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Stookey Hill: A Serial, Part Four
Part Four – Harry’s Shoppe Today I share Part Four of ‘Stookey Hill’ – meet Harry, owner of the local mini-mart! Part Four – Harry’s Shoppe Harry Dinkum had bought the modest premises he now occupied in the spring of ’77. After a whirlwind romance with the woman who later became his wife, Bettina, he…
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Stookey Hill: A Serial, Part Three
Part Three – Mrs Dorado at No. 42 Here’s part three of my series – Stookey Hill. Today we meet Mrs Dorado who lives next door to the Bakery! Part Three – Mrs Dorado at No.42 There were distinct advantages in living next door to the bakery. For a start: the smell. It was, as…
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Stookey Hill: A Serial, Part Two
Part Two – The Park Place Bakery Yesterday I introduced you to part one of my series on the fictional street of ‘Stookey Hill’. Here is part 2! Today, the story continues with Primmie and the bakery in which she works! Part Two – The Park Place Bakery Primmie was often late to work. In…
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Stookey Hill: A Serial, Part One
Part One – The Flat Above Park Place Bakery My journey to work many, many years ago used to take about 15 minutes. On that journey I would drive up a long street of houses, shops, markets, flats…lots of traffic lights and pedestrian crossings…and quite often get stuck there during busier times of the day.…
