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Dulse and Yellowman at the Auld Lammas Fair, Ballycastle
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The BIG reveal – THE kitchen makeover
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French Baskets
This week in Snapshots from around the world the theme is baskets – so the perfect excuse to share the baskets from the local markets which I should have didn’t buy! We are about half way through our house swap here in France, if you have a moment, you can check out my previous posts, including…

26th December – Christmas Eve and Boxing Day
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