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Mar 4, 2022Liked by Alice Elgie-Smith

Wonderful, thank you for sharing these words. We had a shop like Annie's in our town that, like yours, closed suddenly one day. It was a most wonderful bookshop and I still miss it, it has been closed for about eight years now. It is now a big chain coffee shop.

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One of my favourite stories from The Times We Had! Annie reminds me a bit of Grandma, with her rosy cheeks and love of retelling her stories. Wonderfully written ♥

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Feb 17, 2022Liked by Alice Elgie-Smith

Again, Alice, this is beautiful! I "stumbled" across your site earlier this week, but these reflections are so poignant and speak to my soul. This is exactly the sort of things I find myself pondering in life...

Love this post!

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