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Five Friday Happy Bringers 11/8/24

Posted on November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

To be honest, after Tuesday’s foreboding election results, I have had sad difficulty finding happiness. Until I realized, once again, that true happiness is in the small things of life.

1. Colorful fall chrysanthemums.

2. The belief that, no matter how dark it gets, there are sources of light.

3. Grandson Daniel winning Best Actor (for two years in a row now!) for his portrayal of Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love at the high school regional one-act play competition in Vidalia, GA (yes, the Vidalia of onion fame).

4. Riding the Amtrak train yesterday from Savannah over to Charleston, South Carolina for a wonderful day trip with Robert and ex-wife Donna.

Incredible lunch at Magnolia’s, one of our favorite fancy spancy Charleston restaurants

Donna and HR, relaxing in the Charleston Place Hotel lobby, pretending to be guests, as a harpist serenades them.

I wonder if it’s too late for me to learn to play the harp.

5. My 24Kt gold-rimmed cocktail at the Charleston Place Thoroughbred Club after the harpist rudely took a break. (We had claimed squatter’s rights at the hotel by that time.)

What do you mean, you don’t believe me?!

May you find a spot of gold somewhere in your weekend ahead.

One-Word Wednesday

One-Word Wednesday: 6/15/22

Posted on June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 by Neal Saye

“Hole-y”

Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston

One-Word Wednesday

One-Word Wednesday: 6/8/22

Posted on June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 by Neal Saye

“Glorious”

Just outside our hotel yesterday in Charleston, SC

Holidays and Seasonal Changes

Happy Pride Month

Posted on June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 by Neal Saye

A walk along Meeting Street in Charleston.

In Our Own Backyard, Where Happiness Finds You

Mr. Happy Goes to Charleston: A Photo Essay

Posted on January 31, 2013December 1, 2021 by Neal Saye

Some of you may remember Mr. Happy (who is sort of my blog mascot). Technically he is jointly owned by me AND grandson Daniel. He lives in the back seat of my car (Mr. Happy, not Daniel) and helps me pick up Daniel from kindergarten a couple of days a week.

For months now, Mr. Happy has been nagging me for a train ride to Charleston, so early last Saturday morning, we hopped on board the 8:15 Amtrak bound for a one-night stay in the Holy City.

Less than two hours later, we arrived in beautiful Charleston, SC. (sister city of my hometown of Savannah).

From the station, our Charleston taxi driver (who “drove” like a wild New York cabbie) whisked us to our hotel, the Best Western King Charles Inn in the historic district ( a very nice hotel–stay there sometime).

The folks at the hotel treated us like royalty–especially Michael, Rhonda and Richard–and even gave us a beautiful upgrade … with rocking chairs on a balcony:

After reading up on some sites to visit, Mr. Happy and I hit the road walking.

We learned a bucketful of area history from guide extraordinaire Boyd Schuler when we toured the historic Edmondston-Alston House on the Battery overlooking the bay.