Back to School Blues

Magnet # 22:  Adams Chapel School, Old Alabama Town Photo

Material:  Paper, Acrylic Cover

Purchased By:  Me

Kids here in Savannah had better enjoy this weekend.  It may be the last homework-free one they have for awhile.  Chatham County Public Schools start back on Tuesday, September 1.  I imagine quite a few kids are bummed about it.  Trust me, some adults are too.  I sure have enjoyed the break from school zones and bus stops during my daily commute.

So this magnet comes from Old Alabama Town, a carefully preserved and maintained six blocks of 19th and 20th century structures in Downtown Montgomery.  I remember visiting it when I was growing up.  It's a real slice-of-life experience.  There are homes ranging from expensive, stylish town homes to rustic, rural homes.  And it's not all residential buildings.  This school is there, and there's also a tavern, a church, a doctor's office, and a drugstore.  There are over 50 buildings in all, well-stocked with furnishings and trimmings from the period.  The Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery has certainly done a terrific job creating this historically accurate site.  Want to check them out?  Visit their website at http://www.oldalabamatown.com/.

I'm not sure if it was here, but I do recall touring some old school house as a child.  There, my Dad pointed out the ink wells and told me about how some rotten boys used to dip girl's long hair - particularly braids - into them, resulting in quite a mess for the poor victim.  Considering I had waist length hair at the time, I was awfully relieved ink wells were relics of the past.

Occasionally, since starting this page, I have felt like I'm back in school, writing papers.  That's not necessarily bad.  I sure preferred papers to tests and some projects.  When I'm doing a lot of research for some of these entries, I can't help but experience a sense of nostalgia over all of the hard work I used to put into term papers and whatnot.  At least I don't have to drag home lots of research books and cite references here.  And there's no grading system on Blogspot, thank goodness!  At least, I don't think there is...