//

Weekly Update 12/19/2021

I was able to get out and do a couple of things this week. I was invited to a wonderful party at Heidi’s house on Wednesday. The ladies that meet for drinks on Wednesday Happy Hours were invited to join together for delightful munchies and glasses of wine. It was very nice, and the food was all excellent. 

That same group met again on Friday. We went out for supper and then to a concert of holiday songs at the Tybee Post.

Wednesday was a mixed up day for me. Every single Wednesday I’m scheduled to give tours at DH. Well, there was a couple who wanted to do the tours on Wednesday this week, and I had been notified, but I completely forgot and showed up. I just turned around and went back to the apartment. I had signed up to do Holly Jolly Tours on Saturday night, so I was back downtown again. This time I got it right. I’m also scheduled to do two nighttime tours, as well as my regular Wednesday tours, next week. At the holidays, many volunteers have travel plans, and since I do not, I like to be able to help out when no one else is available.

When I returned from running errands on Tuesday, there was a nice surprise for me by my front door. My neighbor, Cara, had left a little potted fir tree. Poor thing – it’s only a matter of time before I destroy it.

Imagine my surprise when I went out to my porch Tuesday evening to turn on the Christmas lights and I saw that the fountain at my end of the “pond” was working! It has been out of commission for months, and I finally decided it was gone for good. I pay extra in my rent to have a view of the water, and the lighted fountain was something I really liked, but I thought it was gone. It’s back! And I’m glad.

I’m absolutely livid that YouTubeTV took away all my ESPN channels because they couldn’t reach an agreement with Disney, who owns not only their own channels, but also ESPN, ABC and a few others. I think they found a way to reconcile by Sunday, but I’m done. Not only am I disgusted with the horrible buffering on live sports, but also the lag time between what’s on the tv screen to the real game being played. I’ve looked into a few other options, but there’s something not right with everything I look at – no recording capability, no PBS (that’s a deal breaker – I NEED PBS), no TCM, no tennis channel. I fear I may have to return to Comcast. I never liked them, but I don’t like this either. I have little that I enjoy as much as sports on tv, so I’m going to have to figure this out.

Adrian continues to delight his great grandma. He is just adorable. I know Christmas at those houses in Rochester will be very special indeed this year, and for many years to come. I wish you all a very happy holiday season, too!