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THE BEATLES – August 18, 1965 Live at Atlanta Stadium

Posted on August 18, 2019 by georgialeesays

The Beatles at Atlanta Stadium – August 18, 1965 I was a pre-teen Beatle-maniac on a magical night. Fifty-plus years later, I relive it all. Who knows how long I’ve loved you? You know I love you still. Somehow, my best … Continue reading →

Posted in anniversaries, Atlanta, authors, baby boomers, beautiful women, celebrities, childhood, Family, Fashion, HELP, Love, love and death, Paul mcCartney, the beatles, The Beatles, writers | Tagged anniversary, Atlanta, Atlanta Stadium, beatlemania, beatles, concerts, events, George Harrison, John Lennon, Liverpool, London, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, the Sixties | 1 Comment

HALLOWEEN CONTEST – VOTE!

Posted on October 31, 2017 by georgialeesays

This gallery contains 4 photos.

THIS MONTH I’VE BEEN SCOURING THE VILLAGE FOR GREAT HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS – THE NEIGHBORS ARE RESTLESS (AND CREATIVE – VOTE YOUR FAVORITE (disclaimer: frog below discovered in photographer’s house)

More Galleries | Tagged Atlanta, att, death, decorations, FALL, frogs, ghosts, halloween, holidays, monsters, neighborhoods, neighbourhoods, pumpkins, skeletons, velvet underground | 4 Comments

OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT OUR CHILDREN…

Posted on June 9, 2015 by georgialeesays

Call me Saint Francis of Suburbia. My back yard is an official Natural Habitat. It’s easy. Go online, check off: Feeders, Water, Trees, and the like, pay $25 (yard flag) up to $100-plus (a bronze plaque) I went with the … Continue reading →

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HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND EMBRACE BEING ALONE (even on your birthday)

Posted on April 14, 2015 by georgialeesays

“Since I gave up all hope, I feel so much better” – anonymous I write this on my 61st birthday. I chose to be alone, and fled to the wilderness. Rather than dancing at a drunken Bacchanal or a romantic … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1960s, acceptance, ACTORS, Aging, ancesters, Atlanta, Atlanta native, Atlanta Writers Club, baby boomers, Babyboomers, birth, birthday celebrations, birthdays, books, buddha, Caregiving, cemeteries, Childhood, children's hospitals, choices, composite characters, curses, dahlonega, daughters, death, depression, disappointment, dying, expectations, family, flowers, Fourth of July celebration, inheritance, living, money, retirement, retreats, wilderness | 34 Comments

BRIEF CANDLES – AN HOUR ONSTAGE

Posted on March 8, 2015 by georgialeesays

At the end of life, the very old shrink into child-size imitations of the towering adults their children knew. Not my parents, I would have thought as a child, if I’d ever imagined such a thing. Not my parents. Those … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlanta, authors, baby boomers, body image, caregivingelderly, celebrities, childhood, Dying Parents, Family, Fashion, fiction, Food, hospice, Love, love and death, medical care, spirituality, Uncategorized, writers, Writing | Tagged 1960s, ACAA, acceptance, ACTORS, actresses, Aging, alabama, ancesters, Atlanta, Atlanta native, Atlanta Writers Club, baby boomers, Babyboomers, birth, birthdays, body image, books, Caregiving, cemeteries, chevrolet, Chico's, chiffon, cocktail dresses, cookies, curses, daughters, death, depression, Easy Spirit, Emmett Lee, FALL, family, fashion, Forest Park, high school, Lady Macbeth, mothers and daughters, only children, PARENTS, prom dresses, shakespeare, stephen king, thinner, weight | 10 Comments

Dreaming in Color

Posted on February 23, 2015 by georgialeesays

I dreamed that all was yellow inside their windows a pale meringue light beamed in summer kitchens morning, forever, morning Girls in sweet sun-frocks twirled lemon-laced skirts for buttoned-up, tucked-in boys The sweet-acid taste of first loves hover above, yet … Continue reading →

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BECOME A MASTER OF YOGA JARGONASANA (A)

Posted on January 14, 2015 by georgialeesays

YOGA JARGONASANA – Talk the Talk. Free the mind. Leave the ass behind. * No need to consult your doctor to begin this practice. * Simply memorize the phrasing and amaze your friends! * Cliche’s in bold for easy reference* … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1960s, acceptance, Aging, asanas, athletic club northeast, Atlanta, Atlanta native, Atlanta Writers Club, baby boomers, beginners, buddha, christ centered yoga, cliche's, couch potato, downward dog, easy yoga, excuses, exercise, fitness, flexibility, gaiam, hatha yoga, jargon, learn meditation, lotus pose, meditation, namaste, new age, new yoga, pilates and yoga, poses, resolutions, richard hittleman, sanskrit, stress relief, stretches, thumbtack, vinyasa, yoga, yoga journal, yoga practice, yoga sanskrit, yoga studios, yoga teachers | 2 Comments

READERS’ RAMP-UP CHALLENGE – WHO WILL JOIN ME IN READING THESE TOP 100 BOOKS IN 2015?

Posted on December 5, 2014 by georgialeesays

Dear Friends, Are you, as I am, reading less these days? In my youth, I read everything. And I mean hard cover books, full price – dozens a year. Maybe 1,000 total! I’m ashamed to say that this year, if … Continue reading →

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BASEBALL ADDICTION – A FAMILY TRADITION

Posted on September 29, 2014 by georgialeesays

ALL IN THE FAMILY Before ESPN’s round-the-clock coverage of every sport from Extreme Ironing to Bunny Jumping, (both real, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 braves, Atlanta, atlanta braves, atlanta crackers, baseball, braves fans, caregivingelderly, childhood, Family, Fourth of July, Love, Uncategorized | Tagged 1960s, ancesters, Atlanta, atlanta braves, atlanta crackers, baseball, family, minor leagues, nostalgia, playoffs, ponce de león ball park, saint louis cardinals, university of alabama, worst-to-first | 1 Comment

LOVE/LICE/LIFE LESSONS: Blood sucking parasite heals lousy relationship

Posted on August 9, 2014 by georgialeesays

Lyn De-Lousing Savannah “I called Suicide Prevention and they put me on hold” – Rodney Dangerfield This is no joke if it happens to you, my friends. Three times I called the Crisis Hotline and three times, they denied me … Continue reading →

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