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Five Friday Happy Bringers 9/27/24

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Thankful that here in Savannah we made it through Hurricane Helene safely. Even though our power is off and tree branches are seemingly everywhere.

2. Classic grilling out.

(But not last night in the middle of Helene!)

3. Pretty purple.

4. Waking up each morning, as someone said, “on the right side of the dirt.”

5. Dog sitting with granddog Coastal last weekend.

May your eyes see a safe and splendid weekend ahead!

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 9/20/24

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Savannah doors and windows showing off their living beauty near us.

2. The ability to recognize beauty as such.

3. My friend Riboclavin (long story about his unusual moniker, for another time) and his breakfast this morning in Munich, Germany where he is visiting.

4. Speaking of breakfast, my Apple Cobbler for Two this morning from provincial Savannah. 

5. Another look at Approaching Autumn (see yesterday‘s post) on my walk earlier this morning.

May you approach, and be approached by, Beauty this weekend. 

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/30/24

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Daughter Amy and son-in-law Scott hamming it up by the river near their house.

2. HR suggesting we drive over to nearby Tybee Island for an evening walk on the beach.

And look! Another riveting film in my long-running canon of riveting films, this one starring the Atlantic Ocean, the Tybee Pier and HR. 

3. The ability to WALK. What a blessing! I encourage you, wherever you are and if possible, to stand up and walk around a bit. What a miracle!

4. Sunlight on grass.

Washington Square, a one-minute walk from our apartment 

5. My fellow.

May you have an Ocean of Weekend Fun ahead.

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/23/24

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

  1. Robert and I had a lovely hour perusing a new exhibit, “A Measure of Time,” at our local Savannah Jepson Center for the Arts.

Gloriously colorful, geometric shapes everywhere!

HR trying (unsuccessfully) to blend in.

2. The ongoing belief that our bodies know how to be well and are always trying to move toward wellness.

3. Colorful carrots!

I made a delicious new dish, Maple Roasted Rainbow Carrots with Fennel Seeds, with some of them.

4. Our “Travel Buddies.” Have I told you about them? Three silly little stuffed animals HR and I have given each other over the years. But they travel with us EVERYWHERE we go.

I’ll do a blog post about some of their adventures soon.

5. Friday!

Joyful weekend ahead for you!

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Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/2/24

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Swimming grandchildren.

2. Fresh summer field peas! Oh my GOODness.

3. The prickly beauty of Red Roses.

4. Air conditioning. (That really should be Number One. )

5. “My” Square, Washington Square, near us— which is a sort of ward/neighborhood outdoor living room. (Savannah‘s historic district has 22 beautiful squares.)

See HR? Photo snapping, as usual.

May you have a picture perfect weekend ahead!

(Or at least a little rest.)

Posted in Humor, My Life

You Know

You know you’re getting old when you get invited to this …

(Ex-wife Donna and I graduated from incredibly beautiful Berry College in Rome, Georgia way back in 1974.)

At the same time, you’re out in your also-incredibly beautiful Savannah Square reading this …

Ho hum. Life goes on.

With beauty all around.