Swap pages for the Farewell to Downton book, some are sideways, all are beautiful

Well, isn't this embarrassing???

It seems that I have NO IDEA how to turn the pictures around.

 

I have been plagued with a streak of problems and this is just the latest.

Everything around us seems to be falling apart, such as cars, air conditioners, computers, cameras, and more.

Notice I mentioned the computer and my camera?? So, I have a new Mac ( a big change from Windows, but a welcome one, even with the learning curve)

So, here is my dilema.  I have a new computer that I'm trying to figure out.  I had a billion pages to sort and assemble into books before leaving on a big trip.  

 

Then, my camera kicked the bucket.  

Did I mention the deadline and the huge pile of pages?

I ordered a new camera, but it wasn't going to be here till Wednesday, we were leaving on Saturday, and I had to get these pages  photographed before making them into books.  And I had to mail the books by Friday, and they take at least a week to put together, package, label, and mail.

No problem, my phone has a great camera!!

And it is an Apple too, I should just be able to have the photos on the phone show up on the Mac, right?  Well, for most people maybe.  

I think I mentioned that learning curve?

Well, lets call it a learning mountain.  Maybe a learning Mt. Everest.

I  have over 16,000 photos moved from my pc to my Mac, and there are NO FILES, just pictures floating around nameless and I'm still slightly stupefied by it all.  

Or just stupid?

And the pictures I took on my phone won't share with my Mac, no matter how many ways I try and how many trips to see the Geeks at Best Buy.  So, I simply emailed them to myself and saved them to my desktop to get them available to use for my blog.

Whew, I did it!!!

I solved an issue!! 

Yay, me!!

Oh, but wait….

This doesn't look right…

hmm….

AAARRRGGHH!!!!!!!!

Time is short, too.  I don't have a way to get more pictures in time to get the books made and mailed before the trip.  And I promised to show pages on my blog.

And as I tell the grand fairies, A Grammy Always Keeps Her Promises.

She might be a bit half assed about it, but she does her best and never lies.

So, please forgive my sideways pictures.  I'll figure this out when I get back from the trip.

hopefully

I apologize for the small and sideways pictures.

But oh my gosh, aren't they gorgeous?????????????

I am blown away by the beauty of the pages that are gracing my studio table right now.

Compared to my other swaps, this one is a small group, but it sure  is a good one.

Very, very well done.

I've been quite impressed with the quality and the loveliness of the creations.

Hey look, this one is straight!!!  All of the photos are straight on my desktop, I don't know why Typepad seems to think they should be flipped on their sides, or why it decided this one shouldn't be.  

Oh, well, that run of luck was short, back to flipped.

But I'm sure you can still appreciate the beauty.  

While I am disappointed in my ability to fix this problem, I'm still thrilled with the artwork pictured.

The sideways pictures are just one of many things going on with me right now. I think I have gremlins.  

I might be battling gremlins, but I'm doing my best. 

And with artwork like this, building the books has been a joy, even with all the glitchy issues surrounding me right now.  These pages have made me very happy, and I know the swappers will be as thrilled as I am with the books they receive. 

Thank you to everyone who joined the swap.  And thank you to those who ordered blank books too.  I will most likely have more extras to hawk when I get back from my grand daughter trip, we had an unprecedented amount of drop outs on this swap.  

Thanks to those of you who stayed committed and created such pretty things to share with each other!!!