12/17/2017

Weekly Update 12/17/2017

How’s this for a Small World? I went out for a walk at the Y Monday, after having taken most of last week off because of the cold, wet weather. As I’m making my way around the path, I see this jogger. I recognize the shirt, so I stop him. I say to him “I know that shirt! I HAVE that shirt!” It was a Wegmans 5K Run shirt from the 1990s! (Has it really been 20 years since I could jog 5 miles?) He asked if I was from Rochester, and we got to talking. He lived in Charlotte! He worked for the City School district! He moved to Savannah to get away from the snow! He still likes the Buffalo Bills! We talked about the Lilac 10K, the Shamrock 5 mile, and the Corporate Challenge! It was like running into an old friend. I don’t know if I’ll see him again, but that was an interesting walk.

On Monday evening, I went to DH for a lecture on colonial Cooking. It’s pretty strange that I would be interested in listening to this, since I rarely cook anything that can’t be done in the microwave. It was interesting to see how the kitchens looked, and to imagine how hot it would be, and to think about all the work that would go into the daily meals. By the time I left, I was starving.

Wednesday was a busy day. I helped to make fruit baskets for City employees as gifts from the Bonaventure Historical Society. Some staff are very helpful to us with our mission to promote the history, educate the public, and preserve select sites in the cemetery, and this is our way to say “thank you”. As a bonus, there were too many apples and oranges, so I got some very nice looking free fruit.  

  

After that, I went to the post office to do all the things I needed to do there: send packages, buy stamps, etc. But then that chore was finished – I just needed to do the Christmas cards, and I got that all done later in the week. I continued on to Lake Mayer in Bacon Park to meet Jane for a walk. There is a lot of Canadian geese in the park, and, just like in the North, you need to be careful where you step.   

I met Connie at The 90 on Thursday evening. She wanted to show me her photos of their visit to Dave and Lisa in Wales, and I wanted to hear the stories. They had a wonderful time! And I was back at The 90 on Friday after giving my tours at DH, which is completely normal. Most of the ladies in our group always get the same drink (Martha, the bartender, brings a chardonnay to our table as soon as Kay walks in because that’s what Kay always gets), but I like to change things up a little, depending on how I feel that day. This week, I had a grasshopper, a little green mint drink for the holidays. It was great!

Saturday, I had to go downtown to get some tickets at the Savannah Theater box office for upcoming shows. Since I was going there anyway, I decided to walk around Forsyth Park. There is a Farmers Market every Saturday, but I’ve never been, since I don’t want fresh vegies, and I don’t go downtown on Saturday mornings. But I was already there. I got some fresh brussel sprouts and had them for dinner. They were very good, but I could easily pass up all of the other stuff for sale.

Some of the games went the way I wanted them to on Sunday, and others did not. But since the Bills won, that’s all I really care about. I was at Coach’s for most of the game, but then had to leave to close the visitor center at BC. And then I went to a party at Barbara’s condo. It was fun, and there was a lot to eat. She had a white elephant gift exchange. We each wrapped up something that we had that we really didn’t want any more, and that was our gift exchange! I got a nice holiday candle holder and a calico ceramic bear. It was a little different, and rather interesting. Of course, with all the eggnog I had, it didn’t take much to amuse me.