IT’S all over town, Ada,” Mrs Francome declared, leaning forward with her basket. “Butter and bacon to be rationed once Christmas ends! “That’ll be just the start, mark my words.” “It’s already starte

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Christmas is… a really good time to spend time with family and see people’s faces when they open gifts. Christmas, when you’ve lost people, is never the most fun, but I try not to be the Grinch. Which