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Winter Stories

January 2, 2026 By Allison Symes Leave a Comment

Image Credit:   Images created in Book Brush using Pixabay photos

I hope you had a lovely Christmas break and may I wish you a very Happy New Year.

One of the things I love about the period between Christmas and New Year is having more time to catch up on reading. The rush of Christmas is over and there are a few blissful days before normal routines kick in again and I use that time to enjoy books. Winter is the perfect time for this, isn’t it?

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