It's here—the 2013 Scallion!
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2013 Scallion
Merry Christmas, everybody!
Monday, December 16, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
History of The Scallion, Part 9: The Rest of the Scallions (2007–2012)
2007. Another holiday season looming. Another Christmas letter hanging over our heads. We'd never repeated ourselves up to that point, but we'd never received so many compliments before. And we are nothing if not slaves to compliments. We measure our self-worth in Facebook Likes.
So we decided to do another Scallion.
What was fun about the second Scallion was that we added a few inside jokes—not enough to alienate most readers, but enough to make a few readers have an extra chuckle. I added my favorite design element—a starburst—just because I knew it would make my designer friends cringe. We started changing up the footers. (Admit it—you didn't even know there were footers.) AND we added pictures. I feel like the pictures—and their captions—are an essential element of The Scallion.
2007 Scallion
So what to do in 2008? Why The Scallion, of course.
2008 Scallion
And yet. Something was still nagging at us. Could we really just do one kind of Christmas letter for the rest of our lives? NO! Thus was born The Shallot.
2009 Scallion
But in the end, we had to go with The Scallion. If you're a loyal—and eagle-eyed—reader, you'll notice that we often repeat motifs. For example, in 2010, we posted a picture of a turtle drawing with the caption "Not the turtle we saw." In 2011, we posted a picture of our niece Margeaux (who is in medical school) looking down Vic's throat with the caption "Not the doctor we saw." In 2012, we'd visited a lot of zoos, and one of the photos is of our grandson Jerrod. His caption? "Not one of the animals we saw." Will that continue in 2013? I know, because draft 1 is complete. You'll find out in a little over a week.
Here are the last three Scallions. The next time I update this blog, it will be to unveil the 2013 Scallion!
2010 Scallion
2011 Scallion
2012 Scallion
I want to thank all our loyal readers (whether for one year, all 14 or somewhere in between) who let us know how much they enjoy and anticipate The Scallion. We do it foryour adoration you.
So we decided to do another Scallion.
What was fun about the second Scallion was that we added a few inside jokes—not enough to alienate most readers, but enough to make a few readers have an extra chuckle. I added my favorite design element—a starburst—just because I knew it would make my designer friends cringe. We started changing up the footers. (Admit it—you didn't even know there were footers.) AND we added pictures. I feel like the pictures—and their captions—are an essential element of The Scallion.
2007 Scallion
So what to do in 2008? Why The Scallion, of course.
2008 Scallion
And yet. Something was still nagging at us. Could we really just do one kind of Christmas letter for the rest of our lives? NO! Thus was born The Shallot.
2009 Scallion
But in the end, we had to go with The Scallion. If you're a loyal—and eagle-eyed—reader, you'll notice that we often repeat motifs. For example, in 2010, we posted a picture of a turtle drawing with the caption "Not the turtle we saw." In 2011, we posted a picture of our niece Margeaux (who is in medical school) looking down Vic's throat with the caption "Not the doctor we saw." In 2012, we'd visited a lot of zoos, and one of the photos is of our grandson Jerrod. His caption? "Not one of the animals we saw." Will that continue in 2013? I know, because draft 1 is complete. You'll find out in a little over a week.
Here are the last three Scallions. The next time I update this blog, it will be to unveil the 2013 Scallion!
2010 Scallion
2011 Scallion
2012 Scallion
I want to thank all our loyal readers (whether for one year, all 14 or somewhere in between) who let us know how much they enjoy and anticipate The Scallion. We do it for
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