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GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST

– a time to plant, a time to pick, a time to weep, a time to laugh – a time to every purpose on Earth, to paraphrase Ecclesiastes. I’m not usually one to quote Bible verses, but right now, ’tis the season to wonder where the year went and why we only eat mince pies at Christmas. We eat hot

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