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1st Christmas Card (revisited)

December 24, 2022 By Carol

Before there were printed greeting cards, people sent handwritten messages to each other. In 1843, Henry Cole, a British civil servant and entrepreneur, commissioned John C. Horsley to design the above Christmas card. Sir Henry Cole (as he later became known) was looking for a way ordinary people could use the services of the newly […]

Filed Under: Greeting Cards, Handwriting, Holiday Tagged With: 1834 Poor Law, 1st Christmas Card, Charles Dickens, Christmas Carol, good samaritan, Hungry 40's, Industrial Revolution, John C. Horsley, Penny Post, Queen Victoria's England, Scrooge, Sir Henry Cole, workhou, Yuletide charity

Penmanship revisited

February 12, 2022 By Carol

Betsy Lewin, Mushy

Hello Reader,  Valentine’s Day always signals a good reason to put your pen to paper.  And having your message clear and legible will help the recipient know who is playing Cupid. Did you know? In former times, when a man was wooing a young lady, the quality of his penmanship determined whether he even had […]

Filed Under: Books, Great Finds, Greeting Cards, Handwriting, Special Occasions Tagged With: 100 Things We've Lost to the Internet, artform, Betsy Lewin, Cupid, flourishes, handwriting, improving your handwriting, keep cursive alive, letterforms consistent, Lynda Graham- Barber, Mushy- The Complete Book of Valentine Words, Pamela Paul, penmanship, sterile uniformity, support your humanity, Valentine's Day, Write this down carefully

Reclaiming normal

December 13, 2021 By Carol

Dear Reader– Here we are at the end of another year devastated by COVID and the variants. People are emotionally frayed, hair-trigger impatient, and more than slightly nuts. Kids are caught in the middle between what is safe, and what adults believe. Their education and social development are spotty and disrupted.  Supply chains are missing […]

Filed Under: Greeting Cards, Holiday, Special Occasions Tagged With: 2021, climate catastrophe, COVID and the variants, depression, dystopia, Florence Griswold Museum, mental illness, quitting their jobs, reclaim normal, slightly nuts, suicide, upside down tree

Mother’s Day is Sunday!

May 10, 2018 By Carol

May 9, 2018 Whether it’s been a while or not since you’ve written…now’s the time to think about sending Mom a card or a note. Mother’s Day is May 13th. Sure, flowers and dinner are lovely, but a card with a few personal lines written by you will be a keepsake! Look for a card […]

Filed Under: Greeting Cards, Handwriting, Holiday Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, dinner, flowers, keepsake, Mother's Day, thinking of you

The History of the 1st Christmas Card

December 9, 2017 By Carol

  Before printed cards, people sent handwritten messages to each other. Then in 1843, Henry Cole, a civil servant and entrepreneur, commissioned John C. Horsley to design the above Christmas card. Sir Henry Cole (as he later became known) was looking for a way ordinary people could use the services of the newly established  post […]

Filed Under: Greeting Cards, Holiday Tagged With: 1834 Poor Law, Charles Dickens, Christmas Carol, good samaritan, history of the first Christmas card, Industrial Revolution, John C. Horsley, London's poor, Penny Post, Queen Victoria's England, Scrooge, Sir Henry Cole, The Hungry 40's, workhouses, Yuletide charity

WAIT- Recycle those cards and stamps!

December 28, 2016 By Carol

December 28, 2016 There’s always the question: What to do with all those cards once the holiday is over? Do they all go out with the wrapping into the trash? WAIT! You can recycle some of those cards. And, before the envelopes disappear, you can cut out the return addresses and paste them onto a […]

Filed Under: Greeting Cards, Holiday, Projects for Kids Tagged With: children's card program, gift tags, mLIVE/Media Group, next year's list, recycle cards, St. Jude's Ranch, stamp collecting, stamp hobby, Stamps for the Wounded, veterans

In Praise of Holiday Greeting Cards

December 26, 2016 By Carol

December 26, 2016 These last week weeks, I would discover large stacks of cards at individual mailboxes, waiting for me to pick up for mailing. I love to see folks still sending cards by mail. The fact that people are still communicating on paper is key.  A personalized card is a keepsake. So why do […]

Filed Under: Greeting Cards, Holiday, Main, Postcards Tagged With: American Holiday Postcards, camera phones, Chris Wu, community, Daniel Gifford, George Mason University, holiday greeting cards, keepsakes, Louise Prang, millennials, networks, NPR, On Point, Online Paper Culture, postcards, social media, Tom Ashbrook

Holiday Greetings Tips

December 7, 2015 By Carol

It’s that time again. “Only 18 days left till Christmas.”   Hmmmmm…   Let’s prioritize our card lists… If you’ve thought about sending cards and you are feeling rushed for time at this date, focus on the family and friends who live at a distance, are elderly, or infirm. Those are the folks who would […]

Filed Under: Greeting Cards, Holiday Tagged With: card list, Christmas Post, domestic mail, elderly, family and friends at a distance, festivities for many cultures, good cheer, good memory, Harper's Weekly Jan. 1879, holiday season, individual attention, infirm, keepsake, Peace on Earth, personalize the message, prioritize, real mail, religious views, seasons greetings, Thomas Naste, USPS, write 3 lines

Holiday Greetings: Your words are a gift!

December 12, 2011 By Carol

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, […]

Filed Under: Greeting Cards, Holiday Tagged With: compassion, gifts, global family, good memory, holiday greetings, humor, kids, personalize the card, prayers, special connection, wisdom

Mother’s Day

May 3, 2011 By Carol

May 3, 2011 I am hoping I don’t need to remind you that Mother’s Day* is this coming Sunday, May 8 th.  You might already have a plan and a special card picked out.  If you are procrastinating,  perhaps I can add some umph to get things rolling.  After all, if you are going to […]

Filed Under: Greeting Cards, Holiday Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Australia, Bottom Line Personal, Canada, Donna Raza, family photos, finding the right words, gift basket, handwritten words, Henry Ward Beecher, international holiday, J. Beverly Daniel, Japan, letter of appreciation, love letter, Mother's Day, motherhood, multifaceted occasion, New Zea-land, personalize it, put Mom first, real card, Robert Browning, South Africa, thank you, umph, USA, vaccuum the car, what to say

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