Thursday at The Learning Center was held as scheduled. It was
wonderful, but I knew that before I went. Stan Deaton, the past
president of the Georgia Historical Society, and wonderful speaker,
gave a talk about the past elections. How is this presidential race
different, or the same as, past elections. It seems that name
calling, personal attacks, and non-issues are nothing new. He also reminded me of Pat Paulsen, who ran a presidential campaign when I was young. (It was very funny, but no one took him seriously; I assumed that no one would take Donald Trump seriously, either, because it seemed as if it was all some joke). It was
very interesting. If anyone can make history relevant, it is Dr
Deaton!
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| Dr Deaton at TLC |
Friday,
because I wasn't scheduled for DH, I was able to go with the Lunch
Bunch to a new restaurant. The name is Hitch, and it's owned by the
same people who own Treylor Park, one of my favorite eateries in
Savannah. Hitch is a little more upscale, but I liked it. And I had
a Genesee Beer. There are not many places in Savannah where you can
get those! I ran some errands to get ready for Europe in the
afternoon, but went back downtown at 5 to meet Kay at The 90. It
will be a few weeks before I”m able to get there again, so I wanted
to be sure to see her. Some other friends were there as well, and we
all told our stories of daring-do (those who didn't evacuate) and
adventures of getting out (those of us who did).
Friday,
because I wasn't scheduled for DH, I was able to go with the Lunch
Bunch to a new restaurant. The name is Hitch, and it's owned by the
same people who own Treylor Park, one of my favorite eateries in
Savannah. Hitch is a little more upscale, but I liked it. And I had
a Genesee Beer. There are not many places in Savannah where you can
get those! I ran some errands to get ready for Europe in the
afternoon, but went back downtown at 5 to meet Kay at The 90. It
will be a few weeks before I”m able to get there again, so I wanted
to be sure to see her. Some other friends were there as well, and we
all told our stories of daring-do (those who didn't evacuate) and
adventures of getting out (those of us who did).
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| check out the 40 oz Genesee beer in front of me! |
No blog next week, as I'll be traveling in Europe, but I'll have all the details when I get back.
you won't see this for a couple weeks, but I read in your blog two places I have not been yet in Savannah- so we will need to take you to a meal at least one of those when we are there in late January.
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