Tag: Joy

Posted in Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 3/22/24

Posted on by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Touching a tree.

But not just any tree. a magnificent Longleaf Pine here in Savannah.

2. Last Friday on our way to Jacksonville, Florida for the weekend, stopping by Amelia Island for lunch at one of our favorite casual lunch haunts along the ocean, Coast at the Ritz Carlton. (We eat there, not stay there.)

My Catch of the Day Sandwich was simply incredible.

3. Grandson Gabriel’s sensational three seconds in a recent basketball game in Atlanta …

I’m afraid he doesn’t get that skill from me. ☹️

4. While we were in Jacksonville last weekend (to get away from Savannah‘s crazy St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans, if you want to know … we live on the parade route), we ventured over to Jacksonville Beach where my family vacationed for well over a decade back in the late 60s and 70s.

We visited the Beaches Museum there. And from their archives, I discovered the motel where my family stayed … the Silver Sea Motel! A mid- to lower-end motel with beds where you could insert a quarter and get a shaky fifteen-minute “massage.”

Such JOYFUL memories.

5. Our three little Travel Buddies who venture with us on all our trips.

We have given each other a variety of neat little stuffed animals over the years (i.e. gay), but these three have become our favorite. They go where we go. This photo was taken in the living room of our Jacksonville Airbnb. We loved the pink azaleas waving at us through the windows.

May this weekend you enJOY some JOYful memories as well.

Posted in Monday Moaning or Monday Marveling?

Monday Moaning or Monday Marveling? 3/18/24 “All”

Posted on by Neal Saye

Marveling this morn, thinking back on the church Robert and I walked past on a walk near our Airbnb in the Riverside neighborhood of Jacksonville over the weekend.

It’s Romanesque and Byzantine architecture first caught our eyes. But then the large sign out front sparkled in joyfully inclusive welcome.

Look closer …

Thank you, Riverside. You are a Marvel.

Posted in Aging, Humor

You Know

Posted on by Neal Saye

You know you’re getting … “older” when you open up an email such as this …

And find it not only a fascinating read, but just so very practical, and maybe even a little bit hip.

Or at least close to the hip.

Posted in Holiday Joy

Taize Three: “Balm”

Posted on by Neal Saye

Tonight’s service, again, was beautifully simple and peaceful.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check out this post post real quick:

https://nealenjoy.com/2024/02/28/taize/

Taize

The chant tonight was centered around this theme:

“There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole.”

Yes! There IS hope, there is the possibility of healing, there is a balm.

So again on this night, may Peace be your Portion.

Posted in Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 3/8/24

Posted on by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. HR’s beautifully delicious fresh Veggie Fajitas.

HR arranging it all. Sort of frustrated with me for telling him to please hurry up, “I’m hungry.”

YUM!

2. Voting!

More important now than ever before.

3. The privilege of waking up each morning. (Everybody doesn’t.)

4. Narcissus. Now! Now?

5. The sky!

Amerson River Park, Macon GA

Look up this Weekend!

Posted in Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 3/1/24

Posted on by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. HR cavorting around in local bamboo.

2. This incredible salad from the other day. Do you know the joy of salad?!

3. Grandson Gabriel being a standout in the regional basketball championship for eighth graders here in Savannah.

And here he is continuing to hog the trophy.

(FYI: I yelled and clapped far too inappropriately loud at times.)

4. Having at least a dozen reasons to smile everyday! (What have you smiled about today?)

5. Savannah’s Perfectly Pretty in Pink February!

Okay, maybe I have more than five Happy Bringers this Friday …

6. Beautiful morning coffee and breakfast burrito at nearby cool and hip Origin Coffee Bar. (Because of course I know what is cool and hip.)

7. This animal-looking stump thingy Robert and I saw on our Fort Pulaski/Cockspur Island hike the other day.

I sorta wanted to hug him.

Weekend hugs to you!

Posted in Food Joy

Sunday Night Culinary Joy

Posted on by Neal Saye

HR (Husband Robert—you know that) and I are together probably 95% of the time.

So this evening, after we did a little shopping, Robert suggested that I shashay down BY MYSELF to my favorite oyster bar here in Savannah, Sorry Charlie’s.

So I did.

Chef’s Sampler, dozen. With lots of fancy names and points of origin, which I promptly forgot.

I have this quirky habit where I turn over the oyster shell once I eat the oyster.

Four left.

Just DELICIOUS.

But I wonder who the first person was, who decided to eat … an oyster!

Last one.

I hope you ate something delicious on this Sunday.

Posted in Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 2/23/24

Posted on by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Our seasonally inappropriate yet longevity-embracing pumpkin from last fall … who simply refuses to give up the ghost.

2. Like they have done in winters past, someone “decorates” our Washington Square with newly fallen camellia blooms.

3. Our incredible digestive systems, which take the food we eat and voila! gives us energy and health. Thank you, Tummy.

4. I try to keep roses around as long as possible. Why wouldn’t you?! Here’s a reiteration (is that a word?) of some white beauties that Robert gave me on Valentine’s Day.

5. R and R. (Robert and Red.)

May this weekend bring you an extravagance of Joy.