so many bumps in the road...

We had a great snowstorm on Monday night (2-9)  got about 3 inches of heavy, wet snow. Of course it melted off the next day, like it always does, but it was fun for a little bit, and an opportunity to take some pretty pictures. Enjoy!

OK- so once again I've neglected this blog. The thing is, I have another blog on blogspot- the address for it is:

www.foxazhandmade.blogspot.com   So I've posted over there for awhile.

And I've been making things, and doing some promotional things to that end... I have started new shops at ShopHandmade.com --- www.shophandmade.com/Store/Foxaz  and at Artfire.com here: http://artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&seller_id=499   Artfire and Shophandmade are both very new venues for handmade items. Artfire is still in the beta stage.

 

I still have my etsy shop:  www.foxaz.etsy.com  with most of our things there. But we're branching out and not putting all our eggs in one basket.  It's complicated to keep up with it all, for sure.

 

And then of course we still see lots of Doctors and try to garden as much as our creaky backs and sore feet will let us. It seems as though I spend most of my time on the computer. Or making things, cooking, cleaning (a little) and cleaning catboxes.

 

I keep up with politics (voted already) and made this cool button with my button machine:

This country is in one heckuva mess.

 

Peace,

Susan

 

I had to get a new computer. The old one froze up and we're still trying to access all the info it holds - or held...

In the meantime, I bought a new one - with Vista. I completely understand the bloated Bill Gates look-alike commercials now-  it's pretty but ponderous. There are a few adjustments you can make, removing a bit of the 'pretty" to get better performance, so I've done that, and it helps. The thing is, when there are so many bells and whistles, it's tempting to play with them!

 

Another slight problem is that most of my old favorite programs won't work with Vista. Granted, some of them are old, but, as we all know, old shouldn't mean useless!

 

I pulled up the Paint program the other day and felt just like a kid again, playing with the shapes and colors. So I thought I'd post them here for anyone who happens by. Enjoy!

Here it is August- the days are getting shorter and the thunderstorms are still rolling around in the distance. I've tried to hire a gardener to help with the weeds, but they just don't show up. So I'll be pulling weeds this next week, not a problem, but thought I'd spread a bit of love amongst my fellow humans by offering $$ for work. I guess it's easier to sell drugs or steal stuff. Been a few break-ins, stolen cars, and last night a man who sets tile and does concrete had his truck and tools stolen. Hope he gets it back, but it's probably in Mexico by now.

 

My foot is all healed up and doing great. I can wear shoes and walk anywhere I need to go. Yay!!

 

I'll be working at the polls for the election this year. They called and asked, and I'd never done it before, so we'll see how that goes. Let's hope things work out for America and we get a decent leader. Someone the rest of the world can respect.