7/23/2017

Weekly Update 7/23/2017

 

We've had some bad thunderstorms in the past few weeks.  Monday, I was scheduled to give a tour at BC, and I was concerned about leading a group through as the lightning was aiming for all the huge live oak trees.  Luckily, the leader who booked the tour called to cancel, and I was not unhappy.

I'm trying to cross something off my summer bucket list once a week this year.  Tuesday, I drove up to Statesboro, about an hour and a half away, to go to the History Museum at Georgia Southern University.  Several weeks ago, I'd attended a lecture about the current exhibit there about The Great War, and I wanted to see more. It was not a large exhibit, but it took me a while to go through it as I always have to read every little explanation at every photo or display.  There was a very precocious boy, about 8 or 10 years old, who was having a great time playing in the "trench".  I'm always aware of the inability of any adult to just strike up a conversation with a youngster, lest they be seen as a predator, so I asked his grandparents if I might be allowed to take a photo of him. He seemed to think that was quite wonderful, and proceeded to show me the gas mask, the rats, the whistle, and other items in the trench.  I hope he never loses that curiosity.  My GPS took me on Rte 16 to get there, but since that's such a boring drive, I tried to find another route home.  I took more time, but I was rewarded with more interesting scenery.  

the museum on the campus of GSU

part of the exhibit

my new friend - may he never know real tench warfare!

I had to miss a Lunch Bunch experience on Wednesday, because the BHS held their annual volunteer appreciation lunch the same day.  Since I'm on the Board at the Cemetery, I felt I should attend that.  I'm quite surprised at the number of people who know me, and called me by name, when I can't remember names or faces of many of them.  

I didn't have anything on the calendar for Thursday, so I finally got back to the pool.  As I was there, a friend wandered by, and we decided to go to dinner that evening.  We only went to Tubby's in Thunderbolt, and had a couple glasses of wine with our dinner.  We sat outside on the deck, and although it was a hot day, we were in the shade and there was a little breeze.  It was nice. 

Friday, before my tours at DH, the staff was invited to a luncheon followed by a lecture.  The speaker was Dr Robin Williams, who I think is great!  He talked about the Oglethorpe Plan for the city of Savannah, and how it has evolved and changed over the past 250+ years.  I was sorry I had to duck out early to be available for my tours at 1 pm. 

When I'd seen Kay at The 90 on Friday, she had said that if I was going to see Dunkirk, she'd like to go with me.  I found that it was going to be playing at the theaters in Pooler on Saturday, so we met there for a late afternoon matinee.  The movie was brutal, and it's hard to imagine that anyone who lived through that would not be changed forever.  And why we go to war, and risk more of the same brutality over and over again is something I can't understand.  But, that's me.  

Since I was going to be in Pooler anyway, I went to the Tanger Outlets.  They have a Clark's outlet (no luck in finding the shoes I wanted) and a Columbia outlet (I did buy new flip flops there), and I got quite few things for this year's travels at the same store I had good luck at before last year's trip to Europe.  I'm hoping not to embarrass anyone this year with my frumpy clothes.  Although I plan to wear my jeans for most of the time, at least I feel like I've got some better tops now instead of the t-shirts I buy in the men's department at Walmart.  The colors are all dark and dull, but I won't stand out as I would in anything in a bright pink or tennis ball green color. 

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