I have not participated in the postcard exchanges at MQResource since last fall.  I want to, I just can’t justify it…so you can imagine my surprise when I got home last night and found this beauty on my kitchen counter!!

Thanks, AnnMarie!  It’s lovely!

I need to bring my postcard collection down to the shop, I bet visitors would enjoy looking through them.

In the further chronicles of Suzanne’s Mac experience, I have to mention that I stuck this postcard on my scanner bed, scanned it, and the computer was smart enough to automagically crop out the white parts of the scanner bed.

On top of that, installation of the printer/scanner was truly plug and play.  I plugged it in and…did nothing else.  It just…worked.  I know it won’t always be sunshine and roses, but wow.  I am impressed so far.

I did not sign up for the latest round of postcard swapping at MQResource, becasue I couldn’t quite justify taking the time to make them.  Not that I’ve done that much productive, with the time I “saved” (ha!)…

Anyway, I was more than a little surprised to see some lovely things show up on in my mailbox today and last week!

Deb‘s card:

Jami’s card:

On the back, Jami writes about being a 4th of July baby.  She used to think the fireworks were for her — isn’t it funny what kids think?  My boys were born on the 1st of July, and as much as I was glad to give birth (and quit being pregnant…) I’ve always been the tiniest bit sad that they didn’t make it to the 4th.  I think that would have been a cool birthday, too.

Thanks, Deb and Jami.  You made my day.

Suzanne

And waiting for me were THREE postcards!

I’m pretty irritated, though: all of the postcards from this round seem to have gone through the same piece of equipment, which has left a smudge of nastiness in the same spot on the front of all of them. Phooey.

From Lyn:

From Lynn:

From Janet:

Aren’t they great?

Thanks, everyone, this has been a lot of fun to do.   Can’t wait for the next round!

Suzanne

And using lots of exclamation points!  She must be feeling better!

First up, the postcards:

The back reads “Have a suitably wonderful Christmas season!”

Thanks, Karen!  It’s awesome — what a great idea!

The door on this one actually works.  You’ll have to go to Deb’s blog to see what’s behind the door.  Isn’t it cute?

Thanks to both for such great cards.  I can’t wait to get the rest!

Thanks also go to Modern Medicine and the Almighty Amoxicillin.  I’m still stuffy, but I’m so much better already.  Phew.    I was getting awful tired of my whining, as I’m sure you, my dear reader, were too.

Right now, I’m sitting around twiddling my thumbs waiting for my brother and his family to arrive.  They were to have landed in Des Moines several hours ago, but we haven’t heard from them yet.  They were going to go to Wal-Mart on the way, and it is about 1 1/2 hours from the airport to our town.  I’m assuming they don’t have a cell phone and are just going to show up any minute now.

I’m not really worried (yet) — just anxious!!!  Can’t wait!!!!!

I finished the teacher quilts this morning and got them washed and dried.  I thought that I’d write up the instructions for them before I post, but I need to find my notes for the quantity of strips that I cut.  Either that, or I’ll have to refigure the amounts.  Any guesses on which I’ll have to do?  If you could see my office and sewing room, I’m pretty sure you’ll guess that door number 2 is probably what’ll end up happening….

Hope you are having a great Tuesday!

Suzanne

This one is from Margie.  Isn’t it great?

I need to work on the settings for my new scanner, because the color of this isn’t quite right.