These Eyes

This is my brother's green eyed cat - he's orange-ish, almost calico,
so I couldn't resist using this photo with this kit!

Slightly Bright Page Kit by Lauren Bavinn

Crazy Faces

My cousins at quite a much younger age

I used Carole Harden's cute, whimsical Chloe's Heart Page Kit and Meryl Bartho's Stitched with Love Slightly Untidy. Available at Digital Scrapbook Place.

My Butterfly

 

My oldest DGD in a pensive (or ticked off) moment. I used the fabulous Just Spring Value Collection by Lauren Bavin...I love pastels and this kit is soooo soft and beautiful!! I also used a piece from Tina Chambers' Special You word art.

New Friends

Here are some new friends we met while we were on the plane to Mexico. We accidentally met up again at a restaurant the night after we arrived and were together almost every night after that...and had a blast!

Background, Ribbon and Flower from the Dusk Meadows page kit;
Leaves from the Floral Coral page kit;
Word Art from the Garden of Friends page kit; all found in the Scraps of Fun: Flowers CD by DSP Designers
Butterfly from the Loud Whisper page kit, found in the Scraps of Fun: Bold and Bright CD by DSP Designers
Overlay from Distressed and Grungy Overlays 2 by Erica Belton

♪ ♫ Viva Mexico!!! ♫ ♪

These beach musicians in Mexico played the Burro song for us...it was hilarious!!!

All products by Digital Scrapbook Place. Credits:
Music to My Ears Page Kit, from the Scraps of Fun Performing Arts CD
Love Song Page Kit by Lauren Bavin
Essence of You Page Kit by Tina Chambers
Cracked and Creased Overlay Kit #2 by Meryl Bartho
Edges 14 - Edgy Photos by Suzanne Walker
Raspberry Guitar Picks by Kim Liddiard
Colonial America Page Kit by Elizabeth Weaver

Photography at the Guthrie

Photo from the 9th Floor of the Guthrie Theater

A few days ago, My TCP Meet Up group had an awesome opportunity to run wild at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and take pictures. It was a blast - so many interesting things to photograph! Some photogs even brought models in, and it was fun to watch the pros do their thing.

Things that make you say......go away!

So, I'm innocently surfing the web to find the best way to organize my coupons. (Yes, I've caught the coupon bug. It won't last.) I google coupon organizing and find a link that takes me to abcnews.com or some satellite page from it. Hey, all I want are some good tips, I don't care if they come from Donald Trump. It had a few alright tips...but then I happen to notice the little ad bar on the right side of the page and see my Facebook friends on there. Huh? It's a Facebook Social plugin. I have no idea A) why it's there; B) why my friends are on it and C) Did I do something to put it there - or has Facebook invaded my life so pervasively that it really does follow me around?

Creeped out, I leave that page and go back to Google. Ah...here's one. Household tips from thefuntimesguide.com. Looks good...but no, wait, yikes!! A big popup asking me if I want their newsletter?! Listen Mister, if I want your newsletter, I'll go find the link myself - this offensive THING blocking my view of the page has done nothing but piss me off now. X. See ya. Bye bye page....and you didn't even give me a chance to see if your content was good enough to WANT the damned newsletter.

I've made it a policy not to do business with anyone who intrudes unwanted into my space. You pop up - I pop out. I block telemarketer's phone numbers on my phone. I stay away from the pushy salespeople at the mall kiosks - take a sample and you're there for an hour fighting off $100 purchases. I have an imaginary husband whose careers span every job on the globe from window and roof installation to grounds maintenance to car repair, tax accountant and whatever else someone is trying to sell me. I owned when I rented and now I rent while I own. We vacation in Mazatlan because the timeshare folks were too numerous and pushy in Puerto Vallarta. We only use the Holiday Inn there because they don't let timeshare folks and beach vendors on the property. The list goes on and on.

Don't get me wrong - I can and like to be a social butterfly on occasion. Just on my own terms. It's why my privacy and space are so valuable to me. Give me some breathing room and I'm your best customer. Jump down my throat and I start to think your business must be selling crap or you wouldn't follow me around in such a pushy way. Bug off!