We have soooooo many photos of friends and loved ones to choose from. Trouble is, they're all stored on 3 different laptops and a couple of CD's. We've fallen into the "digital age" trap of never seeming to get around to printing any of them off. I spent a few hours trawling our digital photos for ones to add to our albums and for our new "gallery". One of the the things that struck me was how Elliott had changed. I'd forgotten some of these photos...how awful is that?!
Another thing I noticed is that there are very few photos of me with Elliott, largely because I'm usually the one snapping the photos! It put me in mind of a rather poignant story I read once that has really stuck with me for some reason. The story concerns a girl who, looking back at her childhood photos, had convinced herself that her father had never been around because he was never in any of the photos. It was only when she asked her Mum why her Dad had never seemed to be around that her Mum asked her "who do you think was behind the camera?" Like a revelation it dawned on her that her Father had been very much present, and had wanted to capture every precious moment of his daughter's childhood. So much so that he'd neglected to create for her, mementoes of he and his daughter together....
Note to self, let someone else take the photos once in a while...
eurgh in my hormonal state you've made me all teary-eyed! Very good point about pics - will take that on board myself! Lovely idea for showcasing them. We too have fallen into the digital trap - we still haven't got round to printing our wedding photos - how bad is that?!
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ReplyDeleteI like the idea of painting the mixed frames in one colour (very stylish) - are you going to add a photo of the wall once the project is finished?
Since my baby girl is going to start crawling sooner or later, I could as well throw out the not-so-healthy plant and use the wall it covers as a gallery, too...
*off to search for frames*
Daniela
Hey Daniela, Hello from the UK! Indeed I will post a pic of the finished gallery wall.
DeleteOnce they start crawling it gets VERY interesting, lol!
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Hi talented Miss P! I just want to let you know that I am passing a Versatile Blogger Award onto you. If you would like to accept it (and there is no pressure), come on over to my blog and grab it! I love your blog and your creations. Looking forward to more inspirations! :-)
ReplyDeleteSo kind, thankyou so much :)
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hello, just found your blog, it is lovely :-)
ReplyDeleteI love what you did with the mismatched frames! I want to do something similar for the wall over our sofa (to be covered with photos of family and friends sitting on said sofa) and was a bit worried that charity shop thrifted frames would look a bit TOO mismatched. Problem solved now. Thanks!