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It’s that time of year again when we scramble around in the loft, trying to find the Christmas tree, lights and boxes of decorations. But why do we do it and what does it all mean? Very few homes in the 21st Century escape from the phenomenon of having...Trick or treat? How to grow your own prize pumpkins
Versatile. If you could use only one word to describe the mighty pumpkin, versatile would surely be it: in colour, in taste, in use, in shape, in myth and in goodness. Pumpkins may well be the ultimate food and, the best thing is – it’s not a trick, it’s a...Ourplace News
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