Susan's Message

While I love taking photos of my own, I have really become "hooked" on the incredible historic images that I have found in old archives! There are so many I could never really work on them all so I am constantly picking and choosing. That is why I thought it important to emphasize women in a very special series and will be continually adding to that collection.

As I show these images at art shows I am equally amazed at the interest and all the stories other people have to share of their own lives. I think the old images give rise to warm and caring emotions in people, and they often just enjoy viewing them and remembering their own childhood or stories they have heard about relatives they never met. We live in such a fast-paced world that we don't take the time to stop and reflect and recall those things that really make us feel good. And while the times were not always easy and the work was harder in many ways, it still seemed simplier as families really worked together and depended on each other in ways that are not so evident in today's world.

So, enjoy your own journey as you take a few moments to reflect and remember that Aunt Sally or Uncle Harry or the stories about how your own family may have conquered the west or worked the farm or traveled from town to town selling their wares. It is a good thing. And as we truly celebrate our past, we are given the priviledge of making today even better and tomorrow calm and beautiful. It is only when we can celebrate where we have been that we understand and celebrate the moments we now live in.