No, I’m not talking about brain scans. Not after my Terry Pratchett posting! I’m talking about putting my old photos into the computer.
Bryony and Helen taking the Border Terriers for a walk in Formby – January 1984
In the garden with Pepper and Ginger - May 1984.
Apart from all the happy memories it’s bringing back, it is keeping me fit. I worry about how much time I spend sat at the computer and keep finding ways of interrupting myself to ensure I stand up and move around at regular intervals.
A sing-song - June 1982 on holiday at Llangrove, Herefordshire.
A study in concentration.
My scanner, although next to the computer, is at a higher level and in order to put new slides or photos into it I have to stand up. Automatically, when I stand up I glance out of the window – that alters my focussing. Both things are good for my health. But surely the best of all is reliving happy moments from the past, caught on the camera and which in turn trigger warm, fuzzy feelings.
The girls with Postman Pat at the Liverpool International Garden Festival - July 1984.