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Posts published by “Louise Simson”

The Mighty AVA Website Lives On

When I first joined the District, I heard about the wildcard local newspaper and was advised to not engage. So upon hearing that, of course, I absolutely had to meet the Editor. I was kindly…

A Little Christmas Tale

The excitement of Christmas in our post-war family of six was more than a little girl could stand. There were no extravagant gifts. My plasterer dad only worked when the sun shined and that didn’t…

The Fishing Pole

When I was a little girl more than 40 years ago, I thought fish were slimy, yucky, disgusting things. An opinion that I held for a long time, punctuated only with a tolerance for poached…

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