Wait, what? No really. Oh, those wacky Victorians. Bless 'em for their love of ephemera and the joy they had in sending cards, but some of their practices are quite perplexing. I enjoyed this article at Hyperallergic on why dead birds on Christmas cards were a thing at one time. Basically, it all boils down to those damn dirty pagans. The article is a good read. Have you started sending out holiday cards yet? What do you think people 200 years from now will find very strange about our greeting cards? 
Thank you! I have one of these Victorian dead bird cards and always wondered about it. In years future there will be no Christmas cards to wonder about. Every year my sent/received list is shorter because the received side dwindles. Oh well, this year I'm mailing cards to my doctor and other people who have been helpful in my year.
Posted by: Cynthia | December 07, 2018 at 09:20 AM
All of the glitter?
Posted by: Victoria | December 10, 2018 at 08:18 AM