The local memory care nursing home, Thrive, has sheep outside its doors. The three plastic sheep are something they added this year. I don’t know who is in charge of the sheep but what they are doing changes with the season. For instance, on Valentine’s day they held up big hearts. New Year’s they wore …
From June 2020
Submerged Ship Is Still in St. Simon’s Sound
I wrote at the end of January about the cargo ship “Golden Ray” that had capsized and was laying on its side in St. Simon’s Sound. Since January, there have been developments, but the submerged ship is still in St. Simon’s Sound (how about that alliteration?). The team working on getting the ship out of …
Wildflowers of St. Simon’s Island
I have been enjoying the flowers here on St. Simon’s. I started with the thousands of azaleas that you see all over the island. Now that they are long gone, I still look for blossoms big and small as I take my walks every day. I don’t know what all of these are, but I …
Journey of a Different Kind Books
In my search for new authors, I recently read three books about a journey of a different kind. Two of them were by authors that I have never read before and one was an old book by a favorite author. The first journey of a different kind is “Wild: From Lost to Found on the …
Marsh Trail at Fort Frederica National Monument
During the time Fort Frederica National Monument was closed, most days you could find Tom on the Marsh Trail. Before the closure there was no marsh trail. But, by the time we opened again, Tom had cleared a trail that is fun to walk and has a wonderful view of the marsh. Clearing a new …
Keep Your Eyes Open for the Lord
I have to admit I’ve been a little bored lately. Tom and I got to work where we give the same short speech 100 times a day. We walk along the trails of the park. On Thursdays we pick up our groceries. Once a week we order takeout and walk on the beach. I have …
Knitting Update – Old and New Projects
It seems like it is about time for a knitting update. Despite my infatuation with weaving right now, I am still knitting, I realized today that I haven’t shown you any of my knitting projects all year! I knitted a couple of prayer shawls in the fall using a new (to me) stitch called knit …
Baking for Entertainment and Deliciousness
I read a statistic recently that said people have done twice as much baking during the two months of the Coronavirus self-isolating than they typically do during November and December, the biggest baking months of the year. I can totally understand that. When I am stressed, I want to eat cookies. Of course, I also …
Fort Frederica National Monument Is Open
The National Monument is open! After seven weeks of being closed, Fort Frederica National Monument opened just in time for Memorial Day weekend. Tom and I kept working while we were closed, but it was odd not to see any people in the park or cars in the parking lot. Occasionally we would run across …