Somehow on Saturday nite, I managed to come home from the bar with a rose. A friend of Barb’s bought it for me. I took a pic of it yesterday against the wall. I was hoping I might be able to cut out the background. Well, I played around with the pic tonite in Paint Shop Pro. I managed to get rid of the background and then I added a shadow to the rose and put it on a gradient background. I think it turned out pretty nice. Of course, I’m not graphic artist. I sure someone else could do a better job. But for the 10 to 15 min I spent on it, it’s not bad.

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Mood: blah   GH

And I am soooooo not ready. But I’d better get ready. ‘Cuz there’s no stopping winter.

I know that I shouldn’t complain. I do live in North Dakota. And it is almost November. And it could be worse. Out by Williston and Minot, they already had a couple inches of snow by the time I left for work this morning. I only had to dig out my scraper from the trunk to scrape off some ice on the back window of my car.

I’ve always said … it can’t snow ’til AFTER my birthday. Can’t Mother Nature wait just 15 more days? Is that too much to ask? I don’t think so …

Mood: hungry   30 Minute Meals