A very practical approach to gift-giving

Whatever about the practice of gifting household items to your other half, it takes a certain type of steeliness to introduce this lovely Christmas tradition to the chislers



Feeling the bird-house blues

It was a miracle to see new life just outside our back door, until the cat spotted it too





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