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It all adds up to a big library of useful and enjoyable information, with some fun and amusing elements mixed in. After all, we have to laugh in the face of life’s adversities.
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Happiness is sunshine and a great book
I spent most of the day in the garden. Have that strange first sun on my face feel – slightly tight tingly skin. Ate brunch out there, without my trusty new hat, to get an extra blast of vitamin D. The hat has become my favourite companion when humans are not around! Comfortable and as reassuring as a hat could be. I bumped into an old friend in Newmarket and she said how much better I’m looking. “You’ve actually got some colour in your face.” So the beneficial effects of the sun must be working. I’m loving the sunshine – it’s...
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