As I mentioned before, the park is closed but we still have lots of projects we are working on. Here is a collection of some of the random volunteer projects being done at Fort Frederica. Tom and Tim rebuilt the rope bed in the palmetto hut. The ropes had gotten pretty slack and the bed …
From April 2020
Fort Frederica National Monument Closed
Last week, when Gov. Kemp finally issued a stay-at-home order for Georgia, Fort Frederica National Monument closed. We had been trying to keep the park open, but people weren’t doing a good job of social distancing. The Visitors Center closed two weeks ago, the restrooms closed last week, and this week everything is closed. Although …
Afraid, Yet Filled with Joy
On this Easter Sunday, how are you feeling? Easter is the most joyous day of the year for me and I always look forward to a church filled with people singing “Alleluia, Christ is risen!” But this year we are not in a church filled with people. Instead, we are home with a multitude of …
Porch: Authentic Nashville Hot Chicken
Before everything closed down, Tom and I had a chance to try The Porch: authentic Nashville hot chicken. This may be my last restaurant review for a while, because I don’t think it is fair to judge a place based on its takeout alone. Also, I don’t like to order takeout from a restaurant that …
Scanning Pictures for a Curatorial Project
During our time of isolation at Fort Frederica National Monument, I have been scanning pictures for a curatorial project. A year ago, the Margaret Davis Cate collection was returned to Fort Frederica. The University of Georgia had been keeping it ever since Hurricane Irma in 2017. Margaret Davis Cate was a historian and story-teller on …
Grocery Shopping in a Pandemic
March was a month of changes. Grocery shopping is one of the things that has really changed. I thought the panic buying in the grocery store would settle down after the first week or two. But the hand sanitizer and toilet paper areas continue to be empty when we go to the store. And the …
Update on Keeping the Park Open
I need to give you an update on keeping the park open since things have changed in the week since I wrote about it. It seems like things are changing every day. For instance, I wrote this post yesterday morning, and then last night the Georgia Governor Kemp issued a stay-at-home directive for the state …
Jesus Christ Is the Same in a World of Uncertainty
Today is Palm Sunday. The first Palm Sunday in my life that I am not in a worship service of some kind. And it isn’t because I am working at the park or too far from a worship service to attend. It is because church is closed due to coronavirus. There are a lot of …
Moo Cow Ice Cream on St Simons Island
Last week Tom and I tried a new ice cream place, Moo Cow Ice Cream. I usually get my ice cream from St. Simons Sweets, but it was very busy, so we decided to walk to try the new place. I had been wanting to try Moo Cow Ice Cream ever since it moved into …