@tjscraps Real pet rats (her daughter's) like these:

I really do remember things by bird association and this is one of the more memorable ones.

Sweet story! I can understand saving them all. Love the balloon images here.

Since I mostly don't remember the house before, this is my home growing up. It was more than just a house given my parents planned it and my mother drew the blueprints (and other formats all rolled up together.)

We share a car and the same taste in radio- classic rock

Ruby-crowned Kinglets are delightful little birds and DH was happy to get this photo of one.

Thanks! You must be the one whose LO got me acquainted with Louise Penny. I've now read them all, including the newest.

Wide open spaces like prairie and marshland do me a world of good.

I always wonder why I had to get the family name that seemingly nobody wanted but at least I like the middle name that I go by. The name is nothing awful or odd, I just don't want to be called that.

Striking page and I love the story.

Reading has been my thing as long as I can remember and a great way to relax. Working in a library was just right when I was in school too.

Cheryl @Cherylndesigns PLEASE don't let Ava use acid on the stone!!! :eek: Here's what looks like a reliable page on safe but effective cleaning methods: https://cemeteryconservatorsunitedstandards.org/standards/cleaning/

My mother had an artistic flair not just excellent skill in crochet but I got to carry the craft further.

Sometimes I can forgo my guilty pleasures, but NOT chocolate, specifically this one.

Gorgeous! I've only seen them from the air but even that was impressive. Nice border.

This jigsaw puzzle looked really cute (though physically impossible) but the titles only caught our attention when we were doing it. What a hoot! Enjoyed this one a lot.

I wonder about these memories or images from when I was two or three. I sure don't remember much.

Felis @felis I found a pattern that I think was a little different from Chris' but the result is about the same. They are now out right next to me. I'm not all that committed to following the directions exactly either.

I really do love autumn but dread the ever shorter days.

The difference wasn't only our ages, but the world we grew up in was very different too. I came up with the idea of being an only child with a brother and sister from the title of a book: My Brother Was an Only Child (Jack Douglas, 1959).