Weekly
Update 8/6/2017
The
Georgia Historical Society hosted a book signing by Vince Dooley this
week. Vince Doley was the head football coach for UGA from 1964 thru
1988. But the book was not about football, but history. The
Legion's Fighting Bulldog tells of the story of a young man on
the cusp of a promising law career in the 1850s who comes to the
conclusion that his way of life, and that of his neighbors is about
to change forever. His letters, interwoven with those of his wife,
Rosa, provide insights into what soldiers thought and felt, and of
what their families went through, both on the battlefield and at
home. I'll read it some night when I'm having trouble getting to
sleep. I was thrilled, however, to meet a Dawg legend.
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| the lecture was at GHS headquarters in Hodgson Hall |
This
week, Jane and I met twice. One day we went to Laurel Grove
Cemetery. Since there's no tours or info, we were on our own. I
know a little about it, but not much. We were able to find the
Gordon family play where Juliet Gordon Low is buried, and some other
important historical figures from Savannah. I wish she could have
had a better guide, as there's much to learn there – I just haven't
learned it. Saturday night, Jane had two tickets to the Savannah
Theater, and asked if I'd like to go. It was Rock and Roll Revue
with music from the 50s – what's not to like? We both know all the
songs, and most of the words. It was a lot of fun.
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| lots of stones were left at JGL's grave from the recent troops that were in Savannah for the Quest |
The
Bonaventure Historical Society features a “volunteer profile” in
each issue of it's newsletter. Guess who was written about this
time? This is the only time in my life when I can think of myself as
Miss August.
Another
very interesting lecture I went to this week was about the raising of
the CSS Georgia. The Georgia was an ironclad that was built in 1862
using funds collected by the Ladies Gunboat Society in Savannah. At
the time of construction, it was 1 of 5 ironclad vessels and
considered to be “cutting edge”. The unique vessel design (and
also flaws that made maneuvering difficult) made the CSS Georgia a
floating battery that defended Savannah rather than an offensive
weapon for the South. As Confederate troops fled in advance of
General Sherman in December 1864, they scuttled the Georgia, and she
has been at the bottom of the Savannah River near Old Fort Jackson
for 150 years. It had become an impediment to the huge cargo ships
that currently use the Port of Savannah for world wide commerce, so
the Army Corps of Engineers has been working to recover as much of
the wreckage as possible in the past 4 years. The project is now
complete,and an informational session was held to present a slide
show and question-and-answer seminar for interested people (that's
me!)
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| what teh CSS Georgia looked like, from a slide (color is bad) |
Restaurant
Week was this past week in Savannah. I try not to miss it, but I was
only able to get out one time. Kay and I met at The 90 on Friday, as
usual, but stayed and had dinner. During restaurant week, fine
dining places in the city offer 3-course meals for a fixed price. I
had the salad, and Kay had the shrimp and grits cake for an appetizer
(I think hers won for best in that category). For the entree, Kay
choose the eggplant parm and I had the lobster pasta, but we shared.
I could have given all of it away except the pasta- I don't know what
was in there but it was incredibly tasty! Dessert was bread pudding
and key lime pie. That was a toss up. I didn't get any pictures as
I was too busy digging into Jim's grand creations.
Remember
last spring, when I thought I would try to install sun-blocking
curtains in all my windows to see if it would help with my
astronomical summer energy bills? Well, how's this – last July I
paid $217 and this year it was $73; last august I paid $193 and this
year it's $71! Those Walmart curtains have paid for themselves many
times over!
