Although the park provides our clothing, wherever we work, the park does not (unfortunately) do the laundry. And, when we are wearing our historical clothing, we can end up pretty dirty. Tom, especially, is great at getting his clothes soiled. As the blacksmith, he is often coated with black soot by the end of the …
From April 2019
Seen Around Fort Frederica National Monument
We are back in Ohio, so I am going to use the blog posts this week to finish out our time of working at Fort Frederica. Today is kind of a hodge-podge, with each paragraph something different that we have seen or done around Fort Frederica. We worked a lot with various school groups this …
Complaining Less Lenten Discipline
This year for Lent I gave up complaining. I don’t usually give up something for Lent – I usually try to add some spiritual discipline. But as I read the “fruit of the spirit” list and prayed about what to add, I was convicted. Although I usually consider myself to be a “glass plenty full” …
Living History Food at Fort Frederica
On Saturdays and Sundays, Tom and I do living history at Fort Frederica. We dress out in our historic outfits and do things like colonial people would do. Because it is only the two of us doing living history this year, we change what we do the two days. On Saturdays Tom blacksmiths and I …
Pirates House Restaurant, Savannah Georgia
When Tom and I spent the day in Savannah with Caitlyn, we ate at the Pirates House Restaurant. It was as far east as we were walking in the historic downtown area. So we walked all the way east, ate lunch, and then made our way back west. The Pirates House Restaurant includes the oldest …
Walking Tour of Historic Savannah, Georgia
A couple of weeks ago Tom and I drove up to Savannah and met Ranger Caitlyn for a fun day in the city. We worked with Caitlyn here at Fort Frederica two years ago when she was a seasonal ranger. She now has a term position at Fort Sumter in Charleston. So Savannah seemed like …
Aprons: A Useful Historical Tool
When I am dressed in my historical clothing, I am always wearing an apron. No matter what I am doing. Of course, I have always liked aprons. I made an apron as a gift for my Grandma Irvin when I was a teenager. When she died, she still had that apron, packed in a special …
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today!
My absolute favorite holy day is Easter. As a pastor I love this culmination of all the work and toil of Lent. I love the joyous crescendo of Easter after the solemnity of Holy Week. Celebrating resurrection so close to the finality of death is a joy that never grows old. And my absolute favorite …
Brogens North on St Simons Island
Tom and I haven’t been trying many new restaurants on St Simons Island. We have returned to some that we enjoyed before: Barbara Jean’s, Frederica House, Frederica Cafe, Dairy Queen, and Certified Burger. Unless we are joining someone else, we just don’t eat out that often. In February we joined the other volunteers here at …
Spring Concerts on St Simons Island
As you know, if you have been reading my blog for a while, one of the perks of life on St Simons Island is the spring concerts. This year was no exception and we went to six different concerts in a six week period. The first four spring concerts were part of the February Festival …