Michele

What a beautiful page, @AprilDawn. It's so good to see you.

I love origami. I remember doing a lot of it when I was a kid. It's been many, many years, but I might still be able to make a crane. Your fox is wonderful!

This popped up in my FB Memories. https://www.facebook.com/AppreciateENG/videos/1792963007670170

I have one of those, too, but my marble is white. I love the look of your dark marble.

Pancakes and waffles, baby! There was a series of books I read as a kid, but I can't remember the name. It was about a family (I don't think it was The Happy Hollisters). But I seem to remember them being in Vermont during maple syrup season and their grandparents poured the hot syrup on fresh snow to make candy.

L = Locust

F = Fire Ant

I think I have to go eat some ice cream now!

B = Beetles

How many of us have stood under a smoke alarm waving a towel at it because it goes off when we're cooking. 🤣

Years ago I lived upstairs in a two-family house. One of the smoke alarms was beeping the low-battery alert. I replaced the one I thought it was, but the beeping continued. I changed another battery and I still heard the beeping. One at a time I took down all the alarms and removed their batteries one at a time. Eventually I removed all the batteries and still heard the beeping!!!! At that point I was seriously doubting my mental health. What I didn't know was that there was an additional smoke alarm at the bottom of the stairs. That was one frustrating day. 🤣

I've been watching NewsNation for a while now. They are more middle of the road than other stations. I know when I agree with some things they say and disagree with others, I'm in the right place.

J = Jitterbug Jitterbugs are saucy, insouciant insects. They're known for their dancing and flirting. 🤣

I think it's great!

When I donated, there was a box you could check, "for research only." I don't know if they still have that because they check for pretty much all diseases now. When I started donating, back in the 80s, they were very concerned about HIV and didn't know much about it.

F = Fruit Fly Aren't they annoying?

I donated blood and platelets (via apheresis) for many years. I received cookies and juice after the blood donations and Tums (for the calcium) during apheresis. Whenever I get blood tests at my doctor's office, I tell them they should supply cookies and/or juice so the patients don't get light-headed afterwards. I bring my own now. lol I live in NY and don't think the blood bank pays for donations, but things could have changed. You could probably get paid if you give it to drug companies or some other studies.

Y = Yellowjacket

What kind of critters are the little black round things on the leaf?

I may have to give up on this month's game if people keep posting pics. LOL

R = Roach (yuck!)

Too many people don't know how to have a conversation with people who have different views. We used to have civil talks and learned from each other. I still try. Oh, and it's really cold here. lol

It's a lovely layout and song. He was a one-of-a-kind talent.

Armchair traveling at its best!

There's an on/off volume icon on the bottom. It's the sound of a page turning.