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<p>I cannot remember when I had so many presents under the Christmas tree.</p>
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<p>I received, among other things, this fabulous cushion from Helene. It's like a cubist painting in the style of Picasso. It has pride of place on the settee.</p>
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<p>Another present was an RSPB bat box from Caitlin and Tessa. I gave the positioning of it some considerable thought before deciding to put it high up the wall above the north facing bedroom balcony.</p>
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<p>I helped my brother build something similar when I was staying with him in California many years ago. I'm not sure whether he ever got any bats roosting. I often see bats hawking over the vegetable plot in the summer so I can only hope they find my bat box and I can watch them from the bedroom patio door.</p>
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