The Burro almost has legs

Getting a late start for posting today. Over the weekend I did bookcase re-arranging starting in the living room and finished this morning with the bookcases in my bedroom. I also worked and Santa ad his burro.

Santa's jacket is almost finished, just needs embellishments of beads ad fringe. Burro will soon have his legs. I know he looks strange but it is the position that he is standing. More stitching on this later today.
I went out to fill the birdbath in front and top off the fountain in the garden. The temps have been lower so not much evaporation. Still hot and in the high 100s but not over 110 this week...so they say.
Yesterday was The Brother Alan's birthday...I did not forget just did not get to do a post. This is the first year that I was unable to call him as he is on a business trip and was in flight part of the day. The countdown to their arrival is getting closer....about 8 weeks away now.

Getting ready to make a Cathedral quilt ornament with this adorable snowman print. One side will be with red and the other with green...for some reason is showing almost black here. Maybe I will get to it today. I will need some trim for it and that will require my leaving the abode! The only jaunt I expect to make is to Safeway for milk.
It seems my emails are arriving where they were sent. It was as simple as deleting them and adding them back in. The Geeks also did a tune up which it hardly needed. So, the electronics are back on track.
I appreciate that you took time to stop by today. Thank you for your kind words and for your friendship.

Puppy dog stars

Today is suppose to be cooler...only in the low 100s. Still hot to me. I had planned to return to the garden to finish cleaning but that will not happen today. Instead I will remain inside and stitch on Santa.... he is really looking good. I am glad I decided to add the beads as I go along. I also did some stars yesterday...

Off white/cream with gold. It really looks pretty. I may make one with white/silver. I did not like or find white with gold that I liked so instead I chose cream, it looks softer. Then I thought...what about those puppy dogs?

This print is so cute...bones and dishes and paw prints. Next ornaments to make are the beaded baubles in Christmas colors. Did you know that Christmas is 4 months from today? Of course when the temp is reaching 110 to 115 almost every day it is hard to think about that.

Since the email issue is continuing….you may think that I am not replying to your comments...but I am trying.... I will be calling the Geek Squad as soon as I post this. It may be that I need to change the way I send them.... could it be that simple?

Happy having you visit with me today. Thank you for your kind words and for your friendship. Hope you will hear from me soon!

Here's looking at you

Have I mentioned it has been hot..... now this is not new as I have been here for 15 years now, but this year had caused me problems. We have had 24 days of 110+ temps. Waking with a headache is one that fortunately lifts in a few hours. I think I just miss being in my garden! The other has been issues with my back and my hand. Lucky for me both are doing okay.
The other afternoon I was standing about about 4 feet from a female hummer taking a bath in the fountain bubbler.... she was precious to watch. Sadly for some reason some of my garden plants are not as happy as she was. Oh well, guess we are all waiting for Autumn...or October which ever lands first. Speaking of October...remember who will be arriving?
It is no secret that computers drive me cazy...my keyboard is still typig what it wants... and I have actually typed so slow you could take a nap, and it still omits n, r, t or whatever! ow the #3 is not working … must emember to use the side keyboard.... see what I mean? I really must re-read everything. Now emails are not able to send all the time... unless someone tells me they did not get a response, I have no idea! Today I will call the Geeks and let them check out things.

Santa can now look back at me! I am adding the beads as I finish an area with floss and of course I had to add his beard and mustache. His sidekick will begin today. I must order Mesa Santa!
Just finishing my second cup of coffee...first one was at 4:30. So, off I go to enjoy this coffee before spending the day drinking Gatorade. Glad to have you visit. Thank you for your kind words and for your friendship.

Bobby~~~Keith~~~ the Geeks to the rescue

Well, first Bobby tried to help

with Dianna hiding behind him making hand signals.... of course when he sat at the computer to fix things

Dianna went looking for a snack and found potato chips to munch ! Try as he did the problem was not solved so we went thrift shopping instead and then to lunch...thank you for lunch Bobby. I found nothing to buy but of course Dianna always finds something(s). Good laughs and good friends make for a nice time.
Next up was Honey...AKA Keith.....solved it enough that I could upload pictures again and access my files with error messages but thought I better have the Geeks check it out. So, Robert with the Geeks did just that. Problem is that the program I was using Windows Live Gallery is not supported anymore by Windows 10. However, I can once again upload photos to the computer with 3 clicks and access my files..... that is making me a happy gal.
Doctor (PCP) appointment went well as it was a 3 month follow up but I did get a tetanus shot.... of course the wimp that I am, my shoulder is a little swollen and sore. I keep telling everyone that I am delicate...I am delicate.

This big guy decided to relax on his rock for a short time....then scooted off to hunt bugs.

He blends so well with the light rocks and even the rock where he usually sits. Sometimes I do not notice him until he sees me and moves. He better hope the Roadrunners stay away.
I finally settled to a little tatting and then got distracted again by who knows what. Lately I scatter my brain here and there. Today I hope to organize a few things around the hacienda and a few times have the laundry swishing and drying. I may even take Bissell for a walk around the place. When the refrigerator heard I might be replacing it (still plan to) it once again began to make proper ice. Finny how things happen. So, off I go to be useful around here. Glad to chat with and I just know that you are happy that my computer issues are okay now! Thank you for your kind words and most of all your friendship.

What is going on.....

Sometimes I wonder what who when and where and how....and not for English class. I should explain...
What happened in just a few days with my computer (desk top not lap top)
Who sabotaged it
When am I going to learn how to fix or better yet understand how to fix it
Where will I get help for it (Geek Squad?)
How is this going to end (kicking the damn thing might work)
There are times that I amaze myself with how I know what to do or understand things with the computer then like now, totally confused and must admit angry that I do not know what to do. Most likely it will be the Geek Squad that will be where I turn to. It is just annoying. Yesterday I could not upload photos from the camera that I have had for 2 years... I did perform this task on the 14th! Today I cannot access files! Today I cannot access any pictures from any file! Do I have time for this today? Well, maybe after the 11 am doctor appointment....maybe I can get the Geeks to work on this without taking the whole set up in to them. Frustrated when you are not  feeling your best is …. let's not go there. So this is my post for today. Clearly an unhappy gal who is not feeling great and …. of I go to get myself and the abode ready for the day. Hope you have a good.

So go figure, I was just able to upload this here.... this is why I am going crazy!