January 14, 2019 - January 20, 2019
I spent the week with my niece, Amy, and her family helping out in any way I could. She is still in a wheel chair and unable to walk, but she is remarkably adept at moving from the wheel chair to a chair, the car, her bed, etc. by herself. She is expected to have a full recovery, but the healing process is slow with such serious injuries. I enjoyed playing with the boys, Alfredo and Maxi. I read bedtime stories, helped with their bath, took them to the park, fixed their breakfast, and generally supervised their activity while they were at home. The baby, Ofelia, was a delight to help out with. Amy could perform all the necessary care except moving her from her lap to a stable place while she moved herself from the chair to the wheel chair. I felt like I was basically a nanny; such fun! It was great to see my sisters Laurie and Becky as our care schedules overlapped a bit. I’m so glad I was able to go to El Paso to help out. The trip helped me see that the family was recovering well from the horrible accident they were involved in.
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| As you can see, Amy is looking great! |
January 21, 2019 - January 27, 2019
After returning to Charleston I became sick. It started with an extremely sore throat. I doctored myself with hot tea, hot cider, and warm salt water gargles, but nothing improved. On Friday, after a great lunch at Mellow Mushroom, we walked to an urgent care facility on King street where I was diagnosed with an inner ear infection. I was thankful that I went to the Dr.s as quickly as I did as the infection could have only gotten worse over the weekend. My condition improved after a couple of days on antibiotics and steroids (for the inflammation), but I continue to be tired.
Because of my illness we didn’t do very much this week, but I did start photographing some of the particularly notable houses in Charleston. The architecture of the city is amazing and varied. The styles include Colonial, Georgian, Regency, Federal, Adamesque. Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival, and Queen Anne. I will make an effort to identify these styles in the photographs I post of the lovely homes and buildings.
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| This street scene shows the variety of the architecture downtown. |
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| The Custom House is Greek Revival style. |
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This house combines styles of Greek Revival with
Victorian iron work. |
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| Here is an example of Federal Style. |
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| This Antebellum style house has a side portico. |
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| Here's another type of an Antebellum house. |
Hopefully this gives you an idea of the beauty of the Charleston homes and public buildings. I'm not completely sure that I identified the architectural styles correctly so if you can correct me just leave me a message.
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