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448 lines
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<title>Merry Christmas</title>
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<div class="paper container container-lg">
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<h1 id="title">Merry Christmas</h1>
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<p>
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We wanted to share with you a few of the things we discovered
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this year and really enjoyed.
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We hope you like them. If you try any of them out please let us know!
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</p>
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<h2>Tasty grub</h2>
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<img src="https://www.farmersalmanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Grow-Sugar-Apple-Indoors-i512286898.jpg" alt="Cherimoya">
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<div class="card-body">
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<h4 class="card-title">Cherimoya</h4>
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<h5 class="card-subtitle">A deliciously sweet soft fruit</h5>
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<p class="card-text">
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Also known as "custard apple", Cherimoya is a delicious
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fruit. It's like eating a dessert. The flesh is sweet
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and soft, the name "custard apple" is an apt description
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<p class="card-text">
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We found these at our local grocers, so you might have
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luck in your area. Or they're available online, such as
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<a href="https://exoticfruits.co.uk/" target="_blank">Exotic Fruits</a>.</br>
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Also keep a look out at your local supermarket, we
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found some at <em>Sainsbury's!</em>
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<p class="card-text alert alert-danger">
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Mind you don't eat the seeds as they are poisonous!</br>
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They are also very big and hard to miss, so no chance of
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accidental swallowing.
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<div class="card-body">
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<h4 class="card-title">Cauliflower fudge smoothie</h4>
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<h5 class="card-subtitle">Yes you read that right</h5>
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<p class="card-text">
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Don't be put off by the name. Despite the ingredients
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this smoothie is absolutely one of the best tasting
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things on the planet. It tastes like fudge, not
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cauliflower, and the cacao nibs add a delightful crunch.
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</p>
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<label for="cfs-tab1">Ingredients</label>
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<input id="cfs-tab2" type="radio" name="cfs-tabs">
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<label for="cfs-tab2">Method</label>
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<h5>(Serves 2)</h5>
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<ul>
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<li>Half an avocado</li>
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<li>90g Boiled and frozen cauliflower</li>
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<li>1 tsp Sweetener, or 2 dates, adjust for taste</li>
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<li>200ml Coconut water</li>
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<li>200ml Coconut milk (we recommend <a href="https://www.kokodairyfree.com/products/original-milk/" target="_blank">Koko</a>)</li>
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<div class="alert alert-secondary">Or 400ml of coconut water/coconut milk/your preferred milk</div>
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<li>8g Cocoa powder</li>
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<li>A sprinkling of cacao nibs (optional)</li>
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</ul>
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<div class="content" id="cfs-content2">
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<h4>Day before</h4>
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<p>
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Chop up the cauliflower and boil for 10 minutes,
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then put it in a bag in the freezer overnight.
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</p>
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<h4>Method</h4>
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Put everything but the cacao nibs in a blender
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and blend until completely mixed and smooth.
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Serve into glasses and sprinkle cacao nibs on
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top.
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<img src="https://tower.scarif.space/s/x6HgMJPk3eHGxQq/preview" alt="Cookies">
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<div class="card-body">
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<h4 class="card-title">Cookie recipe</h4>
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<p class="card-text">
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Since wanting to reduce added sugar, Chris has been searching
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for an alternative to cookies from the shops.</br>
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Here is the recipe for very quick, easy, and delicious
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(sugar-free) cookies.
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<input id="cki-tab1" type="radio" name="cki-tabs" checked>
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<label for="cki-tab1">Ingredients</label>
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<h5>(Makes about 18 cookies)</h5>
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<ul>
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<li>100g Unsalted butter</li>
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<li>240g Plain flour, we use spelt flour instead of wheat flour</li>
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<li>1 tsp Baking soda</li>
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<li>A dash of salt</li>
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<li>100g Greek yoghurt, can be fat-free (at room temperature)</li>
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<li>120 Brown suger, or for sugar-free use erythritol gold</li>
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<li>100g White sugar, or for sugar-free use 10g hermesetas, or the equivalent of your preferred sweetener</li>
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<li>1 Large egg (at room temperature)</li>
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<li>1 tsp Vanilla Extract</li>
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<li>55g Chocolate chips (To keep it sugar-free, I use <a href="https://freeist.co.uk/product/milk-chocolate-75g/?v=79cba1185463" target="_blank">Free'ist</a> chocolate bars cut into pieces)</li>
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<h4>Method</h4>
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<li>Preheat the oven to 160°C</li>
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<li>Melt the butter and leave to cool for 5 minutes</li>
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<li>Mix the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl</li>
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<li>In a smaller bowl mix the butter, yoghurt, sweeteners together with a whisk</li>
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<li>Once combined, mix the egg into the batter</li>
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<li>Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and fold in, it will form a thick dough</li>
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<li>Once all the flour is combined, mix in the chocolate chips</li>
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<li>Scoop out the dough into little balls and place them on the baking tray, lightly pressing them down</li>
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<li>Bake in the oven for about 7-10 minutes (they will be done when they start browning on the edges)</li>
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<li>Take out and leave to cool</li>
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<li>Enjoy!</li>
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</ol>
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</div>
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<h2>Health it up</h2>
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<p>
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This year we've put a lot of focus on our health and fitness. We
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wanted to share a few of the things that we've found and like to
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use to feel really good.
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</p>
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<h3>Yoga</h3>
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We started doing yoga over 2 years ago and it's become something
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that we always come back to when things are tough and we need to
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regroup and relax.</br>
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The best resource we've found is a YouTube channel called
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@bohobeautiful" target="_blank">Boho Beautiful</a>.
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Don't let the name put you off. This channel is run by a couple who
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have a huge variety of very high quality yoga and fitness videos for
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any situation and focus. Their style and language does take a bit
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of getting used to, but their content is always just what we need.</br>
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</p>
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<p>
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Here is a small selection of videos that are perfect for getting
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started and feeling the benefit of yoga straight away.
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<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AYH-LOMRqlk" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AYH-LOMRqlk" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AYH-LOMRqlk" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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<h3>Workouts</h3>
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<p>
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<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_PRk8DH2_mY" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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<div class="card-body">
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<p class="card-text">
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Juice and Toya produce really good workout videos. They
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are simple and easy to follow with no distractions, so
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you can set them going and listen/watch something else
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while you do it.
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</p>
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<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KFcUwNl7eXo" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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<div class="card-body">
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Madfit is a good channel for all sorts of work out videos
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both with and without equipment. She has very good advice
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and often gives helpful tips for keeping good form.
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</p>
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<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ez_VWhR2Hkw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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<div class="card-margin">
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<p class="card-text">
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The workouts done by Boho Beautiful are very creative
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and very engaging. These are tough workouts but they
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challenge you in a good way. Most of the work outs
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require no equipment. Chris likes to do this one
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when we are on holiday.
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</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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<h3>Protein powder</h3>
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<div class="card">
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<div class="card-body">
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<p class="card-text">
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<img class="float-right" height="150" width="150" src="https://www.nutritiondepot.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Optimum-Nutrition-%E2%80%93-Gold-Standard-Whey-DOUBLE-RICH-CHOCOLATE-5Lbs-1536x1536.jpg" alt="Gold standard protein powder">
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We've been using protein powder for a while now and it really
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does wonders to overall health and fitness. Chris likes to
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have it in his cereal every morning and Maria uses all sorts
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of different protein powder in her recipes.</br>
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However it is very difficult to find the right one. We've
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tried several different brands and they've all either had
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a weird texture, not mixed well, had an after taste, etc.
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However this year we finally found the perfect one, at least
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for us, as a shake (or to have in cereal).</br>
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<a href="https://www.optimumnutrition.com/en-gb/Products/Protein/Shakes-%26-Powders/Gold-Standard-100%25-Whey-Protein-/p/gold-standard-100-whey-protein" target="_blank">Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey Protein Powder</a> is the
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best we've seen. It mixes super easily, it has a great taste,
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and it comes in a bunch of flavours. If you're on the look
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out for some protein powder we highly recommend this.
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</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div id="things-to-watch">
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<h2>A few things to watch...</h2>
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<img src="https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Secret-Cinema-Presents-Arcane-(1).jpg" alt="Arcane">
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<div class="card-body">
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<h4 class="card-title">Arcane</h4>
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<h5 class="card-subtitle">Available on Netflix</h5>
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A gritty fantasy steampunk show loosely based on the
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video game League of Legends. This show has a really
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engaging story and beautiful art style.
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</p>
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</div>
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<img src="https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/star-trek-lower-decks-feature-1536x864.jpg" alt="Lower Decks">
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<div class="card-body">
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<h4 class="card-title">Lower decks</h4>
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<h5 class="card-subtitle">Available on Prime Video</h5>
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<p class="card-text">
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Even if you're not a Star Trek fan, this show is
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packed with loveable characters and fun light
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hearted humour.
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<p class="alert alert-warning">
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Warning: occasional animated violence and "mature" humour.
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</p>
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<div class="card margin" style="width: 30rem;">
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<iframe height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/v27M_RgrLzU" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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<h4 class="card-title">The Australian Open Final</h4>
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<p class="card-text">
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We couldn't help but mention the most amazing thing
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that happened in tennis in 2022.</br>
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Right at the start of the year in one of the biggest
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tennis tournaments of the year, The Australian Open,
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was coming to a close.</br>
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Two giants of the sport Daniil Medvedev and Rafael
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Nadal were set to play it out in the finals with
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what would prove to be the most gruelling and
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entertaining match of the year.</br>
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We don't want to spoil it for you if your haven't
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seen the results. So if you did want to talk about
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it or hear our thoughts then let us know. It gets
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pretty crazy!
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</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<h2>Listen to this</h2>
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<h3>Podcasts</h3>
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<p>
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We both really enjoy listening to podcasts. Here are is an episode that really impacted us this year.
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</p>
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<div class="card-body">
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<h4 class="card-title">Peter Attia: #226 The science of happiness</h4>
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<p class="card-content">
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There's so much we liked in this episode, from advice in forming
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adult male friendships, to very interesting thought experiments that
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help to identify what is important to you to have a happy life.
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</p>
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<a href="https://peterattiamd.com/arthurbrooks/" target="_blank">
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<button class="btn-primary">
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</a>
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<h3>Music</h3>
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<p>
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We both love music and we've discovered a few new bands and songs
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that we fell in love with this year. Here is a small selection,
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though it was very difficult to narrow it down.
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</p>
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<h3 class="card-title">Maria</h3>
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<div class="card-content"></div>
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<h3 class="card-title">Chris</h3>
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<iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/3RIYlQ20buPfanKbSyGh98?utm_source=generator&theme=0" width="100%" height="100" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe>
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<iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/3sKW66uF6RAPUwrPxzuC08?utm_source=generator&theme=0" width="100%" height="100" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe>
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<iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/4KADjDJQoMJSGd0shHWO1b?utm_source=generator&theme=0" width="100%" height="100" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe>
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<h2>Things to do</h2>
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<p>
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We've really enjoyed finding new and interesting things to do this
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year. Here are a few ideas for days out that we loved.
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<img src="https://lh3.ggpht.com/p/AF1QipOZKfMvOGZ9X6glw4qxMaOFOz8XzJRrtOuDM3f6=s1536" alt="Sculpture park">
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<h4 class="card-title">Sculpture park</h4>
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<h5 class="card-subtitle">A walk through art that seems to come alive</h5>
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<p class="card-text">
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These parks are everywhere and full of beautiful
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sculptures. You can take however long you like to walk
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through and admire all the art.
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<p class="card-text">
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Do a search for "sculpture park" in Google Maps to find
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some close to you.
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</p>
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<img src="https://images.musement.com/cover/0003/83/thumb_282451_cover_header.jpeg?w=1200&h=630&q=60&fit=crop" alt="Botanical gardens">
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<h4 class="card-title">Botanical gardens</h4>
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<h5 class="card-subtitle">Travel all around the world in a single afternoon</h5>
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<p class="card-text">
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With plants from all over the world you can really feel
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like you're being transported to all sorts of tropical
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paradises. We both absolutely love nature, and having
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the opportunity to see so many rare and unique plants
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(and in some cases animals) is very very special.
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</p>
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<p class="card-text">
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Often these gardens will put on shows throughout the
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year which can be so incredibly beautiful.
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</p>
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</div>
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<div class="card-body">
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<h4 class="card-title">Live comedy</h4>
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<p class="card-text">
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We have a shared love of stand up comedy and have seen
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several shows over the years. We can't recommend it
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enough. Take a look at your local theatre and see who's
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touring. It pays to book ahead both for the excitement
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and the guaranteed good seats.
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</p>
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<p class="card-text">
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Some comedians we've seen this year and hope to see again:
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<ul>
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