Thanks HeatherT...It is at times very difficult, but to quote Denzel Washington, "You do what you have to do, so you can do what you want to do." We are working towards our "retirement" in NB which means there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. I will definitely be doing some of the...

Thank you Ritacica....I will definitely be asking lots of questions I am sure!

Thank you Madi for the welcome. I do look forward to becoming part of the community here.

Romy....I do have one of your kits and a couple of extras of yours and am pleased to say so. I do think I need to slow down on my purchasing and speed up on my creating.

Thank you very much BC Gal. I am very familiar with the Vancouver area as I lived there for about 16 years. However, I am originally from Cape Breton and have been working my way to retiring on the east coast. The program I currently am using is PSE 12.

Thank you for the welcome Marje. I look forward to posting some of what I have worked on. Anna recommended I start putting some of my work here thought it does not compare to what I have been seeing!

My home and my partner of 18 years are in New Brunswick, where we recently purchased a new home. Currently, I am living in Ottawa and I teach ESL at one of the universities here. I do get to spend half of the year on the east coast and that gives me free time to pursue my hobby of scrapbooking...