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The Last Squidmas Card... and New Ones
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Sadly, Christmas 2000 was my last with Squid.
This is my favorite card of him, since he looks so comfortable snuggled up with his larger, African relatives.
It was also fun creating this rather busy card with all the gift wrapped presents, bows, ribbons, as well as the border with Squid surrounded with the dripping holiday message and ornaments.
An elaborate tribute seems only fitting...
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Bubbles and Mango made their debut in the Christmas 2001 holiday card.
Squid is also lovingly commemorated in a stamp, which is planned to be a continuing series.
Bubbles is my shy little tabby. She chatters back when you say her name and she comes running over if you say, "bug!" to see what tiny insect is there for her to devour.
Mango shares the same birthday as Squid, which is a strange coincidence. He's just such an Abyssinian - 'nuff said!
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Peaches joined our household in mid-2002, so there was plenty of time to plan her debut in the annual Christmas card. She was welcomed pretty readily by Mango as a new member of the family. Bubbles had more issues about HER territory being invaded once again. But since Mango liked Peaches almost immediately, Bubbles went along rather soon.
After making a couple of trips to Italy within a year I had fun photos in lots of picturesque spots. I thought a wintery scene at Pisa would make a festive card and provided plenty of room to fit in the three cats.
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