4/9/2017

Weekly Update 4/9/2017

I began on Monday with Book Club. The book-to-read this month was any of the Killing... series by Bill O'Reilly. I read Killing Patton. I only liked it because I learned some new things about WWII, and it's the kind of book I wouldn't read on my own. Last month, a friend at book club had recommended The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton. This IS the kind of book I would read, and it was great.

I had suggested that someone from BC might be an interesting speaker at the Victorian Society meeting, and on Tuesday, James Osborne brought a slide show to present to the group. I think it was well received, and I certainly enjoyed it, although it's not new information to me. The same presentation will be given at TLC next week.

I had a tour scheduled at BC on Wednesday, but since dire warning of tornadoes and hail were forecast, it was canceled. I had also planned to walk with Jane, but we decided we could fit that in before the storm came through. I'd lost my drivers license last week, and knew I'd have to get a replacement soon. I'd gathered my needed 24 forms of ID and was ready, and when BC was canceled, I decided to get this chore out of the way. I couldn't believe that I was in and out of DDS in less that 30 minutes. No one smiled or was polite, but at least it wasn't an all day wait.

a picture from fb of the storm approaching Wednesday evening

Thursday was my day to go to the Mall. It seems as if I need to mentally prepare myself for about a week before I can do that. I needed to replace the lamp shade in the living room because I'd broken the one I have when I cleaned (serves me right, lesson learned). I didn't find one at the mall, but I did find some new shorts and a new top. In my constant quest to try look less frumpy, I thought I needed a few new things. So I got new cropped jeans, cargo pants and a t-shirt. Less frumpy than WHAT? On the way home, I stopped at Walmart, and found a shade. It's not exactly what I wanted, but I guess it'll do.  

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Thursday evening was the last lecture in a series presented by Armstrong University. Because of the merger of the school with Georgia Southern, the series will probably not continue next year. I really enjoyed the ones I'd attended, and will be sorry if they can't find a way to keep the program. This lecture was presented by the English department, and focused on the theater in the 1930s and 40s. Because of the realities of the Depression and WWII, theatergoers were offered an experience that encouraged new perspectives. Short scenes from a few productions were performed: The Man Who Came to Dinner, a song from Oklahoma!, and The Glass Menagerie. Equally interesting was the couple we sat with. The lady lives in Rochester (she was visiting her son who is professor at Armstrong), so we chatted about the recent storm, GEVA and the RPO, the Lilac Fest, and other shared enjoyments. Small World.  

Donna, John & Dave at the lecture

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Saturday was a lovely day – sunny, but not too hot. This is also the one of the heavy tourists times in Savannah. Because it was believed that there would be a lot of people at BC for the free tour (there's 3 tours on Sundays, but only 1 scheduled for Saturdays), I was asked if I could come and give a tour if it was needed. It was. There were lots of people there. So, in addition to my regular Sunday tour, I also did one on Saturday. In the evening on Saturday Donna, Suzy and I went to performance by one of our neighbors and friends, Kat. She is very talented: she paints, sings, and writes poetry. She put all these things to together, and with some fine artists, she gave a reading of some of her poetry while some of her paintings were presented in a slide show, and some of her friends danced and sang. It was impressive. I am constantly in awe of people with talent. Yeah, I can walk around a cemetery and regurgitate history that I've learned, but people who can create knock me out.  

Art 'n Poetry in Motion

On Sunday, after my tour at BC, I went to see Beauty and the Beast. It was very good and I enjoyed it. I did not recognize Matthew Crawley as the Beast.