11/26/2023

 

Weekly Update 11/26/2023

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I did! Denise made a turkey breast, stuffing, two vegies and two pies. Jane made whipped potatoes and a broccoli salad. I made roasted brussel sprouts and I took wine. Denise also made little favors for the table, and we got to keep them. I did not leave that table with an empty stomach!

As I drove to the library this week, I noticed a lot of commotion going on at Pooler City Hall. Clint Eastwood is in town filming a new movie (I think the title is Juror 2). I didn’t see him, and when I asked the librarians, they said he had not been in to borrow a book.

I had a couple of events that I thought about going to - tree lighting, Ellis Square celebration, lighted boat parade on the river. But I just couldn’t get motivated. Getting my fat ass out of the recliner is becoming more and more difficult. It took me two days to get all the turkey décor boxed up and put back in the garage, and then get the Christmas stuff and nutcrackers out. I put up the little tree that Helen had given to me before she moved. My little apartment is all festive and ready for December.

Sunday, I was scheduled to give a tour at the cemetery. I would have been home for the kick off if the tour bus had arrived on time, but I didn’t miss much. It was raining and cold, and it was not my best tour. I also had a chance to stop at John and Dessie’s graves to take away the fall flowers and put up the poinsettias and pine cones. I didn’t give the Bills much of a chance against the Eagles, but they surprised me. If Tyler Bass had hit the field goals that he missed, it would have been a win in regulation time. Life isn’t fair.

Adrian and Annie had a pretty happy feast day. Brian and Sharon hosted, as they have for many years. As I understand it, the babies were the hit of the holiday. And Christmas will be even better!

11/19/2023

 

Weekly Update 11/19/2023

My living room Monday night, my living room Tuesday morning. I quit. The Bills looked better against the Jets this week – turnovers and penalties were not a factor, but they have been huge in recent games. But I was almost afraid to watch this game, and the rest of the season is going to be hard.

I do not like to walk. I’ve said that many many times. But I feel I have to make an effort when I can. To keep things from getting too boring, I tried to walk along different routes this week. On Monday, because I had to go to the post office and the library, I walked around a neighborhood in Bloomingdale. On Tuesday, I had a morning tour at the Ebenezer Salzburger museum. I stopped and walked around a neighborhood in Rincon. Wednesday, before I went to Publix I walked around Port Wentworth. Thursday I did Ardsley Park after book club at the senior center, and Friday I was back to walking downtown. Saturday I met Roseann at Lake Mayer, and Sunday, Kay and I walked at Tom Triplett Park. I keep trying, I keep struggling. To try to make it a little easier, I’ve been listening to some of my Christmas music – Handel’s Messiah and The Nutcracker Ballet.

Tuesday, there was a tour of the Salzburg community with the CMA group. There were only about eight of us who went, and that’s too bad, because it was a fascinating tour. On the other hand, having such a small group really allowed us to ask questions, and the members of the Society were knowledgeable and had great answers. The church ladies made us lunch, and that was great. A chicken casserole, homemade bread, jello salad (you don’t get that much any more) and brownies for dessert.

I’d planned to meet Denise and Jane at the Christmas Made in the South craft show. It’s across the river on Hutchinson Island. I wanted to leave my car at Forsyth Park and walk, then take the water taxi across the river and meet them. It was supposed to rain, so I decided that I would just drive to the event with them. Parking was horrible – I think we were more than a mile away fro the front door – but there were trolley that would shuttle the shoppers. (The photo is Denise and Jane waiting in the long line to get on the trolley). We all found things we needed to buy, and we had lunch there. Two things I hate: crowds and shopping, but I was a trouper and joined my friends for a nice day of wandering around the booths to see what craft people can do.

Because I didn’t get to walk in the morning, I drove back downtown after we parted. I took the tour of DH to see how the basement looks. It was about what I thought it would be. I waited for more than two years to be a part of this, but when Jamie left, I quit too. I was just nosy to see what it looked like, and I only have until the end of December when my membership expires, so I wanted to do that now.

Adrian and Annie went to cut down their Christmas tree on Saturday. The decorated it on Sunday. Annie likes all the lights, and I know they’ll be excited about the holiday.

11/12/2023

 

Weekly Update 11/12/2023

Not a lot was going on this week. I’m becoming increasingly content to sit in my recliner and do nothing.

One of the things I didn’t do this week was vote. I know I should have, but politics have left me with little interest in which idiot has the power. They are all the same. I had an opportunity to vote for mayor of Savannah, but Mayor Johnson is terrifically popular, and he won easily. He did not need my vote.

Wednesday and Thursday was the St John’s Episcopal Holiday bazaar. I like to go, and I always enjoy having lunch there. This year, there was no chili, no pimento cheese sandwiches and no shrimp salad croissants. I was devastated! Not to worry – I had the pulled pork platter. And dessert. That’s the best part. The church ladies bale cakes, pies, banana pudding, trifle and all sorts of wonderful treats. It was difficult to choose. I finally settled on German chocolate cake, and it was WONDERFUL!

On Wednesday, there was a lecture at a new group that I had been informed about. Aaron Bradford, who is Savannah’s best revolutionary war interpreter, spoke about James Jackson. Old Fort Jackson along the Savannah River is names for this American patriot. I’ve heard Aaron speak many times, and he’s the lead for the October 9 battle commemoration. I really enjoyed that talk, and hope to be on a list for other lectures by this group.

I will soon be saying goodbye to my inflatable turkey, which has been a grand decoration for many years. I always thought it was funny to see a big roasted turkey sitting, plump and juicy, in the middle of my table for a few weeks around Thanksgiving. But, she’s not plump anymore, and I think I won’t be packing her away for another year.

When I opened my box of Thanksgiving decorations, there was a pre-school craft that apparently I’d packed away last November. I got that ready to send to Adrian and Annie, and was going to go out on Saturday to get it in the mail. Then I remembered that it was a holiday, and the post office was closed. I’ll have time to get it mailed this week. I just can’t seem to break myself of the craft project addiction that I’ve had since Emily was little. Sarah sent me a photo of a craft that she had done with Adrian and Annie, so maybe the gene has been passed to the next generation.

At least the Bills didn’t disappoint me this Sunday. I guess I’ll have to wait until Monday night for that. If they lose to Denver, I may have to rethink my loyalty. Detroit is looking like a professional football team – for the first time ever.

Adrian and Annie are adorable! I’ve had a couple of videos this week, and it sure l believe Annie will be walking by Christmas.

11/5/2023

 

Weekly Update 11/5/2023

Not much going on this week. I didn’t even get one trick and treater on Tuesday. Well, who’s gonna eat all those rice krispie treats? Stupid question!

Thursday evening was the annual Bonaventure Historical Society annual dinner meeting. I hesitated to go because it’s a long way to drive, in the dark, and I’m still not totally trusting my car. But I went. I’m glad I did because I saw many people that I’ve not seen for quite a while. It was nice to get caught up with all of them. The speaker was from Bethesda Academy. It was very interesting, and it reminded me that I should try to get there to visit that museum. Maybe some day soon.

Saturday, I went downtown. Wesley Monumental Church was having a Fall Craft sale, and I thought I might stop in there. The usual suspects – oyster shell tree ornaments, expensive hand-made wreathes, notecards with pictures of Savannah landmarks, jewelry. Nothing that I needed. The church is directly across the square from Massie School. Since they were hosting a Native American demonstration, I went there also. It was the same interpreter that I’ve often seen at the Colonial Days in February at Wormsloe. He’s very good. He knows a lot and can easily articulate about the culture to people of all ages. Then I walked to Forsyth Park. I walked through the Farmers Market (why don’t they just rename it and call it what it is – baked goods paradise). I didn’t get anything there, either. The knitting group was meeting in Pooler in the after noon, so I went there. I had one hat and scarf set to donate, and I picked up some more yarn to make another.

Kay and I went to the cemetery on Sunday. It had been cooler during the week, but Sunday was sunny and lovely. Because we had to drive through the city to get there, we stopped at Crystal Beer Parlor on the way back home. It’s always nice to eat there.

It seems as if Adrian and Annie had fun with Tricks and Treats. Adrian was a butterfly, and Annie was a strawberry. I wondered how they did with the end of Daylight Savings Time.

Buffalo – you’re killing me!