3/6/2022

 

Weekly Update 03/6/2022

I ate out a lot this week. Monday I met June for Rummikub, followed by barbecue at Bowties. As luck would have it, Bowties Food Truck was at the apartments on Wednesday, so I got another great pulled pork meal when I got home from Davenport House. And, on Tuesday, as I was driving back home from city hall, I decided to stop at a place I pass all the time on Route 21. It’s a barbecue pit called Smokey’s. It looks as if it might fall down at any minute, and it’s not always open. I also wonder about health inspections. But it has intrigued me. The food was WONDERFUL! Very tasty and the serving were huge. The lady who served me was very kind and friendly, and offered me a sample of the potato salad when I asked it it was good. I’m glad I finally stopped.

Davenport House moved the offices, the gift shop, the admissions, and the restrooms across the lane to the Kennedy Primacy last week. When I went in to do my tours this week, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Also, the back yard is torn up as they are beginning to build a shed there. I’m not sure, but I think it’s the where the Davenport family had a carriage house / barn, and they’re going to try to recreate that, but it will be used for storage for tables, chairs, etc that are used for the Tea in the Garden, the garden party, weddings, things like that. So, I had to adjust the beginning of the tour a bit, as I’m now entering through the back door, instead of the front door, but the rest of the tour remains the same. As the tourist season is picking up now, I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it soon.

Thursday afternoon was TLC book club. This is the group that meets to discuss a British mystery each month. I’m embarrassed to say that I did not read the book, Raven Black by Ann Cleeves. When I was talking to the librarian last week (the Pooler librarian leads TLC book club discussions), I mentioned that I had not been able to borrow a copy of the book, although I’d placed a hold weeks ago. She tried to find an online ebook, but I wasn’t going to pay $15 to read a book on my iPad. She also suggested that I watch a video. The Shetland Series, originally broadcast on BBC, included the Raven Black story. That’s what I did. I was able to follow the discussion, but I confessed to my fellow readers that I had cheated.

Since Thursday, I’ve done almost nothing. I’ve had three glorious days of sleeping late, reading, watching tv, eating, and going no place. With gas prices skyrocketing (up nearly a dollar this last week alone!), it might be better to entertain myself by just staying home.

Adrian is amazing! I think he may follow the family trend of musical ability, as I’ve seen videos of him playing a piano duet with Mommy, and also pounding out a tune on a xylophone.

The azaleas in Savannah are magnificent again. I couldn’t help but take pictures.