Okay, I think all the Christmas presents are bought. Not yet all wrapped, but at least they're heaped on the carpet and not still on a shop's shelf. I dragged the Sissix machine out this morning and used a stack of old Christmas cards to make labels. I don't send or receive a large amount of cards any more. Emails and texts are easier (though not as pretty) and postage stamps are becoming ridiculously expensive if you've dozens of cards to post. Though I remember when I was a kid, parents would get about 60 or 70 cards at least, and they'd be strung up on washing lines of wool or twine all around the sitting room. The traditional greeting cards are gradually dwindling away. But you never know. Maybe they'll stage a revival, and writing & receiving vast heaps of cards will become the hip 'n' trendy thing to do. Stranger things have happened... If you want a break from thinking about all things festive, I've a book rec...