I’ve gotten to the point that I give holiday cards to just a few special people each year. No holiday letter copied and sent to the world. No e-mail to everyone I know. But rather just a few handmade cards.Pauline inspired me to pull out my card-making supplies a couple of days ago. After fighting with rather hardened bookbinding glue for the first card, I realized that I had to make a trip into Georgetown yesterday to my favorite store The Paper Source for some new glue. Of course I can never just go in and buy one thing. I like this store just about as much as I like a hardware store. I bought more colorful paper and some little gem-like stick-ons as well as the glue.
This year there seems to be the holly for Christmas and candles for Hanukkah. Maybe I’ll get inspired to come up with a new design. But these seem to work and each card is going to a different person.
Looking out my window, I just saw my neighbor collecting his paper in what look to be flannel Christmas pajamas!I have an annual neighborhood cookie party to go to this afternoon.
Then there are potato latkes and brisket at another neighbor’s house. Thank goodness since my latke party with a friend last night didn’t happen.
These are the things I enjoy about the season – making cards, Christmas pajamas, cookies, and latkes.
The cards look lovely and I am, as always, impressed by your ability to accomplish so much every day.
ReplyDeletei'm most impressed by your inclusion of a hyperlink to Pauline in your post. you're getting to be an html maven!
ReplyDeleteDsquared -- I would love to accept your (tongue-in-cheek) html compliments, but actually Blogger makes it unnecessary to know html to add links within the body of a post. I do, however, know how to put a link in a comment. For this it is necessary to know just a little bit of html. Glad to see you are interested to know how I'm filling my time while you're in Motown! I miss you!
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I love your cards! I do send about 35 and happen to find cute home-made looking ones that were just skates with white ribbon and the paper clips for blades.
ReplyDeleteI too, have Chrstmas P.J.'s, several sweatshirts, sweaters, vests, mugs and earrings. It's the teacher in me!
it's not often that I get to be an inspiration! Your cards are lovely. Wish I were going to the latke party! Are they serving chocolate for dessert?
ReplyDeleteI've been so busy moving and putting things back, that I just haven't done anything I like to do. Maybe after! I like the candle cards alot.
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