least its beginning to feel like Christmas. Gordon has the next few days off and then has the whole of the week after Christmas off. The kids finished school on Friday and my eldest daughter has said she will be home on Tuesday for a week or so. I must admit I love Christmas as I feel you can shut the whole world out for a few days at least. Fortunately, none of us are desperate to shop immediately after Christmas and we just bunker down for a few days, listening to music, reading and just relax

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