Solihull Living Nov - Dec 2023
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C O N T E N T S<br />
A NOTE<br />
from the editor<br />
28<br />
CHRISTMAS RECIPES<br />
As the frosty chill creeps in<br />
and the days grow shorter, I<br />
can’t help but feel a tingling<br />
excitement growing in<br />
my tinsel-covered toes.<br />
Christmas is just around<br />
the corner, and I’m ready to<br />
unleash my inner elf!<br />
Ah, Christmas, that<br />
magical time when diets<br />
are forgotten (hello Quality<br />
Street for breakfast), and<br />
joy is served in abundance.<br />
Get ready for festive feasts,<br />
questionable dance moves,<br />
and more laughter than<br />
your cheeks can handle.<br />
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COMPETITIONS<br />
If you are hosting the<br />
hoards this year, we’ve got<br />
some great tips on getting<br />
the home up and together<br />
- but if it’s a major overhaul<br />
you need, you’d better<br />
get your skates on (pun<br />
intended!)<br />
XMAS AT HOME<br />
Editor Katie Thomson<br />
e katie@minervapublications.co.uk<br />
Assistant Editor Kate Norris<br />
Publisher Sally Thomson<br />
Pre Press Manager Rebecca Rose<br />
Contributors<br />
Matthew Biggs, Angela Cave,<br />
Louise Thomson, Pete Lawrence<br />
FOR ADVERTISING<br />
Account Manager Marion Cassidy<br />
e marion@minervapublications.co.uk<br />
t 01225 984502<br />
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We’ve also got some<br />
delicious dishes if you’re<br />
catering - step away from<br />
the Christmas pudding<br />
and instead get making a<br />
festive pavlova!<br />
We will be back in January,<br />
so I’m left to thank you for<br />
your support of our little<br />
magazine this year - we<br />
are nothing without our<br />
readers.<br />
From myself and the whole<br />
Minerva team, we hope<br />
you have a wonderful<br />
Christmas and a peaceful<br />
and prosperous 2024.<br />
Katie<br />
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