2020
RAGGEDY ANN & ANDY
It was a lot of fun looking for reference material for this card.
• The star cookie cutter at the top of the tree is just like my grandmother’s.
• The fishing lure was modeled after one from Keith’s father’s collection.
• The rag kerchiefs are like those I ripped and tied around Christmas wreaths in past years.
•That brings us to the beer. “Christmas Ale: A case of poor judgment” is akin to an old beer case from that era that sits in Keith’s art studio.
• The goat on the beer cans is a nod to “the bloody goat,” a fictitious creature from our kids’ childhood. He was the explanation for Keith’s razor nicks: “The bloody goat got me.” For beer can collectors, the goat image is a replica from the Pabst bock beer can.
• We keep grandma’s old wooden clothespins with our antique toy collection (not really a toy, but we don’t have a clothespin collection). Keith used it to fasten The Rat by his tail to the tree. He is our favorite ornament!