Just a mid-week trio ...

... in the tail-chasing, time-shrinking, where-did-the-day-go world that is life this week:

• just to reassure you, for many of you commented on it: no humans were harmed during the taking of the photo over here. There was no laborious or arm-aching holding of the mirror which was wedged in such a way that if it slipped, it would be backwards - I just happened to snap Himself in the act of adjusting it. Himself was very touched by all kind your good wishes for his recovery, and says thank-you!

• just to offer you a little freebie: the template I made with, with the ring overlays, for Monday's post. It might come in handy on a layout, or a blog, and can be resized. (A helpful hint for recolouring the rings - which are png files - can be found over here).

Click to download the zipped psd.file for PS and PSE:
alexa4circlemask.psd

• just to ask for some assistance from anyone who uses their phone or an ipad for commenting. I have difficulty in leaving comments on a number of Blogger blogs (comments disappear frustratingly on hitting Publish) and have read that it may be to do with the way in which the owner has set up the comments; that 'embedded' is the problem and a change to 'full page' or 'pop-up' helps. Anyone able to suggest a workaround for those of us using ipads? Thank-you!
  

 Right, just off for the frantic dash to Friday! :)

Comments

[Miriam]

Thanks for these Alexa. No answers to iPad query though.

[Amy]

I was seriously admiring your circles earlier in the week - thanks Alexa.

I too have no answer for the ipad dilemma ... but I am dashing madly this week, today I was with the Grade 6 children and tomorrow I am helping out with the Prep induction days - from one extreme to the other!

[Julia Heald]

Didn't know that about ipads. Have changed my settings this morning :) Hope your husband is feeling better.

[Karen Walker]

I just left a comment on the earlier post, admiring (and envying) your circles, so coming to this one next was surely a delight. I will try to figure out how to use them this week! Thanks! I haven't had much trouble leaving comments with my iPad, but I only use it for blogs when we're traveling, and must admit I'm not as good about commenting when I'm on the road.

[Abi]

Thank you for this freebie Alexa. I loved the look of it on your last post.

[Missus Wookie]

Glad himself wasn't having to hold the mirror.

I find I get less hassles when I post from within Flipboard rather than Safari and the google reader.

How fun to have the masks for the circles too. I'll email the link to myself (easy to do in Flipboard) thereby reminding myself when on my main machine upstairs to actually do something with the file! Thank you :)

[Lorraine]

Thank you for the lovely mask and a big thank you for visiting and your lovely comments.

[Sian]

It's a beautiful design!

I have no iPad advice - though I have noticed that visits to my blog with iPhones and iPads don't show up in my statcounter. I only discover them if I go into the Blogger stats.

[Louise]

sorry Alexa, i have no idea with the ipad thingy.

Your mask would look lovely as a blog header x

[fay]

Have changes my comment setting on my blog to pop up rather than full window, just in case it helps ipad readers!

[Melissa]

Thanks for the template!

[S]

I have experienced the same problem on my tablet, but didn't the cause or the cure. So I have changed to the settings on my own blog as well. Thanks for clueing me in.

[Mel]

I'm afraid I can't help with the iPad thingy - every so often I read about some people having difficulty leaving comments if they're xxx, but it's a different xxx each time! I haven't tried commenting via our own (non Apple) tablet so I don't know if that would have the same problem. Which is all of no help whatsoever lol! Thanks for the circles, though x

[Suzanna L]

Huh? I think you were speaking a foreign language in that last paragraph!! Love the circles and need to venture over to the "here" in which they are used. What I get for beginning at today and working my way backwards...

[Deb @ PaperTurtle]

Hi Alexa ~ Wow - your layout in the previous post is awesome, and thanks so much for this really cool template!