Shhh … Silent Sunday. 2/16/25
Author: Neal Saye
My Saturday Evening Post: 2/15/25 “Mercurial Time”
Robert and I drove down to Jacksonville, Florida recently to pick up our new Series 10 Apple Watches. We were long overdue for upgrades. I had the old Series 4 watch, while Robert had the 6.
I’m still not sure I’m smart enough to understand “smart” watches. I remember a watch being this little device you put on your wrist to tell you the time of day. But, oh no, how yesteryear foolish that belief is! The current time is at the very bottom of the hierarchy of smart watch “capabilities.”
Wait. I can ovulate? I didn’t know that!
After we got our little computers attached to our wrists, HR and I headed over to The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens near Jacksonville’s Five Points neighborhood to sit a while in the sunshine by the St. John’s River and look cool and … timely.
Frustrated that no one was commenting on my coolness, I started walking around the gardens.
When, lo and behold, I suddenly came face to face with … Mercury!
Do you remember Mercury from your little bit of mythology in school? If not, here’s a brief review.
“Mercury was the Roman god of commerce, messengers, eloquence, travelers, and trickery. In the Roman polytheistic religion of many deities, Mercury was one of the most important. He even earned a rank amongst the Dii Consentes, the 12 most important gods and goddesses in Rome.” Study.com
I was pretty impressed with his resume, BUTT …
…he made no comment about my Apple Watch coolness, so I wasted no time and moved on.
His True Valentine
I might have gotten the Cool Card …
… but I know who HR’s True Valentine is …
Five Friday Happy Bringers 2/14/25
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. This beyond-delicious morning coffee at one of our favorite coffee shops here in Savannah, Origin Coffee Bar.
“Southern Frost: A cozy orange and cardamom flat white with your milk of choice.”
Of course, I didn’t really know the definition of a “flat white.”
Hello, Google.
“A flat white is an espresso drink made with steamed milk and microfoam, resulting in a velvety texture and creamy taste. It’s smaller than a latte or cappuccino, but stronger due to less froth and milk. The milk in a flat white is velvety and not diluted with foam, highlighting the coffee’s nuances. Flat whites are made with a 2:3 coffee-to-milk ratio, compared to 1:2 for cappuccinos.” coffeebeancorral.com
TMI?
2. The Joyful Ability to Walk!
3. Getting caught in a DOWNPOUR yesterday morning on busy Bay Street near us here in Savannah.
My thoughts earlier as we headed out the door, umbrella-less, into threateningly dark clouds: “Oh we have time to dash down the street for a twenty-minute constitutional.”
4. Laughter!
5. A Happy Valentine’s Day 2025!
My cards from HR …
May you have a sweet weekend ahead!
Georgia Day
February12
Today is “Georgia Day,” which commemorates the 1733 landing of English explorer James Edward Oglethorpe and a group of settlers as they climbed up the bluff from the Savannah River onto what would become my hometown of Savannah.
(HR and I live a few streets over from that bluff.)
So Georgia is on my mind this morn. And here’s our Ray Charles singing about that very sentiment.
One-Word Wednesday 2/12/25
“Rosey”
A sampling of my photos of ROSES from over the years.
I’m Not Concerned
The evil Trump Regime sends damaging ripples here in the low country.
Art is now under attack in the United States.
Monday Moaning or Monday Marveling? 2/10/25
Marveling this morning, remembering our beautiful visit to the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens in Jacksonville, FL last Friday.
It is one of our favorite art museums anywhere, but this time, because the weather was so beautiful, we decided to simply hang out in the gardens.
Robert and a BIG oak tree …
Me, pausing by a reflection pool …
HR too …
The gardens make up the “backyard” of the museum, along the mighty St. John’s River, with downtown in the distance.
MARVELOUS!
I think it’s important, perhaps now more than ever, that we finds things that cause us to pause and marvel.
Shhh … Silent Sunday. 2/9/25
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