Just for your enjoyment: a gallery of flowers and other beauties seen on our 200 acres of land and marsh.
From April 2020
Self-Isolating Family at Fort Frederica
Tom and I have been self-isolating at Fort Frederica since the middle of March. The Governor of Georgia didn’t issue a stay-at-home order in Georgia until April 3, but the Glynn County Commissioners closed everything here much earlier. Fort Frederica shut down programming at the same time Glynn County closed, and we closed the park …
Concerts and Movies – A Reminder of a Previous Life
I love going to concerts and movies here on St. Simon’s Island. It is one of the best things about living and working on the island. Right now it is also a reminder of life before coronavirus. Before concerts and movies were shut down – for who knows how long – Tom and I managed …
Bookstore Inventory Project with Ellen P
When Fort Frederica first closed in April, one of the first projects I helped with was the bookstore inventory. Always before, when I have helped with inventory, it has been while the park and the bookstore were open. The park closing made the bookstore inventory a lot easier and we took our time doing doing …
Killing Time When Time Seems Stuck
A woman recently came to Fort Frederica with her dog to walk around. She told me she was killing time for a while because every day was the same during the stay at home order. I have never liked the expression “killing time” and I like it even less as I get older. Yes, I …
Colonial Weaving at Fort Frederica
Since Fort Frederica National Monument closed on April 1, I have spent a lot of my time doing colonial weaving. The other female volunteers have also been busy weaving so we have quite the colonial weaving factory going. First we finished the 13 cotton towels we had been working on. I think we only had …
Belles on Their Toes by Frank Gilbreth, Jr.
I just finished reading “Belles on Their Toes” by Frank Gilbreth, Jr. I enjoyed it so much that I wanted to share it with all of you while it is fresh in my mind. Sometime in my youth I read “Cheaper By the Dozen” by Frank Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. The book impressed …
Tent for our Three-Ring Circus
One of the projects we did here at Fort Frederica National Monument was put up a big tent. We sometimes say it is like a three-ring circus around here, so a tent seemed appropriate. The tent is intended to protect the archaeological dig that begins in May and will last through the summer. Our boss, …
Alone Together and Celebrating Easter
How was your Easter celebration? Did it feel like Easter as you celebrated alone together? Tom and I had a very nice Easter. After several people asked, I put together a short worship service for the volunteers here in the park and some of the staff. There were nine people all together, so it was …
Eastern Mole: Fort Frederica’s Best Archaeologists
Fort Frederica has abundant wildlife. One of the most abundant forms of wildlife in the park is the Eastern Mole. We see their effects every day in the park. In fact, they are our best archaeologists because they regularly dig up artifacts. The Eastern Mole is common across the eastern half of the United States. …