12/30/2018

Weekly Update 12/30/2018

I spent a nice, quiet Christmas Eve at DH. They do Holly Jolly Tours for the entire month of December, and the last ones were on Christmas eve. I wasn’t there until very late, and it was a nice way for me to do what I enjoy – acting as if I’m smart and knowledgeable – instead of being home and eating cookies. Christmas Day was likewise, quiet. I didn’t even open my front door, but just stayed in and watched tv, read, and played computer games (which is exactly what I do every day, holiday or not). I did, however, cook. Amazing! I had bought a huge ribeye steak, a baking potato, and vegies. It was different than my normal Lean Cuisine, and I could easily get used to this, if it just wasn’t for that nasty clean up stuff.

at my table, stuffing myself

The day after Christmas, I went out in search of sales, but wasn’t very successful. I really don’t need any more decorations, and what I’d really wanted was the gingerbread house kits to put away until next year in case I feel like doing one then. The only thing I did buy were some cards, and more yarn. It seems that AC Moore is going out of business and everything was on sale. I couldn’t resist.

I saw two movies this week. I went to see Vice (which I liked but it did not show Dick Cheney in a very good light – perhaps that what I liked about it) and Welcome to Marwen (which both Kay and I thought was better than the bad reviews it got). That’s more movies than I’ve been to in a very long time.

And I ate out twice. I met Kay at the Crystal Beer Parlor on Thursday, and the lunch bunch had a breakfast date at Two Cracked Eggs. Neither meal was a disappointment. And now I’m hoping that with all the holidays and parties and dining out, I can get back to my Lean Cuisine routine.

Bowl of Soul, at the CBP - grits, pimento cheese, pulled pork, collards and onion rings with a side of corn bread! oh my!

lunch bunch group

Since I had time to waste between the Lunch Bunch and DH on Friday, I spent some time walking around on Broughton Street. As I was leisurely wandering, looking in shop windows, I heard a loud BANG. Everything stopped. The tourists and traffic all came to a halt, wondering what was going on. Apparently it was nothing, and most people realized that it was not a gunshot, and went on their ways. But how distressing is that? You hear a loud noise on a busy pedestrian sidewalk on a Friday at noon in a downtown crowded area and the first thought is – GUN!

And in other sad news, there was a fire at the Old Pink House Restaurant. Only a small part of the building was damaged, but it will be closed while they renovate and wait for approval to begin serving dinners again. This house was built in 1771 and has survived several city-wide fires and hurricanes. It was done in by a Christmas tree that caught fine in the ball room.

in happier times

fire damage