A week or so ago I mentioned on my personal
Facebook page that I had just finished designing my Christmas card for this
year. A lot of people wanted to see it, and I think they were probably
expecting a lot more than what I actually did. I went for sweet and
sentimental, with a nod towards Jim, a man I think about every single day. I
wanted to share something that was a part of his life for as long as I knew him,
with all of his family and friends.
A number of years ago I did a blog post about Jim‘s fruitcake. You can read it here. This was something that
he did every year, and it was as much a part of Christmas as the presents and
the tree. I still have a large wedge of the last fruitcake that he made in
December 2015 in the back of the fridge. I just can’t throw it away. This year
my number two son, Andrew, and I decided that we were going to revive Jim's
tradition and use his recipe to make a fruitcake to share with family and
friends. I thought that perhaps I would be able to finally part with that last
wedge of Jim's cake, but instead I put it into the freezer. When I fall off my
perch, one of my sons can throw it away then, but I just cannot get rid of it.
So here is my Christmas card for this year, the front, the interior, and the
back. I’m happy with the way that it turned out, and I know I am going to
delight so many people with this card. (UPDATE: I just received a message from one of Jim's nephews who said the card brought tears to his eyes.) The photo on the back of the card is of our first married Christmas in 1995. What happy days.
