Irish you a happy St. Patrick’s Day!
May luck be your friend in whatever you do; and may trouble be always a stranger to you. ~an Irish blessing
Sincerely, Debra
Irish You a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Be my Valentine!
Be my Valentine!
Best Wishes, Debra
Love is in the Air!
Love is in the air!
Today’s inspiration began with lunch at Subway. One of my favorite places for a BLT wrap. Then off to the library to work on my blog!
Sitting here reflecting on the events of this weekend, not only am I a middle-aged person or senior as some may say, but I am actually doing some of the very things other folks my age does.
What did Kevin and I do Saturday evening you might ask. Well we went grocery shopping. We went to Price Chopper first. As we were strolling the isles, I passed several couples and individuals. A few moments later after going to a different isle, we passed by a couple we ran into several times throughput the store. I mentioned to them, ‘you know when you are old when, when you go shopping on a Saturday night.’ Most of my fellow shoppers were senior citizen’s.
We then went to Wal-Mart for the items not available at the grocery store. Again I made the same observation, most of the shoppers were middle-aged senior citizens. Two stores, same scenario!
Okay, you may wonder when I will get to the description of the post, love is in the air. Saturday evening there was love in the air. I felt it with my husband as I am sure the other couples felt it with their partners. Especially when my husband helped me carry the groceries into the house. Love is shown in the smallest gestures.
While eating my Subway BLT wrap, it occurred to me, tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. My mind drifted to my grand girls, wondering what they will be taking to school. Wondering if their Valentine’s Day was like I had in my school days. Thinking of all the Valentine cards I got and how I read and re-read them.
A bright idea came to me. I would make my own Valentine’s Day cards for my loved ones! This was a bunch of fun. My daughter had used Wal-Mart for Christmas cards and they turned out nice. I had to check out Wal-Mart Photos for Valentine’s. Knowing my daughter already planned for the grand girls school party, I wasn’t sure she knew how cute the Wal-Mart templates were. I created one for each granddaughter. Here they are.
These were fun to make. I also wanted to try and make my own without using the desktop computer and photoshop. The below 6X4 was designed on my iPhone using ProjectLife for the collage then imported into GoodNotes to add the ‘stickers’. If you would like more details on how I did this, leave a comment below!
The first three were printed on card stock paper. My 6X4 was printed as a matte picture. I was very pleased with the turnout. Of course I bought some chocolate candy and cute containers. Will add the candy and card to the containers, tie some cute ribbon and share with my family!
Wishing you a love, fun filled Valentine’s!
Best Wishes, Debra
Selfies, take part in pictures!
Selfies, take part in pictures!
Hi, if you are like me as you are looking back on the pictures taken, none of them have you as the photographer in them. One way to create better images for memories sake is being in the image. That’s why my post, selfie pictures.
As simple as this sounds, getting the best selfie is an art. My daughter said practice taking selfies and watch YouTube! There are lots of YouTube tutorials. My plan is first give you pointers today. As I add posts that include pictures, I will provide the techniques used to get that shot.
For example, this image of me to the left, I used my selfie stick. I am the grandma with a big purse! Actually the selfie stick folds up pretty small. Not only can I use it for selfies, it’s a tripod as well. I have been able to take pictures of a larger group of family and friends.
In addition to using a selfie stick, I have learned that having a ring holder on the back of my phone helps me hand hold the phone while taking pictures overall. PopSockets is another good option for stabilizing your phone while taking a picture.
In this next set of pictures, I was trying to figure out where to look and how to hold the phone for just the right pose.
You might be wondering why would you want a selfie? I like to have a picture reminding me of a fun time I shared with a friend.
We are our own self critics. And we are too critical. Just take the shot. Later you will be thankful for that! Here are just a few I enjoy looking at time again.
Best wishes, Debra
