Posted in Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/25/23

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Robert’s morning fruit bowl. Yellow watermelon, cantaloupe and white flesh peaches.

2. Doctors. I am seeing a new chiropractor who is helping me with my lower back pain.

3. Late summer beauty.

4. This terrifically true quote about joy.

5. The often taken-for-granted, amazing ability to remember.

May you have a memorable (in a good way!) weekend ahead.

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/11/23

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Roses from HR.

2. Yummy breakfast at our new favorite Savannah bakery, Sweet Patricia’s (named after the chef’s grandmother).

Puff pastries with egg and bacon. Sweet roll with orange filling.

3. Having enough money to buy puff pastries and a sweet roll.

4. Also having …

Even if it gets turned around sometime.

5. Reading a new book about one of my anxiety issues …

May you breathe easily into a terrific weekend ahead.

Posted in Monday Moaning or Monday Marveling?

Monday Moaning or Monday Marveling? 7/7/23 “A Tomato Standout”

Definitely Marveling this morning!

So the other day, HR and I were spending far more time than is socially acceptable walking around and looking at all the fresh veggies and fruits at our favorite local market, Davis Produce, near us here in Savannah on the way out to the ocean.

When all of a sudden, I saw her …

An incredible beauty of a tomato.

A work of natural art.

Striped glory.

So of course, I rescued her from retail and brought her home.

What a Standout she is among her brothers and sisters!

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 7/21/23

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Wonderful Savannah Summer Salads …

HR’s cool pasta salad, with tomato and turkey sandwiches at lunch yesterday

(The red wine, brown sugar pickled beets might have stolen the show.)

And a very yummy summer salad at our favorite neighborhood bar hangout, Midtown Sports, here in Savannah.

2. Discovering and hanging out at the Smallest Church in America (or so it proclaimed) an hour or so south of us near coastal Darien, GA

HR loudly ringing the smallest church’s bell.

(Fun fact: I am actually an ordained minister.)

3. Baked Beans.

4. Love rocks!

5. Bell peppers.

The trio were featured prominently in HR’s sweet and sour pork supper.

May you have a coloful, bell-ringing weekend ahead!

Posted in My Saturday Evening Post

My Saturday Evening Post: 7/15/23 “Skyward!”

I love the sky. It’s ever-changing. It’s mysterious. It has a mind of its own.

Over Barbour River earlier today when Robert and I were exploring the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge about an hour south of us here in Savannah.

The sky is sometimes is a bit of a thief, stealing some glory from lakes. Also at Harris Neck earlier today.

Last night at Waterfront Park on Saint Simons Island.

HR, two ships and the sky, about an hour before the above picture.

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 7/14/23

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Air conditioning in Savannah in July.

2. Air conditioning in Savannah in July.

3. Air conditioning in Savannah in July.

4. Air conditioning in Savannah in July.

5. Air conditioning in Savannah in July.

OKAY, maybe a few more Happy Bringers …

6. Grandson, Daniel, as Raoul, in “Phantom of the Opera” here in Savannah for a two-week run.

7. My “knee-d” for coffee each morning.

8. My obsession (but a fun obsession) with colorful paper napkins.

9. The simple Joy of Friday.

10. Georgia peaches.

I hope you have a peachy weekend ahead.

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 7/7/23

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Joyful Sunflowers from the Forsyth Farmers Market here in Savannah.

And when they started to bow down their heads oh so dramatically, I figured out another way to extend their life a bit.

Sunflower heads-up in a bowl of water.

2. At Barnes & Noble, HR holding up Kitty Corn from the book we bought granddaughter Isabelle for her fifth bday.

See why she’s called “Kitty Corn”?

(We bought Kitty Corn too. She wanted to get out of retail.)

3. Short pants in the summer.

4. Spices and Herbs! What a blessing they add to our culinary lives.

5. Breathing in and breathing out.

May you have a spicy weekend ahead!