2/11/2018

Weekly Update 2/11/2018

I started the week by Getting Some Things Done. The Library is demanding that we get new cards because they are joining a larger system which will give us better access to more materials. So I did that. I went to the post office to apply for a passport renewal. Mine is going to expire in August, and I want to get a new one. I may never travel again, but I still think it’s the best kind of ID to have, so I’m good for another 10 years. I re-sealed the ceramic tiles in the foyer. I’m supposed to do that once a year, so I just got that done. I even got started doing taxes. I didn’t do much, and it’s such a hassle, I’m not looking forward to it, but I did get some ducks in a row.

And, I got my hair cut. It’s something I’ve been thinking of doing for a long time, and I finally did it. I had a coupon for Great Clips (probably not worth the savings, as I should pay a good price and a really great cut), and I have time to grow it out again before The Wedding in January. But I wanted to get rid of the long, ugly hair and try something different. And it sure is different! Too bad I did it just before applying for the passport! This is my passport photo, AKA mugshot:

This week, Jane and I took a free second Tuesday tour of City Hall. I have done this before, but I always enjoy it. This was the first time for Jane.

city hall

looking up at the dome from inside

  

Thursday, I went to a lecture at TLC about the Savannah Bananas baseball team. It was pretty good. The publicity manager for the team explained to us that this is not about sport, it’s about entertainment – a fun evening for the whole family that includes not only a game, but a dancing first base coach, groundskeepers dressed as bananas, senior line dancers, and just a lot of fun. The season tickets for 2018 are already sold out, and there’s a sign up list for single game tickets. I don’t know if I’ll get to a game this year but I plan to try.  

Friday was a very busy day for me. It was supposed to rain, but it held off long enough for the Georgia Day Parade. I try to get to this event every year. It’s when the school children in Chatham County parade down Bull Street in costume to celebrate the day of the founding of the Colony of Georgia. They are darli

some paraders, marching down Bull Street

some costumes were really elaborate and creative

I sat in Forsyth Park for a while after the parade and before the rain and DH. The blooms are coming out! Yes!

Then, DH, followed by The 90. Kay and I had dinner there and a couple of drinks before walking to the Savannah Theater in the rain to see a local production of Mama Mia. It’s the same group that does all the Savannah Theater performances, and it was really fun.  There isn't a lot of this type of entertainment in Savannah, so it was great. 

Donna and the Dynamos

the Grand Finale

Saturday, rain was forecast again (seems as if it ALWAYS rains for Georgia Days), but in a lull, I drove out to Wormsloe Historic Site for the annual colonial Muster. As always, I loved it. Families learning about history and nature, vendors showcasing 1700’s goods, demonstrations of cooking, smithing, and other crafts, native American interpreters, a parade, canon and musket firings, all sorts of interesting displays. And the rain held off. I even got to talk to James Oglethorpe!  

native American cooking

Colonial dancers

Jimmy

Sunday was Super Museum Sunday, when most museums all across Georgia are open and admission is free. Because it’s also the second Sunday of the month, I needed to be at BC to give a tour. I can go to most museums any time, so this isn’t a big problem for me. And it didn’t rain, it was warm, and I liked being outside. Spring is coming – to Savannah, anyway.