Trudy, we cross posted and I see it is true that you and MG have a busy weekend but one I'm sure you'll enjoy. Thanks for looking at the blog and the nice compliment. But you are so talented as well!

Rainy and gray here today, a good time to stay indoors to work on things for the computer genealogy meeting tomorrow. So far the Surface continues to work, so hopefully will get through my presentations then. Fingers crossed. Art class teacher seemed to forget about paint crystals, maybe...

Art class this afternoon and in addition to the now finished drawings I think the piece from class is looking good too. We were (at least some of us) drawing from plants in the classroom. I did a not too literal rendition of a leafy one and then took it in my usual direction. The teacher tried...

Felis, sorry we cross posted! Yikes, didn't realize you'd gone back to cold weather. Hope it warms up soon and you get plenty of flower pix.

Hard to believe, but my Surface is still chugging along. I can't trust it anymore to last, but am so happy to have it working. It's like a third hand to me. Anyway, scrapbook stuff and photos are on an EHD to start with (and that gets backed up separately) but I was way behind on some of the...

Wonderful images to put together for these art journal cards. Credits: all by Vicki Robinson Designs -background, card template, bird, tree: April 2019 art journaling freebie -word art: 52 Inspirations {2018} No. 36, Word Art -card background: art table mixed media backgrounds 2 -flowers...

On a personal note, I'm sitting here stunned and writing on my "dead" Surface computer that suddenly came to life this morning again. It has gone out once but came right back. Obviously not doing well, but I got all kinds of additional things backed up so that is wonderful for me. Yikes--it just...

This is one of the spring rituals that feels so good and brings us birds. Credits: all by Vicki Stegall -background, frame, tag, word art: At Last, full kit -paint: Round Abouts (cool) -mask: Page Mask no. 2 fonts: Ellianarelle's Path, Courtney Dorkling, Problem Secretary

It took a long time, but spring really did come as these daffodils prove. Credits: -background, flowers, dots, paint, overlay, word art: When Spring Comes by emeto designs -frame, wood, leaves, border, chevron: The Magic of Nature by Lynne Anzelc font: Boopee

It's gray and cooler today and rained at some point but the goldfinches coming to the feeder and all the daffodils are cheerful. Chris, thanks for the compliment on the avi! I wanted new pix with my slightly thinner face to make a new one so DH took some when we went out yesterday. So good to...

Trudy, wishing you a splendid birthday! Hope it feels as nice to you as these dogwood blooms would to me.

Thanks for condolences on my late computer! I'm going to make do over the weekend and try to get a new one next week. Meanwhile I'm working on three of my "mental landscape" drawings, one of which is a class project but the others begun in some stage months ago. And today is our 51st...

Alas the tech finally revived the Surface by literally pounding on it when other things failed. But that only lasted about 2 minutes until it went black screen again and has stayed that way. I'm so sad. My scrapbook stuff is on an EHD but I've gotten lazy backing up some of the rest of things...

Crazy day today! My main computer, an older Surface Pro 3, would not start and none of the tricks would do it either. Have to leave in a few minutes for an appt. at the Microsoft store. Wish me luck!!! Forgot to mention last week that I am now taking an art class Thurs. afternoons in what is...

Loving the sunshine today and the many daffodils in bloom. It has been a few days of real spring! Yesterday finished the taxes and tried to e-file, but couldn't get them to go through though I tried many times. At 8:20 am this morning they went through with no problem. Guess everyone was trying...

Just a quick HI! then I'm off to a genealogy meeting. Wishing you all a happy, sunny weekend.

April is a good month for my ancestor dates. Credits: all by Lynne Anzelc -template for calendar challenge -kit: Simple Pleasures -tree, flowers: OWL Be Seeing You fonts: Dragon is Coming, Brisk

Lovely sketch to follow for a traditional look. All this snow was not that unusual for late March or even in April, but we'd rather not have had it. Credits: -sketch for challenge by Ona (wombat146) -papers, bird, twig: ArtPlay Palette Mistletoe -frame, button: Gwenifer by Jopke Designs...

Wow, good afternoon Ozzies. Hope everyone is doing OK. Strange to be first posting. I am excited to have a standing O on my lyrics page! The lyrics are about my memory of a long ago visit to the Sandy Hook beach in New Jersey. Felis, thanks for remembering my map programs. I was supposed to...

Oh, wow!! This is so great. Thanks so much to you all.