4/15/2018

Weekly Update 4/15/2018

I began this week just as I did last week – running errands. I began the errands just as I did last week, too, with going to the library to return one book and pick up another. I had made an appointment with Beltone to try hearing aids again. I have been having more and more trouble in a lecture environment, and with some voices, so I wanted to try again. I had the tests, and the technician ordered the hearing aids. From there, I went to Bacon Park to walk. The weather had turned cooler again, and the pool was not going to happen, so I needed to walk. I had just enough time to get to the Goodyear Service Center to have my oil changed. From there, I went to the Outlet Mall in Pooler. What a huge disappointment that was! I had hoped to get several pairs of cropped pants for the summer season at Christopher Banks, the store where I had such good luck shopping before going to Europe the past two years. I was horrified to see an empty store in it’s place! I couldn’t find anything in any other store, and believe me, I tried. I was in Talbots, Old Navy, H&M, Anne Taylor, and several others. Who has decided that everyone fits into something called “curvy fit” - where the legs are so tight and pencil thin, only a per-pubescent girl would look good in them? I was also looking to buy new sneakers. I have logged a lot of miles on my old New Balance shoes, and I need to replace them. Again, no luck. I guess the same people who decided that we all look good in pants that seem to be painted on, also believe that neon orange or lime green and hot pink running shoes are what everyone wants. What a wasted trip!

oh NO!

Barbara and I tried a new restaurant on Tuesday.  I had picked the hearing aids up in the afternoon, and this was my first chance to try them out.  Technology is amazing!  They are linked to my phone through BlueTooth, and I can adjust them in many different ways right on the app.  I can change from noise reduction to voice clarity, from auto driving to restaurant setting, and I can save settings for places like DH! A new, very expensive toy!  The restaurant, The Atlantic, is really a neighborhood upscale bar, in Ardsley Park instead of downtown. It was very good, and we liked it. I’m a burger-and-fries girl, so spaghetti squash fritters, sweet potato stuffed mushrooms, and garlic shrimp with prosciutto, are not thing I normally eat. But they were all very good! 

can you see the hearing aids?

I met Helen and Jane at Connie's on Wednesday. She has a wonderful little patio where we sat, visited and had lunch. Wall’s Barbecue is just across the back lane from her house, so we went there for take out. Why didn’t I get any pictures?

Thursday evening, I went with Barbara out to the Tybee Post Theater for a performance by two singers who sang the songs of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. It was really very entertaining. I did get a few pix there.

Friday, after DH, instead of going to The 90 like I almost always do, I attended a ribbon cutting event for one of the several Bonaventure Tour companies. The BHS does not really compete with these companies, as our tours are so infrequent, but I have come to know a few of the other guides. A new store front opened on Bonaventure Road, not far from BC. To support the efforts, I went to the opening. And to my surprise, Bird Girl was there! And not only that, but she was really Brittany, one of the bartenders at The 90. We both had an evening off. 

how cool is this!