Unpublished newsletters

Off we go again, into the wonderful world of cards - but more than that, in our endeavouring to show how cards can connect us with events of all kinds, from the humble beginnings of things we take for granted, and budding musicians, actors and actresses who went on to be great, household names.

And so to the end of another week, and not a great one. It is now Friday and I am still without two subjects - but there are a few hours to go.... And in those few hours, with some emailing, guess what, they have turned up. 

Welcome to the first newsletter of 2025, and long may they continue, as well as evolve. For if they do not, then they run the risk of becoming what some may consider "old hat". After all, in April, I will have been writing them for six years! 

And so, quickly, to another newsletter, written over Christmas, amidst the chaos. This one takes us into a New Year, 2025, a quarter of a century after the Millennium. Maybe there are readers who were not even born then, something I find quite incredible. 

Greetings to our readers, and also Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate that. To the rest of you, Frohe Weihnachten, Buon Natale, Joyeux Noel, Vrolijk Kerstfeest, Feliz Navidad, Buon Natale, Heri ya Krismasi, Z Rizdvom,  and, of course, Hanukkah sameach u'me'or. 

Its time for another newsletter - and the reflection that there is but one before Christmas, and then one more before another year, the time when we plan to change of many things and seldom do.

And so let us begin another newsletter, one of the few left before Christmas (actually there are only two after this one). So far, and this week is no exception, the festive feels have been lacking - and I feel I must rectify that in next week`s edition.

Not to alarm you, but in a month`s time Christmas will all be over for another year. So expect to see a few flurries of festivity in the next few weeks.

Welcome to another weekend, and only thirty one days to Christmas. I had a hectic week again this week and this is rather a rush job but I did finish, in as much as get all the days in place and something on them all, though many thanks are due to everyone who helped with cards and information.

Hooray ! Another newsletter has arrived, but let me tell you, dear readers, this has been quite a monumental task to complete, there have been many other calls on my time and I have not been at my best for a combination of reasons.