thanksgiving – NealEnJoy

My Saturday Evening Post: 11/29/25 “An Evening Late/A Perfect Evening”

Posted on November 29, 2025November 29, 2025 by Neal Saye

So after a wonderful holiday celebration on Thanksgiving Day itself over at my daughter Amy’s on Skidaway Island, Robert and I had our own little family Thanksgiving celebration here at home last night.

It was really Robert’s night as culinary chef. I just helped with prep and cleanup mainly.

Here he is tying up the Cornish hens …

Toasting the cornbread for the sage sausage dressing …

Pan frying the bacon and brussels sprouts …

HR set it all up on this neat little high rise table …

Oh wait, I did do something! I set up the festive holiday dining table.

I probably should not have done this, but as Robert started to say a beautiful Thanksgiving Blessing, I opened my eyes real quick and photographed him. (Who does such a thing?!)

The prayer went on quite a while. I had ample opportunity for a cute close-up.

He caught me after he muttered a too-quick “Amen,” not allowing me time to hide my iPhone.

Then on to the food!

Scrumptiously delicious.

Oh, and don’t forget his pumpkin pie!

What a Delicious Feast with Just the Two of Us.

And that’s my Saturday Evening Post.

Holiday Joy

Always

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Neal Saye

Here’s Hoping You Have a Beautiful Thanksgiving 2025.

**A Blog Post Full of Love from Neal & Robert**

Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 11/29/24

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Neal Saye

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.

Robert, Me, Son-in-law Scott and Daughter Amy who hosted

4. Moments in life when you feel JOY.

5. And finally, I’m happily thankful for HR.

May you have a BIG weekend ahead!

Holidays and Seasonal Changes

Happiest of Thanksgivings 2024!

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Neal Saye

A Few Things for which I Give Thanks:

1. My breath. In. Out. In. Out.

2. This trash I saw yesterday morning in our alley.

Couldn’t that be in an art gallery? The browns, grays, beige, white.

Or is my old age catching up with me?

3. Yummy lunch at Cracker Barrel with Robert’s daughter and son.

4. Grandson Gabriel starting AS A FRESHMAN on his high school VARSITY basketball team.

**They won their first game of the season yesterday.**

5. Always, ALWAYS, having enough food to eat. (Everybody doesn’t.)

6. Shoes.

7. Living so close to the ocean.

Tybee Island (Savannah Beach), twenty minutes from us.

8. The privilege of voting (even when it doesn’t go our way).

9. The ability to WALK. What a blessing!

Granddaughter Isabelle and Ex-wife Donna. Walking.

10. Indoor plants.

Our bamboo baby in a corner of our living room.

11. All of you fellow bloggers.

Tell me, what are you thankful for on this beautiful day?

Encouragement

So For …

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Neal Saye

So for this Sunday evening before Thanksgiving, I was thinking about what the holiday is actually all about and ran across this little meditation on giving thanks and embracing gratitude …

Holiday Joy, The Joy and Wisdom of Children

Neal’s Post from the Past: “Gratitude Turkey”

Posted on November 23, 2023April 12, 2024 by Neal Saye

Here’s a post from over a decade ago, starring my young grandson (five at the time), Daniel.

I picked up Grandson Daniel (5) from school yesterday, and, hopping into his back seat, he excitedly showed me his just-completed Turkey Basket (well, that’s what he called it anyway).

As I soon learned, the turkey project was two-fold: first the cute little construction paper turkey itself. But as you can see in the pictures below, the front housed a nifty envelope (basket?) which held little gratitude or thanksgiving cards.

For each note, Daniel and his classmates completed the statement “I am thankful for ____ because …” for their family members.

What a joy! Little ones expressing their thankfulness so sincerely. Below Daniel explains to me that his plan for Thanksgiving Day consists of waiting till “all the guests” have eaten “some of their turkey” and then “hand out the slips.”

And he did just that–for all fourteen of the folks at the table. His mom helped him with some of the spelling, but the sentiments were exclusively his.

Here’s mine:

“I am thankful for Abu (that’s me) because he helps with decorations.”

(Okay, maybe that sounds a bit strange, but the day before, we had decorated for Thanksgiving with some outdoor lights. And a month earlier we had carved two jack o’ lanterns.)

What Thanksgiving Joy! We really all do have so very much to put in our Turkey Baskets.

[For more on “Abu” see “My Favorite Word Is Abu!” post.]

Holiday Joy

Giving Thanks 2023

Posted on November 23, 2023November 23, 2023 by Neal Saye

Joyful Thanksgiving from our Table to Yours!

(Okay, maybe that’s not our table. But still)

Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 8/4/23

Posted on August 4, 2023August 17, 2023 by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Summer Salads just keep on coming.

2. An HR-planned date night.

We went down to Plant Riverside, had dinner, watched the ships and enjoyed a terrific jazz concert.

3. Being thankful for a new chiropractor who is helping me with my lower back and arthritis issues. I walked out of his office yesterday morning with NO PAIN for the rest of the day.

4. Laughing at the craziness of both Halloween and Thanksgiving already making an appearance. And in this summer heat!