December 30, 2011 Here’s some recycling ideas for your holiday cards and stamps- * Cut up all those holiday cards to make gift tags for next year’s presents, or ship them off to St. Jude’s Ranch for their children’s card recycling program. Contact http://www.stjudesranch.org/shop/recycled-card-program/ * In the UK there’s the Woodland Trust Christmas Card Recycling […]
Archives for December 2011
…it’s all about kids
December 25, 2011 “…We celebrated Hanukkah a few days ago, and now we’ll celebrate Christmas…because it’s all about kids!” -a friend told me yesterday. She’s right. The season comes alive for and about children. It brings out the kid in all of us. There’s a festive playfulness permitted for all ages. And there’s the sharing […]
Greetings from Christmas Island
The gift of time
December 19, 2011 In need of a last minute gift suggestion? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1843
December 17, 2011 “The first Christmas card was privately printed in London in 1843. As the exchange of Christmas cards grew in popularity, commercial production became widespread in Europe and America, providing customers with thousands of images from which to choose.” -The Metropolitan Museum of Art Also in 1843, Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol which was first […]
Holiday Greetings: Your words are a gift!
December 12, 2011 As we write our holiday cards, please take the time to personalize the card with at least 3 short sentences. Picture the person you are addressing and write a few lines directly to him or her. Bring up a good memory about a visit or a shared experience. Or say something encouraging, […]
Gifts ideas
December 8, 2011 My antennas are always alert to anything that supports the cause of letter writing. I’ve come across some great finds. Let me share them with you. Who knows, one of these items might answer the call for that “perfect gift!” This “Tortoise- Hare T-shirt” says it all…support your “inner tortoise” (Carl Honore). […]
“Write For Rights”
December 1, 2011 When I was young, my mother used to threaten me: “Your mouth will put you in jail someday!” I thought she was joking. Many years later, I learned that people around the world are actually jailed for speaking out against injustices, against human rights abuses, for their religious beliefs, and at the […]