Borrowing an idea to write about from Ali ~ the "Me: Girl takes pic of herself every day for three years" Amazing how you can chronicle yourself or someone else and how it becomes such a story without words. I love the idea of doing this with Kadison ~ the same place photo every day. I did this when she was really young ~ her in her crib or bassinet sleeping. I did it for a few weeks but puttered out. I love the idea and the idea of how the story will unfold over time.
It's got me really thinking....
The idea of the keepsake or the memory or again, taking note of the changes that occur. I'm trying to come up with cool ideas on how to document her life that she and I will appreciate later. So many ideas and ways to do it but I have to find something that I feel is going to click with me.
I once saw a story of a woman who photographed her daughter on each of her birthdays in her mothers vintage swimsuit from age 1 - 18. How in the beginning it was so big on her and then she eventually grew into it. The documentation of it was so cool, unique and something they cherished. I love the unique ideas people come up with.
The conversation came up at work the other day about how no one writes letters anymore since email came into play and how people won't be able to go into their attics or trunks later on and find old love letters etc...and how that made me so sad. The idea of photo albums not being like they used to be since the whole digital cameras came into play and how everything is on the computer. Are my grandchildren going to be looking at my hard - drive 40 years from now? I doubt it.... Nothing feels special anymore....
How can we keep these special moments alive and held close? Scrapbooking? yes, but if you don't have the time and energy for such extensive work what else can we do?
Ramblings ... I know...but my mind is racing with so many thoughts tonight...
Posted by stef at November 29, 2006 09:31 PMmmm...love this pic of you with your darling barrette.
i am so down with the idea of capturing the same photo of self or someone you love each year wearing the same outfit. what a brilliant idea to put into a scrapbook for them.
love to you...
Posted by: boho at December 2, 2006 06:06 PMI dont have children yet, but one thing that i found, (http://www.dooce.com/index.html) is that she wrote/writes letters to her daughter, each month. and talks about the milestones that she has achieved. perhaps one or two photos to go along with it. what a wonderful thing to look through when you are older.
Posted by: Erin at December 2, 2006 12:07 PMps...congratulations on making it through the month!! (I know you'll post today!) YOU ROCK!
Posted by: Sonja at November 30, 2006 06:04 PMYou make such good points! I cherise those family pictures I have of my Mom and Dad. I have so few, but how sad I'd be without the few I do have! We just go along with technology and embrace it, but rarely stop to think what it will do to the future! Great brain fodder...need to ponder this for a while!
Posted by: Sonja at November 30, 2006 05:43 PMStef, this is brilliant. You just gave me an idea (and a New Year's resolution!). Starting January, every month I'm going to take one picture of me and Rich to represent what is happening in our lives. At the end of the year I'll print them out, make little year books and send them to our families. I think my folks in Brazil will especially appreciate that. Thank you for bringing this up.
Posted by: Alex at November 30, 2006 05:13 PMps--and now i want to go buy a scrapbook...
Posted by: la vie en rose at November 30, 2006 11:37 AMi have never even thought about this, the whole photo thing. i never print my photos. i just load them on to the computer and call it good. when i read your words it made me a little sad too. i have printed out several of my blog posts for britton and had them bound at kinkos. i guess that is one thing i'm doing for him/giving to him so that he can know me/understand me better.
Posted by: la vie en rose at November 30, 2006 11:37 AM