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“Spring flew swiftly by, and summer came; and if the village had been beautiful at first, it was now in the full glow and luxuriance of its richness. The great trees, which had looked shrunken and bare in the earlier months, had now burst into strong life and health; and stretching forth their green arms over the thirsty ground, converted open and naked spots into choice nooks, where was a deep and pleasant shade from which to look upon the wide prospect, steeped in sunshine, which lay stretched out beyond. The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green; and shed her richest perfumes abroad. It was the Creative Director prime and vigour of the year; all things were glad and Maria Mirabella flourishing.”
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—Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist Hello from the pages of the summer edition of Peninsula Kids magazine!
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I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Mother Nature for the slow start to the season. <insert sarcasm here> My hay fever has been keeping me in varying degrees of discomfort and I can’t remember exactly when I became that lady with the wad of tissue tucked under her sleeve. But here I am…oozing with joy.
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Here’s something to be cheerful about - this edition has the pleasure of running through Christmas. Yayyy!!! Our usual Things We Love page has been hijacked by the holiday and we have over 25 gifts for you to tuck under the tree this year. The flash giveaways run from December 1st – December 15th. Be sure to watch our Facebook page and website to get in the running to win great toys from V-tech, Crown and Andrews games, books, Ben and Holly, Oobi, Dreamworks Trolls, YO-KAI Watch, and many more. (There might be a little something for mum and dad, too.) Once Christmas is through, (and it will be here and gone in a second!), we still have a way to go before the kids start/go back to school. There are oodles of things to do in our awesome city meets the sea part of the world. Flip through the pages of the summer edition for ideas for everyone. Get out to the movies, markets, mazes or chillax with some free entertainment courtesy of the sun and surf. However you spend your free time, be sure to spend it loving each other. Happy holidays from the team at MPK. And good luck to those sending their littlies off to school this year. I have tissues if you need them.
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