Tag: Husband

Posted in Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/30/24

Posted on by Neal Saye

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.

Posted in Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/23/24

Posted on by Neal Saye

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!

Posted in Monday Moaning or Monday Marveling?

Monday Moaning or Monday Marveling? 8/19/24 “BP!”

Posted on by Neal Saye

I’m MARVELING this morning. Let me explain.

So HR has NEVER had a WARM (important adjective) HOMEMADE (second important adjective) BANANA PUDDING!

I felt so sorry for Robert’s culinarily sad deprivation that I got straight to work.

Of course he had to put his two cents in, asking for (demanding) Chessmen Butter cookies in addition to classic vanilla wafers …

… which made me a little mad, but good husband that I am, I plowed ahead.

Before the oven …

(Thanks, I thought it was pretty too.)

And now for the meringue …

For some inexplicable reason, HR decided to video me spreading the meringue …

Wasn’t that riveting?

Now wait with me for 15 minutes till the peaks brown.

Ta Da!

MARVELous!

Posted in My Saturday Evening Post

My Saturday Evening Post: 3/23/24 “Does Food?”

Posted on by Neal Saye

Does food (or life) get any better than this?!

So last weekend, Robert and I ventured down to Jacksonville, Florida to get away from the St. Patrick’s Day craziness here in Savannah. (We live on the parade route.)

One of our weekend meals found us in the Mayport area of Jacksonville, just off the Atlantic Ocean. and at one of our very favorite seafood restaurants, Safe Harbor.

I got the blackened shrimp and haddock. Oh my goodness!

Robert got something or other, I can’t remember what, I was too busy with my own seafood extravaganza.

But here he is …

The Joy of Food!

Posted in Challenges, T-shirt Tuesday, Travel

T-Shirt Tuesday: “Farm Passport”

Posted on by Neal Saye

So last year, Robert and I joined Georgia’s uber-cool Farm Passport Program.

“The Farm Passport is your guide to discover Georgia, support local farms and experience fresh food. Grab your passport and let it guide you across the state to see the diversity of agriculture Georgia offers. 

The Farm Passport features over 90 farms included in Georgia Farm Bureau’s Certified Farm Markets program, which was created to help people discover where their food comes from, meet the farm families who grew the food, and create lasting memories with loved ones as they travel the state.” Farm Bureau, GA

We had a blast and visited 22 Georgia Farms.

Last weekend we made a little trip to Macon to pick up our prizes and to explore old town Macon a bit.

Here I am with one of the leaders of the Passport Program.

And look! Here I am with HR and our nifty new Farm Traveler T-shirts. (After all, remember, it’s T-shirt Tuesday.)

And here are a few images from our time in Macon, which by the way is (was?) my birthplace.

The cool ceiling of our Airbnb …

Posted in Holiday Joy

Happy Day of Valentines!

Posted on by Neal Saye

I hope you’re having a good day on this 2024 February 14th Valentine’s Day.

Unbeknownst ahead of time, Robert gave me roses, and I gave him a rose bush.

As I have mentioned before, he likes to give multiple cards on special days. (Which I thought was kind of weird at first but now love it.)

His Three to Me …

My fav — It may just be frame worthy.

And mine to him …