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Five Friday Happy Bringers (a little late) 4/27/24

Posted on by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

I have been a bit lax with blog posts for a week or so. Dealing with a few issues.

But here are some Happy Bringers (a day late) :

1. This beautiful old, OLD live oak tree near us here in Historic District Savannah. It may be gnarled and off-balance a bit (hmmm, so am I), but it is magnificent in its glorious longevity.

2. HR, with his shiny pate, working on our sidewalk plants.

3. My Cold Scallop Salad for dinner tonight.

Before adding the scallops, starting at the upper left: chopped jalapeño and celery; the holy Trinity of tomatoes, green bell pepper, and onion; chopped cilantro; and at the top, grapefruit and lime juice

Yum!

4. Placing one foot in front of the other in life.

5. Realizing that sometimes we have to get closer to see simple and natural beauty.

May you see some beauty this weekend!

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 4/12/24

Posted on by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts

1. Asparagus and corn for our Meatless Tuesday this week (Monday fell through.)

2. Grandson Gabriel (far right, front) and his friends enjoying the eclipse.

3. The amazing ability to see. Try this: move your head slowly to the left and then to the right, noticing how many colors you see along each way.

4. Robert’s aunt’s colorful homemade placemats.

5. This beautiful Purple Clematis fearlessly climbing on a house near us.

I hope nothing eclipses your chances for a Joyful Weekend ahead.

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 4/5/24.

Posted on by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. HR and I attending a very cool “high tea” here in Savannah with daughter Amy and ex-wife Donna.

2. Wisteria in Savannah!

Can you smell it?!

3. Being able (at least occasionally) to “let things go.”

thesacredscience.com

4. On our recent trip to Baltimore, Robert being reunited with some of his artwork from his childhood.

No, no, don’t try to buy it. It’s priceless!

5. Deviled eggs.

May your weekend smell better than wisteria and taste better than deviled eggs!

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 3/29/24. “Baltimore Edition”

Posted on by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

For quite a while, Robert and I have been planning a trip up to Baltimore to visit a handful of his aging aunts and other relatives in the city and surrounding area.

Our early morning flight from Savannah landed in the Baltimore/Washington International Airport about 9 am this past Tuesday. What a shock it was to us when we turned our phones back on to see the horrorific news about the disaster of the Francis Scott Key Bridge about 15 miles away. And as we found out later, six workers were missing and presumed dead.

1. Ironically enough, first on our agenda before we checked into our Airbnb later in the day was to visit the gravesites of Robert’s mother in Maryland National Memorial Park …

And his father and stepmom in Arbutus Cemetery …

2. We LOVED going back to our favorite Baltimore crab cake restaurant, G and M.

3. Reveling in the ravishing Baltimore daffodils.

Here’s a fascinating little independent film I produced, wrote and directed titled “Daffodil Hunching.” (Watch carefully for my guest star.)

(HR didn’t know he was in the film.)

4. Seeing the beauty and truth of this Ukrainian Catholic Church across from Patterson Park in Baltimore.

5. Finding the coolest Free Little Library.

And three books!

I hope you’ve had a Good Good Friday and will enjoy a Great Easter Weekend ahead.

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 3/22/24

Posted on by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Touching a tree.

But not just any tree. a magnificent Longleaf Pine here in Savannah.

2. Last Friday on our way to Jacksonville, Florida for the weekend, stopping by Amelia Island for lunch at one of our favorite casual lunch haunts along the ocean, Coast at the Ritz Carlton. (We eat there, not stay there.)

My Catch of the Day Sandwich was simply incredible.

3. Grandson Gabriel’s sensational three seconds in a recent basketball game in Atlanta …

I’m afraid he doesn’t get that skill from me. ☹️

4. While we were in Jacksonville last weekend (to get away from Savannah‘s crazy St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans, if you want to know … we live on the parade route), we ventured over to Jacksonville Beach where my family vacationed for well over a decade back in the late 60s and 70s.

We visited the Beaches Museum there. And from their archives, I discovered the motel where my family stayed … the Silver Sea Motel! A mid- to lower-end motel with beds where you could insert a quarter and get a shaky fifteen-minute “massage.”

Such JOYFUL memories.

5. Our three little Travel Buddies who venture with us on all our trips.

We have given each other a variety of neat little stuffed animals over the years (i.e. gay), but these three have become our favorite. They go where we go. This photo was taken in the living room of our Jacksonville Airbnb. We loved the pink azaleas waving at us through the windows.

May this weekend you enJOY some JOYful memories as well.

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 3/8/24

Posted on by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. HR’s beautifully delicious fresh Veggie Fajitas.

HR arranging it all. Sort of frustrated with me for telling him to please hurry up, “I’m hungry.”

YUM!

2. Voting!

More important now than ever before.

3. The privilege of waking up each morning. (Everybody doesn’t.)

4. Narcissus. Now! Now?

5. The sky!

Amerson River Park, Macon GA

Look up this Weekend!

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 3/1/24

Posted on by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. HR cavorting around in local bamboo.

2. This incredible salad from the other day. Do you know the joy of salad?!

3. Grandson Gabriel being a standout in the regional basketball championship for eighth graders here in Savannah.

And here he is continuing to hog the trophy.

(FYI: I yelled and clapped far too inappropriately loud at times.)

4. Having at least a dozen reasons to smile everyday! (What have you smiled about today?)

5. Savannah’s Perfectly Pretty in Pink February!

Okay, maybe I have more than five Happy Bringers this Friday …

6. Beautiful morning coffee and breakfast burrito at nearby cool and hip Origin Coffee Bar. (Because of course I know what is cool and hip.)

7. This animal-looking stump thingy Robert and I saw on our Fort Pulaski/Cockspur Island hike the other day.

I sorta wanted to hug him.

Weekend hugs to you!