Just so you know

Those of you who read my blog on a regular basis know about my camera woes.   In fact, it was my dear friend Annette, all the way in Australia, who diagnosed my original problem with what I am currently calling my "old" camera.  That prompted me to get out and install software for what I am currently calling my "new" camera.  It is the one I used to take the photos below.

Originally I didn't see sandee's message she sent from the hills of North Carolina, her trademark and name of her blog.  Before I read the message, my friend Sally and I took a trip to Sams (a members only club started by Sam Walton of WalMart fame), where I first asked about a memory card.  As I suspected, they don't even make them anymore (SD, not HDSD).

So on that shopping trip, I looked around and saw a Nikon Cool Pix.  I knew several people owned a Cool Pix, so I looked it over, or at least thought I did, and bought it.  That's when I saw sandee's message to me.  I sent her a nice thank you message, then declined the offer of the camera.  But I don't want to get ahead of the story just yet.  Later that night, I got to thinking about the size of the memory card.  Luckily, I had not yet opened the hard bubble plastic it came in.  Lucky me!!  This Cool Pix didn't have a memory card.  It posed the same problem as the one I have with my "new" camera.  Granted, it probably took better photos, but it still needed the camera to be near my computer in case the batteries went dead, in which case, all photos would be lost forever.

Once again I e-mailed sandee, and she was so kind.  She was still willing to send the camera.  I explained what I had done, and how I was going to return the camera.  Luckily, Sally still had the receipt, since she put it on her credit card, so she returned the camera, and I didn't even have to mess with it.  On Friday morning, after watering my herbs, I found this in my mailbox.  Not sure when it came, but I know I checked Wednesday morning, and it was not here then.  I still haven't opened the box, because I need time to learn more about this camera without having to rush into things.  Learning about a new camera can be tricky, or easy.  I'm not sure which this will be.  But I plan to wait until

I cut six metal posts left over from the chain link fence my neighbor removed after he put up his fence.  This saw blade, made for my Skill Saw, was my main reason for visiting Lowes on Wednesday.  I hope this saw blade will take out those metal posts like the nice man at Lowes promised it would.  My lavender, seen in this post, was just an added bonus.  Now you know why I haven't been around to visit much.

I hope your weekend is continuing to be fun and safe.  I'm off to cut something other than paper.  And a big huge gracious THANK YOU goes to sandee, too.  Without her kindness, this post would probably never have happened, and my "new" camera would continue to give me fits.