Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and time is running out for you to chose and send your love one a gift. If you want to stay in the good books with your partner then you had better start thinking of what to send them on this special day, February 14th if you did not know.



The images on this page link too cards and gifts to give you some idea of what is available but remember, the fact that you put the effort into buying them a gift and that you will spend time with them will mean a lot no matter what gift you get them.



If you have not found the love of your life yet and you are thinking of sending out a few cards to different people then why not take advantage of www.greetingcarduniverse.com service where you can have them post the cards. This way it will keep them guessing who sent the card as it was posted out of state.

I Love My Girlfriend by magarmor
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I hope you all have a great Valentine’s Day and remember the joy is in the giving.

Valentine Dachshunds LOVE YOU! mug by SBeise
cheap coffee mug on zazzle

Birthday and Anniversary cards

Now at the start of a new year I am busy adding all the birthdays and anniversaries to my new calendar and diary, even giving each one a two week pre warning in the hope that I do not forget any this year. I got to thinking that if I got all the birthday cards that I need for the year; ready to send off then I will have less chance of forgetting them. So with my list of birthdays for the year I went shopping online and many of the websites give discounts on cards, the more you buy the bigger the discount.



At the start of the New Year after the holidays many people are all shopped out, so all of the retailers are putting on sales to get people shopping again. This is another opportunity to save money as well as having all your birthday and anniversary cards ready to send out when you need them.



Now that have a list of all the birthday and anniversary cards for the coming year why not look at all the Christmas card you received this year and make a list so that you do not forget anyone next year. Armed with your lists you can start picking your cards, many websites let you add cards to your basket then go back at a later date to keep shopping before you check out and all from the comfort of your home.



Now all you have to do when the cards arrive is put in your own message, address the envelope and remember to post it in time to get to its destination. Well, not if the person you sending the card to lives in America because companies like www.greetingcarduniverse.com will let you put your message on the card and you tell them where and when (give enough time travel by post) and they will post off the cards for you.



Let’s hope that this year is the year that we do not forget any birthdays or anniversaries.

New Year 2011

The year is fast coming to an end and soon 2010 will be just a memory. With the start of the New Year we begin to think of new beginnings and starting a fresh, many of us will already have a long list of New Year resolutions of which most will have been broken before the all of the Christmas turkey has been eaten.



This year instead of making the usual big resolutions that are soon broken and forgotten I will be setting myself smaller, more reachable targets that can be measured. With a bit of luck I will be able to keep to them and build upon them over the coming year. Like any big task that can seam impossible, when broken down into small tasks is soon achieved. So why not join me this year and do not make any big New Year resolutions but rather make smaller ones that you can keep to.



So now for the entire internet to see, here are some of my New Years resolutions:

1/ to post more often on this blog and my other sites.
2/ remember to send birthday cards (on time).

Just two may not be a lot but once I have achieved them I can move on to others one step at a time. So why don’t you make some New Years resolutions that you can keep this year, put them in the comments below or on your own blog so that people can remind you to keep to them.

Have a peaceful and prosperous New Year.

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day in the United States has been celebrated annually on the fourth Thursday of November since 1863, although many say that it has its origins from much further back. Like the Spanish “Thanksgiving Day” celebrated on the 8th of September in Florida since 1565 or the celebration that occurred at the Plymouth Plantation, Massachusetts in 1621 is generally regarded as the traditional origin of modern day Thanksgiving in the United States.

Thanksgiving is modelled on the many harvest festivals that were common in Europe at the time and as more emigrants came to America from Germany, Ireland and Scotland, they each added their own bit of culture to the holiday. What ever its origins or how ever each of us celebrate Thanksgiving Day it is a time for family both near and far and to be thankful for what we have.

Happy Thanksgiving Day everyone.

Veterans Day 11th November

Veterans Day or Remembrance Day as it is know in Europe and the commonwealth, is the day for us to show our respect and gratitude to the men and women of the armed forces both past and present. The work that they do in peacetime and during conflicts around the world so that we can enjoy our way of life back home.

This day was set out to mark the end of the great war at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, a war to end all wars. Nearly one hundred years on and with many conflicts past and present we still need our armed forces so take a moment to think of our armed forces and the work that they do and lets hope that we will not need them in the future.

Halloween

Halloween is just around the corner and I am sure that you are all far ahead with your costumes and party ideas, if not below are some Halloween cards to give you some ideas and if you have forgotten to send someone special a card then the people at Greeting Card Universe will let you add your personal massage to the card and they will post it directly to the person, to save you time.





Happy Halloween, good luck trick or treating and stay safe.

Fathers Day

As Fathers Day is fast approaching, I thought that I would drop a hint to my daughter by posting some of the great cards from Greeting Card Universe any one of which I would be very happy to receive. I know that I am at a disadvantage because your birthday is a week before Fathers Day but if you would like to get me a present as well just ask your mother for the money.









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