An early very happy Christmas!
Some years ago we had the opportunity as a family to spend Christmas with friends living in Peru. Christmas in Tropical temperatures – a wonderful prospect! But would we miss the seasonal darkness with its twinkling Christmas lights, the cosy fug of a living-room with curtains drawn, the chink of glasses fending off the winter gloom? Funnily enough, no! We soaked up the heat and savoured wearing sandals and T-shirts. We loved the Spanish-style Christmas Night celebrations which only got into full swing after …
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Archives for November 2019
Rev David’s December Message
Parish Paper – December 2019
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Paul’s Nature Notes October/November
Toby Buckland has been telling everyone on Radio Devon that this has been the best year for holly berries in 20 years and suggests there will be plenty for Christmas decorations. Some hopes! The winter, or Scandinavian, thrushes have arrived here to over winter and are busy stripping the berries as fast as they can. I anticipate that there will be none left within a few days. I have tried hard to photograph Redwings on the holly berries, but the moment they sense my camera, they are off in a flash.
Despite all the rain (a whole bucketful in a …
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Payhembury Provisions News – December
Ding dong merrily on high and tidings of comfort and joy.......we have once again been filled with the Christmas spirit and are giving away our hot drinks from the middle of December right into the New Year, and if you're lucky you'll even get a free cookie to go with them. Of course we'd be very happy if, in return for your drink, you chose to make a donation to support village groups or maybe bought some tickets in our Christmas raffle; you might win the first prize of £50 to spend in the shop and all the profits from the raffle will go to …
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TRIP – Now in Payhembury
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