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Multifunctional taps, like Abode’s stylish Pronteau collection, have become a modern kitchen must-have – offering hot, cold, steaming hot, and even fresh filtered water. Now, the addition of a handspr

Lesley Fernández-Armesto on a superior cake for Christmas

There are many occupations described in historical documents or censuses that almost no one is gainfully employed doing any more. People my age may remember certain jobs that have gone by the wayside.

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