The calendar pages have been changed to the new month, so now instead of the giant dog in front of a little house I'm looking at a different but equally odd and disturbing picture. Sometimes I think it would be fun to be the person in charge of designing calendars and getting to choose only nice pictures to be included.
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I'm using a new laptop ever since the one Mahlon gave me six years ago decided it will no longer work. This one has Windows 10. I'm trying to adjust, but I'm having a hard time with it. So far I haven't found anything good to say about it. What frustrates me the most though is that I can not transfer my Word program to this laptop. That means my writing has come to a screeching halt. I guess I'll have to go purchase the newest software and hope I'll be able to understand it.
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My reading has been sporadic the past month, but I'm excited about jumping into a new book. I had requested Marilla of Green Gables as soon as it was released and there was a copy at the library. The Anne series is still one of my all time favorites and I can't wait to learn more about Marilla. I've started the book and so far it has been great. I'm usually hesitant when other authors try writing about my favorite places and characters, but this book as well as Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson have not disappointed.
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I'm feeling Chritmas-y early this year. The 45 Day fruitcake cake is doing its thing on the kitchen counter. The girls and I have been preparing decorations to put up the day after Thanksgiving. I'm working on our plans for the 12 Days of Christmas celebration we want to do this year.
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Of all the times I have been to the DMV I have found it to be a boring, quiet, air of desperation type of place. That is until this week when my favorite DMV experience happened.
Rosie Mae took her driving test and passed, which meant time for posing for the picture for her license.
The first picture turned out terrible. She burst out laughing when she saw it and the lady offered to take another one. Try two was a no go as well, followed by several more tries. She inserted typical Rosie Mae comments after each try. By the time she had her final picture taken the entire waiting room and staff was laughing.
The atmosphere of that room was completely different when we left than it was when we arrived. People seemed happy and relaxed as they were going about the business they had come in to do.
The atmosphere of that room was completely different when we left than it was when we arrived. People seemed happy and relaxed as they were going about the business they had come in to do.
I love the story about Rosie. She has a gift. I understand your frustration with your new computer. We recently had to get a new laptop and learning windows 10 is hard for this old brain. I get very tired of the constant buy the newest, buy the best, buy the most expensive world were living in. And everything seems to be built to only last a short time. I hope you figure it out soon. Blessings, Betsy
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about calendars and the strange pictures. Here's how I solved that issue. I found a most lovely calendar at the thrift store. It even has a nice 'pocket' across the bottom which has cute illustrations etc.. Each year I buy a dollar store calendar and cut the month pages off. Then at the beginning of a month I affix the proper page with paper clips to the old calendar. Works for me!
ReplyDeleteOur children create a calendar for us each year using photos of our children and grandchildren as a Christmas gift and we love it! Before this our calendars were always photos of John Deere tractors as my husband worked for them and the calendars were free! I switched to Windows 10 and I shared your frustration, but once I figured it out I loved it. I hope it's the same for you! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteI have been using Windows for almost three years and I still don't like it.
ReplyDeleteMy opinion of Windows 10 would probably scorch your ear drums. A classic case of "If it ain't broke, fix it until it is." I use Publisher a lot, and it is dreadful! The developers seemed to have tried to make it as difficult to use as possible. Aargh!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to hear your opinion of Marilla of Green Gables when you are finished reading! I did not pick it up because I was afraid it would be terrible - I'm encouraged that it starts off well in your opinion.
ReplyDeleteWindows 10 - sigh. Yep, not intuitive and definitely a downgrade from the previous version in my opinion. You will get used it; though it took me 3 years.
Have a lovely weekend,
Lea
Have you tried using google apps? I'm not sure whether Google Docs allows all the same formatting options as Word, but it's the preferred software for my son's high school (I'm under the impression it's very popular with schools since it's free.) One upside is that since it's all web-based, your operating system is irrelevant.
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