The Real XMAS Cards!

[Michael Alexander]

As a kid, my mother and father would receive mountains of XMAS cards..they hung them up on the shelf above the lounge windows.... they had so many friends back in those days..that the three shelves were never enough.... there was about 60-70 cards every christmas at E7-1st avenue back in the 70s'..... As the years rolled on and people passed onto the higher mansions...so diminished the number of cards....My father now receives a mere 6 cards a year.....

In this day and age of virtual postcards...It saddened me to see that the "real" mcoy was a dying ritual.....  So I have a suggestion.... To any of you who wish to receive a Christmas card from Oranjemund or perhaps other ex oranjemunders...post your postal address here and I will post you a Christmas card...


MIKE & MICHELE ALEXANDER
PO BOX 641
ORANJEMUND
NAMIBIA
9000
AFRICA

( we dont' use that code anymore, but some overseas postal systems need a number here)


JOCK ALEXANDER
PO BOX 422
ORANJEMUND
NAMIBIA
AFRICA
9000

GO on post your address......

[Bertie Horak]

Good idea Mike, I remember that as well.  My Mom still has the special red/green/white rope and tiny red and green plastic pegs with which she hangs the cards in the living room.  Here's my address:

BERTIE HORAK
P.O. Box 454
BONNIEVALE
6730
SOUTH AFRICA

[Barbara Eia (Brownless)]

Yea get back to the days of proper xmas cards, Its so easy just to send one via e-mail...bring back the xmas cards

Barbara Eia
70 Hollowfield
Coulby Newham
Middlesbrough
Teesside
TS8 0RS

[Patricia Lotte]

Yeh, I love the idea. We should all send a card to those who put their addresses down. That way we'll all receive a bunch of cards from all over.

Patricia Lotte
P.O. Box 502211
Dubai
United Arab Emirates

[Florrie van Zyl (Muir)]

I agree. As it is, I have quite a few because I support the Foot and Mouth painters and never post X-mas cards anymore, but this year I will.

Florence van Zyl
P.O. Box 2073
Kimberley
8300

[Florrie van Zyl (Muir)]

Leaving for Moz shortly, haven't posted cards yet but will try on route. Wishing you all a very blessed X-mas and the best New Year ever. My New Year's resolution is to slow done and make more time for the important things in life like family and friends so will chat more next year.

[mavis(smith)]

I make my x-mas cards but i can not make enough. so hope this will do

[mavis(smith)]

sorry

[mavis(smith)]

for Mike and Michele and girls

[Michael Alexander]

This deal is back on, post Michele and I a Xmas card and we will post one to you..... let me know....

We started to make cards today, well not me.... Michele and the girls.....

[toonfandangl]

Nice picture of the family M/M.......................we still get cads from overseas, but not like the old days....so you know how you accumulate them (Margaret has a cupboard full of them) then we put them up year after year............................I think there are some dated from the sixties.