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Perfectly Imperfect Life..........
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Saturday, November 25, 2017
My Memories Suite 9 on sale!
New Features in My Memories Suite 9 Include:
New Project Types
New Project Types
- Social Media - Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Google Plus
- Print Products - Canvas, Metal, Posters, Mug, Mousepad, Water Bottle
Photos Enhancements
- Color Pop - Make a photo Black and White except for an area you select in Color
- HSB - Hue Saturation Brightness Adjustments
- Right-Click photos in the Photo Gallery to see details (width, height, dpi, path, etc)
- Right-Click to sort photos in Photo Gallery by Date vs Name
Text Enhancements
- Copy & Paste Text Styles from one Text Box to another
- Copy & Paste Text without Style or Paste Special with Style
- Text on a Shape or Line can now have Text Styles
- Adjust Text Style while Text is Attached to Shape or Line
- Set any Text Box Style to Default Text Style
Background Enhancements
- Set Background to Gradient Colors
- Zoom Background In or Out
- Nudge Background in Eight Directions for Precise Positioning
Calendar Improvements
- Additional Options for Calendar Header Sizing
- Set a Specific Day of the Week to be a Custom Color
- Calendar Projects from Scratch will Automatically add Calendar Months to pages
- Set start Month to Yearly Calendars
Other Enhancements
- Set Objects to Same Width, Height, or Size
- Set Mattes to Gradient Colors
- Grid to asset with alining points in Shape Editor
- Autosave option for Project with Adjustable Interval
- Page Number Feature now allows for Text Before or After Page Numbers
- Fast Fill option to insert Breaks which will help to keep groups of photos together
- Photo Layouts can be sorted by # of Photos
- Word Art can be filled with Background Paper
- Search within Templates Dialog
New commercial & personal use Content for My Memories Suite 9:
- 150 New Backgrounds
- 400 New Embellishments
- 2 Calendar Templates
- 2 Greeting Card Templates
- 1 Photobook Templates
Fun and easy to use!
A few examples:
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
You think you're having a bad day.....WW
Then you step outside of your house...
and look up into the beautiful blue sky...
and see this:
All of a sudden, that smile comes back to your face and things don't seem quite so bad!
Monday, November 20, 2017
Pruning and Yard Clean Up Time
Yes, my backyard has turned into a jungle.
Believe it or not there are walkways in there somewhere!
The Pittosporum had devoured the waterfall and
Honeysuckle and Cecil Brunner took over the gazebo !
It's no wonder this is my least favorite time of the year in the garden.
When I do get a chance I get out and
prune, prune, prune!
As these bags can attest I'm doing my best to
prep the garden for Winter
I try to get an early start the backyard clean up Oct 1st. The city started coming around for curbside pickup Nov. 1st, so until then all the trimmings have to go in trash bags in our trash toter.
Back, so much better!
Once done with the back I move to the front and it's usually close enough to Nov. 1st to place trimmings curbside without getting a citation.
The front yard overgrown
Lambs Ear gone crazy
Weeds and overgrown Pomegranate towards back along with Rosemary engulfing bike.
Trimmings pile is growing
Front yard under control,
much neater and ready for Winter.
My pile is now double parked!
We still need to take down another small tree and
then prune the large tree in front.
Then we'll be done.
As you may notice all the leaves are left in my garden.
I NEVER remove the fallen leaves.
Yes, I'm a lazy gardener, but the benefits of not raking leaves outweigh the look of a clean yard.
Leave them lie!
That's another post :)
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Who Has the BEST Brother in Law? I DO!!!!
How do you get rid of a broken down hot tub the ex left behind?
You can see the hideous thing behind my cousins.
We've been stuck with it for 6+ years.
The kids and I have been slowly picking at it with
hammers, crowbars and whatever else we could find to take it apart piece by piece. You can see we'd removed the redwood siding and some tubing in the above photo, but had a long way to go.
We had tried our sawzall, but it really didn't make much of a dent in it. :(
Then TA DA!!!!
We had a surprise when my sister and hubby showed up to cut it to pieces! His sawzall made ours look like a toy! LOL
No wonder we couldn't get anywhere with ours!
His cut through it like butter!
He went to work on it so quickly I didn't
get any before photos, oh well,
who wants to look at those
when you can see it chopped up!
My boys have health issues and have physical limitations
so my brother-in-law did all the major work.
My sister even pitched in!
She recently had two hip replacements!
Needless to say, I snapped these pictures
and got to work!
It was cathartic for all of us to see that
monstrosity being cut to shreds!
As it was cut up, it was loaded onto their truck,
they even hauled it away for us!!
Now is that beyond the call of duty or what??
It's so hard to believe it is actually gone.
Anytime one of us goes outside,
we come in and say
"I still can't believe it actually gone!"
LOL
As for the cement pad, I've got plans for it come Spring,
yes it may included my new Mermaid deck.....
here's a peek ;)
We're all just so grateful and appreciative
that it is GONE for GOOD.
Labels:
divorce,
DIY,
home improvement,
Makeover,
stress relief
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Silk Plants Direct Review
Have you ever thought of including silk plants in your garden?
I hadn't until I was invited to review Silk Plants Direct offerings.
I was able to choose one, let me say there are a lot of choices!
Varieties for inside and outside your home.
I have to admit, the first thing I thought of when I read that their outside choices were fade resistant due to their innovative PermaLeaf® technology that combines UV blocking with strong colorfast pigments, was that I wish these were around when I was little. Mom and I would go to the cemetery and change out the flowers regularly because they faded so quickly. We could have saved a lot of money by having these fade resistant flowers.
So many choices, all lovely looking.
I finally chose
Silk Plants Direct Outdoor Azalea Bush
Cerise - Pack of 12
They arrived well packaged and unharmed.
Upon first sight I could tell these were like no other silk flowers I'd seen before. They had gorgeous full blossoms and bright green leaves.
The stems were thick and strong - well made.
I had the perfect place in mind for them. I have one spot right next my front door that I have a really difficult time to get anything to grow. Currently there's a fern struggling...it's been there for about 3 years and still looks the same as when I planted it!
Hence I've just kind of ignored it as you can see...
These would surely brighten up that part of the entry way and they would always be in bloom ♥
I started adding them, fanning them out as I went.
I tucked my Angel just under the edge, I think she looks cute peeking out holding her dove.
I kept adding until I felt it filled the spot nicely.
I love the way the fern comes through the Silk Azaleas.
That space now looks so cheerful, I smile each time I come home
and see it :) I love them!
I had a two left over so I decided to place
them in an urn I had.
I stuck some foam inside, stuck in the Azaleas, and topped it off with some floral moss.
Gorgeous!
Can you believe that is only 2 Azaleas! They are so full, I didn't need more than that. They filled the urn completely
Perfect for outside
or inside!
I am truly impressed with these
Silk Azaleas from Silk Plants Direct.
You can find their online catalog here
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