Happiness – Page 2

Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 1/17/26

Posted on January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Outdoor winter lunch at the farmhouse.

And it’s just warm enough to eat outside. It = weather as well as soup.

2. Reading/skimming through this beautifully delightful book about flowers.

And then going outside the farmhouse to practice …

Okay, maybe I won’t win any floral awards. But it was fun.

3. Being able to stay warm in the cold of winter. What a blessing!

4. This ceiling light at a local indoor—outdoor restaurant.

5. The neat coincidence of Grandson Gabriel re-entering his recent high school basketball game just as an advertisement for his parents’ medical company flashed on the screen behind him.

May you have some neat coincidences this weekend!

One-Word Wednesday

One-Word Wednesday 1/14/25

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Neal Saye

“Sweet”

Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 1/9/26

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. These gorgeous Paperwhite Narcissus jewels blooming in the yard of the old farmhouse (in January!) where Robert and I are staying while our kitchen and living room get a renovation.

2. Daughter Amy and her Hubby Scott being named one of Savannah’s “Power Couples” in the current issue of Savannah Magazine.

3. Simplicity.

The older I get, the simpler I desire my life to be.

4. Good deals.

5. Anything Cardinal.

May you catch some joy this weekend.

Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 1/2/26

Posted on January 2, 2026 by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Kitty Benny in black and white on my lap the other morning.

2. Blessings of the New Year waiting to be revealed.

3. The wonderful ability to Breathe Deeply.

4. Robert and my New Year’s Eve/New York Strip cookout.

It was warm enough to eat outside.

5. Remembering this festively pedaling Santa that HR and I saw in Manhattan a few weeks ago.

May you make some Memories of Good this first weekend of the New Year.

Monday Moaning or Monday Marveling?

Monday Moaning or Monday Marveling? 12/29/25

Posted on December 29, 2025December 29, 2025 by Neal Saye

Marveling at some of my Holiday Photos from Christmas 2025.

Grandson Daniel’s (and friends’) Holiday Concert the other night here in Savannah

Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 12/26/25

Posted on December 26, 2025December 31, 2025 by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. This little golden tree I saw on a walk the other day.

2. Robert’s Christmas Morning Breakfast …

Apple and Bacon Sundae Cups

Okay, maybe now it seems more like Christmas Breakfast/Dessert.

3. Holiday Joy.

4. Benny’s favorite gift …

Kitty Stocking Scratcher.

5. Granddaughter Madison … a beautiful gift.

Maybe a few more than Five Happy Bringers this Holiday Friday.

**Incredible Christmas Lights Display in Downtown Macon, Georgia**

HR continuing to show up in Christmas mirrors

May you show up in Holiday Joy this weekend.

Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 12/19/25

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Very neat seasonal looks everywhere you turn.

HR and buddy Ellie at our church’s Christmas Party

2. Holidays and Seasonal Changes.

3. Robert’s Recent Rescue.

So the other afternoon HR and I drove over to Jesup GA to one of our very favorite Christmas Tree farms, Days of Creation.

We bought a pretty fresh wreath.

When we got home, Robert put the wreath, along with some branches of spruce, in our shower (!) to freshen them up with some cold water. (Some things in a marriage you simply put up with.)

Oh, that’s his life-size Mr. Nutcracker he plastered on the shower door.

In another room, I heard him yell/squeal, “Neal, look!”

It took me a minute to see the little fellow.

“What are you doing?!” I asked.

“I’m rescuing him, of course.”

His new home outside our door.

4. These amazing little slider hotdogs we had yesterday for lunch at local Sly’s Sliders and Fries.

5. Nearby church spires at dusk here in Savannah.

May you look around and see some Peaceful Beauty this last weekend before Christmas.

Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 12/12/25

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

Robert and I have been up in Philadelphia this week for an anniversary getaway, so most of my Happy Bringers are found within our travel.

1. First, a few photographic mistakes I made during the week. Which are actually sort of cool.

2. Delicious and messy Philly Cheesesteak at Pat’s King of Steaks (who supposedly created the iconic sandwich).

3. The Joy of being able to travel a bit. Everybody certainly doesn’t have the luxury.

4. Well, …

5. Unbeknown to HR and me while planning our Philadelphia trek … landing smack dab in the center of Philly’s Gayborhood.

The blue dot is our hotel, Alexander Inn.

Iconic gay bookstore, Giovanni’s Room, a short walk away.

May you have a Grand and Gay Weekend ahead!

P.S. As I write this post, Robert and I are on the Midnight Train to Georgia. (We arrive in Atlanta early morn.)

“[We’re] leaving (leaving)
On that midnight train to Georgia (leaving on a midnight train)
Hmm, yeah
Said [we’re] going back (going back to find)
To a simpler place and time (and when [we take] that ride)
Oh yes, [we are]”

Special Days

We’re Happy-ing Our Anniversary!

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Neal Saye

Today, December 9, marks the 9th Anniversary of … Us.

Nine years ago today …

*********************

We’re now on a week Anniversary Getaway that started with a busy weekend in Atlanta and continued on to the neatest little boutique hotel in downtown Philadelphia.

Today, HR and I are taking the Amtrak …