1. For some reason, my little half & half dribbling made me smile this morning at the coolest little coffee shop in St. Augustine near where we are staying in Florida.
2. Keeping an inviting bowl of fruits and vegetables on the kitchen island. To eat, yes, but also just to … see.
3. The summer sunshine.
4. Having 17 year-old Benny with us on our longer August stay at South Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
5. Being able to smile, even on a bad hair day.
May you have a Smile-Worthy Weekend ahead.
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts
1. Neat ceiling lights at the Ponte Vedra YMCA.
2. Sunrise at the beach.
3. Our hands. That can reach.
4. Stopping to smell the roses, no matter how strong or weak the aroma.
5. Delightfully Pretty in Pink.
May your Friday Evening Sunset bring Comfort and Peace.
Gathering flowers in the community garden at Vilano Beach Florida.
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts
1. Fresh, local summer sweet corn!
2. Grandson Daniel (having recently finished his freshman year at Shenandoah Conservatory/Musical Theatre), waiting with MANY others at an open call on Broadway.
He didn’t get a callback but felt he sang well and had a great experience.
3. The ability to hear!
4. These roses in our bathroom window.
5. Enjoying these gigantic inflatables outside the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.
Robert and I were at the Hinesville GA Library yesterday, and I came upon this little poster.
BOOKS! What a Blessing. What would we do without them?
The book I’m currently reading …
The book Robert and I are currently reading together …
And that’s My Saturday Evening Post.
1. This restroom sign at a restaurant in Atlanta.
2. This delightful Father’s Day card I got from kitty cat Benny.
3. Great FIFA Fun as Robert and I joined 68,000 other soccer fans at Atlanta’s FIFA Fan Festival in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park, as Spain played (and beat) Saudi Arabia at nearby Atlanta Stadium.
4. An incredible Mexican Hot Chocolate at Café Intermezzo in Atlanta.
5. Exploring the absolutely fascinating exhibit of the work of artist Amy Shepard (Michele Obama’s portrait) at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.
You may remember that Sherald had a controversy at the Smithsonian involving one of her portraits of a trans figure posing as Miss Liberty.
“Amy Sherald, the acclaimed artist known for her official portrait of Michelle Obama, withdrew her retrospective ‘American Sublime’ from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in July 2025. The cancellation came after the museum expressed concerns over her painting Trans Forming Liberty, which depicts a Black transgender woman holding a torch in the pose of the Statue of Liberty.” Google AI
My favorite painting …
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts
1. My brother Lamar and me “decorating” our parents’ gravesite in my little North Georgia hometown of Ball Ground.
2. Finally, after a decade, getting a new car.
Toyota Corolla HYBRID.
3. The ability to scratch when we itch!
4. Celebrating Robert’s birthday this evening at one of our favorite seafood restaurants, Atlanta Fish Market.
5. Butter.
May you have a delicious weekend ahead.
La Sarmiento
NealEnJoy 