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Celebrations and Jubilations!!
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We hugged and cried, screamed and panicked all at the same time.
Fingers and Toes crossed..
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What if there are termites we gulped, there’s got to be something wrong with it we chortled, fear rapidly dissolving my confidence.
OMG!!
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Madame opened the huge old heavy carved door with her large antique key, to total blackness. There is no power she said (I think) or maybe there is nothing inside, or it’s haunted… For the price of the house, I imagined a huge ruin, cobwebs, torn walls, broken beams and dripping Mold. I sniffed at the blackness and smelt no familiar mustiness, which was a good start. Madame had a huge torch in her hand as she had anticipated the blackness. As I peered into the house with great trepidation, the torch fired up. I blinked to focus as my...
February 29th 2016, Fairy tales
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I peered at a photo of a spiral staircase with a beautiful handpainted scrolled design and an incredible ornate bannister, surrounded by a frescoed wall. Gone with the wind sprang to mind. I burst out laughing as it looked like it belonged in the palace of Versailles.
28th February 2016, Castles and ruins
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I also have to concentrate more. Driving on the right side of the road is such a different sensation. Passing on the left, having a steering wheel on the left, looking left at an intersection. Driving around a roundabout the completely wrong way is terrifying!!