The ill wind did blow good.

In my last post I wrote that I had trouble with my camera, it only took the two pix that I posted, all the others had disappeared. At first I thought it was battery problems, but when I had a moment on Wednesday morn to try and sort it out by putting in 2 new batteries and trying to take another picture of my Camellia what had grown fantastically it wouldn't take a pix at all. So off I tooled to the London Camera Shop in Guildford where I was told that it probably would have to be sent away to be fixed as it wasn't battery problems. This was a no-no as I was leaving for LA in a fortnight and it definitely wouldn't be back, and would over £90. When he heard that it had to fixed over a year ago - a new motherboard. The man said that it might be better to think of getting a new one. Lo and behold there was a brand new little camera just in the day before, and only £129.00 When I say little I mean little, not much bigger than a credit card, it fits ever so well in my hand and in my pocket. I did have the fleeting thought of trying to get one in LA or at the duty-free as the £ is so strong, but but thought the better of that. It comes with a guarantee so anything goes wrong I can toddle off to the camerashop in Guildford, much easier.

It comes with everything you need, a bigger battery, one of the square ones; and it charges up in a cradle. Have taken a few pix which I think are great. here is one. I am also adding one of our daffodils for Fred, as he said they don't have any in NY.

but even better is this of my Camellia. Hope you will like them. I have a lot to learn about this mini camera, but will take the instruction book to read on the plane. I have 9-10 hours and should get somewhere.

Tomorrow Sunday we are going to Mike & Rita's for mothering Sunday. Will tell you all about. I have a card already from Paul.

Will continue soon I hope, but my Altered Book still isn't finished and that had priority at the moment.