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.