4/10/2022

 

Weekly Update 4/10/2022

I have written a few times about my friend, James, whom I’ve met as he plays his guitar and writes poetry in Johnson Square. That’s been going on for a couple of years. Sunday, the last time Kay, Lisa and I would be together, we were sitting at Forsyth and just enjoying being together. What are the chances? I strike up a conversation with the gentleman sitting next to me, and all of a sudden, I realize it’s James! He said I looked familiar to him too (he calls me the archives lady) but since we weren’t in our familiar surroundings, we both weren’t sure. I had Lisa take a photo of us. This is James!

And then it was over. The holiday I’d looked forward to for so long and enjoyed so very much was at an end. Lisa left Monday. Amazingly, there were no tears at the airport. We’d agreed ahead of time that I would just drop her at the departures area and that would be it. I was immediately lonely. I’m ever so grateful that she made this visit happen. Thanks Lisa!

I didn’t have time to miss her for long. Tuesday was City Hall, and I was also called in for an extra shift in the afternoon at DH. I had my regular DH tours on Wednesday. I was really pissed off when I got stopped for a train crossing route 21 for 40 minutes, and was late for the first tour at DH. I also had to wait going home, but only for 15 minutes. I imagine that the goods coming into the port are being moved out again, but couldn’t they do that on shorter but more frequent freight trains?

We had some bad weather on Wednesday night. I, of course was in my own little world, without my hearing aids and oblivious to everything going on around me. But the next day, driving to meet Helen and Jane at Green Square, I saw big trees down and a canopy ripped off a store front. It began to rain just as we were leaving the Square, but that only lasted a few minutes.

I have the only porch in the apartment complex that has no shrubbery in front of it. I’ve complained about this, but nothing was done. I finally asked if I would be able to plant a couple a things there myself. It was agreed that if what I planted fit in with the other plantings I would be allowed to do that. I stopped at Polks, a small garden center and farm store in Pooler, but they had nothing. I went to Lowe’s and got two sorry looking azalea bushes and some Tree and Shrub soil (I was told I would need that). I had hoped to pay the kids who do general maintenance here at BP plant them for me, but I haven’t seen them around lately. Saturday, I had a lunch date, so after that I went to the Walmart to buy a shovel while I was out. The Walmart had lovely, bright pink azaleas bushes, much nicer that the ones I’d paid almost as much for at Lowe’s. I couldn’t resist – I bought one. It was a struggle, but I worked until I had three holes big enough for the plants, and now I have three plants in front of my porch. I still don’t have as much as the landscape as the other porches, but I’m pleased with my efforts.

Sunday I did something I haven’t done in a long, long time – I made beef stew. I’d been hungry for it, and today was the day. It tasted awfully good! I never cooked while I’ve had visitors, but I just needed to this.

Adrian is perfect.  But, he's growing too fat!