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.
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts
1. My rainbow!
We are back for a couple of weeks in Ponte Vedra Beach. Each afternoon follows a pre-determined set of events. Around three or four, dark clouds make their way above the surf directly in front our balcony. Then a pretty rainbow (sometimes two!) appear in front of us.
Thank you, Universe, for your spectacular show! And for my Mr. Rainbow.
2. One of the bathrooms in the condo where we are staying/freeloading …
I love the driftwoody mirror.
3. Sunshine!
4. Little Free Libraries. Even at the beach!
5. Sea shells.
May beauty surround you this weekend.
Sometime all you need is a change of scenery …
Robert and I are back down in Ponte Vedra, Florida at the oceanfront condo my daughter is renting for six months, as she contemplates expanding her medical business down here. So of course we find ways to finagle our way here as often as possible.
I swim 20 lamps each morn at 7:30 before the sun becomes a broiler.
This summer, I am attempting to write a memoir about the challenge of “marrying” my previous straight life (to Donna) and my current gay life (with Robert). And what a challenge!
Here’s my sunny study in the condo where I’m attempting to write …
As I sit in that wicker chair, some days I realize that we’re all writing our memoirs, day by day and year by year.
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.
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts
1. Healthy smoothies.
2. The colors of summer.
3. The never-changing truth of Henry David Thoreau.
4. Our legs. And the ability to use them.
5. Robert cool beach hat.
May you be cool, both figuratively and literally, this weekend.
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts
1. Incredible Spanish and Cuban food at Columbia Restaurant in St. Augustine FL
I first discovered this gem, decades ago, at the original Columbia (which has Flamenco dancers!) in Ybor City (Tampa)
2. A week at the beach. Ponte Vedra FL.
3. The ability to feel at peace with the world (occasionally).
4. A big jacuzzi bathtub.
5. Fresh fish from a seafood market.
Marveling, for sure.
Robert got up at 6:12 this morning to photograph the sun rising on the Atlantic here at Ponte Vedra Florida, where we are staying for a week.
I woke up about 30 minutes later.
Now we’re sitting on the balcony, drinks in hand, gazing at the full moon.
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 …
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