Easter Sunday. The most wonderful day. I cooked the ham and made the rolls. My daughters brought the rest of the meal. We ate and talked and tried to keep the children inside until everyone was finished. The boys kept looking out of the windows so that they could …
journal entry: It just isn’t the same on Christmas Eve without little children around. They make everything so exciting. They love mysteries and surprises. They love to ask “if I guess right will you tell me what is in the package?” The answer has eternally been NO ! Little visits …
journal entry: Everyone we know is talking about their fruit trees. Trees that are supported by sticks and boards because they are so heavy with fruit. Bumper crops of everything. Apples. Peaches. Pears. The bounty actually makes me a little nervous. Does it mean that next year will be …
“The past is a source of knowledge and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.” -Stephen Ambrose- journal entry: My love of family history has opened my eyes to different ways of preserving it. Family History, that is. When …
journal entry: It is easy to take a photograph of a face holding still and staring at you. Not much of a story in that one. My favorite photographs are storytelling photographs. Like this one. A mother reading the newspaper with her children. Talking about things. Explaining things. …
journal entry: Oh, how I wish that I had been able to have a camera like I do today when my children were small. Think of all the faces and stages and special moments I could have recorded. This is a wonderful time in which to live, especially …
journal entry: Holden has always loved knives. Much to the horror of everyone. Standing on top of a pile of ready-to-spread-around-the-yard-mulch, he found a piece of wood that was soft and hadn’t been chopped small. He said it was perfect. This photograph, and those which follow, made me …
Most people know about Michaels. The craft store. One 40% coupon each week. Unless the thing you want is already on sale for 30%. Then, you are out of luck. They won’t do the math. You can only use the 40% on something that isn’t on sale. I have tried …
“A cousin is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.” -Unknown- Most people have cousins. Most of the people I know have lots of cousins. I have about 40 cousins. Some are older than I and some are younger. Most are within a few years of my …
“Best wide-angle lens? Two steps backwards and then wait for the ahhh-hahh!” -Author Unknown- journal entry: It always tickles me when my children ask me to take their pictures. I take that to mean that I must be making progress. In a world where many people can have nice cameras …
