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Five Friday Happy Bringers 9/4/26

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts

1. Robert and me enjoying an Atlanta Braves home game.

“Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks
I don’t care if I never get back
Let me root, root, root for the home team
If they don’t win it’s a shame …”

BTW, it was a shame, darn it.

But still a grand old time.

2. And what’s a baseball game without a foot-long hotdog?!

3. The ability to smile … and mean it.

4. Atlanta’s High Museum of Art, one of our favorite spots to hang out when we visit the ATL.

5. Taking a closer look at the very artistic children’s playground at Atlanta’s Piedmont Park.

It was imagined and designed back in 1976 by terrific artist Isamu Noguchi.

May you get some playing done this weekend!

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/28/26

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts

1. Sunset’s beauty. It never gets old.

South Ponte Vedra Beach FL

2. Key Lime Pie.

House made at Aunt Kate’s Restaurant, South Ponte Vedra

3. Feeling good physically. What a blessing it is when it happens.

4. Benny insisting on resting atop a bunch of plastic grocery bags.

5. The necessity of flowers.

Joyful last weekend of August to you!

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/21/26

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts

1.Seeing Robert.

2. My blackberry, raspberry and whipped cream waffles for breakfast.

3. Having an appetite (or appetites).

4. Lighting a candle and saying a prayer at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Augustine the other day. For peace of heart for us all.

And what colorfully beautiful Spanish architecture and artwork.

5. Reminding myself to embrace the beauty and promise of each new morning .

Wishing you a promising weekend.

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/14/26

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts

1. For some reason, my little half & half dribbling made me smile this morning at the coolest little coffee shop in St. Augustine near where we are staying in Florida.

2. Keeping an inviting bowl of fruits and vegetables on the kitchen island. To eat, yes, but also just to … see.

3. The summer sunshine.

4. Having 17 year-old Benny with us on our longer August stay at South Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

5. Being able to smile, even on a bad hair day.

May you have a Smile-Worthy Weekend ahead.