1/19/2020

Weekly Update 1/19/2020

This week was wonderful weatherwise. We had two days that reached the 80s. There were actually people sitting poolside at MP, working on their tans. Not me, but it was not that hard to get out and walk when it’s so nice. I think we’re in for a change this coming week.

Last week, when I worked to de-junk my office, I also purged my book shelves. I have a lot of books that I’ve read, and more that I will never read. I have collected a lot of local interest books, either at book signings or as souvenirs of places I’ve been to. I made a long list, and emailed The Book Lady, my go-to used book store, to offer them the titles if they’d like to try to re-sell them. Surprisingly, they were delighted, so I donated two boxes of books. I hope some reader or local history collector will want to have some of the ones I parted with. I still have a lot of books, mostly used ones that I’ve purchased for book club. These are not special, and I’ll probably take them to the Goodwill - - but another day.

My friend June moved to her new house on January 1, and I went over to see her this week. The house is adorable! It’s just the right size for her and the dogs. She’s thrilled with it, and even happier to be out of MP. I can’t blame her there (this week the security gates broke AGAIN, and the dumpster wouldn’t compact so a new one had to be ordered – is this a great place or what?). And the best part is that the new house is within walking distance of the home where Jimmy is living; it’s easy for her to visit him any time she wants. I’m delighted for her.

I attended a lecture at TLC about Sea Turtles. It was given by the program chair at Georgia Southern University, so it was not the group I know from Turtle Camp of a few years go. It was so nice to see the videos of the hatchlings scrambling to get to the ocean. That never gets old.  

One of the nice days, I went out to Wormsloe Historic Site for my daily walk. (The Y is beginning to bore me). I also met Kay twice on the weekend to walk. She had to work late Friday and couldn’t meet me for a drink, but we met at Forsyth on Saturday morning to walk there, and also to go to the Farmers Market. Sunday morning, she met me at BC when I opened the Visitor Center, and we walked to Greenwich together. It’s always nice to be with her.