When it comes to getting prepped for the Christmas season, the early bird gets the tinsel.
Nov 03, 2021
2 minutes
WORDS by PAT MCDERMOTT · ILLUSTRATION by EUN-YOUNG LIM
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My mother believed in getting ready for Christmas early. She always wrote a Christmas ‘to do’ list. Her first rule was to shop “before the rush”, which explains why we were the only family in Canada shopping for tinsel in August.
“Everybody’s going swimming,” I’d whine. “Exactly!” said Mum. “No
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