Annie Lang's Blog!

Thanks to Jackson and Owen's Mom sending me this photo, this pair of busy little bookworms have now been added to my "Bookworm Gallery". You'll find this adorable Bookworm in Annie Lang's storybooks, papercraft activity books, Draw Silly video, clipart, merchandise products and fabric prints.  Join the club and discover just how inspiring these friendly little characters are...because Annie Things Possible when you're a Bookworm !

Each year in late summer or early fall, I love to take a short road trip to recharge my creative batteries and get inspired by Mother Nature.  This year, I went with a group of family members to tour the Traverse City, MI area wine country for the first time ever.  The weather was beautiful, the vistas were breathtaking and each winery visited had it's own distinct identity.  I can't possibly imagine what the area looks like with all the brilliant colors in the fall but I'm sure spectacular would be a good description. I put together a grouping of collages that I digitally scrapped from the photos I took and created them on a widescreen size layout to use for my home videos as transition screens. Enjoy the views, get inspired and should you ever happen into Traverse City, MI Wine Country make sure you add these establishments to your tour!

For more than two decades, we've had a tradition of compiling all our yearly personal photos and video clips into fun "Our Year" movies that we watch together at family Holiday gatherings.  I also include individual granddaughter videos and it's simply amazing as we watch them grow up so very quickly throughout the years of their young lives.  This year we have a new little star on our family tree so it was especially exciting to see how much she's grown in just the first 3 months of her young life. It's a bit time consuming but quite easy to put your own movies together.  I create monthly folders with sorted video clips and photos on my PC.  At the end of the year (we go from Dec-Nov) all are added to my Windows Movie Maker program, music is added and it's then ready to be shared!  If you are looking to give a gift that will last a lifetime, consider creating your own memory traditions for those you love and watch the magic begin!

Whether you are hosting Thanksgiving festivities or a dinner guest this year, here are a few of my favorite traditional family recipes to celebrate the Autumn Harvest.  Make sure you snap a few photos for creating memorable scrapbook pages so you can enjoy the blessings of your Autumn Bounty any time of year!