1/28/2018

Weekly Update 1/28/2018

The ceiling fan in my bedroom died. Since I have it whirling all year long, I knew it was dead, and I was glad it happened now, and not in July. I ordered a replacement, and had my handyman come out to install it, but the entire process took a couple of weeks – deciding, ordering, waiting for delivery, scheduling with the handyman. It’s bigger than the old fan, but I like it.

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Always looking for something less boring than walking around in a circle at the YMCA, I walked in the neighborhood near TLC. And I saw one of my favorite Automobiles! What’s not to like.

(I'm really stretching to find photos this week!)

The parking in Savannah just became more complicated. But I’m determined to get it right. There is a Park Savannah app that can be used to pay for parking, and I wanted to see if I could use it with ease. I had to be at the Jepson on Thursday for a showing of the movie Daughters of the Dust (the first feature film directed by an African-American woman, originally released in 1991, selected for preservation in the US National film Registry in 2004, and re-released in 2016, it tells the story of three generations of Gullah women as they prepare to migrate to the North) and I tried to pay through the app. It would not accept my parking space number, however (don’t know why) and I had to use quarters at the parking kiosk. When I was downtown again on Friday, I parked near the same area and the app worked this time. I hope I will be able to get used to this. Few people are more techno-challenged than I am, but I’m giving it my best shot. 

I was at training for DH on Friday morning. The house museum that I work for, and most of the others in Savannah, are struggling to interpret the slave experience, and to tell the stories of the individuals who were a part of the households. I learned some very interesting information about Nancy and Bella, two of the enslaved people who were owned by Sarah and Isaiah Davenport. Subsequent meetings will focus on some of the others. Little is know about them, but an intern did extensive research and it has turned up some information. Now, I need to find a way to incorporate these stories in my tour and still keep the time frame manageable. Not an easy task, but I’m a seasoned and talented docent, and I CAN DO IT!

It’s the start of Restaurant Week in Savannah, so instead of going to The 90 for drinks on Friday, I met Kay at Ruth’s Chris for dinner. That seems to be the first choice each year. And it did not disappoint.

The Australian Open is in the history books. I saw some interesting and exciting matches. But now, along with the end of the NFL season (like, who really thinks the Super Bowl will be super?) what do I have to talk about?