A Client's Testimony

The web designer for my website is no longer available to help me change the site. I am using this blog for current events but am also adding information that might have been posted to the website. One of my first photo organizing projects was completed in June, 2007. The project was very challenging because of the distance between the client and organizer, she lives in Delaware and my business is located in Washington State. An enormous sense of relief washed over me when all of her pictures arrived safely back in her hands. Following are her words as she expressed her delightful satisfaction:

25 years worth of family photos were stored in big plastic tubs and gathering dust in the back of a closet. When Jan mentioned to me she could transform my jumble into creative and memorable photo albums, I jumped at the opportunity. Jan created stunning photo albums that captured not only the photos, but our personalities and style as well! I treasure these new albums, showing them to new family members as my grown children marry, and to my grandchildren while telling them stories of their father's childhood. The history of our family has come alive because of Jan's tremendous skill and creativity. Thanks, Jan!

To this day, I still correspond with and can relate to Kathy. I become intimately involved when working with another person's history through photos and my goal is to help her 'Stroll Down Memory Lane'!

Everyday Memories

Birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions always find their way into our organized photo projects, but what about the simple, everyday moments in our lives? Years from now, those are the memories we'll treasure. Other things may change us but we start and end our lives with family. You could situate your photos to compare a typical day in your current life to one that happened to your ancestors, say 50 or 100 years ago. You will be able to see the differences in hair styles, clothes style, and types of activities people participated in. Some things are different, but I think you will find more similarities that will give you a sense of belonging.

Pack Rat!

Are you a pack rat like me - wanting to save everything? We have to let go of some things - otherwise our lives are so cluttered. What am I going to do with all the 'stuff' I hang onto. Well, to preserve memories of loved ones who have passed on, I have started taking snapshots of material things that I probably will never use again. I find it easier to let go when I have captured the item on film.

Hong Kong

A trip to Hong Kong was never on my radar screen of places to visit. My sister asked me to be her companion and I am glad that I had the opportunity. We took every form of transportation offered in the few short days we were there - bus, ferry, taxi, subway and yes, by foot! Amazingly, I did not see one house - most of the people live in run-down apartment high-rises. We stayed in a beautiful 5 star hotel that had at least fifty floors so we could see the entire island from above. English besides the native language is spoken and written everywhere we went so our adventures were easy to navigate.