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Chucking Away John Betjeman…

Posted On 22/09/202022/09/2020 By David Waywellcomment

I’m here to declare victory over the assorted clutter. Not that the stuff is completely vanquished as much as stacked neatly in various corners. Much of it is the kind of stuff I know I should throw away but, at the same time, wonder if I might need it. For example, I have a dock […]

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