5/16/2021

 Weekly Update 5/16/2021

Name one thing EVERYBODY hates – buying swimsuits is at the top of the list. And I did it twice this week! I needed something that was a two piece, but not a bra-style top. All I have are tank suits, and it’s getting more and more difficult all the time to get them on and off, especially when they’re wet. I looked a few places, but never found the “perfect” suit – you know, one that would make me look like a twenty year old 110 pound person. I finally found something that would be OK at Burlington. I wore it to the pool the next day, but didn’t like the bottom. It was too big; it was more like a pair of shorts than a swimsuit bottom. So I went to the Walmart the next day and bought a plain black bottom. I still look like a 70+year old woman who is very overweight, but at least I found something. I went to the pool twice this week. It is a pleasure to be there, in the water.

Saturday, I went downtown for a free philharmonic concert. I always think that when this organization puts on a concert, it should be some classical symphonic music, but this was a chorus singing songs of the 20^th century – from George Gershwin to Johnny Mercer (of course) to James Taylor to ABBA to Queen. The chorus was set up on the balcony of Parker’s Company Headquarters, which is located in the historic Philbrick-Eastman House overlooking Chippewa Square, and the listeners all brought chairs and set them up under the shade trees of the square. It was a lovely day, and the music was entertaining. I saw many friends there, too. It was a wonderful way to spend an afternoon.

Sunday morning, I met the Green Square ladies for breakfast. Vicki, her husband, Larry, and daughter, Patsy, have recently moved to Eastman, Georgia, but were in town for the weekend. It was so great to see them. They love their new home, and had pictures of it to share.

In the afternoon, I went to a Savannah Children’s Theater performance of Into The Woods Junior. It was an abbreviated version of the Broadway musical (which I saw many many years ago with Bernadette Peters) and the entire second half was cut. As always, they did an amazing job.