Friday, March 23, 2012

⚘I love Spring!⚘

Wow, the great weather: I love Spring! Definitely my favorite season of all. Even the rain is calming. Are you all having beautiful weather? This photo is of a freshly planted hydrangea beside our driveway. Here is another Html Tip for you all.
The topic is web images. People often wonder about screen size and the way their blog or site displays in various browsers and on various screen sizes. The truth is, we really have no control over most of this. The issue is not so much the sizes of the images as the view settings. Most people have their computers set to 100% resolution, but some people choose other sizes. This affects the way they see your blog or site. Computers with smaller screens, like laptops, will also display differently than a large 21" diagonal desk top screen. For example, notice on your cell phone or ipad that websites and blogs are cropped due to the small screen size. In Blogger under Template, notice that little Mobile image at the top center of the page next to Live On Blog; see the cropping?

There are some things we can do, though, to help our blogs and sites load faster and look nice in most browsers and screen sizes. If your blog or site takes forever to load, try optimizing your graphics and post images. It is super easy to do with the click of a button. Note that some places will not allow full-sized images unless you have a paid account, so if you use the free account know that a blog background, being large, will likely require a paid account. Photo Bucket is like that. Some free places that do allow full-size large images have a lot of pop-up ads, which can cause your browser to warn of an unsafe site.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Thank you, friends

Good morning, friends. Well, we had some nasty weather last night. Thank goodness it did not last for long. I want to say thank you to all who express sympathy for my aunt, who just lost her husband. On behalf of my aunt and her two daughters, and our whole family, thank you so much. We sure need your prayers.
Image: Denise @ The Krazy Kraft Lady

Friday, March 2, 2012

Versatile Blogger Award



I am not sure if I was supposed to pass the Versatile Blogger Award on to 9 other bloggers. Since I have noticed that others have passed it along, I guess I am supposed to also. It is not easy to choose just 9; everyone's blog is so wonderful. I did arrive at the following blogs. Hopefully these have not already received the award. Here we go:

1.Natalie at: Tins and Treasures
2.Rene at: Sew Many Raggedies
3.Pam at: Antique or Not
4. Susan at: Glen Oaks Primitives
5.Diane at: Lavender Dreamer
6.Kindra at: At Home With K
7.Karen at: My Colonial Home
8. Samantha at: Samantha's Accessories
9. Cindy at: Whimsical Musings

Right-click the award button above. Save to your computer. Thank you all again. Yesterday, we had to go to Mississippi to attend the funeral of my last living uncle. He was a wonderful man, and there were many people there. We pray for his widow (Mother's sister) and their two daughters.