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Lessons Learned – Hats, education and faith
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On the 10th of December .. Christmas movies and books
At the beginning of each December, when the Christmas boxes come down from the attic, one of the boxes I most look forward to opening is the one that contains the Christmas films and books. Until Christmas Eve I like to leave them under the Christmas tree, until they are replaced by the presents! The…
Another day, another french Cathedral!
Our house swap in France continues, and contrary to appearances, we are not planning our days out around stunning cathedrals, but everywhere we visit seems to have one! Today our plan was to visit Reims for some shopping, as heavy rain was forcast. The rain never materialised, and by mid afternoon it was hot and…
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My First Workshop – An Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking
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