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The poet, new friends and fifty strangers: a Christmas story.

Posted on December 30, 2015 by fortewinks

Sunday. How I love Sunday. We wake just before ten to catch Radio 4’s finest, and with breakfast in bed relax to the familiar theme tunes that herald our favourite listening. All this before rising to buy flowers on Columbia … Continue reading →

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