The youngest two granddaughters and I have a fall project going that has turned into a Nanna project - they check on the plants and I do the work. We found an unused plastic/rubber 40 gallon trashcan; drilled some holes in the bottom; put in 6 inches of garden soil; and added a dozen potatoe eyes and covered with another couple of inches of soil.
The girls took off to Florida and Nanna has steadily added a little soil every 3 or 4 days. The plants are now close to the top of the garbage can and very healthy looking. The dirt is about half way up the inside of the can and more will be added today. Around the middle of December, the trash can will be turned upside down and should be full of potatoes. You will definitely get an update on this one.
The girls are very excited and have enjoyed seeing the rapid growth of the plants.
Hopefully we will all enjoy the fruits of our labor.
Happy Reading!
Belle
Monday, October 24, 2011
Disappointment
Wrote a couple of weeks ago that hubby had purchased a Toshiba laptop and I was enjoying it immensely, then on Friday in the middle of a huge project it crashed. I had worked on a training manual all week and finally got the finishing touches on it and thank goodness saved the thing on my thumb drive. Traversed to the kitchen to get dinner started and 30 minutes later returned to the message - crash dump file created! - call system administrator or technical support. I did - call technical support, that is - and followed the technician's directions. I was ready to box and ship this sucker right back, however he got me up and running in a matter of 90 minutes. Is the machine damaged - I don't know. Will it happen again - I don't know this either. So far all is well and I am still saving to the thumb drive. I think after the power source going out in my desktop I will always save to the thumb drive. I will always have access to my files.
Hubby took the desktop in and they replaced the power source so I am not with a computer if something goes wrong.
I am watching carefully for any sign of trouble on the laptop so hopefully I will be able to react quickly if a problem is present.
Until next time . . .
Happy reading!
Belle
Hubby took the desktop in and they replaced the power source so I am not with a computer if something goes wrong.
I am watching carefully for any sign of trouble on the laptop so hopefully I will be able to react quickly if a problem is present.
Until next time . . .
Happy reading!
Belle
Free Patterns for your Sewing and Crafts
Sometimes I get tunnel vision and return over and over to the same websites and never venture out into the great web space in the sky, but on occasion someone will recommend a site and I will travel over and have a look. What a delightful surprise when I visited All Free Sewing! So many ideas, patterns and directions for construction. Not just one line of patterns, but a whole array of ideas and projects with simple to follow instructions. In the process of subscribing to their weekly emails, I encountered a whole line of free recipes, crafts, sewing and much more.
If you have a minute give them a look at www.allfreesewing.com.
If you have a minute give them a look at www.allfreesewing.com.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Changes - Not Just The Weather
I have always considered myself computer savvy - not an expert by any means, but I can get around pretty well as an operator and can do some light trouble shooting. About a month ago, my power source started to go out. How did I know it was the power source - I don't know I just did. And how did I know it was about a month ago - I did a backup on the day the trouble started. Okay, that was the only smart thing I did. I did not back the computer up and run it down to Bestech and get a new power source installed - no I just went right on piddling with my system until last Sunday when I could piddle no more! The computer wouldn't even blink an eye at me - no grinding of gears, or whistling of motors - just nothing. I believe we can get too comfortable with our routine and God just shakes the limb a little to either make us grip the limb or change our position.
Hubby has been talking of getting a laptop, so he says we'll just go get a laptop. Oh! Just go get a laptop. Husband are so definitive in their thinking. We did and I have now spent the last 8 days getting the printer drivers (the printer is out of date and it took me forever to find the drivers for the Windows 7) installed, looking for files I had saved to the thumb drive and trying to restore a backup from an old WindowsXP to a new Windows 7 - it don't work. Luckily, once the power source is replaced in the old computer, I should be good to go on the files.
Not much is different with the Windows 7 but the design and I am sure the inner workings are a bit undated. I enjoy it a great deal. The laptop itself takes some getting use to since the mouse pad is super touchy and I zoom in and out with knowing how I did it or why or I end up way up the page and really mess up my spreadsheets. I attached my other mouse for ease of use, but I really want to learn to operate this baby like it was built to operate.
If you add on and take away, something gets loss. That is like disconnecting all the bells and whistles on a new car rather than getting to know the car and why those extras are so special. BUT, I am learning and rather enjoying the process. The thing I miss most are all my little bookmarks of my favorites on the Internet. I have a routine every morning of cranking the "puter" up and checking all the local papers on line and then I hit the obits of the local funeral homes. I know that sounds rather morbid, but I have to make sure I made it through the night!
So many changes and important events are developing right now and nosy old me has to read up on everything. Then on to Face Book so I can catch all my friends and their doings for the day and then I try to write a little every day don't always make it but, I try. Everything I write doesn't make it to the Blog though, so don't be judging by what is on here - some of that stuff is old and I really need to do some rewrites!
Friday was a most enjoyable day with my youngest grandchildren - special lunch and then to the park. I will miss them this week as they are on fall break and I won't get to see them everyday, but it will give me some catchup time. I have certainly neglected my major housecleaning this summer as I played with the girls all summer.
As the trees have started shedding their coats, we covered the pool this weekend until the leaves are gone. It looks so desolate when it is covered. Hubby said he would take the cover off later in the year, but I couldn't keep up with all the leaves - I dip - they fall, I dip - they fall. After Thanksgiving I will mulch most of them for the shrubbery and the rest will go on the garden for next spring's planting. I have to burn that garden spot off first - did that last year and it took care of most of the pests this year. Since we plant an early garden, we miss the pests that like the hot days of mid to late summer. I fair better also as I can not work in the heat.
My maternal first cousins get together every three months to keep in touch. For one reason or another, I have missed the first two get togethers so I am so looking forward to seeing the crew in November. The first of us died a year ago and her husband wanted to get to know her cousins better and suggested this as a way of keeping in touch and his asking questions and learning our personalities. I liked the man when I first met him and I like him even more for caring enough to make an effort. I have two cousins who are a great distance from us and we don't get to visit so often, but then there are cousins just up the road that we don't see so often either.
I told a good friend the other day - we are just trying to live. I know that isn't quite right, but it pretty much describes our comings, goings, or just staying home.
Until next time . . .
Happy reading!
Belle
Hubby has been talking of getting a laptop, so he says we'll just go get a laptop. Oh! Just go get a laptop. Husband are so definitive in their thinking. We did and I have now spent the last 8 days getting the printer drivers (the printer is out of date and it took me forever to find the drivers for the Windows 7) installed, looking for files I had saved to the thumb drive and trying to restore a backup from an old WindowsXP to a new Windows 7 - it don't work. Luckily, once the power source is replaced in the old computer, I should be good to go on the files.
Not much is different with the Windows 7 but the design and I am sure the inner workings are a bit undated. I enjoy it a great deal. The laptop itself takes some getting use to since the mouse pad is super touchy and I zoom in and out with knowing how I did it or why or I end up way up the page and really mess up my spreadsheets. I attached my other mouse for ease of use, but I really want to learn to operate this baby like it was built to operate.
If you add on and take away, something gets loss. That is like disconnecting all the bells and whistles on a new car rather than getting to know the car and why those extras are so special. BUT, I am learning and rather enjoying the process. The thing I miss most are all my little bookmarks of my favorites on the Internet. I have a routine every morning of cranking the "puter" up and checking all the local papers on line and then I hit the obits of the local funeral homes. I know that sounds rather morbid, but I have to make sure I made it through the night!
So many changes and important events are developing right now and nosy old me has to read up on everything. Then on to Face Book so I can catch all my friends and their doings for the day and then I try to write a little every day don't always make it but, I try. Everything I write doesn't make it to the Blog though, so don't be judging by what is on here - some of that stuff is old and I really need to do some rewrites!
Friday was a most enjoyable day with my youngest grandchildren - special lunch and then to the park. I will miss them this week as they are on fall break and I won't get to see them everyday, but it will give me some catchup time. I have certainly neglected my major housecleaning this summer as I played with the girls all summer.
As the trees have started shedding their coats, we covered the pool this weekend until the leaves are gone. It looks so desolate when it is covered. Hubby said he would take the cover off later in the year, but I couldn't keep up with all the leaves - I dip - they fall, I dip - they fall. After Thanksgiving I will mulch most of them for the shrubbery and the rest will go on the garden for next spring's planting. I have to burn that garden spot off first - did that last year and it took care of most of the pests this year. Since we plant an early garden, we miss the pests that like the hot days of mid to late summer. I fair better also as I can not work in the heat.
My maternal first cousins get together every three months to keep in touch. For one reason or another, I have missed the first two get togethers so I am so looking forward to seeing the crew in November. The first of us died a year ago and her husband wanted to get to know her cousins better and suggested this as a way of keeping in touch and his asking questions and learning our personalities. I liked the man when I first met him and I like him even more for caring enough to make an effort. I have two cousins who are a great distance from us and we don't get to visit so often, but then there are cousins just up the road that we don't see so often either.
I told a good friend the other day - we are just trying to live. I know that isn't quite right, but it pretty much describes our comings, goings, or just staying home.
Until next time . . .
Happy reading!
Belle
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