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§ November 9th, 2008
The Geek Girl Dinner was terrific on Friday and the chat was wonderful. Alas in the excitment I forgot my camera so I have no new photos at the moment.
Saturday dawned wet and blustery, but we wrapped up well and braved the elements. We were joined by some of the Photo Bloggers for a late lunch and the chat continued until the early evening.
The weather showed no sign of improving so we headed home to Grannymar Gables and enjoyed ‘Hot Ports’ as we warmed our toes around a real fire! Cosy thoughts!
Normal posting will resume shortly in the meantime a little brightness for you:
This photo was taken way back in April this year.
§ November 4th, 2008
Diamonds are forever, or so the song tells us.
Alas, my real ones were stolen a few years back
and now I have God’s diamonds:
The sun shone after a snow shower on 28th of October and I managed to capture the droplets as they clung to the plant.
Meanwhile at the back on the same day
We do get the sun in spots!
§ November 1st, 2008
Do you know what this is?
§ October 30th, 2008
‘How do you wish to pay, cash or credit card?’ Asked the girl at the tills, after folding items the woman wished to purchase.
Standing behind her in the queue, I watched as she set her bag on the counter and fumbled for her wallet, I noticed a remote control for a television set fall from her bag onto the floor
‘So, do you always carry your TV remote?’ I asked as I bent to pick it up.
‘No,’ she replied, ‘but my husband refused to come shopping with me, and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally!
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I don’t know of anyone with a birthday on 30th of October, but these pink balloons caught my eye that day at the Abbey Centre shopping Mall. Once again I thought of our p4oi and of course they are ideal for 30th of the month. You might notice that I managed to achieve two areas of colour with different hues.
§ October 28th, 2008
I met Brian & Maxine at Junction 1 Shopping outlet seversal months ago. Brian’s pink polo shirt caught my eye with Pink for October in mind. He willing posed for me and I liked the shot. I am happier with the ‘pink’ in this one than with some of my earlier attempts. Each time I try I discover something new. Hopefully I will remember what I did for the remaining few photos in the folder!
I wanted to have a male model at some stage of the month because breast cancer is not the preserve only of the ladies. We all need to be diligent in examining our breasts. If you have a partner then make it fun and a pleasurable experience. Grannymar encourages you to do so. Make it a regular part of your calendar.
§ October 26th, 2008
The clock went back an hour in the we small hours of the morning and once more we face shorter days with dark mornings and evenings. This change was heralded in by a blustery wet and grey day yesterday. We seem to have had a long dreary time for the past eighteen months with little sign of any summer weather.
In years past the weather never bothered me. I wrapped up and headed off at the drop of a hat to whatever took my fancy. Now however I notice a subtle change. As the day becomes monochrome my body goes cold and I begin to shiver. Going into my bedroom for any reason at this stage of the day is not a good idea. I could so easily jump into bed and pull the clothes over my head and stay there until spring. Instead I switch on the lights, turn up the music and draw the blinds. Doing the latter makes me more comfortable and it also prevents heat loss.
Something else I do with great regularity is change the desktop scene on my monitor. A happy photo of Elly giggling always brings joy to my soul. Sometimes I use a photo that I have taken while out walking or driving or a new family shot sent to me by email.
So today, as this fellow flies away
My screen changes to this:
§ October 25th, 2008
Another of my attempts for p4oi.
Now I know that some of you will be Partying over the Hallowe’en weekend. Early planning makes for a good party.
So how about this for a little diversion and amusement:
Not sure I would try it to cook the dinner!
§ October 8th, 2008
It has taken me years to realise that I love looking at the sky from my windows
What do you see from your window?
§ October 7th, 2008
I use Firefox as a browser and on the iGoogle page in a bottom corner is a daily horoscope for Pisces by Rick Levine. I seldom give it a glance but on Sunday it caught my eye
Sunday, October 5, 2008
You know what you want now and are willing to be patient as you work toward your goals. But a frustrating setback could be rather discouraging if you see it as a failure on your part. Instead, take it as constructive advice. Once you know where you need to improve, you can get back to the drawing board and try again.
I did have what I considered to be a less than perfect result to a new project. You guessed it - my very first attempt at spot colouring a photo. I did get a rather watery pink in my first effort. I took it as a challenge and so during the afternoon I spent some time trying again. Here are the results:
Original photo
The image I posted on Saturday
The one I produced today.
I am sure you would agree that I still have a long way to go.
§ October 4th, 2008
I promised to try and learn a new technique for October in support of Breast Awareness Month.
Calm down now! I am not about to do a striptease right here on the blog. My shrivelled walnuts would send the Toyboys running in the opposite direction faster than the speed of sound.
I want to let Will know that I listen and read what he says. So today I unveil my very first attempt at Creating Spot Colour.
Voila!
I met Muriel and Dixie Dean in Tesco one day many months ago and immediately the pink tissue around the flowers caught my eye. I approached them and told them about the idea of Pink for October and they were willing to pose for me. I hope they like my effort.
So tell me what do you think? Honestly!
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