Or smelled one? I haven't, but there's a lot of chatter in the local media about a privately owned plant that is flowering right now. It's owned by a couple that live about an hour from where I live: In a nutshell, the plant only flowers about every 7 years and only for 1-3 days. It gets its...

I spent a good part of my childhood reading, so I have lots of favorites. This one stands out because 1) I read it over and over and OVER 2) my parents bought it for me at a school book sale in 1967-they were very frugal, so it was a special gift, and 3) I still have this book! Another...

February 29, which only comes around every 4 years! A fun fact is that people born on Feb 29th are called "leapers" or "leaplings". It's always interesting to hear stories of people who have birthdays or other special events on this day. Unfortunately, I don't personally know anyone who has a...

This week is my last at one of my part-time jobs; I'm being temporarily laid off. I'm not devastated; I have other sources of income and I'm looking forward to a little more free time. Thinking ahead, though, I'm wondering what sort of other employment I might look at if I don't get called back...

The discussion in the other thread about good books to read got me thinking---are you one of those people who have several books going at once? Not me! If I read a book, or more accurately, a book series that captures my imagination, I read that book/series to the exclusion of other books and...

The other day I was driving home and I saw a couple riding a tandem bicycle. Boy, did that bring up memories! When I was a child, my older sisters would take my younger sister and I to a recreation area where you could rent bikes. We would always get the tandem ones, so that an older sister was...

Have you seen a layout in the gallery that makes you go "wow!" ... if so, we want to know about it. Share it with us here and link us up so we can all say "wow!" together!! It's not just the Cheery O's that can showcase pages here, anyone can post! So if you see something you think is worth...

Are you a coffee drinker? If so, how do you like it prepared? I like hot coffee with a flavored creamer. I used to drink iced coffee many years ago, but got out of the habit. I almost never buy ready-made coffee unless I'm at a restaurant having breakfast. No Starbucks for me!

Today is World Photography Day! I love taking photos, although I only have my cell phone camera and am far from skilled. Here's a picture I took the other day of one of the new babies my spider plant is producing. It still needs to be edited, but I like it: Can I see your most recent photo...

I am currently cat-less, but have had cats most of my adult life. Working at a veterinary hospital I have also been around a lot of cats (and I have the scars to prove it!). Here is a photo of a clinic cat named Munchkin, that I took at work one day, being a typical cat: Here's his better...

Have you seen a layout in the gallery that makes you go "wow!" ... if so, we want to know about it. Share it with us here and link us up so we can all say "wow!" together!! It's not just the Cheery O's that can showcase pages here, anyone can post! So if you see something you think is worth...

The recent discussion about headphones reminded me of a time in my life when I was listening to cassette tapes of positive affirmations as I fell asleep. I used headphones so as not to bother my husband, or my kids if we were camping or in a hotel. Aside from that, I have fallen asleep to music...

So, I am finally jumping on the podcast wagon. In the past, when I had a 35-40 minute commute to work 4-5 days a week, my choice was to listen to audiobooks in the car. In the last few years I had a 5-minute commute which didn't lend itself well to a book, and now that I work from home, I'm not...

According to CalendarLabs, "The International Creativity and Innovation Day, also known as World Creativity and Innovation Day, is observed on April 21st every year. This day was established to celebrate creativity, new ideas, and the individuals behind these innovations." So happy to be part...

...is today! I thought it would be fun to spread some cheer by sharing photos of puppies, with/without humans, in a layout or not! I thought I would start by sharing this photo of one of my best friends with her newest puppy, taken in December:

About a year ago, I "reconnected" with my best friend from high school, Ellen. While we were staying in touch through Facebook, we hadn't gotten together in person for several decades, even though we only lived about an hour away from each other. Now, we get together every couple of months over...

When it seems like winter is going to last forever.....

I haven't gone out on NYE in decades! I do make it a point to watch the Rose Parade on New Year's Day, though. It's always so cheerful, with all the flowers and the fact that it's held in (usually) sunny California.

Winter Storm Elliott landed here in Michigan last night. Right now it is 9*F with wind chill of -12*. The bright side is that they are saying we probably won't get as much snow as originally forecast. The nonsense should settle down by tomorrow night. I'm so glad I got all my errands done...

In a work zoom meeting today the team leader referenced using gifs when posting in the company Slack app. She (jokingly) made the comment that "if you pronounce it jif, you're dead to me". She insisted it's pronounced with a hard g, not a soft g. To be honest, I never thought about it before...