Dreary Dreary September Day

Kitten Prayer

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/kitten-prayer/

Last week was just gorgeous. This week has started out dreary and rainy and just plain yukky! The Seahawks kicked butt yesterday, though so that was good! But I hope the little kitty above is praying for more sunshine. Mama needs it!

 

I have been working all morning and was getting kind of down so I started my music and that always makes me feel better. I get most of my music from Amazon, one song at a time. Just got the latest Sheryl Crow song, "Easy". Really like it, too. Most all of my music is country, but since Sons of Anarchy is my favorite TV series, I have downloaded some, but not all of the music from the show. Some of it is too 'hard rock" or whatever they call it now.  We just finished watching all 5 season of the show again. Can't wait till next August when Season 6 comes out. I keep telling my husband, I have to live long enough to see the final episode of SOA!

 

I love reading mystery books and read them on the Nexus 7 I won from Brand Thunder. I found a site called Freebook Sifter. You can sign up for emails and they send out a list every day of hundred of free books. The books are actually on Amazon so easy to get on your e-reader. The problem is I find one or more every day and can't read that fast. But I found out if you find one you like you better get it that day, cause it won't be free the next day. There was one yesterday I kind of thought my husband would like and didn't get it. Yesterday it was free, today it was $9.99! Live and learn, I guess. So he won't be reading it!

 

You all have a great week. I guess I will have my afternoon coffee and get back to work. See ya soon!

 

 

September 11th

Where were you on September 11th 2001? I think everyone remembers exactly where and what they were doing on that day. My husband and I had ridden our motorcycles to Winthrop, Wa and stayed in our favorite little cabin, Mountain View Chalets. We didn't turn the TV on that morning so when we went out to get on our bikes to ride home, the other visitors were talking and said to us "What a horrible day." And I remember saying, "What do you mean, it is a beautiful day?" So they filled us in and we couldn't believe what they were saying. So we went back in to the cabin and turned the TV on. The reception wasn't very good but we could see the towers falling, etc. All we wanted to do was go home, so we got on the bikes and left for home. It is still unbelievable in a way, that our country, where we feel so safe and secure could be attacked in this way. 

A few days later a guy asked me to make a Persona theme so I did. At that point I didn't know much about Photoshop Elements so made a simple design. 

 

Ground Zero Spirit

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ground-zero-spirit/ 

To change the subject, I told you about my bee sting on my last posting.

Well it turned out to be a very bad sting. I actually don't know if it was a bee or what it was. But I ended up at the Dr. getting the blisters drained. Actually it was 1 big blister by the time I went to the Dr. I still have to wear a dressing on it or I can't wear a shoe!

I have been busy working on fall designs and may do a few Halloween ones. It doesn't seem possible that Halloween is just around the corner. I see the candy aisles are full in the stores.

Morning Light on Jungle Waterfall

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/morning-light-jungle-waterfall/

I thought the above design turned out real well although it isn't a fall design. Took a lot of time to add the trees, bird, clouds, etc. but it looks very tranquil, doesn't it?

There has been a big discussion on the Persona forum about copyrights. One designer thinks she can take any photo, wallpaper, etc. on line add a few birds to it and then copyright it! I can't believe she actually thinks she can do that. I do copyright a design or wallpaper that I have made from a totally blank canvas or from a photo I have personally taken. 

School is in session again and I imagine there are a lot of Mom's out there that are breathing a sigh of relief. I can remember how excited the first day of school was for my kids. Myself, what I remember most about the first day of school was what I was gonna wear. For some reason that seemed awfully important! I imagine it is still the same out there.

Aspen Leaves Gold

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/aspen-leaves-gold/

Our weather has been superb. And is over 80° today and gonna get warmer. I love it, I can hang laundry out, the laundry is smaller because the pants are short and the sleeves are short or no sleeves. I hate wearing big bulky clothes and coats. 

Have a great September if I don't get back on the blog again this month. But I am trying to do better!

 

Updates!

Wheat 2 Harvest

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wheat-2-harvest/

We actually got rain in the past few days. In some places too much rain!

The big news is that we have a new little boy in our family. So now, we have 4 great grandsons and 1 great granddaughter. Boys run in  my husband family so we weren't too surprised. But he is healthy beautiful addition to our family and we are very proud. Can't wait to meet him.

I have never been afraid of bees and we have had a lot of them this year. But I think I will be a bit leery of them from now on. We were at our daughter's house last Sunday and sitting at the picnic table in the lawn. All of a sudden I got stung on my big toe and it really hurt. I have gotten stung this summer by yellow jackets and they hurt a bit but not much. Well, this one hurt a lot and by Monday my foot was swollen and red and it started getting 2 little blisters on the top of my big toe and foot. By Tues. morning it was 1 huge blister that was bigger than my thumb. So the Dr. said not to drain it myself, he thought he better check it out. So we went in and the nurses all had to come in and look at my ugly foot! He drained it and dressed it. It has filled back some, but doesn't hurt anymore and I can get a shoe on. I guess the moral to this is "keep your toenails painted". Luckily I had just done mine 2 days before the bee got me.
 

Well I got sidetracked. Had to help my husband work on a car he is working on for a high school boy, so now I have to get back to cleaning house and doing a few more designs.

P.S. I was just notified that a new designer actually thinks I am copying her designs or ideas!  I find this amusing since I have been making the same type of nature, forest, animal and flower designs since I first began making Persona's in 2009. So in fact she is actually copying my ideas and work! You would not believe the politics that goes on in the Persona family! Very petty...very petty!

Have a super Labor Day week end and see ya in September.

Feeling of Fall!

 The morning and evenings are sure feeling like fall. I am enjoying working on fall designs as you can probably tell by what I submit. But I am getting tired. I am actually thinking about not making designs anymore. I have felt like this before and gotten over it, but I get frustrated at times. I find out from others that one specific designer is actually commenting or reviewing her own designs giving them 5 stars, etc. Personally I think this is wrong but if she has to do that to make herself feel fulfilled, I guess that is her right, but making up a new "name" to do so is just not right. 

Mozilla finally got the "lost" designs back on line, but I just went to edit one of my latest designs: 

Shadow of the Moon
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/shadow_of_moon/ 

because I made a typo and it says shadow of thr Moon! And it won't let me edit it. So I won't put the link for it on till I can actually spell it right. I love this type of design. I have said before how much I like Native American images with wolves, etc. so really enjoyed making this one!

(Link is up now)

Our family's newest addition is due very soon and I am getting excited to meet him/her. They don't find out the baby's sex so it is always a surprise. They will have their hands full for awhile. Three babies in 3 years! I know because that is what we had. Two isn't bad because you have 2 hands but that 3rd one makes a big difference. But the nice thing about that is they play together and grow up together. The problem is they all usually leave home about the same time and I went through the "empty nest syndrome". It is hard when that has been your whole life, taking care of kids and all of a sudden, there are no kids to take care of. You cook too much, etc. 

The summer weather has been much appreciated. I really love it. It would have been a great year to ride motorcycles and I envy everyone who has gotten to do that. I still miss it very much and almost feel jealous of riders when I see them riding. We are re-watching my favorite TV series, Sons of Anarchy and can't wait till Aug. 27th when season 5 comes out. Every summer we watch if from Season 1 through whatever season was the last DVD to get ready for the newest one to come out.

When I started this post I thought I would write about something else and I got off on another frame of mind and must quit and get back to work. Will do that another day, I guess.

You all have a great week end and enjoy the last of our summer. It will be gone before we know it. 

Sun Shines on Poppy

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sun_shines_on_poppy/

Last of all, I want to thank my followers and the theme users that post such good reviews on my designs. They are very much appreciated.

Autumn Favorite

Morning Light in Autumn Forest

 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/morning-light-in-autumn-forest/ 

Morning Light in Autumn Forest wallpaper

http://nature.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/1541332/

Yesterdays favorite submissions.

Updated for Autumn

When Leaves Fall

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/when-leaves-fall/ 

Thought I would take the time and update the blog. It took me quite awhile to make the new deer bunny graphic for fall. Then had a hard time getting the frame just right. But I like it, so hope you all do, too.

The wallpaper to match is at: http://nature.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/1532316/

Mozilla is having problems again! A lot of our designs just disappeared! Even my Sunset Over Water is gone. They are working on it and the missing designs are supposed to show up soon so hope they do. 

Our tomatoes and strawberries are doing really well. My husband planted some ever bearing strawberries and we have fresh berries all summer. And they vine themselves out and make more plants so it is really great. We had fresh strawberries and whip cream last night and it was soooo good.

I don't have much time to write now, because I have to send a note to my high school girlfriend that lost her husband. Apparently she is having a really bad time since I haven't heard from her. 

I want to take time to write about the conversation with out oldest great grandson and that will take some time. We were taking him to visit the flight museum in town and he asked a question about when we were his age, so it was interesting for him and we enjoyed telling him about it. So will do that soon. Promise!

 

August

Wolf in Fall

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wolf-in-fall/

Wow, what summer weather we are having this year. I know we need rain, but once it does that will be it. It already feels like fall in the mornings. I love this warm weather because I don't hurt as much! Selfish, I know. Last winter is one I would just as soon forget. 

I am showing the above design because I love the artist work. Peter Williams has such great art with animals and I asked him if I could use his work and he was nice enough to let me. I added the fall leaves and shading but it is his wolf! I wish people that submit copies of someones work on Desktop Nexus would be so nice. I have had to file 4 or 5 reports on people that use my designs, and submit them as their own. If I use someones work I try to add their name to the design.

I am working on the fall update for my blog but it isn't finished yet, so will work on that more and change the interface. 

We have had two birthday parties in our family in the last 6 weeks. They are growing up too fast. One great grandson and his cousins got into a bee's nest the day of their party. I guess it was very traumatic for everyone that was getting ready for the big party in the woods. One of the little boys got stung, something like 27 times. Luckily our little one only got 7 but 7 is no fun. Hopefully they will all forget it. I am sure the parents won't though. Bees are really bad this year, though. My husband has sprayed and sprayed and there are still bees! It seems like they can make a nest in the tiniest hole!

Our fifth great grandchild is due the first part of September so we are all anxiously awaiting. We don't know if it will be a boy or girl so it is even more exciting. 

I am working on fall designs right now. I love the fall colors and leaves to work with. At one point in time we actually had an orange shag carpet! And orange, gold and brown accents everywhere. At our ages, we stick with pretty much basic colors as far as decorating goes. And I don't change things like I used to. Money being one factor. You can't afford to change colors just because that seems to be the popular color at that time.

I seem to be babbling so I will sign off for now and get back to work. I will try to update the blog soon. Hope you all have a great August and enjoy!

Bright Floral Abstraction

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bright_floral_abstraction/