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Hello
It's been non-stop since I last wrote with Twice appearing at lots of Christmas sales, the catalogue going out and the website throwing orders at us. Thanks to everyone who's chatted to us at fairs, come to our sale here at Inchyra and given us some fantastic feedback. Glad you like it all! There are now only 34 mail order shopping days to Christmas with last orders by mail on 20th December (we can send out by courier until 22nd) so however much you don't want to think about it, Christmas shopping is pretty inescapable now! Luckily, it couldn't be easier than shopping with us online or by phone so I've put lots of ideas in this email and there are many more on our website at www.twiceonline.co.uk. There's more news below about what's been going on in and around Twice - the result of our prize draw last month, a recipe for The Best Mince Pies In The World (really!), more music from our office playlist on Spotify and another plea for help - help me with my chicken naming! Here's wishing you happy shopping and a relatively stress-free run up to Christmas.  Caroline Hoyer Millar
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A few ideas for stocking fillers - of course, there's loads more on our website
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Great value, great quality, practical presents for the people you love ...
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Perfect for keen gardeners
A set of three different sized jute sacks ideal for storing root vegetables and bulbs over winter. Made from jute in the UK, they definitely tick the boxes of practicality and quality.
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Doll's Cot Sets
Especially made by us, these gorgeous sets include a top sheet, bottom sheet, pillow and pillow case - all made from cotton sheeting and a striped blanket made from vintage wool blankets. Little girls will love putting their favourite doll or teddy to bed like this - and washing their sheets along with Mummy's.
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 Hand-embroidered pillowcases and ruffle edged organza cushions
Anyone would be thrilled to receive any of our beautiful linens and cushions for their bedroom. Cotton pillowcases hand-embroidered with floral motifs and stunning organza pillows that will instantly add that certain something to any bedroom.
From £19.50
Click here
And there's much more in our Bedroom Department
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 Beautiful Bubble Glass Balls
Consistently one of our best sellers, these beautiful glass balls are either used as doorstops or make wonderful ornaments. We have just got the large version back in stock and so they are now available in either 14cm or 18cm.
From £28.00
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 Bringing tradition back to the kitchen
From our hand-turned sycamore Goldilocks bowls to our exclusive stoneware, beautiful French bee glasses, traditional teapots and white English china for the table, we've got lots to offer for lovers of tradition in the kitchen.
From £9.50
Click here
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And if you really want to spoil someone ....
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... why not indulge them with one of our delicious deerskin bags? Our own label bags are made from deerskin leather and suede in the last remaining Scottish deerskin tannery. Each bag is hand-made to our design and lined in limited edition vintage prints. The Lily (shown left) in suede is available in Midnight Blue and Chocolate Brown, and has three internal pockets and a full zip closing.
The Eleanor bag is a huge leather tote bag, often used in place of a briefcase or for travelling. It's smaller sister, Silvie, is a great everyday shoulder bag. Currently out of stock, we are expecting the next ten Silvie bags in the next week so if you want one, be sure to let us know.
Click here for further details on our full range.
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 The winner of last month's draw to win one of our gorgeous
Vintage Linen Tote Bags was
Sylvia Bullock of Pinner, Middlesex
Congratulations to Sylvia, who has already kindly written to say how much she loves her new bag - and many thanks to everyone who entered.
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Cluck, cluck - I'm a push over for a sob story ....
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About a month ago someone told me about the Battery Hen Welfare Trust which aims to bring the plight of battery hens to the fore but also arranges for ex-battery hens to be re-homed.  It's a great charity doing a great thing - and the whole idea immediately appealed to me - we have an increasing managerie of 'rescues' from an ex-race horse to Minty the cat - six bald ex-bats should fit in well! So on Sunday we went to the farm of Jim and Lorna Duff near Stirling to collect our girls. This photo was taken in the run where the 750 chickens were taken after being collected from the battery farm on Saturday. As you can see, things could have been better - they've lived their whole life in a small cage, standing on wire and don't know how to roost, use a nesting box or even that they should get out of the rain.
They are now happily ensconced in their new spacious home in our barn and ... have already produced their first eggs. Now we just have to teach them how to be chickens.
The children are naming one chicken each (Lavender and Petunia I think so far), Ray who will be looking after them while I'm away with Twice has named one Harriet, Twice's Finance and IT whizz (husband James!) has named one Lady Marmalade and I'm now stuck for ideas - and I bet you could do better so I'm going to give two of our beautiful vintage ticking Lavender Hearts (very fitting I thought) for the best name for my chicken! Entries please to info@twiceonline.co.uk. Result next month.
If you are interested in finding out more about the Battery Hen Welfare Trust click this link.
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On the office playlist this month ....
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Added to the office Spotify playlist this month are:
Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne
Me And My Shadow - Sammy Davis Jnr and Frank Sinatra (pure magic!)
Tiny Dancer - Elton John (get lump in throat every time with this one)
Looking at the Sun - Matthew Sweet (I'm straight back in the South of France)
Pure Shores - All Saints (one of the best pop songs ever recorded)
Drift Away - Dobie Gray (mmmm .....)
If you haven't already got Spotify in your life, just click here, follow the instructions - and welcome to a whole new world! If you're already converted, click here to go straight to the playlist. More tracks in next month's newsletter.
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Absolutely the best Mince Pies in the world!
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 We made our mince pies this weekend and so I thought I'd let you have this recipe for my mother's mince pies, which are, with out any doubt at all, the BEST MINCE PIES IN THE WORLD!
Ingredients
12oz self raising flour
5oz butter
1oz lard
1tsp caster sugar
2 egg yolks
Ice cold water
Pinch of salt
Milk for brushing
Mincemeat - with added brandy if you like! (My mother swears by Robinson's)
Preheat
your oven to 180C. Sieve the flour and caster sugar into a mixing bowl. Add the pinch of salt. Chop the butter and lard into small chunks (1 or 2cm square-ish) and rub in until the mixture is like breadcrumbs. Make a well in the middle and put the egg yolks in. Add a small amount of the cold water - approximately 2 tablespoons in total. Bring the mixture together and roll out to about 1/4". This is very short pastry so it will be fairly crumbly when you roll it out. Grease your pastry tin. Choose pastry cutters to fit with one slightly larger than the other. Cut equal numbers of the two sizes of pastry and line the pie tins with the larger of the two. Fill each pie with approximately 1tsp of mincemeat. Wet your finger and run around the rim of the pastry case and then pop the smaller one on top and seal it. Prick the top of each mince pie with gently with a fork and then brush the top of each pie with milk.
Bake at 180C for 10-12 minutes until golden.
If you make these now they will freeze beautifully and then that's one more thing done!
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Twice will be at these fairs and sales in the near future ....
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19-22 November - Country Living Magazine Christmas Fair, SECC Glasgow. 10-5 Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10-4 Sunday. For further information visit www.countrylivingfair.com.
23-24 November - Perth Mart Fair (which has moved to Stirling this year).
1-2 December - Kibble Palace Christmas Fair, Glasgow. In aid of Maggie's Centres.
19-20 December - Scotland's Christmas Fair, Glasgow.
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