3/13/2022

 

Weekly Update 03/13/2022

I started off the week on a sour note. I had an appointment for an oil change, but guess what? They found another nail in one of my tires, and it couldn’t be plugged. So I spend more time and money at the Goodyear than I wanted to. And it didn’t end there: I’d been promising myself that I would go to Culver’s and get a frozen custard for more than a week, and I was really ready. I could taste the vanilla and feel the smoothness before I even got there. But when I got there – the dining area was closed. I could have waited in the drive thru for an hour, but I didn’t want to do that. So, I feel I was cheated out the frozen custard.

Tuesday evening, the Savannah Victorian Society had their first meeting in over a year. Jamie Creadle from DH gave a talk about meats in the 19^th century. It seems as if I’ve been telling my tourists at DH the right thing all alone – Isaiah Davenport could purchase meat from a butcher at City Market, or he might slaughter a pig in his own backyard. He’d also have poultry available there, but they would probably be more for eggs than meat. His enslaved people could fish in the rivers and creeks nearby, or again fish could be purchased at City Market or at the wharf.

At Davenport House this week for my tours, I had to begin by entering through a gate that has always been kept locked. Being someone who resists change in any form, this was not easy. I felt I adapted quite well. Rain was forecast for all afternoon, and that would be a problem because that gate is quite far away from the admissions. Luckily, it held off, and all my tourists kept dry. Rain is forecast for this Wednesday, too, so we’ll see how it works out.

I zoomed with the Friends of Mt Hope Cemetery on Saturday. The lecture was about Abelard Reynolds, an early pioneer in Rochester and creator of the original Reynolds Arcade on Main Street. It was really interesting. I set my clocks ahead before I went to bed that night, but I was still confused. I think Georgia is doing away with DST and this might be the last time I have to spring ahead or fall back. I hope so.

On Sunday afternoon, I went to the fabulous Lucas Theater for a SCAD production of All Shook Up, a musical that featured Elvis Presley songs. I left plenty of time to drive there, find a place to park, and get a seat before the curtain. However, I was late because I waited for 20 minutes for a train to cross the road. The play was great, and I loved it. I was a little surprised that most of the audience was a lot younger than I am (perhaps SCADies who had friends in the show???). I thought it would only appeal to those of us of a certain age. Another thing: I didn’t need to wear a mask, but I did have to go through a metal detector to be sure I wasn’t entering with a firearm.

Adrian is amazing. He has learned that if he can get his belly off the floor, he’s able to move forward. He’s now crawling across the floor as if he’s always done it.