Thursday Things

Another chilly day here. There was bright sunshine to start with but that did not last long. The weather is supposed to turn bitter over the weekend with snow predicted for many regions. I will be surprised if we get any here. What usually happens is that it snows all around us but misses us. It would be wonderful if, this time it did not. and Nathan and Daniel could build a snowman. They would be so excited.

Yesterday I decided to tackle some more cleaning and clearing out, two wardrobes (closets) and some drawers under the bed. It is one of those jobs that once you have started, you wish you had not. Anyway, whilst I was in the middle of it, Becky arrived unexpectedly. It was a nice surprise. Both boys were at school all day, Nathan at proper school, Daniel at pre-school. It is a very long time since Becky and I had time together on our own, so to speak. We got a fit of giggles over something very silly and trivial and then could not stop. We only had to look at each other for it to start all over again.

I have a large bag of unwanted clothes that will be going to the charity shop and, no doubt, do somebody a good turn. After I have finished this entry, I need to go and sort out the odds and ends I left lying around yesterday, then it will all be finished. The trouble is that, when doing a job like that, you have nothing on the surface to show for it. But it does give a sense of achievement and I also gained more space.

Mike was out with his camera a couple of days ago and took some very tranquil scenes. It is very peaceful there even with traffic tearing along on the main road just nearby. So, I am sharing them with you today.

It has taken me so long to do this entry. I normally use Photobucket for storing and uploading my pictures. Today, when I went there, all the codes had disappeared from under my pictures. A drop-down box does appear if you click on the picture, but whenever I try to copy a code, the box just disappears. So, I have had to add them using the Blogger system. As you probably know, all pictures added through Blogger appear at the top of the posting. You have no choice except left, centre, right and size. They all go to the top. So I have spent ages dragging them around, only to lose some and have to start again!

Is anyone else having trouble with Photobucket? Does anyone know of any other sites where you can upload photos, graphics etc. preferably a free site? I would be grateful for any help.

Anyway, because of all the hassle, I am running so late and I really do need to get cracking. Oh, cannot add a signature either because of Photobucket.

I have sent them an e-mail telling them what the problem is, but Lord knows when they will reply if they do. I am hoping it is just a glitch on the site but they could have changed the system. If they have I cannot work it out. Anyway, I cannot use it as it is.

Now, for some lunch and then back to the grind. Will try and catch up with all your journals later.

P.S. Since writing the above, the Photobucket problems have been sorted. They have changed the system. No codes now appear under pictures automatically unless you run your mouse over the picture and a drop down box appears and you can copy the code from that. However, this did not work for me, the box just simply disppeared each time I tried. So I eventually discovered that I needed to go into edit under that drop down box and click that I always wanted the codes under the pictures. Then I pressed save, and lo and behold, the codes were all back where they used to be.