As my readers know, each year I order calendars from Shutterfly which feature photographs that I have taken. I created the calendar for 2026 some time ago; I already have the calendars for myself and for Alejandro's family. However, it was a little over a week ago that I placed the order for calendars to be shipped to some friends and family in Ohio, Switzerland and England.
Back when I was living in Ohio, I would have the entire order shipped to my house. I would then give the calendars personally to those who live in Ohio, and I would go to the post office to send the calendars to my European cousins. Since Shutterfly ships packages both domestically and internationally, this year I had them do all of the shipping. I hoped that they would arrive in a timely manner.
I need not have worried. I placed the orders eleven days ago on Friday, November 7th. Several of the calendars have already arrived at their destinations. Surprisingly, the first package to arrive was not in Ohio, but to my cousin Brigitta who lives outside of Zurich, Switzerland. She messaged me and even sent me the delivery service's photo of the package sitting at her door. It only took one week from the time of order to delivery in Switzerland. I found that quite amazing.
On the same day, my cousin Hans Peter, who lives in Bern, Switzerland, received his package. We had a video chat on Zoom on Sunday, and he showed me the calendar. On Saturday, the calendar arrived at the doorstep of my cousin Gail in Berea, Ohio. On Monday, my cousin Ruth in the ancestral town of Othmarsingen received hers, although it is strange that her brother Andre, who lives next door, did not receive his. The rest of the calendars are supposed to arrive this week.
I suppose that the promptness of the deliveries may be due, in part, to the fact that I ordered them well before the Christmas rush.
Each year the photos of my custom calendar have a different theme. You will have to wait until January 1st to see what the theme of the 2026 calendar is.
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