12/29/2019

Weekly Update 12/29/2019

I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas! Thanks to all who sent cards and greetings. I did not, so thank you so much to all who remembered me.

I did drive around the neighborhood a bit in search of festive light displays. It was brief, and a bit disappointing. I remember better decorations in past years. And, somehow it’s not the same with lights on palm trees and no snow on the ground – not that I’m complaining.

For Christmas Day, I was invited to Barbara’s condo for a turkey dinner. It was very nice. She had invited two other guests, but they had to eat and run to be at other engagements. I stayed for a while and visited. Then I went back to her place in the evening to play Rummikub with her and June. After all, it was Wednesday, and that’s what I do on Wednesdays. The day was quiet for me, but holidays are generally meaningless, so it didn’t matter.

I rarely see more than two movies in a year, but I saw two movies this week. I went with Connie to see Knives Out. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. It was not as much of a shoot-’em-up, blood-and-guts murder mystery that I had expected, and more an Agatha Christie-like twisty, red herring thriller with a surprise ending. I loved it. I also went out to the Tybee Post Theater to see Ford vs Ferrari, which I also enjoyed. I wasn’t the James Garner 1966 movie that I really liked from my youth, but this was more history, so of course I would enjoy that.

During the month of December, DH offers candlelight tours in the evenings. So, in addition to my weekly Friday tours (which were very crowded), I did tours on Monday and Tuesday evenings, too. These tours are a little shorter, and I only have to guide visitors on the living level. I also focus more on telling about holiday traditions in the 1820s rather than on the house or the Davenport family. It is a good way to spread holiday cheer without having to sing loud for everyone to hear.

Friday, after DH, Kay and I went to Churchill’s instead of the normal The 90 for drinks. And, in a stunning turn of events, we both got the Brussels Sprouts appetizer. We’d both thought it was so good when we were there last week, we ordered it again.  The evening was warm and sunny, and we sat outside on the rooftop patio with our white wine and sprouts.  

Saturday, I went out for coffee in the morning with Kathie who lives in MP. Then I was at the cemetery in the afternoon. It was very busy there, too. I guess there are a lot of people visiting relatives or friends in Savannah for the holidays who like to do some touring at places like BC and DH. We will be coming up on the slow time of the year in January, so it was nice to be busy this week. In the evening, I watched some college football – one blow out and one very exciting game. I needed to prepare myself for the final week of the NFL season.

Sunday was my last visit to Coach’s Corner for another year. I went for the 1 pm games, although there weren’t as many playoff implications as the 4:30 games. I knew Buffalo wouldn’t win, and they didn’t play any starters. The best part of the game was watching the icy rain in western NY. I also knew the Cheaters would win, so imagine my surprise and delight when Miami stepped up. It’s very unusual for me to cheer for the Dolphins, but I loved this game! Merry Christmas to me!