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Christmas cards
Logan4
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What sort of cards do all of you like? Does it have glitter on or not? I like the glitter it really makes a card but that's just me.
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Tbh I like cards that have been sent with thought and love, regardless of the look of them. But I am a sucker for those with delicate paper cutting and / or pop ups!
Sorry.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I did enjoy the days at primary and junior school though, lots of glue and making glitter covered Christmas cards for my family. Different times.
I dislike glitter cards on environmental grounds, because the glitter is shed on surfaces and I find that annoying but, most of all, because they are not to my taste.
About half a dozen people on my Christmas list have told me that they are no longer sending cards, the reason being environmental rather than economic, and instead are making a donation to charity. How much, I wonder and should I carry on sending cards to them?
I was mulling this over while writing some Christmas cards yesterday. We tend to buy cards in the January sales mostly from the National Gallery, the Royal Academy and the Fitzwilliam Museum. There are other charitable organisations I would support but, frankly, I just find their offerings bland or tacky. Sending just over 100 cards a year, I would say the cost easily tops £100. Is this the scope of the donation that is made? And every year? One cannot ask but I suspect not.
Also I like the tradition of cards. I like it when people can find the time to add a few words about what has been going on in their lives over the past year and it is a lovely, festive way of staying in touch. By contrast, I detest impersonal round robins - boast posts - as I have no interest in hearing about the inflated achievements of other family members and friends who are unconnected to me.
We concluded if a card is not sent to us we would not send to them. If an environmentally friendly email is sent it will be reciprocated. Obviously we would continue sending cards to those who, due to infirmity or finance, find sending cards impractical.
My wife is incredibly efficient when it comes to cards. She has a notebook in which she catalogues what card was sent to whom so the same card is not sent two years running, and also notes the essence of messages sent to us so we can reference the news the following year. She also has another notebook in which she lists Christmas and birthday presents given and bought for the future. We try to search things that are very suitable for the recipient - but buy in the sales to economise. Bought piecemeal in this way, the cost is spread through the year and there are no last minute “that’ll-do” purchases. I think all Christmas presents for this year are bought, most of next year’s birthday presents, and even some beyond that.
Oh goodness, I said I hate ‘boast posts’ and think I have just written one. Feel free to label me a conceited snob. You’re probably right!
I don't mind what's on the card so long as it doesn't say 'Happy Holidays ', which seems irrelevant unless you've decided to go skiing.
Season's Greetings is a bit of a cop out too, but I can live with that.