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Happy Christmas

All the preparations for Christmas are complete now - hooray!  A bit of a marathon but I love it all!  Christmas Eve is my favourite day of the year (apart from the winter solstice) because it's the day I cook our family's special meal for Christmas.  We don't do turkey.  We have beef wellington, on Christmas Eve, to leave Christmas Day clear for everyone to relax and enjoy - including me!  Today I spend the day in my kitchen, listening to the carols on Radio 4 from Kings College, Cambridge at 3pm this afternoon, and getting everything ready for our Christmas feast tonight.  Oh happy day!

 I hope that wherever you are reading this, you and your family have a peaceful and Happy Christmas.  


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  1. Anonymous24 December 2017 at 13:39

    Happy Christmas to you.

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  2. SandyshoesCornwall30 December 2017 at 12:22

    Have a wonderful Christmas and new year x

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  3. Sally3 January 2018 at 22:55

    I do glad you have so much to celebrate at the close of 2017 going into 2018 x

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