but no snow for the Memphis area. Looks like all sorts of odd places are getting snow and ice all around us. I hope it all clears up before January 2. We are off to the Caribbean on the Queen Mary 2 for 10 days! Hubby and I are really looking forward to it!
Summer is finally over! It feels good to put on sweats and bundle up a little for my morning walk. I've had some health issues (kidney stones) since April but that all appears to be behind me now and I am ready to rock and roll! I also quit smoking (finally) about that time, so any new writing from Mrs. Wizard will be coming from "formerly nicotine stained fingers." Don't you love it!
I have been walking 3 miles a day most days for years. This summer it has been so hot, I finally figured out the best time was when the sun was coming up... so 6:30 every morning I am out to greet the day around the lake in our neighborhood... It is amazing!
Now that it is cooler, I think I will continue the early morning routine. It seems to be good for me and sets the days up in a really positive way.
Got some new goodies posted at mrswizard.com. A new series of articles/tutorials called "Cheap Tricks." If they prove popular, and enough people want them, I may be encouraged to write some more. We shall see :)
Well! The new Vista laptop is doing great... and we have added a new Dell desktop computer to our arsenal (with Vista too). This one didn't take nearly as long getting all my production software installed. Photoshop is working even better with 4 gig of memory on this big hog! Here is a brand new wallpaper... a webshots photo (screenprint) with some PhotoGraphic Edges magic added to the mix.
To save the image for your very own wallpaper, click the small image. The larger image will appear in a new window. Right click the larger image and choose "set as background" if you are using Internet Explorer. Choose "Set as Desktop Background" if you are using Firefox... and that's all!
ENJOY!
It has been a very busy last few months... Between making more soap and learning more about lotions and potions (all natural of course), I recently discovered Mineral Makeup... Geez! I can't believe this little hobby of mine has grown into such an obsession and can take me away from my beloved computers the way it can! It has certainly been an interesting ride.
I've had to break in a new Dell laptop. It is a lovely little thing. I named it the Inspirator, and it is a piece of work! Took about two months to get all my software settled in on it, several things I had to wait for the new Vista versions before I could install. The Photoshop Suite (CS3) went in great on the new Vista machine, but it was over $600 to upgrade from my previsious (not vista ready) version.
Then a few weeks ago I added another "big" machine (another Dell of course), with lots more memory and a more powerful processor. This way when I need the extra horsepower the laptop just can't provide, I don't have to wait for old Papa Bear to finish with the main machine before I can get any work done. Now we have two "main machines." It works great in this household!
I'm still in the process of getting my new "main machine" up to speed so it can be more productive... just about there... all my most used programs are installed and everything is "vista ready" so I should be back to writing more tips and tricks for mrswizard.com soon.
