7/9/2017

Weekly Update 7/9/2017

I feel as if I've moved into BC! Last Saturday was my scheduled afternoon to sit in the visitor center to answer questions and pass out maps.  Because July had 5 weekends, and because we have few volunteers, no one was supposed to be there on Sunday.  I had nothing else to do, and felt that the BHS should provide some coverage, so I went back on Sunday.  The BHS only has staff on site on weekends, but I also felt that there may be tourists or visitors on the holiday, so I was back on Tuesday for a while.  It was busy, so I'm glad I went.  The Board met on Thursday evening, so I attended that.  And then I gave my Second Sunday Tour this afternoon, as well as being in the visitor center in the morning as the scheduled volunteer was sick.  BHS is lucky to have a loyal volunteer like me!  

Since this past week was a holiday, I actually did more than my usual sit-home-in-front-of-the-tv routine (although I did plenty of that watching the first week of Wimbledon).  On Monday, I went to the Savannah History Museum for the Loyalists and Liberty program, which is a walk-thru of the Battle of Savannah. I've seen it before, but it seemed like something interesting to do on Independence Day weekend.  Tuesday, I went to Colonial Park Cemetery for the annual DAR July Fourth celebration.  This year, the event included a very interesting talk about the flag, and the National Sojourners used a magnetic board to build a flag and tell about the meaning of all the parts.  I also was invited to a picnic at Sylvia and Charles house for the holiday.  I can't see the downtown fireworks from the condos, but that's not as interesting to me as the programs I attended. 

On Thursday, I could strike something off my Summer Bucket List - I went to a Savannah Banana game.  Baseball is boring and not my favorite thing to do, but I try to get a game once a year.  I missed last year, and they didn't need me this year because all home games are sold out in advance.  I had tickets for a week or more, so I was able to get in. It was more fun watching the people in the stands and some of the antics on the field (for a couple of innings, the first base coach was a hip hop dancer, and he was really fun, and the maintenance crew dressed in banana costumes). The Bananas won 10-5, but I didn't stay until the end.  

Once the 4th of July was over, I needed to get all the red, white and blue stuff out of my living room and back into boxes.  For the rest of the summer, I decorate with a beach themed decor - sea shells, star fish, that sort of thing.  So for my bathroom outhouse, I made a toilet paper roll mermaid.  I'm telling you - this outhouse thing is fun!