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CHRISTMASES PAST

I grew up as a city kid but spent Christmas down the Mornington Peninsula in Flinders. My dad’s side of the family all shared a big old house that my great-grandfather built himself. We have so many joy-filled memories of our time at Flinders. We loved exploring the wild garden, sitting on the big creaky verandah and walking down to the beach (and getting an ice-cream from the General Store on the way home).

Christmas was a special time for our family, and Mum and Dad went to great lengths to make it an amazing time of year. We always chose a huge tree, decorated it meticulously, sang Christmas carols at the top of

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