Nice picture of Miranda. On a camel

The following note from Miranda Hanks in Brandon, Florida is one of many special greetings that SooToday.com is publishing over the holidays from expatriate Saultbies.

If you're a former resident now living 200 or more kilometres away, SooToday.com would be delighted to post your 800-word-or-less message.

It's absolutely free, but the deadline for submissions is the stroke of midnight on December 31.

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********************** Dear SooToday.com:

I log on to your website every morning before going to work and check out what is happening in the Sault.

The Sault is a great place to live and be from, and after 35 years I still miss being there.

I just wanted to say 'thanks' for giving us a way to keep in touch.

To family and friends in Sault Ste. Marie, wishing you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Brandon, Florida.

It seems that it was just yesterday that we were all celebrating Christmas, and taking turns sitting on Santa Rick’s lap.

The weather is great, but Christmas is just not the same without family and yes - snow.

We miss you!

Sandra, Marietta, and Little Anne – Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Dale, Kassie, and Miranda Hanks

********************** Look who else has written to us this year

Judy & Ellis send their love from Mexico Merry Christmas from a Great Dane! Season's Greetings from San Andres Island Season's Greetings from Sarnia This is Adam's first Christmas away from home Corporal Ken's photos from Afghanistan Oilers okay, but Debbie & Lisa miss Hounds First Christmas in Edmonton for Paul & Chantal Hugs and kisses from Cathy in Milton Big hug for Emily from three Sherwood Park girls Colleen shops at Station Mall...in Ottawa In London, gratitude fills Cathy Rohrer's heart Pam & Rich moved away last month. Already miss us Maddie in Ottawa writes nice poem about the Sault We got this from Peggy in Pickering Merry Christmas from Mike and his sweetie Bobby and Melissa check in from London Merry Christmas from Bruno in Mississauga In Kingston, Susan is thinking of us Merry Christmas from Texas, where there's no snow Two cute smiles from Maple, Ontario SooToday.com is Christmas tradition in Ben's family Gary almost makes it to the Sault from Florida Dapperly dressed Duncan says hello from St. Catherines Fremlin family news this year from a Duncan in Toronto Girl on camel misses the Sault's snow

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