http://maggie-della.com/dellasblog My World, As I See It Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:13:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An old friend called and said he’s heading to his beach house to drop off some stuff for his week long stay next week. “Wanta come?” I’ve been putting it off for a while. Part of it is he’s always been asking for something I’m not gonna give him (let's just ... http://maggie-della.com/dellasblog/2008/06/08/a-day-off-for-della/ All the work I put into a garden and - finally! - I smell success. Yeah: smell. Can't really see them anymore. I tried to use my digital camera with a whopping 3 1/2 inch viewfinder, but it was no-go. I can’t see anything once I’m outside. Still - I tried. ... http://maggie-della.com/dellasblog/2008/06/07/i-can-smell-them/ Dear Maggie! She’s always trying to get me “back to what I was”.  Thing is ….it can’t happen unless they can figure out how to replace my eyes.   But I give her credit,  she just LOVES finding things for me to do.   She knows I don’t like the “talking books”.  ... http://maggie-della.com/dellasblog/2008/06/07/talking-books/ Maggie took me to the garden shop to help her pick out some flowers and herbs for her house. I didn’t mind and actually enjoyed myself. It was nice smelling all my old friends from childhood. It brought back alot of memories working first with Mom and then Aunt Grace. ... http://maggie-della.com/dellasblog/2008/04/19/gardening-della-style/ It's getting warmer. The days are getting longer. Maggie's bugging me to go get some flowers and vegetable plants for her garden. Sigh. It's spring! http://maggie-della.com/dellasblog/2008/03/09/its-spring-again/ Goes unpunished. Never are these words more more true than when I go shopping with my friend "Yappy." Let me know if you're familiar with anybody like this, or if they just pick me: Her real name is Annabelle and she’s my age. I’ve known her now for some ... http://maggie-della.com/dellasblog/2008/02/21/no-good-deed/ Did I just hear that right? There's an entry on Maggie's blog for lentil soup? I just listened to the recipe. Is she out of her mind? Cut onions and garlic? Cook for 45 minutes? Oh my goodness, no! My dearest Maggie, here's how you make lentil soup: 1. Go to ... http://maggie-della.com/dellasblog/2008/01/04/lentil-soup/ Maggie swears I'm the only one who'd ever come up with something like this! http://maggie-della.com/dellasblog/2008/01/04/the-five-stages-of-new-years/ "Mike" is an example of an earlier screen reader voice. Believe it or not, there are others which are even worse! http://maggie-della.com/dellasblog/2007/11/30/microsoft-mike-says-hello/ Paul is the name of a newer generation of computer voice technology. Listen to him give you an example of a more sophisticated screen reader voice. http://maggie-della.com/dellasblog/2007/11/30/paul-says-hello/