Sometimes, there is more to gain from a good story than anyone could imagine.

Your life doesn't need to be filled with crises or momentous events to be worthy of  being remembered.  The little things will be best appreciated by future generations who are looking for a connection with  their roots -- an aspect of their own identity.

What a treat it was to find this treasure in a box of old photos. If I hadn't asked my mother what the picture was about, I would never have known that this was her own baby picture. What joy and amazement it brought to her nine children who never even knew that it existed.  How sad it would be if no one had written the story of the photograph and used archival reproduction methods to save it for future generations.

Though we can't know the color, isn't it amaziing that I can see the pattern on the wallpaper of the house in which my mother was born? I've taken a sample from the picture and used it as a background for this page.  Isn't it exciting what technology can help us accomplish?

The flowers on the table have their own story: For as long as my grandfather was alive, he would stop by the flower carts every few days to pick up some flowers for my grandmother. (They lived in Holland, so flower carts were part of the roadside scenery.) There were always fresh flowers in the house and there was never any doubt about my grandfather's love and affection for my grandmother.

When my own husband heard this story, he was so moved, he now makes it a point to find fresh flowers for me on a regular basis. Though here in America, there are no flower girls and not many flower carts, there are grocery stores and there are fresh flowers - often flown in from Holland. When he goes away, he makes arrangements with our local florist to make sure that I never have to do without fresh flowers - even in his absence.  So you see, there might be more in it for you than you think, if you delve into the family photos while the people who can tell you about the pictures are still alive.