Have you noticed....? Also quilts and cats!

I have noticed that now I get my email notifications on my iPhone for comments left on my blogs... but only AFTER I publish the 'comments awaiting modification'.  This isn't exactly a  email notification of comments since I have to look for them under 'comments awaiting modification' first. Does this make sense or is it only me?

Before I used to get the comments awaiting modification notification on my phone and only after I 'published' them would they appear in my blog. This seems to make more sense. What do you think?

OK, having gotten that off my mind, I will share some photos I took at the Plano Quilt Show this past week.

This was my good friend's quilt and my picture doesn't do it justice since the light from above was casting a shadow on the bottom. It won a Blue Ribbon (first prize in her category).

This was just another that I found the pattern eye pleasing...

and another that the colors were comforting.

And this one was my favorite... very sweet.
Again shadows mess up the lower left half.

close up of  last quilt

These quilts (IMO) are not functional quilts (made to cover beds), but rather "art" best shown as wall hangings, etc. I enjoy quilting, but don't ever aspire to be a master quilter. 

As with my writing, pottery, etc. I enjoy the process of creating immensely, but for whatever reason don't have the desire to be 'the best'. Perhaps this is a flaw? No competitive spirit? As I've  mentioned before, my older sister once told me I was "too content". That sounded like a flaw. 

It's a little late to worry about flaws at 73. But it does seem that people who have a  lot to overcome are more motivated - to be the best!  So perhaps who we really are is truly both a product of our genetics (personality) and our environment (conditions under which we were brought up).  Any comments on this?

My comment: I may never be great at what I do... but I do enjoy it!

And I'm going to leave you with 2 pics of Tux while he was lying on my lap the other night. They are in black and white as they seem to show his 'expressions' better. The first is of him lying peacefully with eyes closed. The second is of him giving me 'the look' for disturbing him.

peaceful

"really?"

Have a great Sunday!

Forgot a quilt pic! (will post next time)

Just curious...

I'm curious. For whatever reason, I no longer get comments sent to my iPhone. Previously I've always gotten notified on my email when a comment was made on my blog... then a few weeks ago, this stopped. Now I am only aware of comments if I actually go into blogger and check. Is this something new? Anyone else experiencing this?

blogging...

a favorite photo

This will probably be short because I have to go to Yoga in a little while. But I've been reading blogs this morning and *accidentally deleting* comments (I'm such a klutz sometimes).  And I noticed that some people compare their blogs with other blogs.  Maybe this is normal, I don't know. However, I just wanted to say that to me a blog is a slice of one's life (albeit a small one) that part which a person chooses to share. It isn't a competition... or at least it's not for me (I'm afraid that I've never been competitive - probably why I don't care much for games).

Before I blogged, I journaled; first in tablets, then online. Why? Dunno.  But I've been doing it since I was a child and would do it whether anyone read them or not.  I do appreciate the readers... and the comments. It makes the whole process more interactive. And you get to make online friends (this is a plus!).  Writing in my journals never accomplished this.  It has always been a way to voice my feelings so for me it's probably psychologically beneficial. Blogging is a bit different. I share more of what I'm doing and thinking and less about personal stuff... or possibly the personal stuff gets a bit 'camouflaged'.

And another wonderful perk about blogging for me is sharing pictures! Getting to see what our online friends see! Sometimes getting to see things we would never be able to see in person ourselves.  I love this. Of course I have always been a big fan of photography. Being an amateur myself, some people's photos are fantastic! But I love them all... snapshots of kittens playing, a home-cooked meal,  a happy grandchild, as well as panoramic scenic shots of  nature's wonders...

And lastly, I find that blogging helps me categorize my days, weeks, months, and years.  I can go back and see what I was doing back on February 1, 2003 (or close - in this case it's Feb 2, 2003 - 10 years ago) - ... not important to anyone but me... but hey, it's my blog! As it stands, apparently (and I had forgotten this), this was around the tragic date that the Shuttle blew up over Texas. If you do check this link, you have to scroll down to Feb. 2nd.

Anyway, have a wonderful weekend! And Happy Blogging!

Arrgh! Thought I'd lost it...



Hurray!

 I was playing around with my format today, adding new gadgets and removing the word verification from comments when I did something that looked like I had lost my format and template.  Talk about panic! I thought, "oh no... here we go again".  I have lost websites in the past (thru total fault of my own, I'm sure). They have flown off into cyberspace never to be seen again. After days of torment, I usually calm down and start over.  No use dwelling on it... what's done is done, yes? Anyway, I don't know what I did and I don't know how I corrected it (although I did hit 'restore'?), but somehow my blog is still here.  Hurray!

The picture at the top is when my grand daughter who has been taking riding lessons since she was 3, was finally allowed to gallop. Thus, the enthusiastic arm throw (another of my favorite pics).