Oh the joy of killing two birds with one stone! I really hate that analogy because I have never willingly killed a bird (just accidentally with the car.) Okay – on with what has to be one of the first times ever someone has organized her digital photos while exercising! About a month ago we started…
Tag: Memories
Three Photo Tactics to Get Through Your Daughter’s Teen Years
Wow. . . my thirteen year old (going on 30) daughter really has mastered the art of the attitude. It has been a real surprise for us because she literally reached 10 before she ever talked back to us. But, now the attitude is with our family every day, maybe not 100% of the time,…
Three Reasons to Save Your Kid’s Kindergarten Pictures Now!
Your Photos Can Be A Powerful Parenting Tool Okay, you have piles of your children’s photos in boxes, envelopes, tucked in bins in the closet – or on your computer, different camera cards, smart phones and on Facebook! We know . . . you’ll get to sorting the photos out someday. Well, we have some…
Three Reasons to Haul Out Your Slides Today!
Back in 2004, my in-laws pulled out the slide projector and carousels of slides to go through. We had all the family over – twenty of us watching memories from the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. It was the one of the last times we were all together before my father-in-law passed away from cancer, and…
Like Taking a Picture of the Mountains
Our dear friend Lori has her own successful business helping her clients create beautiful scrapbooks and digital photo books – a calling that she loves. But, something in Lori’s house was also calling her – a photo closet full of over 20,000+ (our eyeball guesstimate) printed photos that needed to be scanned before she could create…
Photo Mess Resolutions? 4 Steps to Start Fixing It Now!
Got photos in your Near Year’s resolutions this year? This blog is definitely geared for anyone who has piles, boxes, envelopes, old albums and more of photos, slides and negatives that need some work. And, it is geared for anyone who has camera cards, smart phone picture libraries, tablets, computers, social media full of photos…
Get the Old Family Photos In Order
You just gotta take action! Eileen and Sue (my mother-in-law and cousin!) came to our Open Studio Time to get a move on a family photo project we’ve all been talking about for nearly five years now. The project is to create a family history photo book on the Bartelt/Kroenig side of our family. It…
WSO Athlete Surprised to See Himself in a Slideshow
Recently, we had a booth at the Wisconsin Senior Olympics – Annual Senior Celebration and Wellness Fair. What fun to talk to athletes who, in some cases, were twice as old as me, but still running marathons! As a board member and donor to the WSO, I love their mission of helping seniors keep active…
Four Things You Should Do With Your Antique Photos
What’s the oldest photo or album you have? One of our clients gave us a truly historic antique book filled with heritage portraits to scan. He knew that all of the photos were of his mother’s family . . . and he knew the names of a couple of the people in the book. Just…
Fun with the Videos Teenagers Make! (Also: Holiday Gift Idea #7)
[youtube=http://youtu.be/oKV8s9xXz4A] This video made us smile a LOT and laugh – the boys were so charming in making a music video in Spanish and funny with their antics. Do you know any kids who made videos with camcorders back in the day (not so very long ago?) Of course, today anyone can make and share…