11/24/2019

Weekly Update 11/24/2019

Happy Thanksgiving!

on my dining room table

The only time of the year when I miss being in New York State is in October when the leaves are lovely in the finger Lakes and the Hudson Valley. But, walking through Forsyth Park this week, I saw this lovely tree. It gave me a brief glimpse of what I’m missing. But of course, there’s no Spanish moss up north.

you can't see the Spanish moss but it is there on this tree

I attended a lecture at CH and was on mid-century ranch houses. It’s an interesting architectural style that was prolific in America after WWII as suburbs boomed. And it’s a style that has been rather overlooked. I also attended the opening of gallery collection of photographs collected by W W Law, the leader of the NAACP in Savannah in the early 1960s. The opening included an interview of Otis Johnson, former Savannah mayor and activist. The interview was conducted by my friend, city archivist Luciana Spracher.    

On Friday, Kay, Jane, Barbara and I went to see Elf the Musical at the Savannah Theater. It was fabulous! It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but this already has me in the Christmas spirit (well, as much as I’ll ever be in the holiday spirit, which usually passes me by, but I felt good after seeing this show). The actor who was Buddy was as much fun and as entertaining as Will Farrell was. We all enjoyed it. 

Saturday, I was really busy. After opening BC, I went to visit a friend at Savannah Commons, an assisted living community. Judy makes jewelry, and her facility was having a craft sale. Some of the things were really cute, but I have TOO MUCH STUFF, so didn't buy anything. It was good to chat with her for a while, something I don’t do enough. From there I went downtown to the Massie School. It is one of my favorite museums in Savannah, and they were having an opening of a Native American exhibit. I heard a talk about Tomochichi, the Yamacaw chief who was helpful to James Oglethorpe when Savannah was first settled. I didn’t realize that they were also having a gingerbread house display. There were not many houses entered, but they were delightful. Following that display, I went to my friend Kathryn’s house for a gingerbread boy and girl baking party. She made all the dough and cut the cookies out, and we just needed to decorate. And finally, I went to the SCT to see A Year with Frog and Toad. I used to read that book with Allen when he was little, so I was interested in seeing the musical. I was exhausted by the time I got home to watch the UGA game.

there is a house in the vicotrian District in Savannah that is called The Gingerbread House.  It looks like this

Kathryn in her kitchen

And Sunday, of course, I was back at coach’s for the early games. Go Bills!