In 2012 I was asked to do a beginning genealogy program for a girl scout function. I needed to talk about the U.S. census and tried to think of anyone old enough to be in the (then recently released) 1940 census that they would have even a tiny reason to know. Betty White was then in Hot in...

On the topic of film characters not fitting my image from the books, I've never been able to watch any of the Lord of the Rings movies as none of the characters look "right" to me. But Wheel of Time I don't know either way.

We used to do things on NYE but now just watch the ball drop on TV then have a flute of champagne. On New Year's Day we'll watch some football on TV if we can, but my favorite thing is going out birding to start a new list of the birds I see for the year. I've scrapped my list for Jan. 1 some...

Susan, thank you so much! Also hope you get to enjoy retirement and more genealogy soon.

Wonderful! So glad for the Standing O!

Not an ending but a little different kind of beginning.

Sure wish I still had all that brown hair! Retirement has been really good for me other than getting older.

I have no interest in Christmas movies. None. I saw some of the oldest ones back when, but no more recent. We even live in the same city as the Christmas house and our newspaper often has stories about it, but I can't even remember the name of the movie and don't know what it's about. Or care...

Merry Christmas everyone!

It's just past midnight now and Santa snuck in leaving wrapped gifts under our, well not tree, but centerpiece, which is in itself a gift from SiL. That gnome is front and center on a box the perfect size for him. We look forward to opening them in the morning. Just want to wish you all...

Laura @mom2triplets04 you seem familiar from maybe somewhere other than the O. Were you possibly at Deco Pages back in the old days (2006-2010)?

No art class this afternoon as teacher's friend who's been long ill just passed away. Like with my sister both expected but sad. Yesterday I actually got things done. We shopped at two stores, the grocery because last week the Italian sausage they make was out. No luck this time either so we're...

Wish I could say the same. So far only downloaded two, but one's installed and used twice already - Bakery.

It may not be what you're looking for, but the O does have a hybrid gallery: https://oscraps.com/community/media/categories/hybrid-projects.39/

Happy Winter Solstice! :D It makes me happy to know there will start to be more light each day now. Yesterday DH's Hum & Strum really did a holiday sing along for the residents of the condo complex where they now meet. A woman in the group who is immune compromised and her husband cancelled...

I still don't like those garden gnomes, but with the gnomes Chris made and ones similar and then the card one I seem to have gone over to the dark side. I've upcycled things to make one to adorn a gift for my DH.

I'm curious about including mixed media here as that is what my non-digital work is. Or mixed media collage. I'm not doing art journaling even though it often contains writing that I turn into mostly unreadable design. My most recently finished piece (below) has no writing but the current...

We had a nice celebration for our 50th anniversary, but here we were a year later out birding on that day and wishing the magnolia bloom was further along.

@faerywings and @tanteva Sometimes I get old movies from the library and recently DH asked me to get The Seventh Seal as I hadn't seen it back when. It is dark and strange but actually good at the same time. And, Chris, the gift looks fabulous!!! They will love it and be amazed you could create...

I must not like them as I get annoyed to see the new-ish neighbor behind us keep one in her yard. But the ones Chris made are wonderful. So which is it?