For a couple of weeks, a team from the Southeast Archaeological Center came to Frederica. The archaeologists on the team were studying an area of the town that has never been excavated. It was fun to send guests out to talk with them and to watch them work. People love to talk about the things …
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Flashback Cinema at the Georgia Theatre Company
One of my favorite things about being on St. Simons Island has been Flashback Cinema. We are only five minutes from the Georgia Theatre Company. Our first week on the island we saw “Hidden Figures” and learned about the Flashback Cinema program. Flashback Cinema is a new “old” movie shown every week on Sundays …
Sand Gnats: No-see-um but Can-feel-um!
Every perfect place to live has some serpent in paradise, some fly in the ointment, something that bugs you. Death Valley had buffalo gnats. Grand Portage had mosquitoes and biting black flies. St. Simons Island has sand gnats. Sand gnats are known by lots of different names: sand flies, no-see-ums, granny nippers, chitras, or punkies. …
Bugs in the Beans – Totally Gross!
A couple of weeks ago I decided to make “baked” beans and peach cobbler for my Saturday living history demonstration. I make all our baked beans from scratch now that Tom and I are on a low sodium diet. Canned baked beans have tons of salt! We went to the grocery store and I bought …
Azaleas: The Royalty of the Garden
For the last two months, azaleas have been blooming like crazy on St. Simons Island. Every yard has these plants which are part of the rhododendron family. Every garden is showy with their riotous blooms. Across the street from Fort Frederica, the Wesley Memorial Gardens highlight the beauty and variety of the abundant blossoms. Everywhere …
Bill and Barbara Come for a Visit
Last week we enjoyed a visit from our friends Bill and Barbara Ruh. I have mentioned Bill and Barbara before. We visited them when we were in Massachusetts back in 2015. Bill and Barbara have had an interesting journey in the last year. They are unintentional full-time RVers. Once both daughters were off to school, …
February Festival Concerts on St. Simons
One of the reasons Tom and I love being on St. Simons Island is all the things to do in the evenings. The last two winters saw us at Death Valley and Kings Mountain. At Death Valley we had to drive at least an hour to even get to a restaurant. Kings Mountain was an …
Savannah Old Town Trolley Tour
After spending the morning at Fort Pulaski, we decided to spend the afternoon getting the lay of the land in Savannah. Mom and Dad spent time in Savannah years ago. Tom and I are planning on visiting again while we are in Georgia. We decided to go to the Savannah Visitor Center (big free parking …
Fort Pulaski National Monument
On one of our adventuring days with Mom and Dad, we headed to Fort Pulaski National Monument on Cockspur Island in the Savannah River. Tom and I went to Fort Pulaski years ago, but I still needed the stamp for my Passport book. Fort Pulaski was built as part of the coastal fortifications of the …
Adventuring with Mom and Dad
As you know, Tom and I enjoy adventuring with my parents whenever possible. Although Mom and Dad are in their 80’s, they are very active and fun to be with. When we are in Ohio we have as many adventuring days together as we can schedule. In line with their adventurous spirits, Mom and Dad …