‘About a fortnight ago I was made aware that Christmas was near. Bits of nature seemed to have got into the shop windows; boughs with frost on them and rustic-work fences. Whenever I opened a newspaper or magazine I was told what I should give to her or she to me. Whole pages were devoted to advocating that I should put on a red robe and a white beard and present my wife with some large piece of domestic machinery.’
Season’s greetings from SF HQ, where we’re warming mince pies, stock-taking and tidying-up as we prepare to shut up shop for the Christmas break. The last orders for the year have now been dispatched and the office will be closed from 2 p.m. on Monday 23 December until 9.30 a.m. on Friday 3 January 2025.
We are so grateful for your orders and hope that all items are well received. While most things arrive in good time and in good order, inevitably the odd thing goes astray or arrives in less than perfect condition. If this is the case please let us know as soon as possible ([email protected] / +44 (0) 207 033 0258) and we can arrange replacements to be sent out in the New Year. And if you need an emergency gift card to tide you over, you can click here to download one of our plain printable gift cards.
We send our great thanks to you all, our dear readers around the world who have kept us going throughout the year with generous orders and messages of goodwill and we look forward to catching up with you when we’re back at our desks in January.
For now, we’ll leave you with a seasonal excerpt from A Countryman’s Winter Notebook by Adrian Bell. You can scroll down this newsletter to read on your device, or click here to read on our website.
With best wishes for a very happy Christmas from the SF office staff
Izzy, Rebecca, Isabel, Jess & Jennie
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