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One of the “school” projects that we’re going to work on next summer (okay – I’m disguising schoolwork as fun!) is digital photography. My two children already fiddle with my camera but I’d like to spend extra time with them in learning how to set up a picture and get a really good photo, not just another snapshot. The November issue of Molly’s Digest is going to really help me out with our lessons. I’ve been learning tips from how to set up a photo, how to suit the photo subjects to how to get interesting angles and perspectives (i.e. getting down on my knees). All of these tips will help us in learning how to take great photos – ones that are really interesting. Let’s not forget that once you get finished taking the pictures you need to do something with them (other than storing them on your hard drive). I can hear the gasps now but I don’t scrapbook. Of all the craft projects I’ve ever tried, scrapbooking just isn’t my thing. I simply don’t have the time and when a project begins to mount and mount, I just look at the pile and let it sit. It’s too overwhelming sometimes. But, I still love to take pictures. Instead of making beautiful pages for a scrapbook I simply slap them into a photo album (by date order) and I’m done! However, after reading Molly’s November issue, I have been enlightened to the many ways to organize a photo album (by trip, event, by child, etc.) other than just by date order. These tips are really going to come in handy since we just got back from a week’s vacation in DC. What timing!!! Again, the November issue has really got some great ideas for digital scrapbooking (which is probably much more up my alley) including listing many websites that offer free digital scrapbooking supplies. In addition, I’ve got many new ideas for organizing photo albums and pictures waiting to go into photo albums. I can’t wait to get started! And what edition of Molly isn’t complete without recipes!? I’ve promised myself that at least once a week I’m going to pull out my crockpot and “fire it up” (so to speak). I forget that I have one even though I know how easy it is to prepare a meal and let it cook on its own while we handle school work, errands and even work itself. There are so many wonderful slow cooker recipes in this issue that my mouth was watering while I envisioned these dishes in my own crockpot: Slow-Cooker Lasagna, Vegetarian Chili, Cheesy Chicken, Pot Roast and more!! As Rachael Ray would say, “Yummo!” If you haven’t ordered your November issue yet, don’t wait and order it now. It’ll definitely be worth the small investment! |
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