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The Office Cat
The Sandwich Shop will have its grand opening Saturday, July 21, with the ribbon cutting scheduled for 11 a.m. Paula and Bruce Fitzgerald are owners-operators of the shop which is located between Petal Pushers Christmas and Scarborough's in Downtown Washington. . Bolton Lunceford says she has been struck by things that we have less of this year. Oddly enough, I had noticed some of these things, too. She says there are fewer hummingbirds. She has seen only two; one a shabby-looking dark color with some irridescence and a ruby throat. She's noticed that there are fewer fireants and black grasshoppers - "those giant ones you can hear walking," she says. And she thinks there is less kudzu. "Do you think," she says, "the 75-year-war against kudzu is finally showing results or are we in an area naturally free of the terror? Has the drought had the unexpected side benefit of reducing some of our common pests? It's something to feel cheered up about." . Rev. Bill Boyd enjoyed a treat the Fourth of July week when his daughter, Libbett, her husband Rich Turner, and their two little boys, James and Simon, came for a visit. They live in Warner Robins, but Rich grew up in a California city and had never experienced small town USA before. Bill says Rich was just overwhelmed with everything that took place on The Fourth, from the early morning parade through the fireworks late that night. It was a fun day. . I told you last week some interesting things about Washington Plantation Bed and Breakfast. Tom and Barbara Chase, owners of the Plantation, tell me that there is more. They say that Washington-Wilkes' international reputation continues to grow as well as the B&B. Recent guests at the Plantation have hailed from Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Belgium and Ireland. Other "foreigners" from Hawaii, Minnesota, California, Washington State, and North Dakota have also stayed. Other B&B's in town have also had international travelers. Tom says it's the internet efforts of the B&Bs and hotels who pay to be listed on the various websites that make the difference, along with the Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce website. "There's no other way a couple from Leipzig, in former East Germany, could know of Washington-Wilkes' charm and history without the internet," he says. "They put Washington-Wilkes on the same itinerary that included Charleston, Savannah, Kiowa Island, Williamsburg, Virginia, and Washington, D.C." . I don't have the details yet, but Gloria Wheatley at the Washington Wilkes Animal Shelter tells me that the puppy that was stolen from the Shelter last week (and which she wrote about in last week's paper) has been found and is back at the Shelter. The puppy was found by Washington policemen and Gloria will have the details for us next week. . Do you realize that it's two weeks until school starts for 2007-2008? Teachers report for pre-planning on July 30 and school starts August 3. . Ulysses Eaton, his wife Linda and son Arcadian live in Guyton (close to Savannah.) They are members of the Methodist Church there. The church owns a historic house which is being restored. Ulysses is the chairman of the restoration committee and last week he gave the church members an extensive, computer assisted presentation on the committee's program and plans. He's Pam and Rod Eaton's son. . Jimmy Barnett's Tomato Time Farm is now open for business with 28 different varieties of tomatoes expected to be ripe in August. The farm is located at the old Edwards Nursery on Water Street which is the street behind the Toombs House and the Museum. . Mary Ann Bentley received a letter from Marc Wortman, an historian and author who lives in New Haven, Connecticut. He is compiling information on Civil War battles around Atlanta for a book he is writing and contacted Mary Ann about her great-grandparents, the late Allen Thomas and Elizabeth Zellars Holliday. (He was called "T.") Last weekend Mr. Wortman visited the Washington Historical Museum where he got some information from Stephanie Macchia, and also visited with Mary Ann and her son, Frank Bentley. Mary Ann and Frank had lunch with him at The Fitzpatrick Hotel Sunday and then they visited the historic Holliday Home in the country where Mary Ann grew up. Linda and David Chesnut now own and live in the Holliday house.
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