My computer was ready to pick up on Friday, a day later than promised. “It took a lot longer to download the updates than I thought,” said the computer repair guy. If he needed a day longer to get it back up to speed, it would have taken me a week longer, so I still came out ahead. But, oh, I missed my little computer!
He managed to install Windows Service Pack 2, a feat which I had not been able to accomplish, even after reading lots of Windows help files. When they recommended changing something in the register, the mysterious file that contains the DNA of the computer’s brain, I decided to turn it all over to a pro.
Enough about computers! We got home from Taos on Monday night, completely exhausted. We had a wonderful week. On Tuesday, Joy of my favorite Joy’s Fabrics (Stephenville, TX), left a phone message, saying “I have your quilt and your ribbons. Come by when you have a chance.” She emphasized the ‘s’ in ribbons.
The Town and Country Quilt Guild in Stephenville puts on a quilt show every year. It is called “Threads of Texas.” Joy was kind enough to deliver my snowflake quilt and pick it up, since we were away in New Mexico. The quilt won second place in “Mixed Media, Medium Size” and it won a Merit Award. I need to find out what that one is about.
More about Taos next time, also poncho news and eventually a few notes about entering your work in contests.