Friday, November 18, 2005
Churches in Charleston
Churches in Charleston (11/17)
We had a pretty amazing day in Charleston today. Still, we need more time than we have to really see the city. After visiting the Visitor Center, I went looking for a quilting shop I thought was nearby. (as indeed it was). Not only got the fabric I wanted but some new fabric scissors which I didn’t know I needed. And the woman in the shop brought out all of her travel projects to show me. We planned to spend the day on a self guided walking tour but had to go to Walden Books to get the brochure. As it was we got through only a small part of the tour. First we sidetracked into the burial ground of the round stone Congregational church. Then we wandered into St Michael’s Episcopal to be met by a lay man in vestments who invited us to attend the noon time service (very short). We got to sit in the same pew as George Washington and Robert E. Lee. We were the only ones there so that was a pretty unique experience. We continued on, past streets of town houses and mansions. Stopped to tour a Federal Style House. Found some lunch and then tried to “rejoin” the tour route on the way back to the car. Decided to quickly duck into a French Huegonot church. A woman volunteer inside was asking all tourists where they were from. When we said Anacortes, she knew an artist from there—Leo Osborne. When she found out we knew Leo we were instantly all friends. She closed up the church to take us to a nearby art gallery full of Leo’s work. Then she took us in her car on a tour of the neighborhood and especially the houses of French Huegonots. She would have taken us to her home as well but I was anxious to return to the truck and get out of the city before 4. We had to pick up our TV before 5. (It’s still not working consistently). But we do have our truck registration and tabs so the trip can continue.
We had a pretty amazing day in Charleston today. Still, we need more time than we have to really see the city. After visiting the Visitor Center, I went looking for a quilting shop I thought was nearby. (as indeed it was). Not only got the fabric I wanted but some new fabric scissors which I didn’t know I needed. And the woman in the shop brought out all of her travel projects to show me. We planned to spend the day on a self guided walking tour but had to go to Walden Books to get the brochure. As it was we got through only a small part of the tour. First we sidetracked into the burial ground of the round stone Congregational church. Then we wandered into St Michael’s Episcopal to be met by a lay man in vestments who invited us to attend the noon time service (very short). We got to sit in the same pew as George Washington and Robert E. Lee. We were the only ones there so that was a pretty unique experience. We continued on, past streets of town houses and mansions. Stopped to tour a Federal Style House. Found some lunch and then tried to “rejoin” the tour route on the way back to the car. Decided to quickly duck into a French Huegonot church. A woman volunteer inside was asking all tourists where they were from. When we said Anacortes, she knew an artist from there—Leo Osborne. When she found out we knew Leo we were instantly all friends. She closed up the church to take us to a nearby art gallery full of Leo’s work. Then she took us in her car on a tour of the neighborhood and especially the houses of French Huegonots. She would have taken us to her home as well but I was anxious to return to the truck and get out of the city before 4. We had to pick up our TV before 5. (It’s still not working consistently). But we do have our truck registration and tabs so the trip can continue.
# posted by Carol Harma @ 7:34 AM 
