tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post1016997678619148316..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: We Always Got Christmas Cards, or Help, I Can’t Feel My HandPearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-15024102542397429572013-12-18T09:02:11.022-08:002013-12-18T09:02:11.022-08:00This is my first Christmas in years when I haven&#...This is my first Christmas in years when I haven't had a book-signing tour. I don't know what to do with myself! Yikes! <br />Cards! That's a great idea . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-16684475508735953342013-12-17T18:13:33.705-08:002013-12-17T18:13:33.705-08:00I used to love writing out Christmas cards each ye...I used to love writing out Christmas cards each year. And then when the price of stamps neared 50 cents each, it seemed too pricey. But I like your attitude, Pearl. You've inspired me. Next year, I'm going to do it, by gosh by golly!Jayne Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053366144206401836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-41059833804849607162013-12-17T12:03:22.208-08:002013-12-17T12:03:22.208-08:00I hear you. I just took a break from writing out ...I hear you. I just took a break from writing out cards to read a few blog posts--including this one! :DConniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-47647945288770101772013-12-17T02:37:29.329-08:002013-12-17T02:37:29.329-08:00I send a card to my sister who has neither phone n...I send a card to my sister who has neither phone nor computer, everyone else gets an e-card. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-45577496044497250022013-12-16T19:08:10.578-08:002013-12-16T19:08:10.578-08:00Ah, the yearly, "Wish I was Dead" card&q...Ah, the yearly, "Wish I was Dead" card", I know them well. My mother-in-law couldn't wait for the holidays to tell my children how she didn't expect or want to see next year. Nothing says Merry Christmas like that.<br /><br />I love "when" my cards are sent out and I enjoy getting them in return. I don't get them from my MIL anymore as she finally got her wish. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-64661167070515951382013-12-16T18:46:27.218-08:002013-12-16T18:46:27.218-08:00It's funny, but the more Christmas cards I wro...It's funny, but the more Christmas cards I wrote, the worse my handwriting became. I sure hope my friends can decipher what appears to be the illegible scrawl of mad drunkard. At least, that's how the final few looked to me. I'm thinking a re-write is in order...HermanTurniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448138758753193112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-88102308264832521852013-12-16T17:55:42.713-08:002013-12-16T17:55:42.713-08:00I quit writing Christmas cards when my signature b...I quit writing Christmas cards when my signature became indistinguishable from a paw print.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-63945529690593925582013-12-16T17:12:36.817-08:002013-12-16T17:12:36.817-08:00We used to send out cards, but stopped after the k...We used to send out cards, but stopped after the kids went to college. We also sent one of those insufferable "Look At Us" Christmas letters with them. The task of writing the letters went to me. They were fun to write, but a chore. Although it is nice not to have to put up with them anymore. I just hope our friends and family aren't hacked off. They might be because we hardly get any cards anymore.Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-89709528483882895542013-12-16T16:22:25.802-08:002013-12-16T16:22:25.802-08:00I love Christmas cards. Isn't it fun to open ...I love Christmas cards. Isn't it fun to open the mailbox and actually get something you like? :) we tape ours to the back of our family room door--and that is the first place we check when we come each day, to see who sent us a card.<br /><br />I hope this is one thing that never goes away, for I think I would really miss getting Christmas cards.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-47922174890374080912013-12-16T16:06:29.558-08:002013-12-16T16:06:29.558-08:00Ahhh, a tradition that will likely end with this g...Ahhh, a tradition that will likely end with this generation, replaced by email and Facebook.<br />(My Wednesday post).<br /><br />Mrs. Cranky's hand is cramping as I type. joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-18669771054082782962013-12-16T15:26:50.600-08:002013-12-16T15:26:50.600-08:00I love getting Christmas cards, so I have to love ...I love getting Christmas cards, so I have to love sending them. Actually I really do love sending them, though my hand nearly falls off too. I like keeping in touch with people too far away to visit much, if ever, but who still matter to me because of all the memories.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-57503820016964443062013-12-16T15:19:35.260-08:002013-12-16T15:19:35.260-08:00I haven't done cards in the past two or three ...I haven't done cards in the past two or three years mainly because of the unemployment and this year I'm not doing them because of the move. But next year? Next year, I'll be sitting there with you getting hand cramps. LOVE Christmas cards.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-64269018005122334452013-12-16T13:51:39.340-08:002013-12-16T13:51:39.340-08:00Have at it, Pearl. For myself, though, I rarely re...Have at it, Pearl. For myself, though, I rarely receive a Christmas card that I really like, and hence don't really imagine that all my friends and relatives are dying to hear about the boring minutia of my own life, either. (Not that I'm saying you're life is one of boring minutia.)<br /><br />Besides, the ONLY merit of email, facebook, etc. etc. is that I now can stay caught up with pretty much everybody I want to stay caught up with. HOliday cards are really pretty redundant now, it seems. <br /><br />Just call me Scrooge, I guess. The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-76330650798792006542013-12-16T13:22:54.067-08:002013-12-16T13:22:54.067-08:00Hari Om
....eemmm... I'm in still in transit.....Hari Om<br />....eemmm... I'm in still in transit...<br /><br />&*^<br /><br />But wait till next year!! YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-58418624936134208412013-12-16T13:19:13.323-08:002013-12-16T13:19:13.323-08:00I'm of the opinion that if I hand write your m...I'm of the opinion that if I hand write your mailing address on the envelope then it's personalized enough.Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447821094473597560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-47813625186626637122013-12-16T12:27:04.766-08:002013-12-16T12:27:04.766-08:00We (read "I") currently send out 130+ ca...We (read "I") currently send out 130+ cards, which I design & have printed. I love doing it, but my hand hurts, too!! Happy holidays to you!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-21142128573915550602013-12-16T12:05:56.023-08:002013-12-16T12:05:56.023-08:00I will be checking my mailbox:) Enjoy the pretty c...I will be checking my mailbox:) Enjoy the pretty colours Pearl. BButtons Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029439906543077861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-15490019553078219342013-12-16T11:58:17.914-08:002013-12-16T11:58:17.914-08:00What not to wear. Why can't I fine it when I h...What not to wear. Why can't I fine it when I have a marathon.<br />Onward with the cards!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-23363027179681192002013-12-16T11:54:58.167-08:002013-12-16T11:54:58.167-08:00You are displaying awe-inspiring and very impressi...You are displaying awe-inspiring and very impressive stamina. But please, don't overwork those precious hands of yours.<br />Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-80938417361327990192013-12-16T11:54:53.310-08:002013-12-16T11:54:53.310-08:00I rarely write cards... it's a lost art... we ...I rarely write cards... it's a lost art... we need to keep it up ♡Launna https://www.blogger.com/profile/09447311902825477772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-66500724260510780672013-12-16T11:26:45.537-08:002013-12-16T11:26:45.537-08:00I think I've forgotten how to write. I spend ...I think I've forgotten how to write. I spend so much time in front of a computer that keyboards are the norm. Or texts. Writing? Not so much. I even make shopping lists on my phone now. Writing anything tires my hand out in seconds. That's not why I'm commenting though. I'm commenting because last night, due to a back ache and the necessity of propping myself up on the couch half the night, guess what I did to pass time? MARATHON OF WHAT NOT TO WEAR? FREAKY! :) <br /><br />OK on retrospect, that fact wasn't that interesting...VEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704685920354554043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-8250670377824172812013-12-16T11:25:47.746-08:002013-12-16T11:25:47.746-08:00The tradition is dying out over here but I remembe...The tradition is dying out over here but I remember those heaps of glittery cards and coloured envelopes...happy times. Go ice that hand now...we don't want a repeat of your wrist problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-39829636250802265162013-12-16T11:05:55.595-08:002013-12-16T11:05:55.595-08:00I send cards because I love to get them, it's ...I send cards because I love to get them, it's that simple. And Christmas letters can't be beat for sheer goofiness. One year I sent out a silly verse. Himself's competitive cousin returned an 8-stanza opus (plus envoi) about world peace being generally good except where it inspires suicide. Ohhh-Kay. Himself called her husband to make sure things were all right with them. Oh, said he, you know. wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-34786045675904729602013-12-16T10:32:13.964-08:002013-12-16T10:32:13.964-08:00Courage, Pearl! I do that marathon, too, but mostl...Courage, Pearl! I do that marathon, too, but mostly to keep in touch with friends who live far away, some of whom have become once a year contacts but who carry memories of more intimate, youthful times. This year, I had to prune my list to exclude local friends whom I see frequently and do a semi-form letter for my more distant friends because I have a book deadline in mid-January. (Just got a contract to write a cat memoir about the two "therapy cats" I once used in my psychotherapy practice. It is going to be published by HCI the Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher early in the fall.) Rushing to get what I saw as the essential cards out, I shared many of your symptoms! It's like many things: it's nice to have written and sent Christmas cards, but the process can be grueling!<br />Hang in there!Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-86482796737747549322013-12-16T09:53:35.657-08:002013-12-16T09:53:35.657-08:00Good on ya, Pearl. You keep up the tradition for t...Good on ya, Pearl. You keep up the tradition for those of us who don't! The past half dozen years, we've had one crisis after another in Nov/Dec. Anything I really need to say to the few far-off people I know, I say by phone, or mail in January.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.com