3/24/2019

Weekly Update 3/24/2019

BC was pretty interesting this week. Last Saturday, when I was at the desk to hand out maps and answer questions, a horse-drawn hearse arrived. It was part of a funeral service service being held at Greenwich, and the horses were resting outside the Visitor Center as the service was being held. I’ve never seen anything like this!

Also, the azaleas are at their peak. Visitors to Bonaventure who visited instead of going to the St Patrick’s Day parade and enjoying green beer, were treated to amazing pinks of the flowers in the cemetery.

I had my own little piece of azalea heaven, too, in front of the building at MP. The little shrub that I’d planted there years ago is blooming again, and greeted me as I returned from New Orleans.  I miss the forsythia and lilacs of Rochester, but I don't have to wait so long for the azaleas.  

Jane and I went out to Fort Pulaski to see an exhibit of art entitled “Picking Up the Pieces”. More than 600 students from 16 schools throughout Georgia, grades 2 to high school, submitted artwork featuring some of the many challenges faced by Fort Pulaski: war, natural disaster, neglect. Some of the best ones were on display. It was very interesting.

After storing all my St Paddy’s Day stuff back in the closet, I got out all my Easter crap. And I made a new egg tree. I don’t know why I keep thinking that I can do crafts like I used to, because obviously, I can’t. Since many of the crafts I make start with an empty toilet paper rolls, I thought about making the egg tree like that, but it wasn’t very pretty. I soon replaced those with eggs from the Dollar Store.

  

There was an event to celebrate Flannery O’Connor’s birthday on Sunday. It was a lovely day, and the parking is free on Sunday. So, what’s not to like? The museum waived the admission fees, so I was able to tour the childhood home, and many local booksellers set up sales areas in Lafayette Square. There was a parade and they even had cake!