12/24/2017

Weekly Update 12/24/2017

I was invited to dinner at a friend’s house, Helen, on Monday. She lives across the street from Connie & Jim in the historic district, and I met her through Connie. Her home is lovely – a house that was built by a free woman of color about 1850. And the dinner was wonderful! Linguini with meat sauce. I dreamed about that pasta for several nights!

Tuesday was the Lunch Bunch holiday ugly sweater luncheon at The 90. Because they no longer serve lunch there, they opened just for our group, and chef Jim outdid himself with a buffet of so many wonderful dishes. I didn’t see any ugly sweaters, but I did see many very nice outfits.

a few ugly sweaters at the 90

a wonderful buffet

There were errands to run and cookies to deliver on Wednesday. As I was out, I decided to go to Lenscrafters and buy new glasses. The bifocals I got last year are a disappointment to me, and I just can’t get used to them. I decided I’d rather have just distance glasses, and use the Dollar Store magnifiers for reading. But when I got there, they didn’t have the frames I’d liked last year and couldn’t order then because they were not suited for bifocals. No one came to offer me any help, so I just left. I guess I’ll just get by with these for another year, and then get my eyes checked and order new glasses later.

So by Thursday, I was completely finished with all the holiday things I needed to do. I went downtown in the evening to see It’s a Wonderful Life at the Lucas, but when I got there, it had been canceled. I was disappointed, but it really didn’t matter much, as I own the DVD, and I can watch at home with the closed captions on.

I went out for a short drive in my neighborhood to see some of the lights. Again, I am in awe of people who do this much work and pay so much money for these amazing displays. I really prefer the tasteful, classy décor of the town homes in the historic area much more than the McMansions.

in my neighborhood

on Jones Street

I wish everyone the merriest of Christmases, and all good things in 2018!