Monthly Archives: December 2009

Christmas cactus and other odds and ends

Posted on December 31, 2009 by

IMG_0230.JPG – V0x Okay.  Here's the test.  This shot was taken this morning with my new camera.  No editing except format to make it smaller.  The top of the shot isn't too bad, but the bottom is all fuzzy.    … Continue reading →

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My Christmas cactus

Posted on December 30, 2009 by

IMG_0225.JPG – Vox I tried a larger format size for this photo, but it is still fuzzy.  I'm beginning to think it is the camera.  It seems to work just fine on the photos I take of my cakes, but … Continue reading →

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Photo Quest # 82 – Christmas

Posted on December 29, 2009 by

IMG_0217.JPG – Vox Wow!  The quality of this picture is perfect!  This is Christmas to me.  The light of the candle represents the Christ Child who came into the world on Christmas Day to be our light.  The wine bottle … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2009 by

IMG_0186.JPG – Vox Not your traditional photo of the Christmas tree, but I wanted to see how it would turn out.  I need more lights.  One of the strands I had on the tree burned out after we had started … Continue reading →

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Christmas is coming ….

Posted on December 22, 2009 by

and I'm not ready!  I worked again today, so nothing accomplished on the home front.  I did buy the last present I needed last night.  My daughter's father-in-law died Saturday night, so we will be going to the wake tomorrow.  … Continue reading →

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Hannah’s birthday party

Posted on December 20, 2009 by

We went to JC today for our Christmas Eve granddaughter.  We always celebrate her birthday on the weekend before Christmas so she has her own special day.  I didn't get any good pictures of the birthday girl, but I did … Continue reading →

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Another Christmas pointsettia

Posted on December 19, 2009 by

2009_`12_17 – Thursday 007.JPG – Vox2 Do you recognize this poinsettia?  It is the same photo that I used yesterday with a bit of editing.  Sorry for the fuzziness.  Not enough pixels.  Anyway, I wanted to do something in black and white to introduce … Continue reading →

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Christmas poinsettia

Posted on December 18, 2009 by

2009_`12_17 – Thursday 007.JPG – Vox Here's my poinsettia from Wal-Mart.  It seems to like this sunny window location.  It only gets this full sun treatment for a short period of time each morning.  And it is proof that we … Continue reading →

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Christmas cactus revisited

Posted on December 17, 2009 by

2009_12_10 – Thursday 007.JPG – Vox2 This is a more aggressively edited version of one of the Christmas cactus pictures from last week.  Somehow, they don't look the same here as they do in my photo editing program.  Is it … Continue reading →

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Good news and bad news

Posted on December 16, 2009 by

We spent most of the day today being happy and relieved by the good news my hubby got at the hospital this morning.  They scoped his esophagus again, and gave him a Botox injection.  His doctor said things looked cleaner … Continue reading →

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