Starting with Sunday, April 26th , we went to St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church (Go to their web site and click on their slideshow. The windows are fabulous.). The church is in the “hood,” right next to a large public housing complex on MLK Blvd, naturally. We got there a little late and we both were totally lost trying to follow the ritual. The rector (preacher) is a very down-to-earth young sister from the Bronx, NY who has not lost her Bronx ways, and knows her stuff. She has only been in Savannah for 18 months and has a lot to give to this city. The congregation was very warm and friendly. Later on that afternoon we went to the 134th anniversary of one of the Masonic Lodges in Savannah. They had a very informative program giving the history of the Lodge, some spoken word, music, and, of course, lots of food. Awards and recognitions were given to a group of young middle school-aged brothers (and their parents) who participate in an academy being mentored by some of the Masonic brothers, That was very inspiring to witness.
On Monday we went fishing at Tybee Beach. Actually, Jesse fished for a couple of hours while Jo relaxed on the beach. Jesse caught a whiting (which is still in the freezer), One more, and we’ll have a meal.
The next day John and Julia Davis invited us up to Hilton Head for the afternoon. We met at the HHI Museum and gift shop and then went to Honey Horn Plantation , a restored 200 year-old planter’s estate where we got to check out local flora and fauna specimens. After stopping by John and Julia’s condo for dessert of key lime pie, they then drove us to Harbour Town at the southern end of the island. Now check this out, Harbour Town is at Sea Pines Plantation where you have to pay to enter the gated community. We had lunch next to the marina with its yachts. It was interesting to see how wealthy folks live. The atmosphere reminded Jo of what Key West must be like, and our food was OK. Obviously, you don’t go there for the food. We could not help thinking about how the beach-front property has been developed to keep “the people” out – especially since the bin yah’s (the original African American population) have to pay to get in like the rest of us. So, what’s new?Wednesday we went to the farmers’ market in downtown Savannah to market Jo’s switch plates. She did OK, but hoped to have done better. This coming week there will be a Green Expo at the same location, so we’re hoping to do better. Jo volunteered at the Heritage Park Nursing Home on Thursday, mainly engaging the residents in conversation about their life stories. The home is just a short distance from our house..
Friday we went out to Tybee Beach for SCAD (Savannah College of Art & Design) students’ sand art contest. But guess what…we showed up a week early. We found out that the exhibition was actually scheduled for Friday, May 8th. At least we were not on CP time as we is wont to be from time to time. Saturday was another day at the farmers’ market, and Jo was able to do some selling and get some more ideas for the future.
This week we have also been deliberating about whether or not we will return to Savannah to live, and if so, when. We would love to start a new community of our friends and family down here. This is one of the reasons we’ve been writing this blog – to let you get a feel for the place. It really has a lot to offer. So please consider coming down. At this point you could stay at our place even if we’re not here.
So that’s it for now. We’ll check you all out later. In the meantime, keep laughing and enjoying.
Peace, and Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers,
JoAnn and Jesse
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