Sassy Savannah.

When I moved to Charleston, my friend Emily gave me the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. We were both fully aware that the book took place in Savannah, not Charleston, but it still seemed like a good read for someone moving further south. On Saturday, I went with a group of friends to Savannah, to see the city of spirits, parties, murder, and a walking streak of sex.

Since reading the book I had introduced 3 of the five people in the group to either the book or the movie, so of course we had to see the Mercer House. The Mercer House sits on Montgomery Square and was once the home of musician Johnny Mercer. In the book it is the residence of art collector Jim Williams, and it also serves as the setting for what becomes the major plot line of the story. Since the book is non-fiction, it was neat to see the house where everything really happened. It serves as an example of why I love houses and architecture: a building has seemingly little significance, until one learns of what has taken place inside. And this house could tell quite a few stories.

Disclaimer: It is very difficult to write a blog post about SavannaH when ones "h" key is sticking. I apologize for any missing "h"s that you may notice. I did my best to catch them all.