Archive Mystery Solved!!
You may remember that in the hot month of August, I retreat to my sewing room and work on digitizing our family archives. My favorite part is the photo collection of Aunt Millie,… Continue reading
Category Archive: Photography
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #79: A Window with a View
I love to go with my husband on his business trips, because his destinations are not your usual tourist spots, and we never know what we are going to find. In March of… Continue reading
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #76 — On Display
For this week’s Lens-Artists theme of “On Display,” I am hearkening back to our trip to Düsseldorf, Germany, last year. I don’t get much opportunity to walk around shopping areas at night, so… Continue reading
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles
I am joining in with Cee’s Black & White Challenge, but with an emphasis on Photoshop® rather than my own photography. I did take this first picture — a textile-related vehicle. But all… Continue reading
One Little Scrap of Paper, So Many Stories
I am still spending a lot of time digitizing family photos. This one doesn’t seem to fit in with any others. It is from the Aunt Millie and Uncle Hugh collection – Aunt… Continue reading
All Singing! All Dancing! from the Archives
August is the month where I succumb to the Texas heat, and hide out in the house with cooling beverages. I use this month to catch up on organizational tasks that don’t take… Continue reading
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Dishes, Pots, Pans, and Silverware
I love this current series of Cee’s: Photo Ops in Your Own House. I had so many ideas for this installment — I have dishes, pots, and pans from three generations before me,… Continue reading
A Belle and a Wild Child
It’s August, it’s hot, and I have plans to only work on projects that involve sitting still and sipping cooling drinks. One that fits the bill is cataloging the antique photographs I’ve collected… Continue reading
Vintage Village
This is my favorite Christmas tradition — setting up my mom’s vintage village of skaters, skiers, and farm animals. When I was a kid, my brother and sister and I would set it… Continue reading
East Texas Textures
Some textures that catch my eye here on the farm — Some day these will find their way into a quilt or tapestry!