Last week Tom and I ate at Zuzus in Pier Village. I don’t know what Zuzus means or stands for, but this little hole-in-the wall restaurant on St. Simons Island has the best burgers! We used to think Certified Burgers had the best, but found out they put way too much salt in their meat. …
Guale Preserve on St. Simons Island
Last week Tom and I went bike riding and discovered a new place on the island: Guale Preserve. We like to go bike riding at least once a week, and our favorite ride is the 14 miles from Fort Frederica to Hampton Point. There is a wonderful bike trail and, because this is the less …
Split Rail Fences at Fort Frederica National Monument
Things have really been happening here at Fort Frederica National Monument. Split rail fences going up. Dead trees taken down. Things being built and fixed. We may not have many rangers here, but the volunteers and maintenance staff are really going to town on different projects. This last week volunteers Denise and Bob Verba put …
Hearts Unfold Like Flowers Before Him
One of my favorite hymns (I have so many) is “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Him.” This week, as I have been walking through the many azalea gardens on St. Simons, I keep singing the second line, “Hearts unfold like flowers before thee, opening to the sun above.” [I have about five versions of the hymn …
Kingsley Plantation at Timucuan Historic Preserve
Last week Tom and I headed to Kingsley Plantation at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve near Jacksonville, Florida. Although we visited Timucuan in 2017 (read the post here), we had not been to the Kingsley Plantation area. One of their rangers visited us a couple of weeks ago and told us about their living history …
Sailor, a Bark Ranger at Fort Frederica
A couple of years ago I wrote about the Bark in the Park event at Fort Frederica. We had our second Bark in the Park a couple of weeks ago (last year was canceled because of the government shut-down). We had about 40 dogs and their human companions show up for the parade. After the …
Historic Preservation Team at Fort Frederica
During the last month, the Historic Preservation Team for the southeast region of the National Parks has been working at Fort Frederica. The foundations of houses and the fort ruins are almost 300 years old and require periodic work. The team at Fort Frederica is part of the Masonry Team. The Historic Preservation Team that …
If We Perish, Does God Care?
I recently read Mark 4 about Jesus calming the storm. Once again I was grabbed by the words of the disciples, “Teacher, do you not care if we perish?” For me that one sentence has always been central to the story. Other people focus on Jesus calming the storm, and it is an awesome miracle …
Oculus Quest: Virtual Reality in the RV
Tom got an Oculus Quest for Christmas. Well, I ordered it at the beginning of December and it finally shipped the middle of January, so it was a late Christmas present. It was also, pretty much, his only Christmas present as John and Jackie went in with me on it. Tom loves to play video …
Coastal Brass Choir In Concert
St. Simon’s Island offers wonderful free concerts during the winter season. In January Tom and I went to hear a local group, the Coastal Brass Choir, play a concert at St. Simons United Methodist Church. The Coastal Brass Choir is a volunteer group with a wonderful “temporary” conductor. The conductor, Paul Reed, is the music …