Christmas Cards
Dec. 16th, 2025 11:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poliphilo £3.40 to send a Christmas card to Switzerland!
I remember when we'd send 30-40 Christmas cards thither and yon. Who can afford that now? Well maybe Elon Musk, but apart from him....
We're sending four this year. All to people we need to communicate with- like the lady in Switzerland who very kindly sent us a copy of her book.
The Christmas card was invented (if that's the right word) by Henry Cole in 1843. The design he commissioned from his artist friend John Calcott Horsley shows a scene of wholesome revelry flanked by images of people performing good works. All very Pickwickian.
Will people still be sending cards when the bicentenary comes round in 2043? I very much doubt it.
I remember when we'd send 30-40 Christmas cards thither and yon. Who can afford that now? Well maybe Elon Musk, but apart from him....
We're sending four this year. All to people we need to communicate with- like the lady in Switzerland who very kindly sent us a copy of her book.
The Christmas card was invented (if that's the right word) by Henry Cole in 1843. The design he commissioned from his artist friend John Calcott Horsley shows a scene of wholesome revelry flanked by images of people performing good works. All very Pickwickian.
Will people still be sending cards when the bicentenary comes round in 2043? I very much doubt it.
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