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I am fine – honestly!
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New Beginnings
This title sounds like the name of a digital scrapbooking kit! Alas, no, I have not started designing my own kits. Much too difficult, I prefer to use other peoples’ stuff. So how was you New Year? We had a quiet New Years Eve, apart from our neighbour who came round and was coerced into…
Celebrating in 5 star luxury and other lessons
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Back to the beach
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When is a pumpkin not a pumkin?
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