SWEET SUNDAY VISIT

East 21 Street
An old Familiar Returned

Washington Mews is blooming too

I arrived bearing Gifts of Lemon cake, Orange peel and

a Flamenco Video for her daughter the dancer.
Barbara made tea and served dates, toast with butter, honey and chocolates. Conversation ensued. Then, she posed with flowers for me.

7PM

Balmy and Warm

Walked uptown

Back Story
When I left my apartment, I closed the door and instantly
REALIZED
I'd left my rainbow string bag with ID, cash and addresses inside
!!!!!
The dear neighbors who keep a spare copy were not at home

SO
I just continued on downtown, had my visit and they were home by the time I arrived back. Whew.
I am reawakened.
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CAMERA SAGA and GENEROUS FRIENDS

Ever since the fatal accident with my beloved old Canon--detailed at this blog post:

http://mscomfortzone.blogspot.com/2016/08/returning-to-return-again.html

I've received two cameras from my dear writing group friend, Barbara

 The Pentax is complex and has a 150 page tiny print challenging manual which I have been unable so far to make much headway on

http://www.manualslib.com/manual/306956/Pentax-Optio-550.html

 Any way, I took it out and shot a few things at random just to be sure it works. The header is one of the shots. Really fine resolution on the two sky shots

 Digging on the corner of my block to prepare pipes for a new building soon to take over the sky over there

 Then I shot mint on my window sill turning the camera, but was unable to turn the photo in the camera before download as I had so easily done on my old Canon.

Another problem on the download surfaced.  The photos don't go into date files automatically as they had with my Canon, and some sort of computer code is going to be needed to remedy that.  Hopefully another friend will have an hour to help with that this week.  I have no idea how to set up functions on my computer and remain a complete novice in that way.

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The Casio is missing a computer to camera cable and disk so i can't test it (friend still looking for those items)

http://support.casio.com/storage/en/manual/pdf/EN/001/EXG1_M10_FB_EN.pdf

Each camera and model has it's own specific attachments and of course they are not necessarily universal or interchangeable.  Both of the above have their own lithium rechargeable batteries and no others will do.  It's daunting.  While researching I got confused beyond confusion and started mixing them up like an old dog with new tricks

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Next, a blogger named Laura who reads my blog and is a regular with Jude Hill emailed with an offer out of the blue: "...have a spare digital camera that I would be very glad to send to you. It is a Fujifilm FinePix J20. It has a USB cable."  The gesture alone sent me into spasms of surprise and gratitude but I've asked her to hold off till I get clear about the cameras I already have and she is simply a lovely person

http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/manuals/pdf/index/j/finepix_j25_j20_maunal_01.pdf

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Then the fabulous 'Queen of Color', Deb Lacativa made this offer via face book messaging:  "I have a spare...A Canon A650. It was given to me when my A95 got sick. It's a bit heavy (uses batteries) long battery life if you are flash happy indoors. Amazing pictures all around and Canon operations are all pretty much alike. Its yours if you want it."

https://www.google.com/shopping/product/4939191195064276038/specs?q=canon+a650&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6gLzI69POAhUG7CYKHWy3AA0QuC8IpwE

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I AM TOO RICH

Confused and Grateful

(One more gorgeous memory from my old Canon)

 Decision Update
I will definitely be receiving the Canon from Deb soon and we shall see if it does the trick.

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"TAKING THE PROMPT"

The Chapbook Launch

 Everyone had a great time last night,
and everyone shared wonderful pieces.

Produced and sponsored by The Creative Center and The New York Writers Coalition whose dedicated, talented people make all our pleasure possible.

Frank Haberle
Our  beloved 'leader' and Fellow Writer

in Living Color

and Black and White

Deb Spiciatti, Lori Kent,

and Barbara Hohenberg
Three illuminated wordsmiths

Deb volunteered to read first

Amaranth Pavis Cline
She never ceases to amaze me in word and spirit.

in Living Color

and Black and White

Amaranths' lovely Family

All Of Us Together

in Living Color

and Black and White


A Personal Note
Before the wine, I was a determined bully--rearranging the furniture to create aisles, getting four stacked extra tables moved out to the hall, soliciting a replacement cable for the microphone, and generally stirring the soup to a rolling boil.  Thanks to Frank for his generous complicity.

After the wine, I shifted into a slightly lopsided being recalibrating toward center.  I had meant to snap photos of each of the ten readers, but was captured by their words.   Apologies to  the talented Judith Kalina, Diane Keller, Lori Kent, Fran Kokov and Glen Jeffers.  Zoe Eiffel prefers to be exempt from photos.
Thanks to my  friend Wendy Daly who used my camera to shoot photos I appear in, and to Chipollte for the lovely food. 

Cover Art

by Barbara

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