Adapt

Here’s a simple plan for life: show up, try, stumble, learn, and keep going. Every small effort — the class you take, the recipe you attempt, the friendship you nurture — is a coin you drop into your personal treasure chest. Over time, it fills with more than memories; it becomes a store of experience, wisdom, and stories you can share with the world. That’s what it means to be chronologically gifted. Life’s treasures grow when you learn, volunteer, and travel. Each action de

Our photo pretty much gives it away: this is a shameless (but very positive!) promotion for our book, Pictures, Pen, and Positivity. Life is full of small moments, the kind you almost miss if you’re moving too fast. But when you begin to look for them, really look, something shifts. Those moments start to add up. A glance, a laugh, a flicker of light - each can carry more meaning than we often realize. That’s the heartbeat of this book: imperfectly and honestly, we choose to

There you are on the tee box, shoulders squared, dreams high. You’ve got a plan. You’ve watched the pros on The Masters make it look poetic. You draw back, aim and swing with confidence. Then suddenly, instead of keeping it in the fairway, you’re deep in the rough contemplating life’s choices with a squirrel as your only witness. Sound familiar? Keeping it in the fairway is good golf strategy, and good life strategy. The fairway is that clear stretch between where you are and

All living things move and grow - animal, vegetable, and yes, even mineral if you give it enough time and patience. Winter is officially behind us, and “snow” is once again just a distant four-letter word we don’t need to use in polite conversation. Springtime has sprung, stretched, and yawned its way onto the calendar, inviting us all to do what nature does best: renew, repurpose, and refresh. Spring is generous with encouragement, especially if you like words that start wit

Do you know what you’re worth? What would you pay for your talents and services?

Abraham Lincoln said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” We agree—but maybe start by writing it down. Think of it like making a list and checking things off as you go. The first item might be “win the lottery.” (Who says this has to be nonfiction?) It’s your story. Creativity isn’t just allowed, it’s required. Just remember, you’re in the driver’s seat. If you decide on a beach vacation, that might be about four hours east. But if you decide to learn a new

Life challenging questions show up early and often, without much warning. We’re expected to answer with confidence. Yet most days, we’re just staring at a page full of dots, pen hovering, thinking, Are these two dots supposed to connect to each other…or what??? Sheri: Life definitely has a very dry sense of humor. It rarely hands us the whole picture. We get hints, a nudge here, or a curveball there. Some dots are bold and obvious like birthdays, graduations and weddings. O

Reading the Green - Sheri & Bill Picture a foursome on the green, huddled like a tiny board meeting in golf shoes. One player crouches over the ball, studying the slope with the intensity usually reserved for tax forms. The others gather behind him, heads tilted, eyes squinting, soaking up every clue the grass is willing to spill. They’re not being nosey. They’re being wise. Because in golf - just like in life - we get better when we pay attention to each other. That moment i

Nature has been perfecting the art of adaptation long before we ever caught on. Chameleons shift their colors like quick-change artists, squirrels turn into tiny stockbrokers stashing food for winter, and octopuses disappear in plain sight with their magic camouflage. Adaption is positivity in action, written right into creation itself.

Life loves to serve us glasses filled to unpredictable levels. Some days, the pour feels generous, even bubbling to the brim with possibilities. Other days? Well, let’s just say we’re squinting at the dregs, wondering if the pitcher ran dry. But perspective is a choice.

Ah yes, The Committee; where dreams go to be carefully discussed, mildly rewarded, and eventually voted into reality - assuming we don’t run out of coffee, decaf and donuts first.

Around the Bend.... (Original photography by Sheri & Bill) Your GPS is on, and you’re moving forward. The road curves ahead, and you can’t quite see what’s coming next. But it’s nice out, the sunlight filters through trees, and you feel pretty darn good. Still, that bend in the road holds a question mark. Do you recheck your GPS or keep moving, trusting your internal compass? Sheri: Curving roads make me hesitate, since visually you really can’t tell what’s ahead of you. Bu

Leaning out the car window and smiling at your reflection in the mirror is one of those caught-in-the-act-of-living moments that got us thinking about mirrors. So, where’s the metaphor about mirrors, you ask? (You know us – we always have a metaphor!) Mirrors—at least rearview mirrors—remind us that while forward motion matters, our past travels with us, offering perspective. The rearview mirror shows what’s behind us—like poor choices, life lessons, and that guy tailgating

“Change is a constant in today’s changing world”. Might sound contradictory, (like a quirky quote from Yogi Berra 😊), but change can...

"Be the Change" Sheri & Bill (0riginal photography by Sheri & Bill) Jennifer Lovell, owner at on line craft store Lil’ Piece Gift Shop...