Shhh … Silent Sunday 7/10/22
Author: Neal Saye
My Saturday Evening Post: 7/9/22 “Bathroom Befuddlement”
Going into a bathroom in New York recently, I saw these notices …
No? Don’t throw toilet paper into the toilet?
NO? DON’T FLUSH ANYTHING DOWN THE TOILET?!
To throw or to flush—that is the question!
Leaning in to the Lovely
There is just so much ugliness and negativity in our world today. Many of us are struggling with heightened anxiety because of the nearly constant bad news showing up on our devices and making its way into our minds and bodies.
So I am going to try (emphasis on “try”) to lean into the lovely when I see it.
The endangered Longleaf Pine is my favorite tree, so on our travels, I love looking for Longleaf’s relatives. Here are some cousins HR and I saw while up in the Catskills recently.
I’m leaning into the lovely, life-enhancing pines.
Can you smell them? Deliciously healthy fragrance.
QQQ — Quick Quality Quote #2
A blog category featuring meaningful (at least to me) quotations.
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” Will Rogers
Maybe put quotation marks around “Look” on the bag above. If that makes sense.
Look for good … today. (I’m preaching to myself.) So often I regret the past or worry about the future.
Five Friday Happy Bringers 7/8/22
1. Our joyful trip to New York (which I now promise I will stop posting about).
2. Bananas.
3. Crêpe myrtles in Savannah summer heat.
4. The blessing of having a bathroom. With running cold and hot (!) water, a toilet and a shower.
5. Seeing clover.
Hope you see a Wonderful Weekend ahead!
Inconceivable!
And yet our Supreme Court and most Republicans are against common sense gun laws.
Inconceivable.
I am a retired teacher, but I can’t imagine anyone wanting to go into teaching today.
“Robert and … #20
A blog category of pics I’ve taken of HR (Hubby Robert) and … well, just about anything.
We may be back in Slow-vannah after our week trek to New York, but I’m still NYC remembering.
One night we were hanging out at Hush, a tremendously cool gay bar in Hell’s Kitchen.
After wearing out our welcome, we headed to nearby Lucky’s for burgers.
For some reason (the hour at Hush?), Robert was particularly expressive as we awaited our food. Here are half a dozen HR looks.
“These Vagabond Shoes” #6
Daily nerdy notes on our New York getaway.
Well, it’s about time to take off the vagabonds and head back to Savannah.
But first …
I love St. Patrick’s Cathedral here in New York. And in every city we visit, I try to find a church and light a candle as a meditation and prayer for us all:
“May we be happy. May we be healthy. May we be safe. May we be at peace and live our lives with ease.”
Oh, and get an ornament for our Christmas Travel Tree.
Oh gosh, I almost forgot to tell you. HR and I were able to spend some quality time with a major Broadway star! Can you believe that? What an unexpected NY surprise.
Robert (who defines “truth” a little more strictly than I do) is forcing me to tell you what actually happened. Well, we were walking down West 52nd, minding our business, when we happened upon The August Wilson Theatre, where “Funny Girl” is currently playing.
All of a sudden I heard HR gasp and squeal like an eighth grade girl, as he grabbed my arm (a little too roughly for my taste), halting us on the busy sidewalk. “It’s her!” he was able to squeak, in near hysterics. I looked over as a tall woman stood just inside one of the no-admittance side doors to the theatre, greeting a young man entering said door.
It was Jane Lynch! (She plays Fannie’s mom in the musical.)
She quickly closed the door.
We so loved our week in New York! You must join us next time!
One-Word Wednesday: 7/6/22
“Tired”
P.S New York-ing can wear you out!
P.S. 2. HR loves to take awkward pics of me when I don’t know he’s doing so.
