The Good Life

Hi Kim!! Thank you, hon!!!

Hi Tony … thank you very much!!!

John, thanks so much!!!! I can’t wait to start planting again!!! Almost time!!!!

Hiiiii Lynn!!!!! Thank you, dear girl!!!! I’m glad you liked this one!!! It’s been sitting in the computer for nearly a year and I always liked it .. but it needed something!!! So glad you like the way I played with it!!!

Hi Lori!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!

Hi Kathy!!!! You think the vivid colors are ok??? I was afraid I’d gone a bit overboard, lol!!!!! Heaven only knows how it looks on the rest of the world’s monitors!!!

Hiii Antonio!!!!! Oh, thank you!!!!! Not so much “good” as persistent, lol!!!!!!!

thanks, hon … hope it’s not tooooo bright … I’m pushing the envelope again, lol!!!!

LOL!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!! I’m really crazy for color … but I know our images can look so different monitor to monitor … I am always a little leery when I’ve really cut loose, lol!!!!

Thank you!!! Oh, you’ll love it, if you love antiques!!! It’s very quaint!!!

Hiii Barbara!!! Thank you, sweetie!!

Hi Andrei!!!! Thank you, hon!!!

Thanks, Wendi!!!! I went a little crazy on this one, lol!!!! Glad you think it’s okay!!!!! hugzz!!

Hi Kaz!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!

Oh, YAY!!! Marjie, I’m so glad you liked this one!!!

Oh, thank you so much, sweetie!!!!

Hi Bela!!!! Thank you!!!!!

thanks, Colin, I went a little crazy on this one … so glad you liked it!!!

thank you, Svetlana!!! It is an awfully pretty little town!!

Lynnie … it seems to fit you to a “T”!!!! You’d love the whole town, I bet!!!

Hi Val!!! Thank you, hon!!!

thank you so much, Jacqui!!!

Thanks, Curtiss … I’m glad you approve … I did let it get a bit wild, color wise, but never even touched the saturation button!!!

Hi Albert!!!! Thank you!!

Hi Jan!!! It is just the prettiest little town!!!!! you’d love it!!

Oh, Luda, dear!!! What a wonderful comment!!!!! I’m so glad!!!

Hi Heather!!!! Thank you, hon!!

Thanks, Megan!!!! Yep … sometimes the old Orton thing really turns the trick!!

Aww … thank you Michael … for the lovely note and for the fave!!!

Thanks, Mike!!!

Thank you, Dana!!!!! I’m so glad you liked it!!

Thank you so much!!!

Thank you so much, Charlotte!!!! Yes, it is a cheery little place!!!

Hi Angie!!!! Thank you, hon!!!

Ooooh .. thanks so much … I’m so glad you like this one!! YAY!!!

Thank you so much, Rod!!! This whole little town is just filled with the most quaint spots!!! So glad you enjoyed this one!!

Thanks so much!!! yes, i went out on a limb, color-wise, on this one … for sure!!! So glad you enjoyed it!!!!

Oh, Dave, what a lovely comment!!!!! Thank you so much … I really enjoyed how this one turned out, but it’s probably a bit much for some people, lol!!!!! Thanks again, hon!!!

OH, Elizabeth, thank you soooo much!!!!! YAY!!!

thank you, Mick!!!!! this one is a jolly thing, isn’t it, lol!!!!! Thanks so much!!!

thank you, Victoria!!!!! I’m soooo glad you think so … it’s exactly what I was hoping for!!! Something very cheerful!!!

Hi Liza!!!! Thank you very, very much!!!! Your reaction is exactly what I was hoping for!!!!

Hello dear Heloisa!!!!! Thank you very much!!

Hiiii dear Patricia!!!!! Thank you so much, sweetie!!!!! So glad you like this one!!! YAY!!!

Oh, Tibby, you darling!!!! What a wonderful comment!!!!! Thank you sooo much!!!! Hugzzz!!!

Jane, you’ve made my day!!!!! Thank you soooo much .. when I go waaaay out on a limb as I did with this one, well, I get a bit nervous, lol!!!!! But I really liked it … just hoped someone else would as well!!!! Thank you again!!!!!!! Hugzz!!

Oh, Lynda, you sweetie!!!!! Thank you!!!!!! The original was a bit washed out, and the “store” paraphernalia was way too prominent. I was pleased with the way the post processing subdued the price tags and so forth … and worked it all in. Such fun tinkering around, isn’t it??? LOL!!!! HUGZZZ!!!!

Hi Kate!!!!! Thank you very much!!!!

Hi Scott … thank you so much!!!!!

Awwwwww!!! Thank you my girl!!!!!! Hugzzz!!!!

thank you so much!!!!! I was pushing the color a bit, but I’m glad you like it!!!!!! Thanks again!!!!

Ellen, thank you soooooo much!!!!! I’m sooo honored!!!!!! WHEEE!!!!!

Hiii Wendi!!!! Thank you, thank you, hon!!!!! So pleased that this one was well liked!!!!!

Awwww!!! Well, if it’s any consolation to you, my dear hubby took one look at this shot and said “It’s too red.” LOL!!!! I’m sure your green is lovely, by the way!!!!!

Awww!!! Thank you, Carolyn!!!!

Thank you!! What a lovely comment!!!!

... laughing … hiiii Francis!!!! Thank you, thank you!!!!!

Thank you, Jolie!!!!! It is a bright one, isn’t it???

Thank you so so so so sooooo much, sweetie!!!!!!! Soooo exciting!!!!!!!!

thank you, hon!!! WHEEEE!!!

thank you very much!!

Hi Henri!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!!

thanks, Rosy!!! LOL!!! Yes, I’ve been so lucky!!!!

LOL!!! Thanks, hon!!!!! When I finished … I took a step back and wondered, ooooh … have I gone too far??? I’m so glad you like it!!!! Hugzzz!!

Bless your little heart!!!!!!

Thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!! Hugzz!!

Steve, thank you!!!!

Thank you, Ken!!!

Oh, Lisa!!!!!!! Thank you, thank you sooooo much!!!!!! Oh, I’m so tickled … I wasn’t even sure if it would qualify for entry into the group!!!! Thank you!!!! WHEEEEEE!!!!!

Hello Tomas!!!!! Thank you!!!! I was afraid I’d gone a bit overboard on the colors, but I liked it so thought .. well .. maybe it’ll be okay, lol!!! So glad you liked it, too!!!!!!!

Hi John!!!!!!! Thanks so much for your fun note!!!! Yes, a little 10 year old kid in here … that’zzz meeeeee!! Glad you enjoyed the shot!!!!! And so glad you dropped by!!!

Thank YOU!!! I love your comment … and I love that it brought such a happy feeling!!!! YAY!!!!

AWWW!!! Hugzzzzz!!!! Thank you, thank you sweetheart!!!!! It’s a rooster up in the window … and see their rooster logo on their sign to the left?? It’s so hard to see details here … even the large size doesn’t quite do it. I’m so glad you liked this one … I was thrilled with it … was working on it very late one night .. and when I did one of the steps and it came out SO BRIGHT … I really nearly chickened out and deleted it!!! But I kept going … picking out details here and there … and decided I liked it. The thing that really threw me is Richard didn’t like it!!! OOOOO … my heart sank!!! But … looks like it went over okay with other people, after all!! Soooo glad you liked it too!!!!!!! Thank you again, hon!!!!!

AWWWW!!! Thank you, sweetheart!!!! Well … let that be a lesson to us all … to follow our own judgement!!!! Hugzz!!!

LOL!!! Thank you!!!

Hiiii Vicki … Oh so so glad you found this one and liked it!!! This is just the most charming little town … very historic … well, for us Americans it is … thank you for visiting!!!! Hugzz!

Steve, you’ll love it!!!!!! Don’t get disappointed if the first couple of images you try you’re not happy with the results … for some reason, it seems some work better than others. Let me know when you post your first … I’d love to see it!!!!!

Ted, you couldn’t be banal and repetitive if you tried. You’re absolutely the best. I knew when I was working on this one that I was going “out there” ... well, for me. I was actually pretty nervous about uploading it, but sometimes you just have to listen to your heart. That it has YOUR stamp of approval means the world and that I have you grinning … is the best gift you could give me!!!! Thank you!!!! You’ve made my day!!!!!

... grinning here .. thank you!! YES … it IZZZZ fun!!!! Thank you, thank you!!!

Awww!!! Patricia, sweetie, I’m so sorry to hear about your Mom!!!!! Bless her heart … I hope she’ll be feeling better VERY soon!!! What a lovely note from you … like a gift!!! Thank you so much!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed this one and that it brought a good feeling … that’s the best compliment there is!!!! Give your mom a hug from me … I lost mine on April 5, 9 years ago … so i’ve been feeling a bit down the past few days. Thank you again!!! Hugzz!!!

Thank you so much … how sweet you are!!! You know, it comes and goes … but is especially bad at this time of year. Well, as my dear hubby says, he and I are both lucky to have had such wonderful parents to miss!!! Hugzzz!!!!

Hi Meeli!!! thank you so much!!! No, this isn’t our home, it’s a little shop in one of the towns nearby, though. I think they sell gardening equipment and potted flowers to plant in our gardens. It was just so picturesque in the early morning sun … I couldn’t resist snapping it!!! So glad you liked it!!!!

Don, thank you so much!!!! I’m so glad you liked this … when I finished with it, I really liked it, but since it was so unusual, I was a bit nervous!!!! That is has been well-received is a fabulous joy … and relief, lol!!!!!

Hi Shellbee!!! Thank you so much!!!!! I’m tickled that you enjoyed this one!!!

Aww, Jane, thank you sweetie!!!! This is one of those shots where the original really came out “eh?” ... not at all the way I’d remembered it. It always amazes me how just the littlest bit of tinkering can sometimes fix up an otherwise throw away shot.

Hiiii Jerame!!!! Thank you so much, dear!!! So glad you liked this one!!!!

Hi Adam!!! Thank you so much!!!! I’m in hyperspace over the features!!! YAY!!!

Hi Luca!!! Thank you so much!!! And a lovely, lovely Easter Holiday to you and your loved ones as well!!

Thank you, Poopsie!!!!! Yes, the surprise is almost impossible to see, even on full size here. You’ll just have to buy a print to find out. BWAHAHAHA!! NOT!!! hehe … I’m so bad. It’s a rooster … you see the rooster on the signboard?? That’s what’s up in the window, too!!! See him??

Hi Gavin!!!! Oh, I’m so glad you enjoyed this one!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!

Hiiii Cheri!!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!! I’m so glad you liked this one … it was such fun to do!!!!!

thank you so much, Tim!!!! The Orton that we talked about was part of the process in this one!!!!

... you have me laughing … no one had pointed that out before … and i admit, it didn’t occur to me either … see? There you go exploring the possibilities again!!!!!! Lovely, lovely comment!!!!!

Hiii Wynnie!!!!!! Thank you, hon!!!!!!! Hugzzz!!!

thank you so much for your lovely note!!!! My apologies for taking so long to get back to you, but I’ve been out of town!!!! Thank you again!!!

Hiiii sweetie!!!!! What a wonderful, wonderful comment … I’m sooo honored!!! Thank you, seriously, from the bottom of my heart!!! I’m just thrilled you liked it so well!!!!! Thank you again!!!!!!!

thank you so much!!!!!!! So glad you enjoyed it!!

Hiii Mary Ann!!!!! Thank you, thank you sweetie!!!!! Yes, it is a colorful one, lol!!!!! Glad you enjoyed it!!

YAY!!!!! Thank you so much, Tracy!!!! I’m completely thrilled!!!! And thank you, too, for all the hard work you and your team do for us … the challenges are SUCH fun!!!!! Hugzzz!!!

You DARLING goof!!!! I LOVE your entry … thank you soo soooo much for your kind note … but you won this one hands down!!! Such a joyous and bright image yours was!!!!!! But thanks again, hon!!! Hugzz!!

Oh, thank you!!!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed this one … it was so red when I finished up with it, I almost didn’t post it!!!

Thank you sweetheart!!!!! Hugzzz!!!!!

Thanks, sweetie!!!! So glad you liked this little one!!!! Hugzz!!

Thank you so so much, Jessica!!!! Your kind note means the world … you know how much I admire your own art!!!!! Hugzz!!

LOL!!! Thank you again … and … to think my Dear Hubby didn’t like this one when I first posted it!!!!! HAHAHA!!!!

Oh WOW!!!!! Thank you, Jeremiah!!!!!! YAY!!!!! And thank you, too, for letting me know!!!! Sooo exciting!!!!!!

Mary!!!! Thank you … I’m back here in the past … 18 days ago … shouting THANK YOUUUU!!!! Good heavens … how did I miss this??? Forgive me … and know how much I appreciate your visit and note!!! hugzzz

Hello dear Taschja!!!!!! My apologies for missing your lovely note earlier!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!

Thank you!!!! It is a sweet little place, isn’t it???

Hi Rany!!! Thank you!!!!

Hello Katya … my apologies for missing your note earlier!!!! Thank you!!!!

thank you!!!! so glad you enjoyed it!!

oooo you are SO good to meeee!!!!! Thank you!!! I don’t know how these things keep getting past me, lol!!!!! Hugzz!!!

Dve, thank you so so much!!!!! This is one of my favorites … I’ve been re-calibrating the monitor until my eyeballs bleed and today it looks a bit dark, but it has been one of my most pop images so I guess I’ll leave it alone, lol!!!! Thank you for finding it and stopping by!!!