Scrapbook Update
I am more than halfway through with the scrapbook layouts of Versailles and am now beginning the portion devoted to my day trip to Chartres. I cannot help but feel like those pictures were taken just last week — although it’s been almost two months since my last trip to France. So I’m pretty good with the “Wish I could go back to Paris” bit. I think I have enough “Paris juice” in me not to make me pine to go back for another six months or even a year. After all, it took more than a year between the first and second trips to the city of lights. (First in Feb 2005, then Nov 2006.)
My scrapbook is becoming tome-sized with its 12×12 layout — 12×24 for a full spread. I have many enlarged pictures, particularly of the scenery, and I make no apologies for such huge pictures if only because there is so much detail in the pictures I wouldn’t want to be overlooked if I printed the pictures in ordinary or regular size.
I’ve been journaling extensively as well, finding new use for the paint swatches/chips I collected from the home improvement stores we had visited the last couple of months. That plus my fine Sharpies (including a silver one) would make for a personalized touch. The pictures have a lot of stories to tell and I want to capture the memory before it fades.
I hope to upload the Versailles pictures over the weekend if I can find the time to do so, and I might try taking pictures of my scrapbook layouts instead of converting the computer files into graphics. In between, I might get to spend some time trying to learn French. I just might find the time..
