Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jul 18, 2011, 4:08 pm
After another busy day, a bit of relaxation! These were inspired by a sketch I made of a screensaver.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jul 16, 2011, 5:13 pm
I’m very busy, but as usual when I want to relax I have a little digital play.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jul 13, 2011, 1:41 pm
I wonder if anyone else has such a pleasing and colourful dustbin area as we do? A neighbour always makes sure we have lovely flowers growing everywhere and I was warned that these flowers would only last a day or so if I wanted to take photos of them! The fabric I finished yesterday became a...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jul 12, 2011, 5:17 pm
After taking it easy at the weekend I find myself full of energy. Yesterday I gave the place a much needed clean and after finishing the washing I also did the ironing! I’m very pleased with myself   I did all this hand stitching and had some fun with my embroidery machine. T...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jul 11, 2011, 5:59 pm
I know, you could say this is most uninteresting, but for some reason I like it Lovely ripples. He needs a new fishing rod if he’s going to catch another large fish!
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jul 10, 2011, 4:55 pm
  This was very relaxing after pounding away on the Embellisher
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jul 9, 2011, 4:18 pm
I’ve been taking it easy today and read a book after coming home from Llandudno this morning. This evening I found some hand made books I was looking for and misplaced in my untidy workroom. That’s the problem when you have as many interests as I do, things get out of hand Let me introdu...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jul 7, 2011, 6:09 pm
I though you’d like to see how much I enjoyed myself today. I don’t think I stopped smiling for almost 4 hours and not just smiling but laughing out loud and I’m sure the people working in the restaurant were pleased when we left so they could have some peace and quiet. This is my friend Louis...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jul 6, 2011, 3:26 pm
   Simple way of air conditioning?   Sort of circular? Just playing.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jul 5, 2011, 5:20 pm
  In my last post I mentioned that in Slovenia they seemed to have understood that things do not need to be expensive or complicated to give pleasure. I took a photo of this simple maze and I feel sure my grandchildren would have enjoyed finding their way around this. And what about this ...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jul 4, 2011, 2:53 pm
    My yellow phase seems to have started in Slovenia! And Van Gogh as I was reminded by Carol of Coral Seas Threads Across the Web went through his Yellow Phase which I’d forgotten. I then went to investigate and found this - Van Gogh his yellows hint at his toxic state.     ...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jul 3, 2011, 3:15 pm
Now, I wonder why am I suddenly very conscious of the colour yellow? Yesterday I took this photo.   fl And these! Today I wore a bright yellow top. I never wear yellow! This morning in Rhos on Sea I took this photo. Isn’t it just beautiful and the markings unusual? Yesterd...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jul 2, 2011, 6:31 pm
  These are not my usual colours as some of you might have noticed. A bird! I have real problems with taking photos of a bird, they seem to know I’m coming and fly away.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jul 1, 2011, 1:12 pm
A couple of days on the Estuary. A group of local children on a nature walk I should think. Nothing spectacular about this sunset, but… this is Conwy Castle basking in the sunlight. These birds are spectacular as they pass every day. This is only a very small flock, the...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 30, 2011, 5:37 pm
Thanks for your comments Heather, Maggi and Ju North for your lovely and regular comments on my blog. they are very much appreciated.    As you can see I’ve been having fun with my flower close-ups already. I had a sleepover looking after two of my grandsons who were so very well ...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 30, 2011, 1:07 pm
The flowers I was presented with at the North Wales Embroiderers’ Guild will last a lifetime as I have taken photos of most of them. These enlargements of the flower centres will no doubt come in useful for many a graphics project and no doubt you will see them over and over again in my designs. T...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 28, 2011, 6:16 pm
This was a very lucky shot and I love it! It was a beautiful calm morning and everything was reflected in the water.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 27, 2011, 5:41 pm
The Embroiderers’ Guild are producing a tribute to the Olympic Games of 2012 by creating a series of textile postcards dedicated to each of the countries taking part in the London Olympics. Every branch has been allocated a country and ours here in North Wales is Liberia, which at first glance if ...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 26, 2011, 5:24 pm
   I just loved this door in Piran.   All these photos were taken in a very small area of Piran. The jelly fish was in a shallow pool and was quite beautiful, but would have been very frightening if I was swimming near it.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 25, 2011, 5:57 pm
A little creative relaxing tonight as I’ve spent most of today and yesterday sorting out my broadband, emails etc. after changing my service provider. What a pain it’s been!
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 24, 2011, 5:45 pm
  Snow! these photos were taken from the hotel balcony. I’m usually on the other side of the camera, but DH took this photo of me on the balcony.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 23, 2011, 12:56 pm
Here are the serviettes I collected from friends when in Slovenia, but I don’t know when I will find time to use them. I’m busy preparing for a weekend workshop I’m giving at the beginning of August and I have just booked another for October 1st, so it’s all go here. Carol at the Stitch It s...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 21, 2011, 11:22 am
The water surrounding the island in the middle of Lake Bled really was this colour. And the velvet inside this old coach at the stud farm in Lipica Do you think the colours of this piece of work I’ve just started were influenced by the aqua colours? Normally I’m not a blue person a...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 19, 2011, 11:02 am
   Can you see the fox climbing? It seems that dogs find it useful I wanted to show you these little heads. There must have been hundreds of them in a sort of channel along this little alley with a fox each side of it. Again I wish I knew why they were there, because they all seem to have ...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 17, 2011, 1:43 pm
These are some photos from our Slovenian trip with the Maelgwn Male Voice Choir.   The view of the Bled castle and church from our balcony at the hotel. The castle at night.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 16, 2011, 11:00 am
Last night’s sunset. Looks like rain, but still beautiful. And here is my favourite boat on the estuary reflected in the calm river this morning.   The sun shone on a small patch of the mountain, but this plant in the garden did not need the sun to brighten it. Is she saying â...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 15, 2011, 6:39 pm
           These horses were at the stud farm of Lipica. If you would like to see moore about the farm you will find it here.       These birds must be swallows or swifts I would imagine nesting in the stables.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 14, 2011, 5:44 pm
We had a SerenTex meeting today and Mary had brought in our version of an Egyptian fresco. At last I’ve been able to take a fairly good photo of it. I’ve taken a few photos of this one  but have never been happy with the way they turn out. There will be a few more photos on the SerenTex blog. ...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 13, 2011, 12:14 pm
    I think this sculpture was one of the things I will never forget from my trip to Slovenia. It was in the square at the Port of Piran. There was no name and no explanation why it was there, but it speaks for itself in a way. Someone has lost his heart, but how? He doesn’t look like a man...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 11, 2011, 6:57 pm
This is just a short post this evening to say I’m home after a wonderful week in Slovenia. JP wanted to know if I will miss my husband or indulge in a free life? I just decided to go with him instead Janice. It is such a beautiful country and we were made to feel very welcome. We had plenty...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 3, 2011, 5:59 pm
  Castle views.     Above left is the turning point of the race and some runners are on the way there and the others are returning. Here is our friend Ifan who has been running marathons for years and tomorrow he is going with the choir to Slovenia.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 2, 2011, 12:01 pm
We were up quite early this morning, but I’m afraid I wasted over two hours watching a Vintage car rally passing below us. I took so many photos, most of which were no good as the cars were going too fast. I got the front end of one or the back end of another and if I managed to get a whole car mo...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Jun 1, 2011, 6:05 pm
I need to pack a suitcase for DH’s choir trip to Slovenia and he has to take his black suit and tie plus everything else, so this evening I’ve been looking at utube to find the best way to pack without getting things creased. It was surprising how many interesting videos I found. As I was...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 31, 2011, 5:54 pm
I spent today visiting relatives and doing mundane jobs like shortening a pair of linen trousers for myself and repairing a jacket for one of my grandsons. It has an Everton logo on it which makes it a very precious garment.   Cyclists galore on the cycle path. But it’s this lit...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 29, 2011, 1:49 pm
  This is as near as I got to the scarf colours, but it’s been great fun. I played with the Embellisher this morning and spent the afternoon watching the Monaco Grand Prix with one eye and stitching with the other.     This was also made today with some left over little bits I had a...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 28, 2011, 5:08 pm
You might remember the scarf I bought because I just loved the colours?        Today I embellished some fabrics and bought some tapestry wool to experiment with, trying to get similar colours. This is an on-going experiment that I’m still not sure is going to work.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 27, 2011, 6:22 pm
I love circles! I’ve wanted one of these small ironing tables for years and have never bought one, but today at a Pound Stretcher shop I came a cross this one and decided to buy it on the spot. I’m sure it’s going to be very useful if I can clear a space for it on one of the worktops in...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 25, 2011, 5:57 pm
Facing trees     I had to take a photo of that strip of light on the horizon. That is Anglesey in the sunset and in reality all the light and shade I could see was wonderful.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 24, 2011, 6:32 pm
i love these dancing figures painted on the wall of the high rise car park in Chester and managed to get a photo on my last visit. These images are in no way related but you might be interested to know that this is the best present I was ever given. I wonder if you know what it could be? Itâ€...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 23, 2011, 3:12 pm
This is how my embellished leaf looks now. At times I thought it would be a complete failure, but now it’s finished I’m fairly happy with how it turned out. I will now probably try using another technique to make one using the same inspiration. It’s been far too windy to open the window...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 21, 2011, 5:09 pm
i think there will have to be quite a lot of trial and error before I’m happy with these new techniques using the embellisher and there are several ways to try. So many more hours of play in the next few days. In the meantime I will relax with my laptop in between sessions of hard play! ...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 19, 2011, 4:08 pm
Today has been spent doing some very necessary housework so I could continue ‘playing’ with my embellisher later this afternoon. I’m teaching three more workshops shortly and it seems people are enjoying learning new and different techniques, so I’m having fun preparing for them. I ha...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 18, 2011, 3:33 pm
I have to brag a little tonight about my cousin Robin the very talented stonemason who crafted this beautiful cladding  on Snowdon Summit, the highest mountain in Wales. I missed his interview on television in 2009 when Hafod Eryri the new summit redevelopment plan was finalized and I was so disapp...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 17, 2011, 9:13 am
This is my post for today and it’s to share with you a blog I came across about an hour ago with such a beautiful story which I intend to follow as often as I can. It’s A Birth Story.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 16, 2011, 6:14 pm
      More play with PSP.   I love these piles of stones and the next photo also took a lot of patience, but I do love these little creatures and would love to have one as a pet! I’m sure you never realised there were mermaids in Tenerife?
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 15, 2011, 5:47 pm
003 004 What a difference one night makes! These two photos were next to each other in my camera and I like them both equally. I couldn’t resist opening the window just as it was starting to rain to take 004 as the sea was a shining strip on the horizon. And here is a closeup.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 14, 2011, 3:18 pm
Today I gave a workshop to another group of ladies at the Stitch It shop in Llandudno. They worked so very hard, and as I always prepare far more work than I think I will need, these wonderful ladies coped so well, they covered them all. You can see how seriously they all took their work from the ph...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 13, 2011, 4:06 pm
This is a change from ducks, herons, seagulls and cormorants. We had a class of school children studying on the beach today.     I’m still playing, but I have also done some work and have been preparing for the workshop I’m giving in Stitch It in Llandudno on Saturday.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 11, 2011, 6:01 pm
                                                                                                            This evening I’ve been relaxing with PSP and I quite liked this one.    ...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - May 10, 2011, 3:27 pm
These clouds definitely have a silver lining.               I wasn’t sure if the photos would turn out well as there was a lot of glare, but they seem to be OK.                       I love to watch these littl...
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