I’m bouncing with joy at summer’s beginning today.
The “Jumping Pillow” at Sunny Day Farms, Louisville, GA
HR is jumping too!
Happy Solstice!
Tag: Happiness
Five Friday Happy Bringers 6/16/23
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. Visiting this teeny farm market at Nu Sunrise Farms in Griffin, GA.
All sales were based on the honor system! Here is Robert paying for our vine ripened tomatoes and goat’s milk with lavender body lotion.
2. Having enough money to buy tomatoes and goat’s milk lotion.
3. Watching the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3 last night at Truist Firld.
4. My homemade chicken and dumplings.
5. Art submerged in aquariums! A new exhibition at the University of Georgia Aquarium over on Skidaway Island near us.
May your weekend ahead be submerged in joy and discovery.
Five Friday Happy Bringers 6/2/23
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. Enjoying a backyard Memorial Day cookout at a dear friend’s house.
2. Breathing deeply.
3. Always having enough food to eat.
4. Kitchen utensils.
5. The truth of this short poem by Alex Brown.
May the weekend ahead be ENOUGH for all of us.
Thanksgiving in May
For some reason, we are having a bit of a “cold spell” here in Savannah, which is quite unusual for this late in May.
TIB (Truth in Blogging): Frigid for us is anything under 60 degrees. Right now …
It has also been raining all day.
Sidebar: I’ve kept a gratitude journal for eons now. This morning’s additions …
So, when trying to decide what to have for supper, it hit me …
GRATITUDE-INSPIRED THANKSGIVING SIDES!
Thus, using whatever ingredients I had on hand, I decided on Green Bean Casserole and Sweet Potato Casserole. Two classics, right?
I got to work.
Oh my goodness. The deliciousness of fall in spring.
A Joyful May of Thanksgiving to You!
Five Friday Happy Bringers 5/19/23
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. This beautiful head of cabbage we got a nearby farm store, Pittman’s Country Market, over in Lyon, Ga.
We were fortunate enough to see the farmers hauling in the freshly picked cabbages.
2. Having dinner with grandson Daniel—far right—and his three best buddies (all actors like him).
Nearly impossible to keep up with their energy, but Robert and I had a blast!
3. Our refrigerator. It keeps things cold! And it even has a section that freezes! Do you have one? What an incredible blessing that I so often take for granted.
4. Robert’s fried (okay, okay, I know, fried) okra (okay, okay, I know, okra) the other evening.
Yum!
5. And corn on the cob.
I hope you have a delicious weekend ahead.
Cutesy Tuesday: “The Power of Every Individual”
Today I am starting a new, occasional blog post category: “Cutesy Tuesday,” highlighting what I consider to be cute.
So yesterday, Robert and I went to our favorite produce stand near us here in Savannah, Davis Produce, out near the Atlantic Ocean, and bought a big bunch of stuff.
But mainly pink-eyed crowder peas and okra. Okra is my favorite vegetable in the history of vegetables; okra is HR’s least favorite vegetable in the history of vegetables. Our marriage is vegetatively tenuous.
But looky there in the lower right-hand corner above (well, and below). When I emptied our bag of goodies, I saw him.
A lone peanut.
Somewhat robust, and holding his own against the okra.
I asked him why he came as the lone peanut, crowded out by the crowder peas and okra.
He responded,
Let us move forward as powerful individuals.
Five Friday Happy Bringers 5/12/23
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. Grandtwin Matthew as Walt Disney for a school project.
2. “This Cat.” In the early evening, I often walk out to one of our Savannah squares near where HR and I live. To read. And “This Cat” ALWAYS makes an appearance when I go to Warren Square.
3. Our fingernails and toenails. I’m not exactly sure why they make me happy. But they are such a part of us. And they’re SO determined. You have to cut them pretty often.
4. Exploring the nearby Effingham (County) Historical Museum with a couple of buddies.
5. A dolly from yesteryear.
5. The struggling but still here U.S. Postal Service.
May good health and true happiness be delivered to your door this weekend.
Five Friday Happy Bringers 5/5/23
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. Picking strawberries yesterday at Franklin Farm up the road from us in Statesboro (GA).
2. HR and an albino alligator.
3. The ability to add and subtract. Thank you, elementary school teachers.
4. Sandy pine cones on south Georgia trails.
5. A few pretties on our Friday morning walk here in Historic District Savannah.
May your weekend produce a garden of joy.
Five Friday Happy Bringers 4/28/23
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. Pretty purple blossoming in Savannah squares.
2. Courageous lawmakers who will heed the will of the people in our democracy.
May other states follow Washington’s lead.
3. Metal man hiding in the bushes near us.
4. Our incredible skin which envelopes our bodies and protects us so spectacularly.
5. Packing up our little gay gray car for a weekend trek down to Seminole State Park and the SAM Railroad to Plains, GA.
May your weekend be packed with good!
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