Category Archives: Life As a Shared Adventure

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 →

Yesterday for me it was the link Angus gave to this video, I love it because Auld Lang Syne is one of my favorite songs, and I love St. Andrews. Kaitlin did her junior year there so I spent a … Continue reading →

July 5, 2026

April 19, 1775 — “the shot heard round the world,” the start of the Revolutionary War. July 4, 1776 — the idea that was, and still is, heard “round the world.” The Declaration of Independence did three things: it announced … Continue reading →

Angus in Scotland is one of the bloggers I follow every day. In yesterday’s post he talked about one of the farmer’s sons who had come to America for the World Cup games. Angus tells us what the teen said … Continue reading →