Labor Day 2017

Where did this summer go? What did you and family and friends do? Where did you go? What did you see? The days were long, the sun shone all day, rains came and went, gardens grew, and visitor’s came and went, and on and on the days passed by. So again, where did the summer go?

As for mine and as you can tell, I did not post a blog since July 19^th. I feel rueful, but I have to tell myself that my absence will be hopefully overlooked for the following reason: I received a publishing offer for my Family Museum book. From that moment on, I have been occupied just about every day getting all that which a book is made of together for the editor. The book consists off a wide selection of my blog posts, which at that point I have a been writing for several years, compiling a measurable amount of stories, pictures, advice and directions on how to create a Family Museum in your home and other places. Currently, it is still a work-in-progress, but getting close to a publishing date. I will be thrilled to announce on my blog when it will be available for sale through the publisher’s website and Amazon, in libraries and bookstores. So stay tuned!

So today is Labor Day, the last day of the summer season and the beginning of a new school year, though some have already been in school. Therefore, take this time to celebrate this moment in time with a picnic, day at the pool or amusement park, and probably last minute shopping. And when the summer’s dust has settled, the air turns cooler and the days get shorter, plans are already being made for the upcoming holidays. This would also be a good time to gather up those precious memories you and your family made this summer and start your Family Museum. Take some time to peruse past blog posts that offer advice and direction on how to create the space for your museum. Take your time, be thoughtful and know how important it is to save and protect your family’s heritage. And the joy all will feel when it is lovingly displayed.  

Have a great day and remember the work you do for yourself and your family is really a Labor of Love.

Happy Labor Day to you all!



Happy 4th of July, 2017!

From our family to yours, we wish you a sparkling 4^th of July and to encourage you to save your family’s history, however it is preserved: in pictures, on film, in writing, in collections of memorabilia, antiques, scrapbooks, trophies, clothing, toys, and everything that is important to your family.  Protect it all so that it may be handed down to the next generation so the present can learn from the past. 

Parents Musuem

Children's Musuem



Maternal Grandparents Museum

Paternal Grandparents Mseum
 

Just like our proud country, The United States of America is a virtual museum of all of its people, places and things that have made this country great, and just like those mammoth museums that preserves and displays our history, so should you and your family by creating your own Family Museum.



So from my family to you and yours, we wish everyone all the best!

 





                         HAPPY 4^TH OF JULY, 2017!!



 

 

 

 

Like a museum to you . . .

"Creating something beautiful is compelling and addictive. It's meditation of sorts," writes Hilary Robinson. “The assemblage process, adding that you don't need anything except your eye and your chosen objects. Even if nothing else in your room pleases you, you can transform one surface to your own satisfaction." She said, “The resulting still life is like a museum of you. It's more personal, more likely to trigger funny anecdotes and less bogus than a single mass-produced aged brass bowl or vintage hourglass cranked out by Restoration Hardware. There's a longing for individuality out there."

Herein lie the reason for creating your family museum, “a museum to you.” But not only you. Your family. Your heritage. Your history. Reading Ms. Robinson’s take on creating is compelling. I feel that my blog is convincing, persuasive and influential to empower you to stop throwing your memories away and encourage your family members, other relatives and even friends to save and display their heirlooms and collections.

As always, the main challenge in creating a museum is having the space to do so. Many of my blog posts address this task, therefore, if you haven’t read them, do so now. Step-by-step directions, suggestions and examples will give you the information you need to get started. As then and now, if you have any questions, please send a comment and I will answer them. I also appreciate your ideas. Have some to share, send a comment and I will write about it in a post if you would like me to.

After you read the posts, take a walk around your home, scrutinize available space –  be it in a closet, on a bookshelf, or employing a curio cabinet or more –  where ever you display your treasurers, it will be fine. This quote by Walt Whitman, an American poet, essayist and journalist, hits it right on the head: “Every cubic inch of space is a miracle.”  So envision, imagine, and delight in the creation of your family museum. And don't forget to send me your comments. Thank you.