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They said that I’d love it. They were right! Sipping a freshly brewed cup of tea with sugar and milk, I’m trying to conjure up the moments of absolute cosy warmth and welcome that I felt last week during my trip to the Emerald Isle with my fantastic son, Noel. From Dublin to Howth, Galway, …

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“Off in the nether lands I heard a sound Like the beating of heavenly wings And deep in my brain I can hear a refrain Of my soul as she rises and sings Anthems to glory and Anthems to love and Hymns filled with early delight Like the songs that the darkness Composes to worship …

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It never gets old. Even with the forewarning of, say, a commission for some Wintry exclusive illustrations two years ago, added to the narrowing down of favorites, art directions from New Hampshire and the best in show choices made, I still get a leap of major elation when I see the goods in person. And in …

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