1/21/2024

 

Weekly Update 1/21/2024

Well, the season is over. Buffalo played well for two quarters, and then just couldn’t get anything going. I’m disappointed. But, I still have the Lions! Three of the four playoff games this weekend were thrillers, and fun to watch. I just wish Tyler Bass had not channeled his inner Scott Norwood.

I’ve also been watching the Australian Open in the early morning hours.

Monday was a holiday. Which means nothing to me, but Kay had a day off work. It was a treat to see her when it wasn’t even a weekend. But between walking with her, and all the NFL games on Monday, I felt as if it was Sunday, and I was confused for a few days. It’s not that difficult to confuse me!

It’s been very cold here. I’ve needed to wear a heavy sweatshirt and a windbreaker jacket when I walk. Even though the temps are in the 30s, it never seems as bad because it’s been sunny and bright. That’s not true of Buffalo. Whenever I see pictures of Highmark Stadium, or watch as snowballs are tossed onto the field during the game, I’m pleased that I live where I don’t have to put up with any of that.

No lectures this week, but I did go to two book clubs. The library book club read The End We Start From, and no one liked it. The discussion was short. At the non-fiction club, the book was The Soul of an Octopus. I didn’t read it, but it sounds intriguing. The author of that book is going to be at the Book Fest in February, and I may try to go hear her speak.

Before the game today, I went to Publix to pick up a few groceries (and a Pub Sub for the games). There are three Publixs, all about five miles away from me, so I have a choice every time I go shopping. The one in Port Wentworth is where I went today. There’s a very small museum near the store, but it’s never open. When I drove past today, there were cars in the parking lot! Since I’ve always wanted to visit, I went in. Well, it’s not a museum – it’s a church, and I walked in at the end of the Sunday service. A very kind man told me about the church, which was built by slaves of the Rice Hope Plantation in 1860. It was in disrepair for a long time until this little congregation acquired it in the 1970s and renovated it in 2013.

Because of all the football on tv, I’ve been knitting furiously. That keeps my hands busy so I don’t have to reach inside a potato chip bag all the time. The knitting club met on Saturday, and I turned in a baby blanket and two winter caps. I made two more caps and started a scarf during the games today.

Adrian and Annie have been going to the library, the Strong Museum, and the YMCA. They do so many fun things, and I love seeing the photos. I also had my monthly google meet with them on Saturday. They weren’t too interested in the books I read, but I enjoyed just talking to them. And listening.