Malware is yucky

I managed to get the nasty stuff off the Google browser but cannot find the tools to get it off the Explorer browser. If only hubby didn't use it I would wipe it off the computer.

Nasty Malware

I got some nasty malware on my computer and now I cannot access Google to look for things. My searches are going through Yahoo who have about 1/5 the resources Google does. What perplexes me is that my Anti-Malware has quarantined this whatever it is numerous times and now it let one through. What is with that?

Swaps are not always perfect

When I discovered my partner sending me 5 notecards in a recent swap lived in Japan, I was thrilled. I expected to get something exotic but instead I got cards you could buy in a local Target®. Do not get me wrong, they were lovely and obviously picked out to match my tastes. They were just not Japanese and that was what I had hoped for.

The swap did say that any writing on the card needed to be in English but... 

Don't these just make you drool? They do me.

And these.....sigh....Oh well, I sent off some that I considered extra nice. I do hope the recipients do not feel let down and actually use them or collect them.

I thank my partner. I shall use the cards she sent and smile.

Actually this is better....if she had sent one of the above it would have gone into my stash to be taken out and admired and never used. This way I am hoarding less.

Sending out the snails

Today I sent out my 1st Swap-bot mailings of the year. Five overfilled envelopes fulfilling my obligation for 3 different swaps. I made the postal clerk put on individual stamps instead of those dreadful metered things. I think he went extra slow so as to make the other customers upset with me. I am buying those stamps so I should have a right to have them put on seeing as he would not let me affix them myself. I did not take any extra pictures as I did not want to spoil the surprises. Let us hope the snails are speedy.

Overmorrow

I learned a new word today, overmorrow, meaning the day after tomorrow. I am sitting here thinking overmorrow is a whole other year.

So I wish everyone's overmorrow starts out great with lots of new ideas and accomplishments in the future

"A" envelope swap.

I joined a new group all about handcrafted envelopes. 1st assignment is make 3 envelopes with a representation of the letter "A" on it.

Left to right; Embossed Air Mail stamps featuring airplanes, stamped Alaska, and stamped "A" in the Atlantic Ocean.
The red one is also lined. I say that because one of the future swaps is about lined envelopes. I have already begun looking for my "B" representations for next month.
I am going to make simple note cards to fit these since they are a bit odd in shape. My swap partner can either use them or recycle them.

Back after Christmas

Spent Christmas with 2 of my children and their spouses (the other had to work, darn).

We had a lovely time and loads and loads to eat.

Even the gnomes got in the act, climbing Mount Ben to wear off some of those calories.

They had to pause to catch their breath and pose for this picture.