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Photo Storage Tips
By Lois Olson
If youÂ’re like most, you probably have a shoe box full of photos.
Photographs are wonderful for recording our lives, recalling favorite
memories, or showing the world how we see it. But in order for these
photos to last a lifetime, we need to store them safely.
There are several ways to store photos other than on your computer: in
albums, file drawers, and binders.
The most important thing to remember is to use
archival quality materials. Creative Memories has acid free paper,
albums, stickers and supplies and is a popular choice for displaying
family photos.
You can also store photos and slides in archival plastic sleeves like
those sold by Adorama. Some come three-hole punched so you can store
photographs of various subjects in different binders. There are others
that come with metal hanging rods so you can store your images in a
lateral filing cabinet. The method you choose depends on how you wish to
use your photos.
Do you want to show them off to friends and family? You could do this by
displaying them in albums with neat layouts. Or you could put together a slide
show set to your favorite music to wow your audience with your multimedia
presentation. Do you want to sell your images? Then store them in binders
or file drawers. You can organize them by subject, date, or location. Be
sure to protect your images from heat, humidity and dust to increase
their lifetime.
SeptemberLady "Born and have lived in Southern MD most of my life. My husband and I just finished building a new home on the family farm, where I hope to retire in the near future.
My interests: Doll collecting, cookbook collector (especially old ones), antiques, family/friend get-togethers, cooking/baking, flower and vegetable gardening, bird-watching."
Memorial Day: Backyard Grilling Memorial Day signals the start of barbecue season. Everyone wants to light that fire and charcoal that first meal. A few tips might pre- vent your entree from becoming a "Burnt Offering."
Read these tips for plenty of grilling ideas, make this year's barbecue perfect!
Growing and Using Garlic Chives Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, is a hardy perennial (Zones 3-9) that will grow to about 12 inches high. The stems are skinnier and flat, instead of hollow as are regular chives, with greenish white blooms that are about an inch wide and not as rounded. They bloom in the summer rather than spring. The bloom stalks grow much taller than the leaves, sometimes up to 30 inches.
The stems and blooms are both edible and have a mild garlic onion taste. I've noticed many writers will list this as primarily as an Asian herb, as they are also known as Chinese chives, Chinese leeks, ku chai (China) or Nira (Japan), but it has many other uses as well!
The Perfect Porch Swing Perhaps it is the soothing rhythm or the reassuring creak of the porch swing that attracts us. Perhaps it is the companionable silence or quiet conversation. Or maybe swings simply remind us of more genteel times.
Although porch swings can be purchased in a wide range of materials, the most common are wicker and wood. You can also make your own porch swing from one of the myriad of woodworking patterns available at garden centers, hardware stores, or on the Internet.
Memorial Day: Backyard Grilling
Growing and Using Garlic Chives
The Perfect Porch Swing