On our days off, Tom and I continue to explore the areas around us, especially trying to visit National Park sites nearby. Recently we headed south of Jacksonville to visit the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve. Timucuan has five distinct parts to the park. It is the only Ecological Preserve in the National Park system. …
From January 2017
Sunday School and Feeling Like We Belong
For three weeks we attended worship at Wesley United Methodist Church and only talked to three people: the greeter at the door, the minister after the service, and the lone member of the congregation who welcomed us. Wesley is a big church (over 1,000 members) with lots of snowbirds. I’m sure the members there are …
Tornado Warnings and Restroom Friends
As you are probably aware, there were tornadoes all over Alabama, Florida and Georgia on Sunday. Several tornadoes caused deaths and all kinds of damage. I am praying for the families that lost loved ones. Tom and I are in southern Georgia right now and we are located in the paths of the storms. So …
Bike Trails on St. Simons Island
When Tom and I considered coming to Fort Frederica, one of the things that most excited us was the bike trails on St. Simons Island. There are 30 miles of bike trails on an island that is only 10 miles long. All of the main roads have a bike trail paralleling the road. This means …
Townsfolk of Fort Frederica, Georgia
On March 16, 1736, 116 people began building the town of Frederica. What kind of people were these townsfolk? What did they do and how did they get along with each other? These are some of the questions I will be answering today. As I mentioned previously, James Oglethorpe recruited the people who settled Savannah …
Copper Pig in Brunswick Georgia
Tom and I continue to search for good barbecue when we are in the south. Barbecue is so regionally oriented that our favorite barbecue spots are still in Ohio. But we continue to be hopeful. We asked around here on St. Simons, and people said the best barbecue in the area is at the Copper …
Stubborn Ounces of My Weight
The election of Donald Trump to President has been difficult for me. I have been praying to come to peace with the election and praying for him as he takes office. How shall I respond to the election of a horrible person to our country’s highest office? I have definitely become more politically active, making …
Helping the Maintenance Crew at Fort Frederica
Tom and I are in our third week at Fort Frederica National Monument. We are starting to develop a routine and getting to know the people here. One of the things that is different here is that we are helping the maintenance crew as well as the interpretive staff. Although we helped clean Scotty’s Castle …
St Simons Lighthouse
Last week Tom and I took a day to explore the island around us. One of the must-see places on the island is the St Simons Lighthouse run by the Coastal Georgia Historical Society. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the St Simons Lighthouse was originally built by James Gould in 1810. The United States …
Lighthouse by Eugenia Price
Yesterday I wrote about Eugenia Price and mentioned her St. Simons Trilogy. Today I thought I would continue the theme and write about the first book in the Trilogy, “Lighthouse.” “Lighthouse” was originally published in 1971. It was the third book in the Trilogy, although the first chronologically. Eugenia started with “Beloved Invader” set after …