Good Site for Victorian Graphics

Here's another great site, with free Victorian graphics:

http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/

Hold that thought! This blogger seems to be an angel herself. Give her a link in a good place on your blog(s) or on Southern Muse. Make it Southern Muse, she's worth keeping!

Museum of London - Nice Site

Found this link to the Museum of London. Great site! Alas, they are in the process of transitioning to a new host, so you might want to wait and see the new build before you add this link to any of your directories!


http://www.mymuseumoflondon.org.uk/

Article to Read

Article on Inequality in America:

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/american-dream-myth-joseph-stiglitz-price-inequality-124338674.html

5x7 Folded Card

Band of Blue Thank You Card

Send thanks with Shutterfly custom Thank You Cards.

View the entire collection of cards.

Gotta Brag on Shutterfly

I ordered a few notecards from Shutterfly, some matte, some glossy, just to judge the quality. I have to say, I was impressed. My contemporary photo looked crisp and clear on nice glossy paper, with a "Thank You" band (as I selected) across the bottom. Not a "hickey" on it. (Hmmm, are "hickies" old school--a throwback to the days of inked-up plates, susceptible to a speck of grit?) My "antique" ancestor photo looked nice and old, but very clear and distinct on soft matte card stock. I am happy. I even got to put a logo and thumbnail on the back of it! Good job, Shutterfly! Now I'll have to try a photo book. I tried that on Snapfish, but wasn't too impressed with the paper quality on the Snapfish book...

Gardens and Parks in Georgia

Gibbs Gardens in Ballground, Georgia is being called a "best-kept secret." (Funny, I thought that Cohutta Springs Conference Center enjoyed that title!)  ;-) But... it does appear that this is a fairly new garden, or at least, is newly opened to the public, and contains 200 acres:
http://gibbsgardens.com/ ( or, try http://www.gibbsgardens.com )

Hills and Dales in LaGrange (formerly Fuller Callaway's mansion home): It's a nice garden, with boxwoods dating back over a hundred years, and some gorgeous walking paths. I believe the former owner was a brother of the Callaway who started Callaway Gardens.

Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain: A year or so ago, we went to the Botanical Gardens in Atlanta--all very nice gardens; so, Gibbs Gardens is a nice treat to look forward to...

Cohutta Springs Conference Center, Crandall, Georgia

Rock City Gardens
1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750
Phone: 706-820-2531
Toll-Free: 800-854-0675
http://seerockcity.com/

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Visitor Center: 3370 LaFayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742

Lookout Mountain Battlefield
Visitor Center: 110 Point Park Road, Lookout Mountain, TN 37350
http://www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm

Digital Photos & Archival References

This page claims you can make digital photos last forever. Keep for reference...

http://www.gadgetspage.com/cameras/10-ways-to-make-your-digital-photos-last-forever.html

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This article says that photo books (such as the ones printed by Shutterfly, Snapfish, Walgreens, etcetera, are generally printed on HP printers and have a good chance of lasting for many years!

http://your-digital-life.com/merchandise/photo-books/how-long-will-photo-books-last/