10/9/2022

 

Weekly Update 10/9/2022

The week didn’t start off too well. I was very sick. It was either something I ate, or perhaps a stomach bug. But I was miserable. After a visit to the doctor, I began to feel better. But I canceled some things that I wanted to do. To cheer me up, the little azalea outside my front porch produced one little bloom.

Because I was feeling a lot better on Friday, I went to Whole Foods to meet Helen and Jane for a coffee and some chatting. It was a really nice autumn day, so on the way home I went someplace I haven’t been in a long time -Daffin Park. I walked around the park and just enjoyed feeling well.

On Saturday, I went to Forsyth Park twice. In the morning, Kay and I went to shop at the Farmer’s Market. There wasn’t anything I wanted – I rarely want fresh fruits and vegies, but I thought I might buy some fall flowers or some mums. I was out of luck with those, too. We walked around the park and had a nice iced coffee. In the evening, I went back to attend the Party in Park. It used to be an annual event, but has been canceled for the past couple of years because of the pandemic. It was nice to be back, sitting outside with a pinot noir, listening to the philharmonic play.

I left downtown in the dark on Saturday night, and I drove back downtown in the dark on Sunday morning. October 9 is the day that the American patriots failed in their attempt to reclaim the city of Savannah from the British in 1779. In other years, I’ve placed a wreath during the ceremony for the Bonaventure Historical Society. Since I’m no longer working with that organization, there was no wreath this year. As a history person, I like going to this event, but it seems to be getting smaller and smaller each year. The politicians greatly outnumbered the other participants.

I had planned to go to the new pizza sports bar that opened near me to watch the Bills game, but when it didn’t even seem to be a challenge, I just stayed home. Josh sure looked good.