4/8/2018

Weekly Update 4/8/2018

I had many errands to do on Monday, so I started at the Walmart to get my Cadbury eggs at 50% off. I’m good for another year now. I returned library books, and picked up another that I need to read for a future book club. I got a pedicure (and I need a haircut, too, but that will be a task for another day). I renewed my auto registration. And I went swimming! It’s been a cold spring – something I don’t have to tell my friends in New York about, as they’re still getting snow – but it was sunny enough to sit by the pool, and once I’d warmed up a bit, I did get in the water. It was refreshing. I had hoped this would be the first of several dips I would be able to take this week, but alas, it was not to be; I have not been back since.

Tuesday, Jane and I drove to Bluffton. She wanted to walk there, and we both had no other obligations, so this seemed like a good day to spend extra time together and drive to South Carolina. We walked around the historic district, and then came upon a new museum: The Garvin-Garvey House. Built by a former slave c. 1870, it was constructed by hand, and was used as a residence for the family. It is located near the Bluffton Oyster Factory, which is currently in operation. The last member of the Garvin family who lived in the house died in 1954, and it fell into disrepair. The town acquired it in 2003 and began restoration on 2013. It opened as a museum on park land just one year ago.

Wednesday was the 50^th anniversary of the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. There was a talk sponsored by TLC at a local church, and I went to that. It was interesting and rather inspiring. Some of the points that Dr Robert Pratt, history professor at UGA, made were things that I had not thought of before. Also interesting is the fact that I can remember EXACTLY where I was when JFK was killed, but do not remember MLK or RFK.

Tours at DH were out of control on Thursday, and they expected the same for Friday. Extra docents were called in to handle the crowds, and it was exceptionally busy. Kay had trouble getting through all the traffic to meet me at The 90 after she got out of work. There’s no explanation for the large number of tourists, unless they are all here for the Savannah Music Fest. This is not the first year for this festival, and I don’t remember it ever being this popular, but it’s the only thing I can think of. So, it was also expected that there might be more visitors at BC, and I went there on Saturday afternoon to give an additional tour if it was needed. It was beginning to sprinkle, so few people showed up, and Elizabeth could handle them just fine – I left. But I was back again on Sunday afternoon for my regularly scheduled tour. There were a lot of people, and one tour was added. It was a cool day, but at least it was dry.