Edwardian Christmas Card with Holly & Child

This rosy-cheeked golden-haired toddler's utterly determined expression as she teeters on a wooden chair in her white dress and absolutely unhinged red Mary Janes, stretching toward a massive holly bouquet like a tiny Victorian CEO delegating zero tasks, sets the tone for chaos. The red ribbon at her waist matches her shoes with a coordination that screams 'my mother had opinions,' while a holly wreath draped on the chair behind her suggests this child has already decorated everything in a five-foot radius and is coming for the walls next. The calligraphic poem promises 'the riches of a happy heart and all the best that life can give,' which, given that this child is unsupervised on furniture with sharp botanical material, seems optimistic at best.