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Christmas Our Christmas always began in the afternoon on Christmas Eve. Mum would roll up her sleeves, clear the old ashes, re-lay and light the fire under the brick boiler in the corner of the scullery and fill it up … Continue reading →

Stocking Fillers. Stocking fillers have changed a bit since my day. They used to be small and inexpensive with the bigger presents in a pillowcase if we were lucky. Gran would give my sister and I a couple of her … Continue reading →

On the subject of Reading; we went there on business last week and I determined that while I was there I would look up some of the recent developments. For a start, the bus we used from the Park and … Continue reading →