Author Archives: Jean

We had an old-fashioned thunderstorm yesterday afternoon. How cool is that! July 16, 2026

The latest The Economist has an article entitled, A no-brainer for protecting your brain One simple vaccination may dramatically reduce the risk of dementia It refers to a large observational study that showed people who received the old shingles shot … Continue reading →

I definitely have less zip in the summer than I do in the fall, but I’m really enjoying my afternoon naps. That counts too. 🙂 July 14, 2026

In a comment to yesterday’s post, Ginny wrote, I have to hand it to you; I can’t even draw a stick man. And you have represented joy with just a few strokes! The truth is I spent months thinking about … Continue reading →

I’m like Tom, a visual thinker, so both of these remind me that The quality of our lives depends on how we focus our energy and our attention. The doodle on the left represents life as a garden and me … Continue reading →

This is one of the arts of living. It’s the art of enjoying the imperfect days. It’s the art of making all the moments count. —James Clear That’s definitely worth working on! Especially as we get older and older. 🙂 … Continue reading →

What motivates you? July 10. 2026

“Do you like it? I made it just for you.” I saved that quote years ago and came across it a couple of days ago. The idea is instead of just training ourselves to notice and be grateful for the … Continue reading →

July 8, 2026

I was looking for an old post yesterday, but I couldn’t find it. I came across this one from 2019 instead: Friday evening we received a package from Amazon containing three thermometers. We checked to be sure we hadn’t ordered … Continue reading →