7/10/2022

 

Weekly Update 7/10/2022

Feeling as unpatriotic as I do, I did nothing for the 4^th of July. I thought my neighbors might have a picnic, but I didn’t hear anything about it. I was not disappointed. So, I watched a lot of tennis, read some of my book, and watched 1776. I love that movie, and I try to watch is every Independence Day.

On Tuesday, I finished the project at City Hall that I’ve been working of for several months. I was reading through old magazines and clipping anything that had to do with Savannah. I found an advertisement for the Mercer Wilder House in a 1967 publication. It was asking $55,000. Jim Williams got himself a bargain. A new project will begin this week.

When I went to meet my friends at Green Square, I was disappointed. Helen wasn’t feeling well, Jane was waiting for her son to arrive for a visit, and Denise was at work. I went downtown anyway. I wanted to see what was happening at DH. Columbia Square was full of tents and crates, set up as a Civil War encampment. I went into DH to say hello to Jamie, Jeff and Sheena, and they all encouraged me to go to the house to see what was going on. It’s a movie set! The film people had brought in furniture and props, and the DH furniture was all piled in together in other rooms. The dining room on the living level was full of all the furniture from the first floor and the yellow bedroom on the second floor had all the upstairs furniture. The wallpaper was not changed, but a couple of rooms were repainted, and that looks really strange.  There's also a lot of draperies that look out of place to me.  I chatted for a few minutes with the set director. He told me a little about the plans for the movie, Manhunt, that will be on Apple TV, but he’s not sure just when. I suggested to him that the best place to eat is Crystal Beer Parlor. He’d already heard that, and had eaten there the day before.

I did get to the pool a couple of times this week, in between watching the tennis. But, it’s too hot to walk. It’s actually not comfortable to swim as the water is so warm, it’s like being in a bathtub.

Adrian was out of town, visiting Jack’s family for a week, so the new photos were sparse. They did take him to the VanGogh experience, a traveling exhibition that was nearby, and sent the most adorable photo of him in the bedroom at Arles. He’s the best!