My Oma
Every time I see my Oma again, I burst into tears. I steel myself before. I tell myself to be brave. I tell myself to be strong, none of it works. I see her and I melt. It is just [...]
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My Oma
We squeezed in a trip to Holland before the snows gets deep. I'm not a fan of zooming down the autobahn at 80-90 miles an hour with ice so I mostly skip winter visits. I needed some St. Nicholas supplies [...]
My Oma. My Hero.
During our brief trip to Holland, to the magical Efteling, we also visited my Oma. Of course being near her neck-of-the-woods was a huge deciding factor in our decision to go West. I debated about sharing my bittersweet moments with [...]
Just call me Oma
My post tags are rapidly filling up. I wonder if there is a limit to how many post tags one post can have? I really should google Wordpress limits. Because. I have another tag to add to the bunch. Well, [...]
Oma’s Birthday
We took a little road trip from Columbus to North Carolina. For the first time in over 10 years, we got to celebrate my mom's, De Oma, birthday with her! I'm not sure who was happier. Me. The kids. Or [...]
My Everlasting by Aimee Harrison Designs
My Everlasting by Aimee Harrison Designs is a beautiful vintage floral with beautiful creams and greens. Perfect for those romantic or heritage pages.
My Crush
Ice skating is still a passion over here. Even more so after a couple of weeks of lessons & regular rink visits. In fact, ice skates are now at the top of everyone's Christmas lists... even mine! I had the [...]
This Woman’s Work by Angel Hartline Designs
Angle Hartline Designs has a new kit in the store, and this is what she said about it, "This is a deeply personal collection created for my own art journaling style pages with a focus on self-reflection. Self-doubt. Love. Loss. Faith. Hope. The day to day struggle for strength.
A Woman Like You By Valentina’s Creations
"A woman like you" by Valentina's Creations, is a very mixed and artistry collection that is a "mother-day-oriented" collection. It's not the typical dreamy collection, but it's a different approach, a little bit more artistry, closer to journal art, but with a subtle vintage taste.
Always in my Heart
Today my beautiful Oma, Oma Door, Theodora, Doortje, and one time spur-of-the-moment "Thea", would've been 102 (A Final Goodbye; Goodbye Oma; My Oma; Favorite Photo; Met Oma; My Oma, My Hero). I was lucky enough to be the oldest grandchild. [...]
How to Fix Chromatic Aberration
What is Chromatic Aberration? David Peterson defines it as "a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected." There is a technical explanation for this, based on "different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation" which are "refracted through slightly different angles." But the [...]
Myrtle Beach
I did it again! I spent too much time looking at photo's trying to find the perfect captures of a perfect week. How can I get so lost in photo's? In memories? It's only a week ago. It feels like [...]
My Road to The Studio
I tell this story every year, each year a little differently because each year a different part of my own story resonates a little bit more with me. I think we all change as the years go by, and the [...]
Crop and Straighten Photos Automatically
I have boxes, as well as albums, of old photographs that need to be digitized for safe keeping. It's a big job that I have been putting off for a long time. Several months ago, I gathered up a [...]
Omaha Beach
Dave is part of the Liberty Jump Team (facebook too!). He first jumped with them for the commemoration of Operation Market Garden (see also:Hot & Smokey). Liberty Jump Team honors World War II heroes, veterans of other wars and foreign [...]
Goodbye Oma
This is how I remember my Oma. Happy, full of love, beautiful. I am beyond blessed to have had her my entire 47 years. It makes saying goodbye so hard. I am the oldest grandchild. I am the luckiest grandchild. [...]
My Sugar Hound
Phew! I'm all hot & bothered. I'm going 5 million miles an hour today, and yesterday, but I'm Git 'r done! Big time. Yesterday I took an hour without computer, just me & my phone, and scheduled all those appointments [...]
Army Ball 2013
Last Saturday was the big Army ball for the troops stationed in Stuttgart. It was my first Army ball in almost 20 years. I'd forgotten how much effort it takes to go dancing for a couple of hours. For the [...]
Met Oma
Last weekend wasn't all about giraffes, it was about family and seeing the ones we love (though I really, really love giraffes too). We saw cousins, aunts & uncles but most importantly I got to see my Oma! In case [...]
Duckie Cam
It's a late start here at the Westberry house. All three college students, and yours truly, had classes last night. Zoom was in overdrive! Our lockdown restrictions are tightening and everything is going as virtual as possible. There is something [...]