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If you would like a Winter Holiday card from us, leave your name and address in the screened comments.

Please don't assume I have your address, especially if you've moved. 

If it matters to you which holiday you get a card for, specify :)

If you'd like a holiday card from me, leave your name AND MAILING ADDRESS here!

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Would anyone be interested in getting together to make holiday cards sometime in August/September?

I have a notion of several people bringing old cards, any stickers/scraps/wrapping paper glue/scissors/rubberstamps/inkpads/etc and spending investing enjoying a few hours making Halloween/TG/WinterHoliday/Birthday cards, drinking tea/coffee/pop and visiting.

Not necessarily five hours in a row, the door is locked at the start time -- more like a day-party where people come and go. 

I'll offer my place, but I know it's a bit far for most of you (KC, OK, etc.).  If anyone more centrally located wishes to offer, or if you know of a place that will let us go and do this that's cool too.

This is intended mostly for the folks in the Sprungburg, MO area, but if you're in the area anyhow feel free!  Crash space will likely be available :D

Hippo Birdie to thebruce !!

If you want a holiday card and I do NOT have your address -- or if there's any doubt --  this is the post to comment on :)

If I only know your Faire name, please include that?

<3

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Anyone want a Winter Holiday card from me? 

Mailing address in comments, pls, and what holiday you celebrate if any. 

Hanukkah, Yule, Day of Greed, Christmas, Kwanzaa, etc.

and petty, but this RANKLED.

I take a basket (or a cauldron) of candy, raisins, gum, and whatever to work twice a year -- Ostara and Samhaim -- to share with all who will take a bit.  I don't require that they celebrate my holidays, 'cause I don't theirs, but it seems like good PR/education/something.  Sort of a prosperity thing, I guess, haven't really analysed it beyond that.

So Tuesday I had my basket.  As always, most people were really cool about it.  Some have even learned I'm NOT the Easter Bunny and I'm NOT early :D  and return my greeting with "Happy Ostara" or "Happy Spring-day!"  Apparently you can teach people if it's reinforced with chocolate :D:D:D

The same engineer who keeps teasing me that "Dragons don't exist!" (which I know better and so does softpaw don't we?) is poking through the basket and asks what the occasion is -- and when he hears "Zia brought it for Solstice!" he dropped what he had in his hand -- a sucker, I think -- and backed up, scowling, then turned and stomped off without another word. 

OK, that I can take.  I think it's rude, but WTH, he's Muslim (is that the right term?) anyhow, maybe they don't have seasons, I dunno.

A couple of hours later, L comes in --

 "Can I get a candy?"

"Sure, did I miss you earlier?  I'm sorry!"

"Oh, it's not for me, it's for (engineer)."

I lost it. 

I told her if he wanted that candy he should come and ask for it himself and not send someone else.  What, if it's unclean because of the source (which is all I can think of to explain his earlier reaction), how does adding a step when you still know where it's coming from make a difference?