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Creative Scrapbooking: The Building Blocks of Memory By : Michelle Cardello What is creative scrapbooking and why is it important to the future generations of our families? Creative scrapbooking can help us record our accomplishments and tell our own unique life story. How to Make a Family Tree for Free By : Roberto Bell Researching your family tree can be a fascinating and costly hobby. Learn the websites, software and tools to use to get started for free. My Grandmother’s Pearls By : Kingston J. Amadan Pearls from your grandmother Photos: why do we take them? By : Mary Banas We all have digital cameras and take pictures now and then. Why do we do that? For some people it is just a matter of habbit. For others a constant source of good spirits. Picnic Tables Available – No Reservations Required By : Kathy Moran From a potluck gathering, to a formal social affair, the picnic has had different meanings in different cultures. Likewise, the picnic table has undergone many changes in its design, from a simple rectangular pine table, to the countless styles, shapes, and colors, available in various materials, including beautiful, decay-resistant woods, as well as today’s everlasting synthetics. Scrapbooking Your Family Recipes By : Vera Raposo - I recently came across a neat idea for a scrapbook. The person, who created it, took her family’s favorite (and famous) recipes and created a scrapbook out of them. Recipe scrapbooking is such a great way to make sure all these great recipes of members of the extended family are preserved. Start by getting all the recipes together. Look through your own notes. You’ll be surprised how many of the recipes you already have. Mine are usually scribbled on pieces of notepaper an... Scrapbooking Love By : Vera Raposo - Creating a love or relationship album for that special someone in your life gives you the chance to display those wonderful memories of your life together. How many photos and keepsakes you have can help determine the size, themes and layout of your scrapbooking love album. While any size album will do, a smaller accordion style album can create a more intimate feeling. Journaling in a scrapbooking love album brings your memories to life. Your statements can be as simple a... Pictures: One Of Life's Best Gifts By : Julee Mitchelsin - The older I get, the more I am thankful for the great gift of photography and the ability we have to take pictures of life's most special and ordinary events. Perhaps I am aware of the value of pictures because my father was a photographer and so I was raised around cameras and pictures all the time. I'm not sure, I just know that I am convinced that everyone would do well to make pictures a more prominent thing in their life. I talk to many people who have trouble remembe... 10 Steps For Cooking-Up Family Memories By : Geoffrey Cook - The kitchen is the perfect place for making memories. When you spend time baking, cooking and enjoying meals with your family, you create happy memories you and your children will cherish forever. The benefits of preparing and enjoying food as a family are clear. You save money and eat healthier meals. You create opportunities to connect and communicate with your children and spouse. And most importantly, you show love for your family when you spend time cooking and eatin...