Snow is the most marvellous thing to behold - soft flurries of gentle flakes drifting down, the tiniest of hailstones from time to time, wet and cold drops dissolving on your nose. It gathers and builds up in piles just big enough to accommodate a two year old's delighted stomp. Blurry blissful moments. Today, it is cold. And snowing. And wet. We are...

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Hello, January. You came along really quickly. We've had a magical journey on the way here - markets, soap, essential oils wafting through the hallways, unexpected marquees, craft events, last-minute flyer design and printing, business networking, thermals, cold wintery market days, packaging packaging packaging packaging packaging packaging, and then suddenly : Christmas. We were lucky. A very large family group descended upon us in Southend-on-Sea for...

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