12/3/2023

 

Weekly Update 12/3//2023

There was training this week for the interpretation of the Green Meldrim House for Christmas. It’s decorated beautifully. I’ll be doing my first tour there next week.

I attended a meeting at Savannah State University on Tuesday. I thought it was going to be about the history and plans for the Kiah House, but it was a symposium requesting input about what interested people would like to see at the site. I most enjoyed listening to people talk who knew Virginia or Calvin Kiah. I had only been to SSU one other time, so this was something new for me. I had to ask a student for directions to the library where the meeting was held. I felt very very old!

On Friday, I met other volunteers from The Bonaventure Historical Society in Monterey Square. We had offered to assist the City in decorating the square for Christmas. I’d never done this before, and always assumed it was the neighborhoods surrounding the squares who did the decorating. We were supplied with the greenery and red bows, and had to attach them to the lightposts. It only took about an hour. I did not get on any ladder – I’m too smart for that! But I tried to be helpful.

What could be nicer than an Advent Calendar to get me in the spirit of the season? Answer: a Buffalo Bills Advent Calendar. Thanks, Dave and Lisa. I get a little surprise every day. The first window I opened was a teeny Cleveland Brown – I liked that. Today I opened a teeny Dallas Cowboy - I was hoping for something better. At least I didn’t have to watch Buffalo lose this week. That will happen next Sunday.

Here’s a few things I noticed as I took my walks this week:

Remember when a bell ringer would stand in the snow and cold outside the mall with a red Salvation Army bucket hanging nearby? I passed a bucket this week, but no one was ringing a bell or smiling and wishing passers by a Merry Christmas. Instead there a code with a link to make a donation. Happy Future!

Richard Kessler may be the richest man in Savannah, and have the biggest house, but that doesn’t make have good taste. Whey would he do this?

Adrian and Annie are beginning to look a lot like Christmas.