Computer programs can be frustrating

On all three of my blogs I sometimes share a file, especially Chrismon patterns or quilt/lace patterns. I upload all PDFs as "anybody with the link can see it" and that is how I add the link into the blogs. You click on it and the PDF opens.

For about 3 years now every so often somebody sends a share request to me because the file will not open. I am sure that is frustrating for those who want to have a look. Sometimes it takes a while for me to answer especially if I am out of the country and without internet. I am trying my best to make everybody happy.

Yesterday I spent some time googling to find a solution. I found one expert site where the question had been asked three years ago and the comments are still going strong. Nobody knows how to fix it. Everybody is of the unanimous opinion that it is a bug in the system and Microsoft doesn't care to fix it. 

So, if you can't open one of my files but would like to do so, please write that share request and I will try my best.

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Several years ago I also had a feature on the side of the blog that you could select to "subscribe". Blogger decided some time ago to not make that available any longer. I did find another way for that again recently because I don't often like to post a new blog on FaceBook. Unfortunately though I have seen that it only alerts you by sending you the link (which is fine) but not the whole blog. Well, one more click should be ok. There is advertising though in that email which you most likely want to ignore. Sorry.

After you added your email address you receive an email and need to accept (a step so you are not put on a mailing list by strangers). I will not know who is subscribing. 

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Best wishes to you all - Christa

PS: I am always very happy if a reader leaves a comment on the bottom. If you do it unanimously, please let me know who you are at the bottom.

Simple games

Halloween is upon us. I am a bit of a Halloween scrooge. Not a German thing. But of course it is a USA thing and we didn't want to spoil it for our children or the grandchildren. 

I like the art though. Can't help it. When I visited our friend Julie at Manor House (on October 26) I had to admire the decorated pumpkins. This was my favorite So clever how they used the stem to make a very special nose.

Friday the 28. we helped out with the grandchildren across the river. The school was letting out early. Before we left to get them we set up a treasure hunt in the house and took the boys to our house.

It was a lot of fun for us all. I had found the game on the internet and printed the 2 pages with 12 clues. All we had to do cut them apart and hide them accordingly.

The last clue led to the freezer for treats. Little individual ice creams! We know they love those.

Omi and Papa have lots of other games too. The big box of dominoes is sometimes used to set up a domino chain. 

Caleb decided to do this ...

... while his brothers played with the magnetic darts upstairs.

Caleb laid down next to his chain to find out that it was twice as long as he was tall.

Oh yes, the old train tracks were "schlepped" down too. They had not played with those for a long time but had fun this afternoon. 

They didn't even have to clean it up because they were coming back the next day to stay the night and wanted to play more with it. 

On Friday in the car they kept asking whether they could visit Ms Julie. So yes, I set it up for the next day. Ms Julie expected them when we stopped after we had picked them up. We went into one of the community rooms and she asked them to make some bookmarks for her friends. She had just started a new book club where she lived. I had also brought a choco-pumpkin cupcake for each. 

Yes, this was a fun weekend for all.