While Kris Moye was visiting we took her to Jekyll Island and visited Mosaic, the Jekyll Island Museum. We visited the museum in 2017 with my parents, but they told us at that time they were getting ready to renovate the museum. We agreed it needed renovation because it was totally forgettable. I didn’t even …
Lenten Discipline: Going Strong
We are only about a month from Easter, which seems amazing to me. So it seems like a good time to ask: Is your Lenten Discipline going strong? You may think, “what Lenten Discipline?” Did you give up something for Lent? Did you add a spiritual discipline? If we want to be good disciples of …
Half Shell at the Pier, St. Simons Island
Yesterday I mentioned all the fun things we did while Kris Moye was visiting last week. On Wednesday, after a delicious lunch at Tortuga Jack’s, we weren’t hungry for supper at 6 p.m. Instead we had dessert as our supper. Kris has a friend that visits the island regularly and she gave Kris a list …
Kris Moye Visits St. Simons Island
Last week Kris Moye, a friend from Ohio, came down to spend part of the week with us. It was wonderful to see her and show her the sights. Kris Moye flew in to Savannah and arrived late Monday evening. On Tuesday she slept in a little and then came up to Fort Frederica National …
School Groups from Camp Jekyll
One thing that has kept us busy at Fort Frederica is the school groups visiting from Camp Jekyll. Between 25 and 100 kids visit us every week from Camp Jekyll and we try to make sure they have a good experience. Camp Jekyll is a 4-H camp on Jekyll Island. It is owned by the …
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.” This phrase is common at funeral services as well at Ash Wednesday services. This last week, on Ash Wednesday, my siblings and parents heard it at both. My sister-in-law’s mother died and her funeral was on Ash Wednesday. My parents and sister attended the funeral to support my brother’s …
Picture Worth a Thousand Words
This post is going to have pictures instead of my usual 300 to 400 words. After all, if a picture is worth a thousand words, then these pictures should be able to speak for themselves. When Tom and I started our RV journey, we collected funny (to us) signs. I have a couple of previous …
Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
“A Woman of No Importance” is my favorite kind of history book: a biography that teaches me about a person in history that I never heard of before. Sonia Purnell writes a gripping and detailed biography about Virginia Hall, the American spy who helped organize the French Resistance and win World War II. Virginia Hall …
Textile Talk at Fort Frederica National Monument
This is our fourth year at Fort Frederica National Monument and the third year I have been giving my textile talk. Each year I add a little more. The first year I demonstrated spinning and gradually built up my textile table talk. The second year Ranger Michael bought me a little toy loom that I …
Kingsley Heritage Celebration
When I wrote about the Kingsley Plantation a couple of weeks ago, I had no idea I would be going back to it a week later for the Kingsley Heritage Celebration. Many of the National Parks celebrate some kind of African American Heritage event during February. Fort Frederica will have an African American Heritage Day …