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Five Friday Happy Bringers 10/4/24

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Our beautiful bride/neighbor Lexi kissing her groom outside the cookie store last week.

I imagine most folks don’t dress—or drive—that way going to pick up their chocolate chips.

2. The ability to laugh. And continuous reasons for that joyful ability.

What do you have to laugh about today? 

3. Grandson Matthew and his Plant Cell School Project made out of household trash.

4. Going out into Washington Square near our place here in Historic District Savannah last evening to read, about 7 PM, and realizing, with the darkness, that it’s definitely getting later in the year.

Here’s my first attempt at the above photo. Photographer Hubby Robert could explain. But I can’t. But I still kinda like the result.

5. Art!

Colorful beauty at the Columbus (Georgia) Museum of Art last weekend. 

May you have an artfully beautiful weekend ahead!

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 9/27/24

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Thankful that here in Savannah we made it through Hurricane Helene safely. Even though our power is off and tree branches are seemingly everywhere.

2. Classic grilling out.

(But not last night in the middle of Helene!)

3. Pretty purple.

4. Waking up each morning, as someone said, “on the right side of the dirt.”

5. Dog sitting with granddog Coastal last weekend.

May your eyes see a safe and splendid weekend ahead!

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 9/20/24

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Savannah doors and windows showing off their living beauty near us.

2. The ability to recognize beauty as such.

3. My friend Riboclavin (long story about his unusual moniker, for another time) and his breakfast this morning in Munich, Germany where he is visiting.

4. Speaking of breakfast, my Apple Cobbler for Two this morning from provincial Savannah. 

5. Another look at Approaching Autumn (see yesterday‘s post) on my walk earlier this morning.

May you approach, and be approached by, Beauty this weekend. 

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/30/24

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Daughter Amy and son-in-law Scott hamming it up by the river near their house.

2. HR suggesting we drive over to nearby Tybee Island for an evening walk on the beach.

And look! Another riveting film in my long-running canon of riveting films, this one starring the Atlantic Ocean, the Tybee Pier and HR. 

3. The ability to WALK. What a blessing! I encourage you, wherever you are and if possible, to stand up and walk around a bit. What a miracle!

4. Sunlight on grass.

Washington Square, a one-minute walk from our apartment 

5. My fellow.

May you have an Ocean of Weekend Fun ahead.

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/23/24

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

  1. Robert and I had a lovely hour perusing a new exhibit, “A Measure of Time,” at our local Savannah Jepson Center for the Arts.

Gloriously colorful, geometric shapes everywhere!

HR trying (unsuccessfully) to blend in.

2. The ongoing belief that our bodies know how to be well and are always trying to move toward wellness.

3. Colorful carrots!

I made a delicious new dish, Maple Roasted Rainbow Carrots with Fennel Seeds, with some of them.

4. Our “Travel Buddies.” Have I told you about them? Three silly little stuffed animals HR and I have given each other over the years. But they travel with us EVERYWHERE we go.

I’ll do a blog post about some of their adventures soon.

5. Friday!

Joyful weekend ahead for you!

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/16/24

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Flowers in our … bathroom.

What better place?

2. Swimming with my fellow.

(Okay, maybe HR and I are just standing lazily in a pool )

But look! Here I am doing a handstand … at %!^&*$ years of age …

3. Joyful birthday celebration with grandtwins Matthew and Madison.

And princess tenting with their little sister, Isabelle.

(It took me twenty minutes to get outta there.)

4. Making a Collard Casserole. (Yes, you heard that right.)

No collard leaf is an ugly colored leaf!

He’s just a little worn and brown at the edges. (Like me.)

YUM!

5. Grandson Daniel at his “Last First Day of School.” He’s a senior at Savannah Country Day.

They have this tradition with the seniors driving onto campus while parents, grandparents, siblings, strangers, etc. yell and act foolish, waving posters and big head pictures.

Here comes D …

And here is D’s adoring crew:

(Our pic made it onto the school’s website)

Daniel is in the white t-shirt, leaning toward his mom and girlfriend.

Huh? What do you mean you can’t see Robert and me?

We’re sorta under the poster that screams “Daniel” (which I made, Thank You.)

But wait, here we are in clearer view …

See us? To the left of the Daniel sign.

Wait again, this is supposed to be about Daniel.

Did I just hear someone ask to see my award-winning poster in a close-up? Okay, here you go …

From some of these photos, you may see that D is a local actor.

May you have an award-winning weekend ahead! 

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/2/24

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Swimming grandchildren.

2. Fresh summer field peas! Oh my GOODness.

3. The prickly beauty of Red Roses.

4. Air conditioning. (That really should be Number One. )

5. “My” Square, Washington Square, near us— which is a sort of ward/neighborhood outdoor living room. (Savannah‘s historic district has 22 beautiful squares.)

See HR? Photo snapping, as usual.

May you have a picture perfect weekend ahead!

(Or at least a little rest.)

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 7/26/24

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. My cousin Steven’s Adorable (and Attentive) Pugs.

2. Fascinating documentary about same sex connections in the animal and plant worlds.

3. The amazing ability to Hear Sounds! What a tremendous blessing I often take for granted.

4. Beautiful and proud summer gladioli.

5. Learning how to talk about mental health and anxiety.

May you have an all-around healthy weekend ahead.