A Children’s Christmas card from the Edwardian period with a pop-up surprise. Rats and mice often featured on Christmas cards and quite often dead animals too. I suppose death wasn’t so much of a secret 100 years ago.
Finally got my Christmas cards out of the Christmas drawer to write the ones I need to post in the Scout Post box on my once-a-year trip to Ipswich. I found all of this years cards in charity shops in their January sales or at boot sales. I always choose cards to send that I would like to receive myself which probably isn’t the right way to do things but never mind and buying them in the January sale is possibly not in the true spirit of Christmas either – Oh well.
The owl ones are my favourites – might keep one for myself!. I’ve also got some special family cards (Grandson, Son and DiL etc etc) this year, I don’t always but found some on offer at 3 for the price of 2. A proper cheapskate!
I’ve received my first Christmas card here – very early but it was lovely to receive it. It was from one of Col’s cousins who I bump into now and again as she lives in the same village as son and DiL.
Back Tomorrow
Sue
