This is a selfie of how you see me if I am crafting. One of the things I craft as a hobby is photography. Of course I need my hands for holding the camera and changing the lens. This is my big 300 lens for the closeups of birds on the trees, or taking sneak photos of things happening at a distance – my paparazzi camera piece. I am also known in the local store, as before leaving after my shopping trip I pay a visit to the flower department to see what new arrivals are there for a photo. Of course I then move onto my little mobile telephone camera which is more inconspicuous and does not attract so much attention.

The assistants know me and so they let me do my thing. I was once asked by one of the ladies that sell the flowers what I actually do with the photos. I told her they are for my blogging experience, as I an a prospective candidate for a Pulitzer prize for photography. I think at that point she was serving a customer. She said that her boss had seen me taking photos and wanted to know why. Anyhow it was all Ok and so I continue to take photos. They now have a new boss it seems, but he has not yet seen me.

This is my other craft. Of course I use both hands when crafting on the keyboard, but I needed the other hand to hold my camera to take the photo. This is my Mac computer, which I use during the afternoon for writing my blogs. I also have a Microsoft with a larger screen which I use whilst eating my breakfast (must clean the jam from the keyboard, my fingers have begun to stick) and also in the evening for uploading and working on my photos, also for a few challenges that arrive during the day. I assume my blogging colleagues across the pond get all their food for challenges during the day, but as we have a 7 hour time difference, I only get them during the afternoon and evening.

I used to knit, I used to make my own clothes, but that is now a thing of the past. I was then 20-30 years younger and had more energy. My hands also followed my instructions. I even write my shopping list on the iPhone today, because my hand refuses to write so that I can read it.

I read books today on my Kindle. I have not read a real book for some time. I am not one of those people that love to hold a heavy, weighty, book in their hand and drop it on the floor when it gets to heavy, eminating a wonderful smell of old paper and cardboard. Give me a Kindle any time – no smell, no weight. Within a few seconds I have a new book to read: even when in another country I can upload a new book as I have a 3g thingy on it which means I can upload everywhere. I might no longer be as crafting as I was, but I am a cyber golden oldie, and we cyber golden oldies can do it all. And we remain crafty, we have to, we must always be one step ahead of the digital developments.

I read all the articles in the computer and digital magazines to be sure that I am not missing anything new in my digital life. Even Mr. Swiss is crafting with his music on the computer. He has other programmes and other possibilities. Yes we are the power golden oldies of modern days, we are digital, we can do it all with the flick of a craft button on a keyboard – he also has an electric drum set and I have an electric piano. Craft – we invented it.

Daily Prompt: Craft Crafting