1/7/2018

Weekly Update 1/7/2018

The Bills go to the playoffs, and hell freezes over. We had a winter storm in Savannah, as did everyone along the east coast. We didn’t get it as bad as some of the northeast, but by southern standards, this was bad. The cold lingered for many days, and I didn’t get out to walk – I hardly got out at all. The snow, which has usually vanished in hours, stayed for days. On the plus side, Leopold’s gave away free ice cream for those brave enough to go downtown.

playing in the snow in the parking lot

ice coated my car, and icicles hung everywhere

the view out my window

snow at my front door

every cloud has a silver lining

Just in time, my new toilet paper roll for the outhouse is this:

New Year’s Day was celebrated at Heidi’s house with a group of women friends. We had been challenged to bring a dish to share that we remembered from our past. I can hardly remember yesterday, so for me to search my memory for foods from many decades ago presented a problem. I really couldn’t think of anything except a ham dinner. In the south, it is good luck to eat black eyed peas, or hoppin’ john, but I can’t think of any lucky New Years food from the north. I made a jello. Others were much more creative and motivated than I was, and everything was wonderfully tasty.  

Happy New Year!

diets started the next day

On Saturday, The Savannah Victorian Society held it’s Holiday gathering. Because December gets full of parities, this one was held on Twelfth Night, and it was well attended. The home of David and Pamela Young is wonderful – a Victorian built in the 1890s and filled with wonderful antiques. They have lived her for about 40 years, and raised 4 children here. The chandeliers actually use candles (and they were lit), the fireplaces were all working and provided a warm place to stand, there was a working Edison Phonograph with wax 78 rpm records, and lots of other museum-like pieces. And the food was great. Lucky for me, Donna drove, so I didn’t have to fear black ice and driving after a few glasses of wine (which kept me away from The 90 on Friday). The only draw back to the entire evening was that I missed the Titans beating the Chiefs, but Allen kindly texted me the news.  

a huge, lovely Victorian home

owners Pamela & David Young

they have a real, antique sleigh in the foyer for the holidays

no one went away hungry

Sunday was THE BIG GAME.  The loss was disappointing, but not unexpected.