2/24/2019

Weekly Update 2/24/2019

Something I’ve been meaning to do for a long time – visit BHS member Judy Maltenfort for lunch. After Lee died last fall, she moved into a facility on the southside, and I wanted to stay in touch with her. I finally was able to get out there. I ate in her dining room, and enjoyed a very nice lunch with our mutual friend, Lynn, and Judy’s sister-in-law (who also lives at Savannah Commons), Ann. And if that wasn’t enough eating for me, I met Kay for supper at CBP. We weren’t able to see each other for a couple of weeks at The 90, so we made up for that by meeting Tuesday.

Ann, Lynn & Judy at lunch in the dining room

I had one lecture this week. The Moveable Feast series that is sponsored by Armstrong University (now The Savannah Campus of Georgia Southern) met at the Beach Institute for a panel discussion of racism. It was interesting, but I was skeptical that this was the group that needed to attend a lecture such as this. My guess is that the ones in attendance already address their own issues of racism and try to overcome them, while others who might benefit from listening to thoughtful, intelligent people talk about what research has proven were missing.

I also went out to the wonderful Tybee Post Theater with Kathie, from MP, to see A Star is Born. We went for a nice light dinner first, and then out to the movies. I was a little nervous because the highway had been closed that morning due to high tides making the road impassable, but we had no problem in the evening. The movie was OK, but it wasn’t Judy Garland and James Mason, which for me always will be THE Star is Born movie, and no one will ever do it better. But I liked the acting, and the songs (and Bradley Cooper!)

As I’m always struggling to get my horrible eating habits under control, I’ve been knitting to see if that will limit my hand to mouth activity by keeping my hands busy with other projects. I’ve made a whole closet full of baby blankets, and I have no one to give those to. I decided to try to knit myself a sweater. It didn’t turn out well. Just as I used to be able to sew, but can’t seem to get those projects to work out any longer, the same seems to be true with knitting. I don’t know if I should keep this and wear it next year when I go for walks, or just drop it in the Goodwill box.

  

Sunday evening, the Lunch Bunch met at Boar’s Head restaurant for happy hour. It was well attended, and we needed to have three tables for all the people of our group who showed up.