Taunton and South Somerset Living Dec 2021 - Jan 2022

Contents
A Note
from the EDITOR
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It’s certainly the challenge of
publishing that you always have your
head in the wrong season - each year,
Christmas begins for us in July, which
is about the same time as I start to
ask my friends and family what they’d
like as a present or if they’re free for a
meal in December - each year I’m met
with the same furrowed brows and
a ‘my god, I haven’t started thinking
about that yet!’
Forward planning aside, it is a rather
lovely, smug feeling to know that I’m
mostly sorted for the festivities - my
only issue being losing said gifts
between July and December 25th. If
your industry doesn’t quite prepare
you in the same way though, we’ve
got a bevy of festive features to help
get you prepped.
Our competition
page returns
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Alongside Christmas features,
we’ve got a lovely interview with
The Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda
Owen - her new book has some of
the most stunning photography and
amazing anecdotes from her life.
We’ve also got a festive gift guide
to get the ideas flowing and some
delicious new ideas for special festive
food from the experts of flavour -
Maldon Sea Salt.
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The Yorkshire Shepherdess
Amanda Owen
Editor Katie Thomson
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Publisher Sally Thomson
Pre-press Manager Kate Norris
Contributors Rebecca Rose, Peter Thomson, Sue Cooke, Matthew Biggs
Front cover courtesy of Cox & Cox
Key Account Manager Ade Hill
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The news has been all doom and
gloom of late, but I think it’s important
that, toy shortage/turkey drama/fuel
crisis or not, this year’s Christmas is
looking so much brighter than 2020’s,
and there’s so much to be thankful
for. This quote from the legendary Bob
Hope really captured that for me:
“My idea of Christmas, whether
old-fashioned or modern, is very
simple: loving others. Come to
think of it, why do we have to
wait for Christmas to do that?”
We are looking forward to seeing
you again in February - we are
doing away with the New Year, New
You nonsense and instead focusing
on what 2022 can offer you. Until
then, take care, have a very Merry
Christmas and a peaceful New Year.
Katie
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