Finally

I started this blanket on the ship 3 different times. For some reason it would not come together. Finally, it’s done in time for Christmas. Do you know of a Christmas baby who needs a red baby blanket? If you do, let me know and I’ll send it to you.

Of course, it has teddy bears on it. This is the first time I made the blanket in red. In the past, I’ve used “baby” colors of pink, blue, white, yellow, lavender and mint. It’s good to break the mold every now and then.

The pictures were taken with my new Canon SX730HS camera. My old camera died and I replaced it with the newest equivalent camera by Canon. The times have changed. This camera has wifi and bluetooth, so I can transfer pictures directly to my iPad or computer without using any cables or removing an SD card. That makes life a bit easier. I’ll keep you posted on how well it works over the next few months.

 

I did a lot of online research before buying this camera. After deciding that my iPhone camera was not enough, I looked at point and shoot, DSLR and mirrorless cameras. The latter two are “high end” and need different lenses and filters to make them work. I’ve had the high end cameras before and discovered they involve a lot of “stuff” that has to be easily accessed if you are going ot use the camera well. This is too bothersome for me at my stage in lilfe. So that left the Point and Shoot cameras. I narrowed the search to three compact super zoom cameras: a Sony, a Panasonic and a Canon. The first two had electronic view finders and I thought that would be as asset. Hands-on testing happened yesterday at Best Buy (one of my favorite stores). They did not have a Panasonic, but they had the Sony and the Canon. The Sony with the electronic view finder was on sale for $949 reduced from $999 and it had a $50 gift card! I looked at this camera very seriously...but the view finder was a joke! Instead of showing a clear view, it was blurry. The fellow who was showing me the cameras looked thru the view finder too and he agreed it was HORRIBLE! Then we both went thru the internal programming and could not find anything to make the view finder work better. It was clear at that point that I would buy the Canon. Since I’ve been using Canon cameras most of my life, I don’t need to learn any new procedures. It’s like picking up an old friend with some new bells and whistles. I’ll be showcasing pictures soon. So far, I like it. I think I made a good choice.