I've been working on the photos and using the little "corners" to mount the smaller pictures to card stock that will fit into the album. I think they look pretty good - certainly not professional, but it will be fine for future viewers of the albums. It turns out I can't use my 3 x 5 cards as the openings are 4 x 6, so I'm cutting 4 x 6 from manila folders. I only get 5 or 6 cards from each folder, and trying to follow the lines I've drawn to cut the cards is laughable. My eyes work differently now for close up work, but even so, I'm doing a job that satisfies me.
Another photo I took was of my bandaged arm. I did a good job this morning and it seemed to be a lot easier. Maybe I'm getting the hang of it, but I'm going to be pretty tired of doing it on a daily basis by the time I have the sutures removed. My arm looks good - very little to no bruising. It still aches but it's just an annoyance now and nothing more.
Jeannie and I went to the gym last night. Donald had a couple of basketball games and the girls wanted to go with him, so it was just my daughter and me. At first I thought I wouldn't do much because I didn't want to irritate the wound or pull on the stitches. I soon forgot that and really enjoyed a great workout. I kept the weight resistance a little lower than what I normally would use, but I felt so darn good last night and continuing through today, and I'm looking forward to going back on Friday.
It's still 66 degrees at nearly 1pm, going up to the low 70's. By next Tuesday it will be over 100, and according to weather.com (from the Weather Channel) we can expect something like 106 by the middle of next week. The Weather Channel is often wrong, and I really hope they are wrong this time.
I feel so good right now I wish I was a runner, as I'd go for a run. I'm not sure where this is coming from, but I feel almost ecstatic. It's good to be alive!
UPDATE: I finally got to the photos I wanted to add; my bandaging turned out kinda wrinkly! I should have flipped the second photo before adding it, but just turn the computer sideways. You get the idea how the manila cards look. I am pretty weary from cutting all those 4 x 6 cards, and think that surely Michael's must have some that size in stock. I'll look tomorrow. Click on photo to enlarge. (I really don't know how I got these photos on my computer, and not sure if I'll ever be able to do it again!)
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Here's an idea for you about cutting on straight lines have you thought about using those scrapbooking scissors that cut wavy lines I use them for a lot of things because I'm not a good straight line cutter either just a thought
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a great idea. I've never heard of scissors like that - sort of like pinking shears? I've been plodding along with the regular scissors and I've done a fairly good job, I think.
DeleteMichaels has scissors with all different kinds of edges. They are really neat.
DeleteMichaels has scissors with all different kinds of edges. They are really neat.
DeleteI just pull the memory card out of my camera and stick into a slot in my lap-top. The lap-top recognizes it as drive F and I just copy the files to where ever I want them on the computer. Real simple. Maybe Mac makes it more difficult.
ReplyDeleteWhen I do that my computer opens iPhoto. But I kept getting messages saying my photo library was corrupted. An update to the Mac software now has changed the photo program and it's too complicated for me now. It was fairly straightforward and easy, but of course it needed "updating and improvement".
DeleteI used to use my radial arm saw to cut up cardstock for school projects.
ReplyDeleteI make it a point to stay away from electrical tools. I don't trust myself any more! (I do wish I had one of those old-style paper cutters though).
DeleteI sure understand the photo problems your having. After they put windows 10 in my laptop its been hell. They sell those paper cutters in small sized in hobby dept. I bought one for cutting down pictures I printed.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why developers mess with a program that works so well. It's no doubt because many people today want something new and different all the time. We ought to have a choice at least.
DeleteGlad to hear your arm is doing so well you can go to the gym and forget it. In spite of running for years and going to the gym multiple times a week, I never felt like that afterwards.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear your arm is doing so well you can go to the gym and forget it. In spite of running for years and going to the gym multiple times a week, I never felt like that afterwards.
ReplyDeleteI am so grateful whenever that feeling hits.
DeleteSounds like you need to change the default program for opening picture files. Then it should work fine.
ReplyDeleteTwenty years ago I could have done it in nothing flat. Now I head the words "change the default program" and wouldn't have a clue where to start. if I would take more pictures and have to go through the process more often, I'd remember from one time to the next!
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