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Christmas 2012….
…was perfect. It was cinnamon sweet, warm and toasty, bursting with freshly grated nutmeg…and sprinkled in teeny tiny candy canes. Every smell, taste, touch, sight or sound said, “MERRY CHRISTMAS!” in large, bold (red) letters. There was no mistaking the season in the Jones household; Baby Dragon’s introduction to “festive” could only have been made…
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CHRISTMAS KITCHEN WISHLIST
I had planned on writing so many wishlists/gift guides this year but thanks to being out and about, time has caught up with me and I’ve already bought most of everything I need thanks to reading everyone else’s lists. However, there’s one place where I always have a million wishes for – my kitchen. Here’s…