Wednesday 19 October 2011

Back again - quicker than expected!

Hello everyone - as the title indicates, things haven't turned out too badly after all.  But, before going any further, thank you so much for your sympathetic comments on my plight!  I heard from several new people (welcome to the world of Coldham Cuddlies!) and some good friends too.  It was such a comfort! Especially to find that some of you had suffered in a similar manner - and felt as bereft  as I did earlier this week!

As I feared, though:  original picture-taker, a.k.a digital camera. was declared terminal when I took it into the camera shop in Salisbury city centre on Monday!  Guess what, though?  There was a special offer on, and I'm now the proud, if slightly apprehensive, owner of a Canon Power A1200. It seems to be easier to understand and get my non-technical head around than my original, but...... the practice pics I took when I got the new toy home certainly seem to be a lot better than I have been taking, so....  once I've completed the sewing tasks, etc listed in the last post, I'll have to take new shots of every one in the shop at www.coldhamcuddlies.etsy.com - because as husband P says, this new gizmo should certainly help to sell the toys better!

My fears regarding the memory card on the original camera were also realised.  However, the problem of saving the pictures I had on it have been solved.  Originally, I appealed to techie daughter and son-in-law, who were prepared to lend their expertise without equivocation (bless them, I knew they would!)  However, I just happened to be going past Boots, The Chemist's local shop in Warminster yesterday, and wondered if they could help - and guess what?  They have a Kodak Instant Photo kiosk within their walls!  So, this morning I negotiated the various steps involved in transferring pics to CD, and this evening have managed to transfer them from CD to my picture gallery.  So, in the next day or so, once I've taken the final pics of Christmas Rabbit (he's going to have to be called something else when listed, but this name will do for the time being) and listed him, his construction process will be posted here, with relevant illustrations along the way.

The pictures of Slater's Barn have also been salvaged - and, as promised, will feature as a separate post.

As I said, not such a bleak picture after all! And, here's just a taster for the next Rabbit post!

New Rabbit's jacket in its early stages
Good Night - and God Bless you all.  You're a bunch of stars in supporting me!  Isobel

7 comments:

  1. Glad to hear that the camera "incident" wasn't a complete disaster! Frustrating to rely so heavily on technology. Happily you now have a better camera - looking forward to lots of new photos!

    Empty On the Inside
    Dough, Dirt & Dye

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  2. Hooray! I'm so happy to hear your camera woes have been solved!

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  3. Glad to hear you got a new camera. I feel the pain... our last one fell of the tripod and jammed, and the one before that a few years back fell into a lake. There is some fish out there enjoying our old camping photos.

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  4. Hello, Isobel! My gmail is on the blinkers today, but wanted to send greetings! Hopefully it will be back up and running tomorrow...

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  5. Isn't is just funny how things turn out. Remember the days of taking our film in to have it developed. And waiting a week to get our pictures back? LOL

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  6. I am now a proud follower of ColdhamCuddlies and would just like to say that you my dear, are a gem. I have read a few post (Ive got some catching up to do) but I cant help but smile while reading!

    The above comment inspired memories of taking the film in and having to wait for the pictures....I know that in todays world with everything being so 'I want what I want and I want it now', its hard to imagine waiting....(I myself love taking advantage of said Kiosk's to quickly print photos for scrapbooking and even kids projects at school) but do you remember when it was finally time to pick the pictures up? The excitement and anticipation of seeing how the pictures turned out? Oh how I loved that feeling!

    I dont know what I would do without my digital camera now though! Im happy your camera woes have been solved! :)

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  7. Hi!
    Following your blog.
    Thanks so much for hopping over. Best of luck with your etsy shop as well
    Melissa
    www.bella-expressions.blogspot.com
    www.missbellaexpressions.etsy.com

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