BlueBelle I am with you. I love sending and receiving cards, it is so good to know that people I love are still alive! I have to confess I hate getting emails sent to everyone saying 'we are not sending cards this year, but giving the money to charity'. I know for some it is well meant, but it smacks of 'I can't be bothered with it all'. I give to charities anyway at Christmas, the ones I choose, and I don't really want someone giving the cost of a card to another one on my behalf.
I know as we get older it does become a bit of a bother, I would much rather someone was honest and admitted they couldn't face it any more, but it would be good to hear from them somehow.