2/12/2023

 

Weekly Update 2/12/2023

I attended a couple of lectures this week. The first was Tuesday evening, when I went to a Victorian Society lecture about China Painting. I sat in the very front row because I’d forgotten to put my hearing aids in, and it was all going well until all of a sudden, the speaker stopped, and I heard someone behind me call out for someone with a phone to call 911. The friend she was with was unresponsive. I immediately got up and ran to the back of the room where I could hide. I’m absolutely no help whatsoever in any emergency, and I just wanted to get out of the way. One lady, and I don’t know if she had medical training, took charge, and worked with the person until EMT personnel arrived. By the time they came, which was really only a very short time, the poor lady had been revived and was more embarrassed than anything else. I don’t know, but it was probably a diabetic episode. To be honest, most of the lectures I attend are attended by people my age and older. That this doesn't happen more often is a mystery. I’m glad everyone is ok, with only a tiny wound to her pride.

On Wednesday, I went to TLC for a lecture about Wendell Willkie, who ran as the Republican presidential candidate against FDR in 1940. The talk was by my friend Charles Snyder, and it was very interesting. I couldn’t tell you two things about WW before this, but I now have a greater understanding. I also had zoom meeting / lecture with the Friends of Mt Hope on Saturday morning. I rather like that – not having to get up or get dressed, not driving anyplace, just sitting in my recliner with my cup of coffee, learning. This talk was about Rochesterians who were workers on the Underground Railroad before the Civil War, and it focused on the ones who are buried at Mt Hope Cemetery. Much of this information was not new to me, but I enjoyed hearing it again.

I was out to eat a lot this week. I met John, Mike and Linda, from MP, for lunch on Thursday. It’s always good to catch up with former neighbors. I went out with Kay to Crystal Beer Parlor on Wednesday after she finished work. We weren’t able to meet either last weekend or this weekend, so a mid-week dinner was great. On Friday, it looked like rain, so my Green Square ladies met at Whole Foods for coffee. I intended to meet Roseann at Lake Mayer to walk after that, and just as we pulled into the parking lot, the rain started. So, we went to a nearby coffee shop for another latte.

Sunday, was of course, the Super Bowl. I didn’t care who won, I went out early to get myself a pizza (I’m too cheap to pay for delivery) and just watched as I lamented that this will be the last football game for a very long time. Snooty, Teddy and I watched with me.  It was a great game, very exciting, and it came right down to the last seconds. Congrats to the Chiefs!

I sent Adrian a littlevalentine card, and I enclosed a craft that the library provides to their pre-school program. Leftovers are available for anyone to pick up, so I absconded with one and added it to the valentine. Sarah sent a photo of the finished craft. She had to do much of it because it involved scissors and glue, but Adrian provided the hand for tracing and added the pom poms and snowflakes. He’s brilliant!