The New Camera Has Arrived

And we had to go out (last night) and buy a memory card for it in order to try it out.  Still haven't tried it out.  So I don't know if it's a keeper yet.  It's the same Fuji FinePix as my old camera.  The little icons look the same.  And it makes movies.  Not that I will ever do any of the special things this camera can do.  I will point, shoot, download and delete.  But now I can get closer.  So much closer.

I'm not a picture saver anymore.  Though I am thinking I would like to see my blog posts (with pictures) in a book format.  Not all of them.  I would have to sort through and from what I gather it's quite a bit of work.  You know how I feel about computer work.  Not a fan.

I have two gardening classes to research, sort, write and type into a nice presentation.  Sooner.  Much sooner than I want it to be. Being a Master Gardener isn't all fun and games, there is the annual 20 hours of volunteer work. Where does my pajama winter go??? And I haven't even begun to procrastinate on the taxes yet.

I have considered starting on the painting of the window trim in the bedrooms.  Primer at least.  And I was also thinking of repainting the ceilings in the living room.  They have that new paint now that goes on blue so you can see any spots you miss.  I used the wrong paint last time I painted the ceilings. Not flat enough.  And all the living room trim needs a repaint.  In bright white.  Or a brighter white.  To contrast with the Faux Italian finish I gave the walls so many years ago when I actually did things like paint the walls the week before a huge party.  I used a technique I had never tried before.  The first wall and the last are very different.  And are next to each other.

We had dinner out last night.  G's favorite Italian spot. He had veal saltimboca with a side of penne carbonara.  AKA: heart attack on a plate.  Then cheesecake.  He wants me to make mushroom risotto  for dinner tonight.  I have never made risotto of any kind.  He saw it on one of the Jamie Oliver 30 Minute Meal recordings I have on TiVo.  Jamie made it look easy.  I already made pizza dough for tomorrow's dinner (G's) so I have time, after writing and typing one class, to make something for today.

It's 50 degrees or warmer today.  The weather fluctuations here (and everywhere else) are quite alarming.  This is two very unseasonable periods in one month.  Sixty degrees plus about 2 weeks ago and now this. Very, very bad for our plants, trees and shrubbery.  At least the furnace isn't running.

Well, I have things to do and less time than I need so I am going to say farewell for today.  Wish me luck with dinner.  At least there will be a green salad.