Tag: Life experiences

Posted in Delicious Joy

Any Thyme

Posted on by Neal Saye

“Robert, please get me a lemon and some fresh thyme,” I said-pled, as we finished up some shopping, and I headed to the car, while he was trekking across the street to one of our favorite little independent grocers.

Back home I delved into magical alchemy …

Homemade simple syrup, fresh-squeezed lemon juice, orange slices and … some THYME.

Slash it all together with some Tito’s and voilà …

Wait, that is not the best shot!

That’s a little better.

But here, look at the lavender blooms of the thyme through the glass …

And here are photographer Robert’s photos …

It’s thyme …

Posted in Robert and …

“Robert and … #45”

Posted on by Neal Saye

A blog category of photos I’ve taken of HR (Hubby Robert) and … well, just about anything.

I haven’t done a “Robert and …” post in a while. Truth be told, I had forgotten about the category. (Don’t tell Robert.) So …

Robert and … Consummate Coffee Service.

Breakfast yesterday at one of our favorite coffee bars here in Savannah, Flora and Fauna.

HR Serving Coffee and … Love.

Posted in A Voice of Reason and Courage

No Kings! Savannah Edition

Posted on by Neal Saye

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Yesterday Robert and I joined 2000 other Savannah area protesters to voice a resounding “No!” to the Trump administration’s lean toward authoritarianism and strong man politics which are attempting to destroy our nation’s soul.

Inspiring and encouraging speeches, lively posters and joyful camaraderie/solidarity.

Fellow church buddies

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I thought I was going to have to take HR’s little megaphone away from him! 

From our mayor …

And this poster expressed part of the reason I attended this incredible event …

“Let Freedom Ring, and there be No King.”

Posted in Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 5/23/25

Posted on by Neal Saye

1. Air conditioning! Savannah …

Ridiculously hot for spring. And yet, there is no climate crisis?!

2. Our bathroom window curtain.

It is a physical manifestation of simple joy.

3. Our incredible cell phones. (And occasionally the common sense to put them down.)

4. Reaching 15,000 minutes on my 10% Happier meditation app.

5. Reading this terrific new little book about the wonder of our natural world.

And here is a neat little Serviceberry tree outside our cottage at a recent state park stay.

May you discover some Happy Bringers in the weekend ahead.

Posted in My Saturday Evening Post

My Saturday Evening Post: 4/12/25 “Night Light Life”

Posted on by Neal Saye

Robert and I were walking through Telfair Square here in Savannah last night after dinner. The statue-laden Telfair Academy (the first public art museum in the South, 1888) shone incandescently, perhaps a bit eerily, exuding both pride and remorse in our city’s problematic past.

I paused and gazed up into the heavy, meandering limbs of the ancient Live Oak trees, limbs laden with both desiccated (for now) resurrection fern and new, brilliant green spring leaves.

Death and life together.

The street light could not illuminate all their crevices.

“Some of these trees have to be older than the academy itself,” I thought, as we walked out of the past. “If only trees could talk!”

A light breeze kneaded the old and the new together, causing an audible whispering in the leaves.

And that’s my Saturday Evening Post.

Posted in Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 4/4/25

Posted on by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Morning Glory.

Early morning walk on Skidaway Island (Georgia)

2. Simple Beige Beauty.

Our breakfast table

3. The inhale and the exhale.

And the oft-forgotten mindfulness of the inhale and the exhale.

4. The Breath of Fresh Air Robert and I are experiencing with the television reality series, “Love on the Spectrum.”

“Overview: Seven adults with autism dive headlong into a dating group to explore the unpredictable world of romance, tackling misconceptions about both themselves and how they want to live.” (Series Website)

We recently stumbled upon season two and are working through it now.

5. Playing hide and seek with a Japanese Flowering Cherry tree near us here in historic district Savannah.

May you experience a Bit of Play somehow this spring weekend.

Posted in Humor

Does Anybody Else?

Posted on by Neal Saye

Does anybody else take photos while you’re waiting in the exam room when you go to see the doctor?

No? Really? Why not?

Is this against HIPPA rules or something?

Well, this morning brought my yearly appointment at my ophthalmologist. Since it’s a new year, I’ve been making my rounds to various specialists. Haven’t you?

For some reason (reminder: talk to therapist about this), while I am waiting for the doctor—any doctor— to make her/his appearance, I get all giddy nervous and therefore anxiously try to figure out how to pass the time before she/he enters and aggressively takes my blood pressure or sticks a needle in me.

The answer? Intra-medical-office photography!

My eyes have just been dilated, so I can’t really see you.

And I can’t quite figure out how to interpret this writing on yonder wall …

Huh?

“E.T. Phone home” maybe?

I’ll probably be getting a new eyeglass prescription.