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Top class customer service rule number 1; always reply to your customers! 2012.01.26.

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Hi all,

Those of you who are a fan of our Facebook page will have seen yesterday that I shared a fantastic photograph of a letter written on behalf on Lily Robinson aged 3 and a half to Sainbury’s about their Tiger bread and a wonderful response from Sainsbury’s (see below):

Correspondence from Lily to Sainsbury's

Correspondence from Lily to Sainsbury's

Christmas is approaching – here is some useful information to help you get organised. 2011.11.29

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011



Hi all,

We’re getting close to the big day. Many of you will have everything under control and will be well on your way to having the day completely organised. If you have been too busy then why not take a look at the list of tips I posted a week or so ago? There may be some helpful hints there you can use:

Christmas tips 1: buying gifts

Poor Plum injured her ear. 2011.11.28

Monday, November 28th, 2011



Hi all,

I hope you all had a nice weekend.

We had an eventful one. Whilst taking Plum out for a walk, she ran off and went missing and when we found her she had injured her ear terribly. She was taken off to the vets to be looked at and the poor thing had to have a bandage put on her ear!

Christmas tips 4: how to have a greener Christmas. 2011.11.21

Monday, November 21st, 2011



Hello everyone,

I hope you all had a nice weekend.

As you may or may not know, I started to write a series of Christmas tips last week. I began with my tips for buying Christmas gifts, then went onto do tips on planning your Christmas lunch and finally give you some tips on decorating. Today I am sharing my tips for a greener Christmas with you. I hope you enjoy them and once again, please do leave a comment if you want to add one of your own tips to the list!

This weekend marks the beginning of my Christmas shopping. 2011.11.18

Friday, November 18th, 2011



Hello everyone!

I hope you have all had a productive week and i’m sure you are all looking forward to the weekend. I am going on my first Christmas shopping trip this weekend and hoping to pick up most of what is on my list!

We’re right in the middle of the busy period at the moment and are doing lots of work on corporate Christmas e cards for lots of businesses who want to send something special to their customers. Its very exciting work.

Christmas tips 3: Decorations. 2011.11.17.

Thursday, November 17th, 2011



Hi everyone,

I hope you are enjoying my Christmas tips and are finding them useful! Remember, I really want to hear from you, if you have any tips to share please post a comment!

Today I am giving you some of my Christmas decorating tips:

Christmas tips 2: Planning your Christmas lunch. 2011.11.16

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011



Hi all,

The grand Christmas lunch can be either a pleasant or stressful task and it all depends on how you prepare for it.

Here are some of my tips to help it go as smooth as possible. I hope they are useful! Once again, do share if you have anything you want to add!

  • Write a list of the guests you will have at your lunch.

Christmas tips 1: buying presents. 2011.11.15

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011



Hi all,

Each year I plan my Christmas early, by writing a list to help me get organised. I do this because of all the events that suddenly spring up around the festive season and because it is the busiest time of year for us here at Katie’s Cards, there isn’t a minute to spare!

Our trip to Hebden Bridge. 2011.11.10

Thursday, November 10th, 2011



Hi all,

You might remember that we took a trip to visit my brother who lives in the beautiful Hebden Bridge a few weekends ago?

We had a wonderful time walking in the countryside, eating and relaxing and I took some beautiful pictures that I thought I would share with you of us and the countryside:

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Katie’s Cards website developments – 2011.11.07

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Hello,

It is very cold here today and feels quite wintery. Although I do like this time of year as it is so picturesque, I do wish it wasn’t as cold for my walks with Plum!

There are only a couple of weeks until Thanksgiving, and Christmas is not far behind. Have you done any of your planning for Thanksgiving or Christmas yet?