Today turned out to be very productive. I've been havin a lot of days lately where I would have gotten more done if I had stayed in bed, not matter how hard I tried otherwise.
I've not been happy with the photos of my pens listed on Etsy. Too much glare. I read an article last evenin where the author uses a lamp shade to filter the light. Sooo, this mornin I decided to go lookin for a lampshade. I also needed some boxes. As usual, I have every size on hand but what I need. Went to Walmart, knowing that Friday mornin isn't a good time to find boxes. I wasn't disappointed. While there, I decided to check out lampshades, knowin that they are expensive. Did you know that the local Walmart does not have lampshades or table lamps? I thought they had everything . . . I bought some bananas just because I was there.
Next stop was the Chief Supermarket. I came out of there with a couple boxes I can use. Friday mornings aren't a good time to go 'boxing' there either. I lucked out. I bought some apples while I was there. Next stop was the Goodwill store. Haven't been there in a long while. Left there with nothin.
Bryan has two church run thrift stores. I hit pay dirt at the first one I visited. Got myself the perfect size lampshade for for a buck and a half. When I got home with it, I tried it out. I think it is gonna work fine with some minor adjustments. Very little glare on the shots I took. I'm pretty fussy about my pen shots. Close-up details of the hardware, wood grain, etc. may sell my pen instead of someone else's. When I get things set up, it isn't difficult at all . . . It's the settin up part that is difficult and time-consuming.
The second thrift store was very busy. They are open only a couple days of the week. I found a really clean casserole and some sewing type patterns. Two of the patterns have been goin for pretty good money on eBay. I listed one at $19.99 and that was quite a bit cheaper than the others that were listed. If you find the right type, they go for good money and sell quickly. This is the store that has at least 4 women taking money, etc. Today they had six. The sixth woman just sort of stood there watchin the others work and keepin an eye on the customers in line.
I haven't blogged much about all those little blue-haired ladies who drive their big white cars where ever they and get in everyone's way, especially mine. A while back a couple of them blocked the aisle I was tryin to get through (what else is new") and gave me a petition demandin that I cease and desist bloggin about them. I was kinda surprised . . . I really didn't think anyone read my blog more than a couple times. So I've kinda laid off them lately. What has been gettin my attention lately are those little old men with canes, wearin their pants up to their armpits. These guys are way older than even me . . . There were a couple in the supermarket this mornin that I swear were pushin their cart sideways, blockin up the aisle. Foot traffic was backed for yards.
So far the new computer is processin my photos quickly and efficiently. I'll probably have more pics on the blog in the future. For some unknown reason, the old computer got tired of processin pics. I even re-formatted the hard drive without and improvement. That is a lot of time consuming work. Transferring data and settin up another computer is no picnic, but it went better and easier than I thought it would.
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