I always have so many plans for the holidays – things I want to create, gifts I want to make, ideas for decorating or baking. In the end, there’s never enough time. And then I think, “next year.” But, then, the crazy cycle starts all over again.

So rather than worry about what didn’t get done, I choose to be content in this moment. Hannah is home. The house is tidy (mostly). Shopping is complete. Presents are wrapped. Treats have been baked. Menus are planned. It’s time to settle down and simply enjoy – and maybe a long winter’s nap. (Put a movie on, and the nap’s inevitable for me.)

From my treasured collection of linoleum block print posters comes this year’s greeting from my great, great aunt Elizabeth Stroble. Some of the Christmas posters I share she created on her own, others with the help of her students when she taught high school art in St.Paul, Minnesota (the 1940s-1960s). She sent these to family and friends each year as her Christmas card.

It’s lovely that this gift made with love has transcended the generations of the Stroble, Bender, Jordan, and Bennett families. It warms my heart to have these prints, gifts that live on to bring joy year after year.

This Christmas poster reads:

A Merry Christmas to all who have love in their hearts.
Ring out wild bells for peace forever.

Wishing you and yours a Happy Christmas and New Year filled with peace and joy.

Susan

Past Christmas linoleum block print posts:
24 Dec 2019
24 Dec 2017
24 Dec 2016
24 Dec 2015
24 Dec 2014
24 Dec 2013
24 Dec 2012
24 Dec 2011
24 Dec 2010