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Ask a majority of scrapbookers what their “weakness” is…and they will say paper. From unique colors of cardstock to beautifully patterned paper, we often use the logic, “Buy the paper and the layout will come.” In the meantime, your scrapbook space, big or small, becomes overrun with stacks and stacks of paper waiting to be used.

So, it’s time to get organized…but what is the best scrapbook storage solution?

As with everything scrapbook related, there is no correct answer, just what best fits your situation and we’re here to provide you with some ideas on how to best store your scrapbook paper. Let’s start with horizontal scrapbook paper storage!

Most scrapbook stores will store their paper horizontally because they have the room for rows and rows of shelves and racks. Now, most of us don’t have room for all those shelves, but horizontal storage is still a possibility with 12″ x 12″ plastic snap top cases. You can buy them individually, or as part of a three-drawer or six-drawer cart, so you can make the most use out of your vertical space. These snap top cases are also great for storing the components of individual projects. Working on a mini-album for your son’s birthday? Keep all your paper, pictures, embellishments, etc. together in one case, so you don’t have to dig around for all the pieces when you actually have a minute to work on it.

If you don’t like to stack your paper or have skinny bookshelves that can’t take a wide storage solution? Try vertical paper storage. Depending on your preferences, you can use traditional magazine storage files for 8.5″ x 11″ paper, but you will have to get special storage files for 12″ x 12″ scrapbook paper. Vertical paper storage is best for cardstock or other papers that you will be accessing frequently because you can just slide the storage file out and pick the paper you need. These paper holders also come with dividers, so you can store multiple colors within a singe file! Just one thing to keep in mind is that you will need very tall shelves if you plan on using these vertical storage files in a bookshelf.

In the end, you may decide that you want to use a combination of horizontal and vertical scrapbook paper storage, it’s all up to you!!

Happy Scrapping!

Michelle has been scrapbooking for over five years and is the owner of Choubox Scrapbook Design (http://www.creative-scrapbook-layouts.com). Choubox is your source for pre-made scrapbook layouts, quality scrapbook supplies and valuable information on how to start scrapbooking.

Yes, I’m here to tell you that collecting baseball cards is a great way for parents to spend quality time with their kids. The hobby of collecting baseball cards is enjoyed by people of all ages including kids. If you’re kids love the sport of baseball, collecting cards with them is a great activity you can do together!

Building the Collection
No matter what activity you’re talking about, if kids are involved the number one priority is fun! Kids continue to be involved with activities they enjoy. If it’s not fun, chances are, they won’t stick with it long. Therefore, when venturing in on collecting baseball cards with your kids, don’t forget to keep it fun! Let the kids decide what cards they want to collect. Do they want rookie cards? Do they like a certain team? Do they love to watch certain players? Find out what they like and have them concentrate on collecting cards that fall in line with their personal interests. It’s fun for them and, no matter what the monetary value; they will always treasure their baseball cards if it’s made up of their favorite teams and players.

Learning Responsibility and Value
In addition to some of the benefits mentioned above, collecting baseball cards can also help teach your children responsibility. As you probably know, baseball cards in good condition hold more value than cards that are bent or damaged in some other way. Give your children the responsibility of making sure that all cards are handled and stored properly to keep them in the best possible condition. Have your children be responsible for, not only storing the cards properly, but for organizing them as well. A well organized collection is often more valuable than one that is not organized. Collecting and taking care of baseball cards can also teach your children about collecting and properly caring for things that will increase in value over time.

Getting Started
Like anything else, it’s best to learn as much as you can about an activity when first starting out. To learn more about collecting baseball cards, you can find free tips online or subscribe to a monthly sports hobby publication. But, again, the most important thing is to keep this hobby fun. Start slow and collect what you and your family enjoy. It’s the best way to ensure that your family enjoys this hobby together for years to come.

Stacie Mahoe gives free tips on collecting baseball cards at http://www.BaseballCardsCentral.com

Color coordination and contrast will highlight and accent your scrapbook. A well thought out color scheme can help define the theme of a page, attract attention to specific items, or detract away from mistakes. Poorly chosen color schemes, on the other hand, can cause your scrapbook page to look gaudy or mismatched.

Background colors can either be matched, coordinated, or contrasted with the colors in your photographs, mementos, or embellishments. Matching colors add to the continuity of the color scheme. Coordinated colors add depth to scrapbook pages. Contrasted colors focus the eye. In this way, color can be used to create the effect you desire.

A great way to see how colors look together is to collect and compare color wheels from your local paint or hardware store. Paint wheels are usually available free for the taking in nearly any paint department.

Most scrapbooks will contain photographs. Even the most disinterested reader of your scrapbook will glance at the photographs. Pictures really are worth a thousand words. Therefore, it is important to choose photographs that are of good quality and clearly illustrate your scrapbook theme.

Any photograph can be used in a scrapbook. Even instant photographs can be used in scrapbooking. Just be careful that the chemicals within the photograph do not spill out on the rest of your scrapbook. Digital pictures can easily be printed right onto lignin-free and acid -free paper.

Always keep in mind that scrapbooking is permanent. Therefore, it is probably preferable to use copies of your only picture of Great Grandma rather than risk ruining the photograph forever. Simply scan the picture on your computer scanner and print the image on lignin free and acid free paper.

Mia LaCron is the founder of 101-scrapbooking-tidbits.info - http://www.101-scrapbooking-tidbits.info - devoted to helping individuals record, store, and preserve their most cherished memories via the art of scrapbooking.

This is my “I Can” for sewing my own clothes, do you have an “I Can”?

People often say to me, “Why sew when you can buy clothing so reasonably?’

Well my answer to that is….

When I sew for myself
I can get the fit right. Not everyone, actually very few really, are the stock standard measurements you find on the racks.

Have you noticed how each year “they” seem to change the sizing?

When I sew for myself
I can make it in the colors that suit me and I prefer, not the colors the manufacturer decides.

When I sew for myself
I can make it in the fabrics I like, better quality, better fabrics, I can use natural fibres that breathe in our hot summers and keep me warmer in the winters.

When I sew for myself
I can have an individual style but still keep in the fashion trend for the season, I don’t like to see myself coming or walk into a room and there is my “twin”, if you know what I mean.

When I sew for myself
I can afford to make up my basics in good quality fabrics and get that good line and fit.

When I sew for myself
I can save so much money by doing all of the above.

So that is my “I Can” list what’s yours?

Even if you don’t think your sewing is good enough, the way to correct that is to practice, keep at it and in no time you will find you have improved. Start with simpler styles, there is nothing like a classic style and they are less fussy, good fitting and always wearable.

You may find there are techniques you are not sure of, you can find many of these in my eGuide SewMoreForU.

CTBaird, Author of Sew More For U, a DIY Sewing eGuide. Get great sewing tips and techniques, http://www.sewmoreforu.com/patterns.html
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How To Select Wood For Your Home Projects

The purpose of selecting your wood is so you end up with a good final product. While all wood typically has flaws, you want to select wood that is reasonably fault free.

Faults and Flaws to avoid include:

1) Twist - Do not use twisted lumber. It will always result in a twisted final piece. Check for twist by laying the piece of wood on a level (horizontal) surface. Use a short level (often called a torpedo level) to determine twist. Check both ends of the board; if the level reads the same on both ends, the piece is not twisted. If the piece is highly twisted, you can see this by looking along the length of the board.

2) Moisture - All wood contains moisture, even after being “dried”. Be sure your wood has a stable moisture content. Standard grade lumber is typically high in moisture and other flaws. You can dry your wood by stacking it with air spaces between all surfaces. Laths are used for this purpose. Be sure that air can get to the bottom of the stack. Typically, I stack my bunk of wood on 4″x4″’s, and then use lath between every layer, also leaving 1/2″ open space between boards.

Stack your wood in a dry area, out of the sun, and give it plenty of time to dry. You can buy a moisture meter to read the moisture content (not necessary) 5% to 10% is dry. 1″ Thick wood will dry in 1 to 3 months, while 2″ thick wood takes 2 to 6 months. If you buy a premium grade wood, it will be at least partially dry. Have your supplier check the moisture content.

As wood dries, wood faults show up, so a board that looks good may completely become worthless as it dries.

Crown: Crown is a fault that can easily be seen by looking down the edge of the board or by laying a straight edge or string line along the board. This fault can be removed by planeing or saw the crown out, but of course, you loose a portion of the board. When working hardwoods, removing crown is just part of the process.

Bow: Bow is a fault that is easily seen. Lay the board on a flat surface; if bowed, it will rock. Bow is usually removed with little difficulty if you have points of attachment; however; avoid boards that are obviously bowed.

Cup: Cup is a fault where the edges of the board curl up. Mildly cupped boards will usually pull down when anchored to another piece of wood. Push down on the outer edges of the board. If you can easily push the board flat (into a plane), you can use the board. If you use a board that has too much cup, it will split in the middle as you pull the cup out.

Shake: Shake is a fault that occurs in the wood as the tree grows. It indicates that the tree is growing under stress and typically the heart area splits open. Shake usually results in twist and should be avoided.

Rot: Rotten wood is discolored and soft. You may use the good portion of a rotten board, otherwise avoid rot.

Loose/Missing Knot: Loose knots can be glued back in and missing knot areas can be filled. I like to use a limb the size of the knot hole and transplant a slice into the board. Of course, this process requires time so judge accordingly.

Summary

1) Be fussy about the wood you chose. Your final product will be no better than the materials you start with.

2) If the lumber company won’t let you sort through the wood, find one that will. You can usually get around their policy by being nice to the yard man. A little B.S. goes a long way.

3) Don’t rush your wood. A home environment is dry and your wood needs to be stable in the environment it’s going to live in.

4) The extra care you take at the start of the project will insure a good finish.

5) Always buy more wood than you are actually going to use. 20% extra is a minimum. Leftovers can be used for something else, and you may not be able to match the wood you started with when you go back for more.

If you have specific questions, just contact us and we will try to help you.

Gene Nellis
Greater Yellowstone Furniture and Designs
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Rustic barnwood furniture and rustic log furniture designed and built by Gene Nellis of Greater Yellowstone Furniture and Designs. This rustic barnwood furniture and log furniture will look great in your home, cabin, or lodge!

Pastels are unique and versatile because of their ability to be used as both a drawing and painting medium. They are also unique because colors are worked and blended on the paper as opposed to a palette. Whether you work with hard pastels, soft pastels, or both, the following tips will prove to be helpful.

Drawing is an essential part of mastering the art of pastels. You should learn the basic fundamentals of drawing and practice as often as possible. Drawing will teach you about value and line so that you can build a good foundation for mastering pastels.

Your pastel art can be quite interesting and expressive if you combine different types of pastels, or by incorporating other mediums and tools. You can use charcoal, toothpicks, knives, and work with the already applied layers of pastels. This will help to break up the drawing a bit and make it more interesting. Next time you feel uninspired, grab some charcoal and some hard and soft pastels, turn on some music, and just let your imagination go.

Hard pastels are really useful when you want to create detailed lines in your drawings and paintings. Use soft pastels if you want to cover large areas or if you want to create bold strokes or other unique textures.

When choosing the right paper for your pastels remember that pastels will interact differently depending on the papers surface. If you work with soft pastels on a rougher paper surface for instance, you may have to use more pastel to really work the pigment into the paper. At the same time, you will also be able to work with more layers.

If you are on a tight budget and concerned about using too much of your pastels too quickly, try colored paper. With a colored paper, you can utilize more of the papers color as a background as opposed to blocking in large areas of color.

Some artists use fixatives to protect their pastels or to keep the pastels in place while working. Be very careful while using fixatives. Use only in a well ventilated area. Fixatives come in both workable and permanent forms.

Use a workable fixative on your drawings while working to protect layers from mixing or interacting in any way.

Permanent fixatives are used to protect and preserve the final drawing. Do not spray on too many layers and make sure you don’t spray in any one area for too long a period of time. There is a difference of opinion as to whether the use of fixatives is harmful or helpful to a pastel drawing or painting. Some artists swear by them, while other artists feel they dull or darken the colors, or possibly even ruin the drawing all together. It is recommended to experiment with fixatives on a few practice drawings to decide whether or not they are beneficial to your style of drawing.

Some basic pastel techniques:

Scumbling - When you apply loose broken color over another layer of color.

Hatching - When you apply parallel strokes close to one another.

Cross Hatching - Apply one set of hatch lines over another, usually in the opposite direction, and you have cross hatching.

Blending - Blending with pastels can be accomplished using two different techniques. You have optical blending where the colors are not actually mixed together but instead lines are drawn closely together as in hatching for instance. The other type of blending is when the colors are actually mixed together, by rubbing with your fingers or using tools like blending stumps.

I hope these pastel tips have helped. Remember that there is no substitution for practice and experimentation. Only then will you discover what materials and techniques you are most comfortable working with.

For more pastel tips & techniques be sure to visit : http://www.creativespotlite.com/pastel-painting.htm. You may also find http://www.artsymmetry.com of interest where you will find even more art & craft related articles.

We Moms love to keep our kids busy doing different activities so we will not hear “I am bored Mom.” “What can I do?” What better way to keep them busy than with Free Games and Free Crafts. Moms are always on a budget, so this makes mommy happy and kids happy.

Outdoor games are also a real treat in a child’s eyes. Do you remember the yesteryears when we were always outside playing outdoor games such as Red Rover, Dodge Ball, Bean Bag Toss, Tater Sack Race. These are all great outdoor games and children today still love these unique games. Take time out on a sunny afternoon and play one of the yesteryear games which will not only make new memories in the children’s lives, but bring back some too.

Children crafts were another way mentioned above too keep children busy. The free children’s crafts are always big hits and get the children’s minds off of being bored and putting their imagination to work. Another plus is the supplies you usually have at home, so the money spent is usually none, making this a fun FREE children’s craft. Make a craft day and have fun with these quick craft ideas with your children.

Clay

1c. Cornstarch

2c. Salt Enough Water to Make a Thick Paste.

Stir while cooking, and cook until stiff. Allow this to cool, and cover with a damp cloth until ready to use. Coloring may be added before cooking or when molded; let dry, then paint with water color.

–HOW TO CARE FOR CLAY:– Clay can always be broken up, dampened, and used again - even afterit has been painted. When it has been used, but has not been allowed to become hard, poke holes in the clay with your finger or with a pencil, fill these with water (to restore the original dampness) and place in an airtight crock or in a galvanized pail with a tight cover. A damp cloth placed over the clay will help to keep it moist until the next time.

Chocolate Finger Paint

1 (4oz.) pkg. Instant Chocolate Pudding and Pie Filling

2c. Cold Milk.

Put pudding mix and milk in a medium size bow. Beat with electric mixer at low speed for two minutes. Let set until it thickens. Finger paint on white construction paper and let dry for several hours. Now it’s ready to hang up.

Silly Putty

1c. Elmer’s glue
2 1/2c. Liquid Starch Food Coloring.

In a medium bowl, mix glue and one cup of the starch together. Add a few drops of food coloring, if you wish. Cover bowl, and let it stand overnight. The next day slowly stir in with a spoon 1 to 1/2 cups of the starch until a big blob forms. Pour off extra starch. Store in an air tight container.

Soap Crayons

One ice cube tray Liquid food color
2 tbsp. hot water for each crayon

1 c. soap flakes

Small bowl

Spoon

For each color, put two tablespoons of hot water and one cup of soap flakes into a bowl. Add as many drops of food color to the mixture as you wish. Stir the soap mixture until it thickens. This takes time, so be patient! Press spoonfuls of the first color of soap into the sections of the ice tray. Mix enough soap in the other colors to fill the ice tray, following the above directions again. Let the soap crayons dry for one or two days. Gently bang the ice tray to loosen the crayons. Pack them in a box for gift-giving. Great for birthday presents or holidays.

Homemade Playdough


2c. Flour

1c. Salt

1/4c. Salad Oil

3/4 - 1c. Water

Few drops of food coloring of your choice

Mix Flour, salt and oil. Then add food coloring to the water. Finally add water to flour, salt and oil. Knead until it no longer sticks to your hands. Baggies may be used to store playdough in so it doesn’t have to be divided every time it is used. Seal with plastic tie strings or coffee cans. If dough gets too hard or dries out, add more water. If dough gets too oil, add flour.

Easy Splash Place

Cut a rubber tire in half. You will have two containers now for children to play in with water. Add water toys.

Painted Toast

White Bread

Milk

Food Colors

Small Clean Brushes

Paper Cups

Toaster

Divide small amounts of milk into paper cups and add a different color to each. Using the clean brushes, let the children paint on their bread. Teach them to paint gently so they don’t tear the bread. Do not let them get the bread too wet. Let them drop into toaster and see what happens when it pops up!

Squeeze Bottle Paint

2c. White Glue

1/2c. Dry Plaster of Paris

1c. Powdered Tempra

Mix together and add enough water to make consistency of toothpaste. Make consistency of toothpaste. Put into squeeze bottle. Use black squeeze paint to make outlines for “stained glass” effect. When dry, use water colors or markers to fill in when dry. Use white to make “spider web” pictures. Dry flat overnight.

Big Beautiful Bubbles

1c. Water

2tbsp. Liquid Detergent

1tbsp. Glycerine

1/2tsp. Sugar

Mix all ingredients. Let stand overnight in covered container. Stir. Blow big beautiful bubbles. HINTS: Joy dish detergent works well. Glycerine can be purchased in the cake decorating departments.

Cinnamon Ornaments

3/4 to 1c. Applesauce

12 oz. Bottle of Ground Cinnamon

Cookie Cutters

Mix applesauce and cinnamon to make stiff dough. Roll to 1/2 inch on cinnamon to prevent sticking. Cut shapes with cookie cutters. Make hole for hanging and place on cookie tray to dry for several days. Turn occasionally.

It only takes imagination on the children and parent’s part to make a fun day with minimal money spent. You will enjoy the laughs, the smiles and the wonderful eagerness in your child’s voice. Plan game and craft day at least a couple times a month.

Jennifer Houck is the owner of http://www.ilovebeingamom.com, the Free Parenting Resource for busy moms. Find children activities and games to keep your child from being bored.

Although a craft not as old as other needle arts, knitting has a long history and currently used tools and techniques have come quite some distance from nalbinding (nalbinding employs the thumb and a needle as tools for looping). Examples of nalbinding dating from the third century have been found in destroyed Roman outposts. Evidence of nalbinding is also found in early Scandinavian cultures.

Older examples, dating from the Iron Age (400 B.C. - 1 B.C.) have also been discovered. Knitted socks dating back to the fourth to fifth century A.D. as on display in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Some of the first knitted gloves had been produced by the thirteenth century. Luxury knitting for Liturgcal clothing such as gloves was state of the art.

Queen Elizabeth I preferred knitted silk stockings, and with good reason: Knitting adds flexibility to a garment even while adding warmth. Knitted stockings were worn mostly by men, however. An appetite for knitted stockings spread through the Royals of the time, which created a growing guild of knitters throughout Europe. However, it wasn’t long before knitted hosery was the preference of the masses, and a competitive hand-production throughout England was underway with peasants willing to knit for low wages. Fashions change, and men started to wear long pants during the time of the French Revolution, and that brought a swift end to the peasants’ trade due to the reduced demand for the long hose.

The knitted sweater is quite young as a form of garment; the first known sweaters date back only to the seventeenth century. Fishermen word hand-knitted sweaters so they could stay warm and free to move about their boats without being caught on the rigging and other parts of the boat. Sweaters knit for and worn by fishermen were known as Guernseys or Ganseys. Each village had its signature pattern. Sadly, one of the reasons for this was to help identify the bodies of men who had died at sea.

Knitwear’s popularity increased as the Industrial Revolution allowed for more leisure time for the wealthy. Men found that playing gold or tennis was much more comfortable in flexible knitting clothing rather than stiff woven fabrics. Women of today who enjoy the freedom of knitted clothing can thank the wives of those wealthy golf-club swinging men. The women of leisure enjoyed sports as well and quickly abandoned the corset in favor of the comfort of knitted garments.

Knitting found is way to America with the Puritans and was taught to all young girls, no only to prevent the evil dangers of idle hands, but to teach a valuable skill that could provide income. Once knitting in factories was in play, hand knitting became a pastime rather than a necessity for middle and upper class women. Social class was not to be ignored, however. Since peasants still also knitted, a class line was drawn in that the leisure knitters developed new ways to hold their needles so as to not be associated with the lower social strata.

Eventually knitting became a medium for creative expression and fashion statements. Colorful and different pattens emerged as the art circled the globe. Coco Chanel introduced her first collection of knitted clothing in 1916, made from surplus knitted fabric intended for undergarments.

Knitting has its own language today, including abbreviations, guage sizes, increases and decreases, special stitches, and shaping symbols. There is a plethora of tools and gadgets available to assist the knitting enthusiast, and a wide variety of knitting needles is also available. Even the simple knitting needle, once only a thumb tip or a branch of a tree, is now a basis for decoration and ornamentation. As with everything else we do, we like to leave our mark. Although not often found in a mass merchandise or larger chain craft stores, an internet search for decorative knitting needles can turn up hundreds of options: Needles with beads that look similar to hat pins on the button end, some have wire coiled around the last 1/2 inch of the needle, some are decorated with polymer clay beads. Filigree caps and other decorative jewelry findings can also make attractive embellishments for knitting needles.

When decorating knitting needles, there are a number of concerns that need to be taken into consideration. You don’t want the finding or embellishment to be getting in the way of the yarn, which leaves the button end of the needle the only place available for easy decorating. Challenges arise in decorating plastic knitting needles because the ability to use a head pin or any sort of sharp point to hold findings or beads is eliminated, therefore embellishments can only be affixed with glue or another adhesive. Since knitting needles come in so many shapes and sizes with the buttons also being of different shapes, it makes it very hard to standardize the decorating unless you use a beading technique on wooden needles. Decorated knitting needles can certainly be as extravagant as the user wants them to be within the limitations of obstructing the ability to knit efficiently.

Andrea Twombly

I remember the day I made my first wax candle at home, with supplies bought from a local store. I just couldn’t get over my amazement at how much like a ‘real candle’ my effort looked, just as I could not believe how relatively simple it had been. It was my friend Charlene, an aromatherapy expert, who had initiated me in the art of candle making, and today, I have a lot to thank her for. It is very gratifying when friends and family sing my candles’ praises, and blindly trust me to make them the best-looking and sweetest-smelling candles.

Plenty of people have suggested that I start selling my products, because from the initial wax candles, I had soon branched out to include aromatic candles and gel candles in my repertoire. Though I confess to being too lazy to run an organized business, I know plenty of people who have turned their hobby of candle making into a lucrative profession.

The money-spinning aspect of candle making has become prominent of late, as the candle has grown in popularity to become many things to many people. While aromatherapy enthusiasts swear by the soothing properties of a scented candle, interior decorators declare that there is nothing like a well-positioned set of candles to beautify a room.

Given the circumstances, it is hardly a surprise that candle making as an art is constantly gaining in popularity. Today, there are hundreds of books, web sites and both online and offline classes that teach the art of making candles. For candle aficionados like Charlene, who taught candle making before switching to aromatherapy, teaching the art is only partly about making money. “It gives me a chance to share something I love,” she once told me.

Why does one want to learn candle making? For me, whom not many (including myself) thought was a particularly creative person, candle making offered a chance to find out whether that was indeed so. Having once begun, it was impossible to stop, despite the hours of patient effort I had to put in. Along the way, I discovered that candle making required great determination and discipline, not to mention time. But believe me, once you have mastered the art, the level of satisfaction makes all the effort worthwhile.

That is not say that all types of candles require the same degree of time and effort. Some are also more expensive than others, but as you get better at the craft, you will find your own little shortcuts and innovations, which will help make your candles unique and cost-effective. I know, because I have been there and experience, as they say, is the best teacher. But whatever you do, please remember to adopt proper safety measures at all times, and don’t lose heart if your initial attempts don’t bear the kind of fruit you expect!

I take it back
I’m sorry, we were good and right
Your love is gone and I don’t want to be alone tonight

He was a patch for the hurt you gave me
Our future seemed bleak
I didn’t know you could be scared and weak

I know it was wrong
I didn’t know I could make you cry
I’m sorry, this time I won’t lie

Now I know it’s only for you
Please give us a new start
Bring back my heart

How can I explain
I expected words for security
I’ve learned love’s purity

Sometimes, love makes us crazy
I didn’t know you were sensitive
Now I understand why you can be defensive

It’s forever yours
Please give us a new start
Bring back my heart

I can’t take this pain another day

It’s my fault, tell me what to do
Now I know I love only you

My spirit is broken
I walk away in shame
To live a life of blame
Without my heart

For all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: “It might have been.” – John Greenleaf Whittier

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. – Jean Jacques Rousseau

What could be if you examined the possible fruit of your choices before acting upon them? Would you understand you must have patience, especially with love?

Copyright 2006 Patti Pacifico

Lyrical may be used without extra commentary, with proper copyright credit, of course.

A former computer professor turned Internet writer, I have combined elements of the film,music,and publishing industries to create a new genre exclusive to the Internet- Digi-Tome’s. Interested in a different way of learning and beautiful way of living, I created the world’s first digi-tome, “life”.

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