tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977501249088249206.post4542935659295643807..comments2024-03-11T18:31:13.717-07:00Comments on As I Roved Out: In Praise of Christmas CardsMairéadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12102610500647326693noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977501249088249206.post-68438379416370443272013-12-15T03:33:39.758-08:002013-12-15T03:33:39.758-08:00try this website for digital greetings - it is eas...try this website for digital greetings - it is easy to upload pics and send them out as E-cards:<br />https://www.christmasstories.smart.com/en/ie/<br />Karen xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18328097043130358506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977501249088249206.post-37769611373157933632013-12-14T15:36:19.931-08:002013-12-14T15:36:19.931-08:00It's lovely to see you back in the blogging gr...It's lovely to see you back in the blogging groove. I do the same thing with cards, love the idea of sending them but there are always one or two slipping through the cracks. And o yes keeping one or two or a whole lot more!! You seem to have some beauties:~))Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359727279351453757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977501249088249206.post-73605676407801572052013-12-14T13:12:47.727-08:002013-12-14T13:12:47.727-08:00I don't send many now either. I also keep my f...I don't send many now either. I also keep my favourite ones each year. I hope you are feeling better Mairead.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977501249088249206.post-72790087056855043242013-12-13T14:10:36.080-08:002013-12-13T14:10:36.080-08:00I love this post Mairead, and I love Christmas car...I love this post Mairead, and I love Christmas cards too, but sadly, like many people, I dont send as many as I used to. I also keep special ones each year - the ones that I find really beautiful. All the kept ones from past years have been fastened to ribbons which come out every year and are hung from the picture rails as Christmas decorations, and then I have the joy of seeing them all over again. I have also kept one of every Christmas card I've ever sent - as I only ever buy ones I think are really beautiful! - so these are added into my collection! It is sad to think that one day people might look back on the 'Christmas Card Era, 1843-2020'! It just isn't the same, receiving an email or a text. I have found it strange in Ireland that many people dont seem to send Christmas cards to folk they might see over the festive period - but everywhere is different. I love that you have all the cards from when your grandparents were 'courting' - how wonderful. My mother received a letter or card in every post when my father was courting her - and in post-war London there were 3 postal deliveries a day!!! I hope you are feeling better now, but it was nice that you could spend an off day doing something lovely.Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977501249088249206.post-78557441585798433942013-12-12T15:04:23.534-08:002013-12-12T15:04:23.534-08:00Yes, that's a good idea - would be nice to get...Yes, that's a good idea - would be nice to get a card in the post rather than bills or junk mail. Mairéadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102610500647326693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977501249088249206.post-13181143382360096732013-12-12T10:07:11.268-08:002013-12-12T10:07:11.268-08:00Yes, these traditions are slowly dying...our posta...Yes, these traditions are slowly dying...our postal system just announced the cut of 6'000 jobs over five years. Maybe if there were more people like you the mail would continue!<br />Love that you have kept so many cards and have them from your kin to cherish. I found a whole stack of gift tags from the 40s that belonged to my great aunt. I photocopied them on card stock, cut each one out and put them in a prettry paper covered matchbox for a gift...they in themselves are a decoration. Maybe we should start a bloggers card exchange? I think I know a few who would be interested. It would be grand to see an Irish stamp in the mail to me!Kerry O'Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951445594586971908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977501249088249206.post-12783059354574138812013-12-11T19:23:22.365-08:002013-12-11T19:23:22.365-08:00I love this post. I believe in Christmas cards. I ...I love this post. I believe in Christmas cards. I don't write as many as I use to, but I love sending them to others and getting them in the mail. <br />Let's hope that the tradition doesn't completely die out. It's a beautiful, personal practice that should be kept alive. <br />Thanks for saying something about it. Hope you feel better.farmladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516462251842458511noreply@blogger.com