



Tonight Robert and I started what we hope will become an annual holiday tradition: Having a Low Country Boil as a festive meal during the Christmas season.
What? You don’t know what I’m talking about?
“A low country boil is a beloved Southern dish with roots deeply embedded in the coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia. This communal feast brings together a mix of seafood, sausage, potatoes, and corn, simmered together in a flavorful broth.” Alaskankingcrab.com







A Thousand “Yums”!
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. Enjoying an Awesome Anniversary Meal at Savannah’s The Grey restaurant.



2. This little happy bringer I saw in a restroom recently.

3. A wonderfully festive little day trip to Days of Creation Christmas Tree Farm over in Jesup GA.





4. Our annual Holiday Lunch with ex-wife Donna at the very touristy, but still loads of fun Pirates House restaurant across the street from HR and me.


5. Simple Christmas Pretty.

May you find some simple holiday joy this weekend.
“HELLO!”




My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. Taking a photo of a glorious ginkgo biloba tree.



2. HR in a somewhat … regal moment.


3. Always having enough food to eat.
4. Grandson Daniel on a weekend trip to New York, accompanying his Catholic girlfriend Amelie to mass at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, and out of the blue being asked to help take up the offering!
Here’s what his mother texted me:

5. A quiet moment with Benny.

May you have some quiet moments of joy this weekend.
“RED”
(All photos from our recent trip to the Gainesville (Georgia) Botanical Garden.





Here’s another of my riveting, independent films, this one entitled HR & Babbling Brook Smile …

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. This old tree we saw near us on a Thanksgiving morning walk in Savannah’s Colonial Park Cemetery.

Do you see what I see on his trunk?

In the lower half, there’s a Big Bunny with gigantic upward ears!
And if you forget the bunny and look again at the entire trunk, there’s a Brown Monster with a three-pronged crown, green tongue and menacingly raised arms! Watch out!

2. On the other hand, here’s a quartet of happily handsome fellows: son-in-law Scott and three grandsons Jack, Gabriel and Daniel searching for the perfect Christmas tree.

3. A bountiful Thanksgiving Feast yesterday.






4. Moments in life when you feel JOY.
5. And finally, I’m happily thankful for HR.

May you have a BIG weekend ahead!