Sheila is not as chubby as she looks in this shot – she is long and slim and tall. But certainly slim. This is why she hates photographs – the camera makes her look fat!! 
Today and tomorrow Anna and I will work quick-smart on getting all the barns clean and all the rubbish in bags and everything outside ready for me to hand over to John for Christmas.
I am going to interview her and her Mum for my latest ESL assignment. I have chosen Poland as a country I would like to teach in and Anna’s Mum is an American Pole. We are discussing cultural diversity.
So, once the chores are done, and the eggs delivered Anna ( who is 21) and her Mum ( via WhatsApp ) and I will get together and work on my homework. I have a list of questions. I am desperately trying to get this assignment finished early so I can spend the first few days with my family in California without having to study. So – OF COURSE – for no apparent reason my new (ish)laptop crashed three times in a row yesterday. No sign of life at all. To even reboot it I had to let it run out of power each time. ( Which took hours each time). Naturally I am now living in fear of it not coming back.
Once I got it going for the third time late last night it acted like nothing weird had just happened. I ran a diagnostic and the computer and my virus checker said nothing is wrong. Whatever!!!
It was not an expensive device but still this is beyond boring. Anna says I should come over to the ‘Apple side’. But those babies ARE expensive.
And let’s remember how I am with electrical things. Nothing lasts long around me. My fingers could zap an expensive model just as fast.
Lucky for me I am used to making my blog on my phone. So the computer or lack there of will not interrupt our conversation.
Have a good one
Celi
WEATHER: another beautiful day!
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33 responses to “SHEILA”
I miss seeing Sheila- she is beautiful!! So hope you can get you computer problems ironed out so you can enjoy Christmas with your family!!
I used Apple products professionally from the 1980s to 2009. I’ve also only had them at home. Yes, they cost more, but they’ve always just worked and worked for me. I have no patience, having reliable computers keeps me from throwing things.
Heh! I just plug along on a 2nd-hand, refurbished Acer. When it goes down, it’s either a hacker, or the service provider….Hub’s is a Canon conglomerate. Ah well! On another note, have a wonderful Christmas holiday for those who celebrate the day – and a very healthy and pleasing 2019!
I bought my 2007 iMac used in 2013 and it is still working fine. I have had to have the hard drive replaced a couple of times which went smoothly. All the files and photos were saved with no problem. I get this spinning wheel deal but I think that may be due to having to many tabs open at the same time. You know how research goes… I have checked for newer iMac’s and I can get a much newer one for the same as what I paid for this one. Around $500 or so for a Mac that is a few years old is pretty good! Check on Ebay. That’s where I bought mine and they have plenty to choose from…
Poland is a beautiful country and you would love it but it has troubling politics at the moment, like so many other (ahem) countries. I have sung this beloved Polish Christmas song many times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8VO8AejSTY
Duh . . . would that be the North or the South Poland?
Wow C, you need to get yourself a ground wire to neutralise all those extra ions you’re carrying around!
(Hard to go barefoot this time of the year:/)
Clever girl I couldn’t imagine going a post on my phone! I’m an Apple fan .. so I’m with Anna! Good luck with your computer…