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With a blizzard of adverts, promotions and deals encouraging us to buy certain gifts during the holiday season, it can certainly be difficult to nail the perfect presents for our loved ones.
We literally had absolutely no idea why he'd buy us sausages—initially we suspected he may want us to get up and make a cooked breakfast for Christmas brunch. Instead, he asked us to stand up and walk through to our living room.Oh my word! Stood right there in the living room was a fabulous gas barbecue. For years we'd been struggling with a collapsing 20 year old coal barbecue and we were completely dumb struck. I really didn't know what to say.
My mom, dad and I had always spent Christmas day and Boxing day with my auntie Joan, who lived on her own. Auntie Joan would arrive on Christmas day loaded with gifts for all of us. I'm a milliner, and my favorite fashion styles are those of the 1950s; think Dior's"New look" collection, velvets, silks and embroidery. I'm also a very petite 5 ft tall and size U.K. 12 .
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