How many Christmas cards did you get this year? I mean the genuine analogue kind: a festive card sealed in an envelope and delivered by the postman/person. Fewer than last year, I’d guess – and maybe a lot fewer than five or 10 years ago.
If you received one from Roy and Verne, custom-designed and postmarked Singapore, I must confess it had little to do with me. I would have joined the rest of the world and given up on this particular chore a long time ago. Roy, however, is not only CEO of household administration, but also a staunch traditionalist*.
* A jolly good thing when it comes to platinum wedding anniversaries and such. Roy has never forgotten our anniversary. When I did, once – around 15 years ago? – I was allowed to live, perhaps only so as to rue that dark day for the rest of my life.
And if you looked at our card properly, you may have noticed the sweet little face of Mia Chloe Titchmarsh (nearly 7), our first grandchild, reflected off the bauble on the Christmas tree. Zoom in on the picture above.
This particular tradition all started in 2011, when Roy asked Mia’s talented mother, Carrie, to create a Christmas card photograph for us. Scroll down for the 2012, 2013 and 2015 editions. Year 2014 is featured on top of the page – my favourite, I think, though you’re not supposed to have favourites.
What a magical collection for Mia to enjoy when she’s all grown-up!
See more of Carrie’s work here.
