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!
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| New Rabbit's jacket in its early stages |
