This will probably be my first Christmas with out my fantastic mom and I’m reminiscing about seasons previous. This evenly edited re-post makes me smile.
Yearly, for greater than 40, my household’s Christmas card visualized a map or globe. Dad was a geography professor and Mother, because the household’s ‘inventive director’, got here up with this plan, made it occur, and saved it alive. In these days it was usually onerous to search out the right card, however she prevailed with a tremendous selection. A couple of years in the past, whereas serving to Mother downsize from her dwelling of a few years, I discovered a field with one in all every card, rigorously archived.
So lots of the playing cards remind me of the Christmases with my household and, after all, my Father – all valuable moments. I made a decision to scan all of them and create a poster to border as a part of our Christmas decorations. Listed below are only a few of my favorites. Be mindful, these are from the times when folks really used printed maps! I hope they make you smile too.
The Completed Product
I actually couldn’t use all of the Christmas playing cards, however managed to slot in about half. It’s 16 x 20, designed and printed with Shutterfly, then put in a easy body. It’s straightforward to retailer and pull out at Christmas to show. My mom was so stunned.
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