2/5/2023

 

Weekly Update 2/5/2023

Instead of going to City Hall this week to volunteer, I met some friends for a group birthday lunch. The restaurant offered Rochester Coffee. Well, I had to have it. It was coffee, walnut toffee whiskey, and Bailey’s. And it was very good! I asked why it was called Rochester coffee, since there was no Genesee beer in it, and they didn’t know. They guessed it was wasn’t Rochester, NY, but Rochester, UK. That makes more sense.

The CMA meeting this month had a speaker that addressed active shooter issues. I really feel that someone who has a grudge against society is not going to shoot up Davenport House, or Massie Heritage Center. Realizing this reality, the speaker emphasized de-escalation of angry people more than how to usher visitors out of a dangerous situation. But why are we even talking about this? What is wrong that this needs to be something to learn about?

While I was walking to the meeting, through Forsyth Park, I noticed that trees are beginning to bloom, a few azaleas were flowering, and the fountain was drained and was being scrubbed. Many plants in the park were hit hard by the continued cold we had last month. Many were cut back, but they seem to be sending up new shoots and the park should be lovely in just a few more weeks.

Book Club this month at TLC was a discussion of The Last Seance, a book of short stories by Agatha Christie. I found I got bored easily with short stories. I like to read one once in a while when I‘m waiting for a book to be available at the library, but to read a whole book of short stories was not very satisfying. Unless, of course, it’s O’Henry. I loved reading those stories many many years ago.

I attended a gallery opening at the African Art Museum on Friday evening. It was ok, but I don’t think I understood how small the exhibit was, and that the entire museum wouldn’t be open, only the new addition. It was interesting, but I had to drive a half hour each way to get there, and I was only in the museum for ten minutes.

Saturday, I went to Wormsloe Historic site for the annual Colonial Faire. This is one of my very favorite events in Savannah. It didn’t rain on Saturday, but it had rained a lot last week, so it was muddy, and the weather was cool. But I wandered around to see rifle shooting, candle making demonstrations, cheese making, cooking over an open fire, blacksmithing, Native American huts, etc. I think I’ve been to this faire every years since I moved here.  Sunday was Super Museum Sunday, when most museums are open for free. I skipped it. Generally, when they open for free, the tours are abreviated, and the areas are crowded. I can go toany museum I want any time I want, so I just stayed home on Sunday.

My allergies are starting. I noticed on my walks that the yellow pollen is lining puddles and is on cars. I’ve been blowing my nose, and last night I had trouble sleeping because my eyes were so itchy. And it’s just beginning! I have about eight weeks of this to go.

Adrian had more adventures this week, including the zoo, the Strong Museum, and bath time fun. I really liked the picture of Adrian dressed as a Medical Staff person at the veternary clinic which I think may have been at the Strong Museum. Years ago when I would visit the zoo with Emily, there was an animal hospital there, and the “staff” could work with injured “animals”. I think this is the same idea. But what really caught my eye was a manatee at Adrians’s station. There he was – Snooty! ready for hospitaliztion! And Adrian choose a cow instead of the manatee, which is the cutest animal ever!