Weekly Update 1/1/2023
The day after Christmas, I had to go out to get the tire pressure fixed. I also wanted to do a little after-Christmas-sale shopping. I was looking for boxed cards, so that next year I don’t have to make my own cards. I didn’t have a lot of good luck, but I did find some in Home Goods. I also found a few more snowmen to use as decorations around the apartment. I think there’s few thing sadder than decorating with snowmen in the South, but it’s a reminder to me of what I’ve missed since I moved. I like that. (The temps have returned to to 70s this week, and I can have my porch door open again for some fresh air.)
My Xfinity (cable tv and internet access) charges went up on my current bill. I knew it was going to increase because my 2-year introductory period was expired. I didn’t think it would help, but I went to the store and asked if anything could be done. To my surprise, the agent was able to get my bill back to what it was before the increase, with no of loss of services. And then he asked if I’m on Social Security. Well, look at me, with my white hair and wrinkles, of course I’m collecting that! He suggested that I apply for ACP, for low income help with internet access. I was skeptical, but I signed up, and now I have an additional $30 off the monthly bill. There ya go! While I was there, I told him that I realized that he would have no influence, but that if he could contact the Xfinity lobby people and stop the NFL from selling some of the games to providers like Prime and YouTubeTV. I feel I pay a lot of money for sports channels, and I really resent the greedy NFL wants to extort even more money by allowing third party providers to air games. Good luck with that!
DH was really crowded this week. I don’t know why, but it was nice. All of my tours on Thursday were filled, even adding a few extra people. It makes the day go so much faster when tours are full and people are interested. I went back to DH in the evening for the Candlelight Christmas tours. These are not the same as the Holly Jolly Trolley tours that I did in December, but a different program. I wanted to see what it was like. I bought a ticket and joined the others on the tour. At the end of it, the people in my group were asking a lot of questions about the house and the Davenport family. The guide finally had to tell them that he had no more time, but needed to be ready for the next group. Well, guess who stepped up? It was warm enough for us to stand in the garden and I answered the questions that they had. It made me feel good to be able to share what I know with people who are interested.
On Friday, after meeting friends in Green Square, I intended to go for a walk in Forsyth Park. But, as I was headed that way, I decided to go to the Flannery O’Connor childhood home on Lafayette Square. It is now a museum. Since I’d been to Andalusia when I visited Milledgeville earlier in the month, I wanted to see the house in Savannah. They are only open a few hours a week, but Friday morning is one of the days you can get in. I really enjoyed it. The house is all furnished as it would have been in the 1920s and 1930s. It reminds me of my Grandma's house, but there is also a lot of Flannery O’Connor memorabilia and books there. That was really interesting, and added to what I’d learned about her in Milledgeville. I still do not understand her Southern Gothic writings, and don’t really like to read her books and short stories.
The college bowl games are Saturday were great games! Very competitive, very close games. They were fun to watch. While I was watching, I put all my Christmas decorations away and stowed them back in the garage. I get tired of having them around, and I need a change. The winter stuff is out now. I’m beginning to want to have pillows on the chairs on the porch for each season. When I was at the Goodwill last week, I bought a plain black pillow. I appliqued a snowflake on it. There’s a snowman pillow on the other chair.
Sunday evening, I went to a New Year’s Day party at a friend’s house. This is the group that meets for happy hour on Wednesdays. Most of these ladies are Southerners, so we had a traditional New Year’s day meal – collard greens (for wealth), hoppin’ john (for good luck), cornbread (just because it’s good). We also had pork with sauerkraut, contributed by one of our German ladies, and rice. And champagne. Because it’s been so cold lately, and it warmed up considerably today, the drive home was very foggy. Many of the highways are poorly lit, and I had to be very careful. Luckily, there wasn’t much traffic.
We were making a list of people we’ve heard enough about in 2022 and hope they stay our of the news in 2023. My list would include:
Harry and Meghan
Elon Musk
Tom Brady
Marjorie Taylor Green
Brittany Griner
and, of course, DJT and anyone in his family.
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