Tag: Joy

Posted in Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 9/24/26

Posted on by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts

1. Finding the perfect evening spot to read …

The beach at the Ponte Vedra FL condo we have been fortunate enough to enjoy several times this summer.

2. Seeing and realizing that there is strength in leaning, in bending.

3. Silly but getting a jolt of happiness when the Atlanta Braves captured the 2026 National Championship.

4. Back in Savannah, Robert and I are house and dog sitting for daughter Amy.

5. The arrival of Autumn!

And it’s actually cool in Savannah today. For a change.

Happy First Weekend of Fall, Y’all!

Posted in Holiday Joy

St. Patrick’s Day Away

Posted on by Neal Saye

HR and I live in Savannah, home of one of the country’s largest (and rowdiest) St. Patrick’s Day Parades. We live directly on the parade route, which sounds terrific, and I suppose it was for the first couple of years.

But the parade (and even the days before) soon became somewhat of a headache, at least for us. Very party-oriented folks heavy drinking, property destroying.

So anyway, Robert and I get out of Dodge for a few days.

This year, we escaped to Magnolia Springs State Park and one of their cottages, a couple of hours north of us.

We didn’t have a parade, but we did have peace.

And color.

That’s Robert in the distance, talking to the clouds, I believe. 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day … Night 2026.

Posted in Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 3/13/26

Posted on by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. HR all excited about his new Canon EOS R100 camera.

Can cameras really cost that much?!

2. Our great buddy Margaret being recognized at church for her 84th birthday.

3. The ability to AGE. (It is world’s better than the alternative.)

4. Chuckling at the important question in the bathroom at our Airbnb in Macon GA today:

5. The beauty of purple in Macon.

Early wisteria!

GOODness! The aroma.

I hope your weekend smells good!

Posted in One-Word Wednesday

One Word Wednesday 2/11/26

Posted on by Neal Saye

“Blocked”

Take a quick look at this three-second video of Grandson Gabriel (#2 in white and green) in his high school basketball game the other night in Savannah. He attempts to block the rival player from scoring and falls flat on his back!

You may have to watch it a couple of times since the video is so short and G is so small.

Ouch!

G’s (painful looking) end-of-game block was called a charge on the opposing Savannah Christian kid and was a big part of Country Day’s win because the basket didn’t count, stopping them from coming back.  

And here are the players’ reactions to the win against perhaps their biggest “enemy.”

That’s Gabriel directly in the center.

Youth, energy and excitement!

May we all win at something today!

Posted in My Saturday Evening Post

My Saturday Evening Post: 2/7/25  “A Farmhouse Goodbye”

Posted on by Neal Saye

So yesterday, Robert and I cleaned up the old farmhouse in Southeast Georgia where we have been staying for the last month while our downtown Savannah place was being renovated.

Did the last of the laundry (no dryer) …

I actually enjoyed (well, for a temporary time) the sensation of hanging wet washing on the clotheslines among the Spanish Moss.

We started loading boxes and bags in the kitchen for the return trip.

Looked down and saw him …

Benny in the Box.

He was ready to go home.

Enjoyed our last fire (the place had no central heat).

Enjoyed our unusual but FUN time in the snow a couple of days ago…

Sampled the “attractions” in the tiny town of Springfield GA (pop. 2,874) …

Our favorite Coffee/Bakery/Breakfast place …

And outdoor in January grilling and eating between the cold spells.

A Joyous Adventure. Thank you, Universe/God/Whomever for Such a Splendid Stay.

And that’s My Saturday Evening Post.

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