YA’LL COME!!!!
By
The Savvy Old Lady ©
Joan Giorgianni

For those of you who have been keeping up with the exploits of The Savvy Old Lady, well she’s on the move once again.  This time she is not traveling to exotic destinations, Caribbean Islands nor fabulous Mediterranean Ports of Call such as Monte Carlo, Athens or Rome.  Instead of a ship she will be on a plane heading for…drum roll…historic, Nashville, Tennessee.  You see The Crabby Old Guy has taken a faculty appointment at a university in Nashville.  So let the adventures begin!

Although some may say I’m in or approaching my “twilight years” (dang, only time I see twilight is when I take my glasses off) I still look at each and every change in my life as a new adventure and so should you.  The wonderful opportunity to meet new people visit interesting places and soak up the culture of a new location in our wonderful US of A is exciting and challenging.  Although I was born in New York City, my parents moved to Virginia when I was eight and then back to New York when I was sixteen.  So I am definitely one of those Northern Southerners who finds excitement and adventure in both parts of the country.  The downside to Tennessee is I will be residing in a land locked state for the first time in many years.  However, as a true Country and Western fan I will now be able to go to the Grand Ole Opry and so many other interesting C&W places and landmarks that I have never been to before. Who knows, maybe I’ll be lucky enough to bump into Toby Keith or Dolly Parton. Wow!  I might even take a ride over to Memphis for an Elvis sighting or two.  I must admit I am looking forward to getting reacquainted to all the southern cooking that I have missed for so many years. 

I promise you I will still be cruising the high seas in search of new Ports of Call but I will now expand my website to bring you highlights for land based vacations.  I realize not everyone appreciates cruising the way that The Crabby Old Guy and I do but there are so many wonderful places to see and explore on this beautiful planet that I will have endless material to blog about.

In the past month I have been very fortunate to have had many new opportunities come my way which I never even dreamt of and my goal is to bring these to all my readers.  Each week I will be adding something new to my site.  For example a wonderful lady known as The New York Hat Lady,  who I  personally know and trust, and has been a distinguished jeweler in the Diamond District in New York (a definite rarity) for more than thirty years, has agreed to teach us all about purchasing gemstones and jewelry – something that will come in handy for all of us shopping-travelers.  She promises to go in depth about what to look for, ask about and what to avoid.  She also will explain how to use a jeweler’s loupe so that you do not buy an inferior stone thinking its grade A quality.  The very best is that The NY Hat Lady promises to make all of us Savvy regarding any and all of our future jewelry purchases and she will even answer any questions you might have. 

I am also planning on having a new section on my website that will include services and restaurants, you know the kind the locals all love to go to but the average tourist is clueless about.  If you have a favorite restaurant where you live just write to thesavvyoldlady@gmail.com and I will be happy to include it in my list along with your name.  Let’s all have some fun and make each of us savvier.

This Savvy Old Lady has been jumping with joy because starting in October, 2007 I will be writing a travel column in a monthly magazine.  Let’s see who is the first to find me, it will be a little like “Where’s The Savvy Old Lady” instead of “Where’s Waldo?”  and I promise you I look a whole lot better than Waldo… LOL.

Next on the list my daughter, her husband and my delightful grandson will be taking a wonderful cruise on Disney’s Wonder to celebrate my grandson’s seventh birthday.  They have promised to write a review of their cruise for all of you out there who are considering taking your children on an ocean bound Mickey Vacation.

Lastly, for those of you who have read my blog “The Mother-In-Law Blues” I now have an important update for you.  My US Marine son and his beautiful fiancé (Yahoo, I guess I didn’t botch up the relationship) have set a date for their marriage in November, 2007.  The Crabby Old Guy and The Savvy Old Lady will be heading out to Japan and believe me I will come back with a million and one stories to tell.

So my advice to all my readers is “Ya’ll Come”, back to my website each week and see what surprises I have for you because I plan to have new and interesting material to make you all savvier.  You might even want to subscribe to my website (it’s free) so you don’t miss out on anything.  Remember Ya’ll Come Back and stay savvy.

Hugs
The Savvy Old Lady
and
The New York Hat Lady