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I wanted to share a scrapbook project and the process we’ve gone through as I believe many of my readers may have similar such scrapbooks and may wonder what can be done with them.

I recently went to a professional conference and was profoundly affected by one of the keynote presentations there that has lead me down a huge rabbit hole of thought and exploration into the concept of an “ordinary life”.

I was recently watching “Craft in America”, PBS’s excellent series covering the major influences that play a part in each artist’s craft. The particularly episode I watched was episode V – Process, that looked at how an artist achieves the skill to become proficient. It profiled several artists about how they have learned their techniques.

I am always mystified and intrigued by synchronicity and in my line of work, I hear some amazing stories. People reconnected after years of searching, letters found in floating bottles reunited with the the heirs of the intended recipient, people in casual conversation that find out they are related either through friends or through family.

I have to admit that I don’t find the History Channel very interesting. My husband watches it constantly and aside from something that occasionally catches my eye, I find most discussions of political, military and social history rather boring.

These days, many of us take photos with our phones and send them to each other via email or post them online on Facebook and Instagram.  I’ve got photos on my Facebook profile and there’s some video clips of me speaking on my website. I don’t have photos of my family or my children when they were young on my iPhone or even in my wallet.

I recently came across a tweet that read, “If you think hiring an expert is expensive, just try an amateur!” I found myself laughing in that “I get it but it’s really not very funny” way because it’s so true.

Part 5 Final installment in a series about capturing the joy of family events on video

Part 4 in a series about capturing the joy of family events on video

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