Ann Seeber

Great layout, Mary, and Happy Birthday! 🎂🥳❤️

Yes, it snowed all day Friday. There was a small amount overnight, Thursday into Friday, and then it never stopped. The plows were out but it mostly stuck on the grass and bushes. The roads turned to water immediately. I was so glad to see ANY precipitation since we've been under Fire Watch now for 2 weeks. It hadn't even rained for over a month.

Lesson 5 - Our First Snow! In fact, it is still snowing as I type this. The title font is Elephant, and I used the Iceland kit.

I know, I'm envious but, oh so proud! J❤️ackie

Featuring my zookeeper granddaughter, Jackie, and her snow leopards at the Nashville (TN) Zoo. I'm also posting the project from Lesson 4 in March of 2023 featuring Fog.

I made the journaling bold. Here it is: Brandy, my new teen tortoiseshell rescue kitten is getting comfortable indoors, helping Mom with the laundry.

Thanks, Corrie. It is already black so I will change it for something bolder.

Here is my Lesson 3 featuring my bratty teen kitten, Brandy. 🤪 I used materials from Marisa Lerin's kit, Teenage Life. I added the cat toy and created the mat for the title. The title font is Dingo Nursery colored with metallic gradients.

🤣Love the look on the cat's face!

Anne, you need the letter "k" in Blackbird, instead of the 'L."

That is not what I meant. I need the way to blur someone's face who does not want it on the internet.

Yes, I could stand some instruction on that, also.

My clothes dryer had an issue and the repairman came promptly. My unit is a tall double apartment-size washer/dryer in a closet-like space. He tore the walls off the entire unit and made a big mess. He did put it back together but when I went to use it, the stainless circular air grill inside the back of the dryer fell off and thumped around with the motion. I checked it and it seems there were NO screws to hold it in place and none to be found nearby. I wasn't reassured when the same guy came to fix it, but it does now work ok.

Here is my Day 2 and I've included the one I did in March 2023, which I still love. The turkey photo is by Chuck Calio and the fonts used in the title are Babilonia and Baby Olivia.

I had been playing with Carole's Word-Grid, so I went ahead and used the Lesson One technique on the letters for Hanukkah. The font is Babilonia and the decor is from the internet. I'm not very handy with Picture Tubes and was wishing I could have a confetti in the blue, gold and white of the holiday. The large menorah is the top layer set to Multiply and at 45% opacity.

Gosh, I have to get to that package. It's intimidating because there are so many zips!

Very attractive, Julie. May I ask what size canvas you started with; the proportions here are unusual, but excellent for a horizontal photo. Are you still using aA's supplies? I have yet to tackle unzipping her huge bundle! LOL

Yes, much better for me, thank you Corrie. Good old Arial to the rescue!

I'm so sorry to read this, Jannette. At my age, I'm aware that dementia is one of the big fears of aging. Please be kind to yourself as caregiving is very taxing. My husband suffered mini- strokes that gave him some of the same symptoms. I am convinced that nursing homes are best equipped to care for these patients. That is where my Frank ended his days back in 2018. Even with him having 24-hour professional care it was still very stressful for me. Take care.

These are so nice, Suz. I just posted mine for this week but I'm in the November thread now. You might want to move over... 😉

well, it's Gov. Andrew, the son, not Gov. Mario, who has a taint. Mario was quite popular and retired with his reputation intact. Andrew's problem is that he was raised in an expressive Mediterranean culture that is normally "handsy" with everyone, male or female. Then he ran afoul of the first Trump administration and how Covid was handled. He seems to be rehabilitating his reputation now but, you're right, there is a taint to the Cuomo name but not to the governor the bridge is now named for. Andrew proved to be accessible for our business in the early days of tough rules to avoid exposure but we were able to convince him that there was little chance of exposure sitting in your own car, watching a movie at our drive-in theater. Meanwhile, all other public venues had to close. We were able to get open by May of that year. Normally we open at Easter.

Beautiful showcase for the money plant, as we call it. My only wish is a different font for the text. This seems unclear (maybe it's my eyes! 👀)

WEEK 45 - fallen leaves left for pollinators and other insects to over-winter

It is well-known that journaling your thoughts is a path to healing from the trauma of grief. We grieve for many losses, not just death. 🤗

Our New York State governor at the time the bridge was updated was Andrew Cuomo and his father, Mario, was a 3-time governor and well-known in politics. The bridge was re-named for Mario, but there's a lot of push-back as many liked the old name and disliked Mario. Photo is a drone photo of the Mario Cuomo Bridge over the Hudson River between Nyack and Tarrytown July 26, 2019, Peter Carl and John Meore/The Journal News.