Play Time On My Laptop

April 16, 2020

Good morning.  It's 37F degrees and overcast outside today.  We should get up into the forties though.  Our seasons have changed quite a bit over the years.  We used to have a nice long Spring.  Now, we see a much shorter Spring and Fall.  Winter is the longest season now, followed by Summer.

I used to think that we'd eventually end up trading temps with the Southern states -- us getting warmer, and them getting colder.  I was wrong.  I was wrong about the stimulus checks too.  It seems that a lot of folks started getting them yesterday.  I'm very glad about that. 

Yesterday turned out to be a really nice day.  I was able to go out on my porch and take some photos of the birds and the squirrels.  I'm really happy to see all my little birds returning.  It's been quite a while since a lot of them have been here at the same time.  As soon as I have a chance to crop some of the photos, I'll share them.

I did spend a little time playing in Photoshop with a photo that I had taken in Florida.  It was really fun to be working with my photos again.  It's been a while.  This was a photo that I took of the plants in front of one of the buildings at the Flea Market.

I even picked up a few new filters to use with my Photoshop program.  Now I just have to make some time to sit down and learn how to use them.  Later, I crocheted another row on the tan poncho.  I'm close to finishing it now.  When it's done, I'll take a photo to share. 

You know what I think is really sad about so many businesses being closed or shut down to the public?  The fact that you cannot contact most of them really bothers me.  I tried to order something online the other day to be picked up at the store and ran into a snag trying to place the order.  I did try to contact the store, but no one answered the phone.  I sent them an email.  No one answered the email.  So what next? 

One of the bills that came in the mail one day had a discrepancy on it.  I tried to contact the company but no one answered the phone.  I tried the "live chat" online, but they cut me off in the middle of a sentence.  I sent a letter along with my payment but have not heard from them yet.  I doubt that I will.

Businesses rely on us to support them, so shouldn't they be supporting us too?  I think if they are going to be sending us a bill or offering us a service, they should give us access to someone in customer service when we have a problem with the bill or the sale.  But then what do I know!

Mind you, this is not all businesses.  Lots of the small businesses are doing their best to work with us.  It's mostly the bigger retailers and big business (banks, credit companies, etc.) that have made themselves scarce to us.

Enough of that stuff.  The sun has just come out and it's looking rather pretty outside my door.  If it keeps popping in on us, it will make for a really nice day.  I think I'll finish up here because the mail has come and I want to go outside and get it.  So, till tomorrow, Y'all stay safe and have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Edna B.