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\u2018Lucky Dips\u2019 At Christmas<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n It has become somewhat of a tradition for a \u2018lucky dip\u2019 at Christmas for the Page Turners group. Everybody wraps a book and it is pot luck what you pull out of the hat. At our January meeting, members share their surprise gift.<\/p>\n This year was no exception with some members delighted with their find and others less so as gifts ranged from known and loved authors to short stories (as ever varied), to one person who was lucky enough to receive 2 books and one of them even had 2 books within 1!!!<\/p>\n A brief synopsis:<\/p>\n Once again we were fortunate enough to sample Babs\u2019s Christmas cake which was up to her usual very high standards!!<\/p>\n \u2018Lucky Dips\u2019 At Christmas It has become somewhat of a tradition for a \u2018lucky dip\u2019 at Christmas for the Page Turners group. Everybody wraps a book and it is pot luck what you pull out of the hat. 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