GO TO PRESS - HOME 8 x 8

A very old photo. I will have to ask Vikki how old she thinks she is. This is the old home and we only had Poppy at the time so I guess sometime in the early-90s.

Oh, and that is not THE home by the way - that's the outhouse in the front garden! Just in case you think we used to live in a potting shed lol.

Night Sky

I leant out of my bedroom window tonight to capture this shot. The front of my flat faces almost due West so every night I get the most wonderful of sunsets. So I took the trouble (lol) to fish out my instruction book and find the setting for Sunsets for my Panasonic Lumix. I'm rather pleased with how it turned out as this was the most fiery sky I had seen this year.

GO TO PRESS - INDULGE 8 x 8

Snap, Crackle & Roar

I looked after Charlie at his house today and he got me face painting him as a tiger and making rice krispie cakes. Took a couple of photos and although disappointed with the quality of them (heaven only knows what buttons I pressed lol!) the look of sheer joy on his face made them successful anyhow.

New Printer

My poor printer (kindly bought for me by my Pad friends 2.5 years ago) developed a serious problem and as is typical with everything these days, it would have cost more to have it serviced/repaired than to buy a new one. What a wicked waste it seems to me. I was unable to run to a similar one that would use the same inks but did get another HP model which means I can use my huge supply of 6x4 printer paper. It took me all afternoon to install the blasted contraption lol! It cost the princely sum of £36.95 (strange price!) and comes with a year's guarantee and full ink cartridges. I know it does because I asked - fully expecting them to be just the tester quantity. But as I bought it in John Lewis, I know the guy will be telling the truth lol. So I am all set to go - it's an all-in-one so I can scan the 6x12 landscape LOs I am working on at the moment. I am making an album of the weekend we had at Hengar Manor back at the beginning of May and am really enjoying working on this size.

Then it's continuing with my Shimelle classes - one I have started (Go To Press) and the other (Learn Something New Everyday) which I've yet to begin - I'm lagging right behind everyone else but have decided not to stress with it as it's meant to be fun!

Then I have to start getting everything ready for my Creative Embroidery class which should be starting next week - they think they have enough people to run the class so fingers crossed. I'm not sure how I will cope going out for an evening class as it's something I've not done for years - I must be brave though.