This will be my first Christmas without my wonderful mother and I am reminiscing about seasons past. This lightly edited re-post makes me smile.
Every year, for more than 40, my family’s Christmas card visualized a map or globe. Dad was a geography professor and Mom, as the family’s ‘creative director’, came up with this plan, made it happen, and kept it alive. In those days it was often hard to find the perfect card, but she prevailed with an amazing variety. A few years ago, while helping Mom downsize from her home of many years, I found a box with one of each card, carefully archived.
So many of the cards remind me of the Christmases with my family and, of course, my Father – all precious moments. I decided to scan them all and create a poster to frame as part of our Christmas decorations. Here are just a few of my favorites. Keep in mind, these are from the days when people actually used printed maps! I hope they make you smile too.
The Finished Product
I certainly couldn’t use all the Christmas cards, but managed to fit in about half. It’s 16 x 20, designed and printed with Shutterfly, then put in a simple frame. It’s easy to store and pull out at Christmas to display. My mother was so surprised.
