Turtle Magnet

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This magnet is 2-1/2" in diameter. I love the way it turned out, with the paper and thread suggesting ripples of water. I made similar pins too - they don't have the black final circle.

I took last Friday off to work on more product for the Quilt Show. Love a good 4-day weekend, that's for sure. I worked my butt off and still don't feel like I have enough to show for my time. I kept wondering, "What am I doing wrong?" I finally just gave myself a break - things take as long as they take, you know? I keep feeling like the show is next weekend, so I'm always relieved to know I have another full weekend to devote to it. (Plus all the days in between of course.)

I knew I really had my head down working when both of my parents had to send repeat emails to me, that I had not answered the first time. That's not like me. They understand but I still felt bad.

I had decided to not buy many flowers for the deck this year because I know how I am about watering them as the season progresses and figured this year would be worse, with big shows on the schedule. But I bought one hanging basket a few weeks ago and I've been really excellent with watering it.

Steve's family came over for a cookout yesterday so I decided to fill the two big pots that had wintered over on the deck. And I couldn't resist one of the nursery's combo hanging baskets. But that's it, I swear. That's 4 things to water. Surely I can keep on top of that.

I would take pictures of the flowers but my camera is on the fritz. It takes pictures fine, but I'm unable to download them to my computer or my printer. I took it the camera repair store on Friday and the guy told me I need to reformat the memory card every so often. So he did that and reset the camera to factory settings. I came home 100% confident that that was the cure. Nope. I'll call them and see if buying a new memory card might help. The thing is, we could see the photos that were on the camera on the Kodak self-serve machine they have there and he could see them on his computer. I don't get it. I'm open to suggestions if anyone has any.

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When I see a new comment has been left on the Bruce Jenner entry, I always open the notifying email with one eye closed, half afraid of what I'll read. Here's the latest:

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Bruce Jenner":

shadddddappppp............

all u sons of bitches..

so he had a lift....

and he's trying to fix it...

you can all go suck a fat toe...

Besides feeling like I want to explain that I'm really a nice person, I didn't mean to be unkind, I really like Bruce Jenner . , . I want to state that I won't be sucking any fat toes. Ever.

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