by Bettyann SchmidtApril 29, 2010

We welcome Bettyann Schmidt, our regular guest blogger, as she returns with another important post about the intersection between scrapbooking and memoir writing. This time, Bettyann writes passionately about the need to dig deep into our emotions and then write about ourselves when we scrapbook. There is more to your baby’s picture than how cute she or he is. Write about your feelings for your new baby. That’s what will be cherished in years to come. A photo of a beautiful scene? How did you feel? Did seeing that place change your life? These and other ways to find and express you through your photos are explored by Bettyann.
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by Kendra BonnettApril 7, 2010

In her memoir Marrying George Clooney, Amy Ferris comes to a point of peace and understanding about her relationship with her mother. Ferris finds the humor in life as she deals with raging hormones, in the full throes of menopause, and her 88-year-old mother disappears into dementia. The result is a bittersweet, often raw and outrageously candid, look at mothers and daughters.
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