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Tis the season DOWN TO A TEA TOWEL It won’t make the washing up go down any quicker but surely this robin and holly design will make it that bit jollier? Matching gloves and apron also available. £12, thornbackandpeel.co.uk WHEEL WORDS Create as many words of four letters or more using the given letters once only but always including the middle letter. Do not use proper names or plurals. See if you can find the nine-letter word using up all letters. (answers on page 120) "Do anything, but let it produce joy" Walt Whitman A key symbol of alchemy, where a guiding aim was turning lesser metals into this: gold. In use from the 7th century, the symbols helped hide formulas from prying eyes. Classed as a ‘planetary metal’, gold's symbol also stood for the sun. WHAT TO DO…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2022

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