Two Million Card Giveaway by Hallmark

I started this blog about how art has helped me get through life with ease. I also wanted to talk about retail today, and how the internet has changed downtown shopping as we remember it. Hallmark has been very influential to me over the years. Around thirty years ago, before we had children, we actually traveled the country to look for better job opportunities. We spent a few days in Kansas City. I toured Hallmark and we took some time to look at real estate. I fell in love with a Victorian House in Independence Missouri. We made a list after that summer and because of our love of the Jersey Shore we settled back in Manasquan. Hallmark is a symbol of hope for me. I thought they were doomed twenty years ago. I had the Hallmark software, and wondered who would buy a card after making a card on their own computer. I used the software to make Christmas cards, Birthday cards and invitations. But, the strong Hallmark br...