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Christmas at the Vicarage by Rebecca Boxall

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This is a good story with a setting in England at Christmas time. I could just feel the holiday feeling all around me. There are two sisters. One is Rosamunde. The other sister is Rachel. Their father is Bertie. He's the Vicar. Rosamunde is not married while Rachel is married with children. The novel is basically about the men Rosamunde falls in and out of love with during the season. This is where there are a few twists and turns in Christmas At The Vicarage by Rebecca Boxall. One of the fun parts of the novel is Rosamunde's relationship with her best friend, Kizzie. They were childhood friends along with Kizzie's brother, Benedict. One of the surprises is about Benedict. Needing an excuse to stop dating a woman, he pretends not to be heterosexual. Rosamunde doesn't know that he's not telling the truth until he reveals the truth himself. The Stephen situation is wild too. Will the real girl for Stephen please stand up? There are other interesting situations

The Mistress of Tall Acre by Laura Frantz

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saveur.com/article/recipes/bouchon-bistro-spiced-honey-glazed-spiral-ham  The morning blurred and found him at the wedding breakfast...Chicken, spiced ham , baked shad, and a host of other dishes lined the immense sideboard and table as if in outright defiance of war's end and Britain's penny-pinching rule. http://bethfishreads.com My dad baked a delicious "candied" ham. He would put pineapples, cloves and cherries on top. Then, pop the ham in the oven. So delicious. My husband isn't crazy about ham while I love it.

Christmas At The Vicarage by Rebecca Boxall

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"They lay on a sofa each in the sitting room, just chatting, and then not chatting; peeling satsumas meticulously and savouring the tangy citrus scent - the scent of Christmas just around the corner."

Here

Deepness lies inside me. A river undiscovered in a cave. Ripples past over me daily. This  is my private place. Anything can happen here. I wait. I listen. I pull my pillow close. Go back to there and then. Come back to here and now Shhh. Don't know. Shhh. Don't talk. Shhh. Don't cry. It's here.

Tomorrow

Nearly winter. The leaves are swept from each tree by the hand of rain. Now I know it's time to clear the porch of summer. It hurts to leave yesterday's green days. I cry. Then, remember the beauty of naked trees the fullness of the pine and fir. First, I let go of mums, fuzzy orange and red leaf blooms. It hurts again. I go on. Look at soil and see winter's joys of life.( hhn)

Wondrous Word

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ittoqqortoormiit  heliport (iata: oby, icao: bgsc) is a heliport in ittoqqortoormiit, a village in the sermersooq muni****lity in eastern greenland. wordaz.com/ittoqqortoormiit http://bermudaonion.wordpress.com

Return To Christmas by Kathi Macias

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So many men and women sacrifice their lives for America everyday. In this example, I am using Marines. Some marines die. Other men come back home but stagger under heavy mental pressures. Either way families suffer unexpected pain. Therefore, our responsibility is to always remember these people. In Return to Christmas by Kathy Macias , I met such a family. They have one son. In the same novel, there is also another family. This family is very concerned with their son's  social development. The son's name is Ryan. He is extremely shy. He doesn't interact with the children at the Sunny Day Care center or with the children at Sunday School.  The mother, Mrs. Pritchard, hopes that another child will help Ryan become more confidant.  Kevin seems like the perfect friend because he is very outgoing. I liked reading about his friendship with two other little boys at the day care. I also learned the name for Ryan's condition. It's called Attachment Disorder. I felt