I found depending on the quantity, up to five or so Picasa is fine. But when sending more, I'll post them on Google+ with the Picsa uplink, then copy and paste the web link in and email. Let them see all the shots if they so wish by click on the link. There are several option on Google+ as to making it public or private and it is free up to 15 GB. They all reduce the photo for faster transfer.

Well Sammac, it sounds like you can know begin to enjoy life.