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THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

THIS HOUSE HAS GROWN UP WITH MY FAMILY OVER THE PAST 18 YEARS. IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK, THEY’D BE SQUEALING. I don’t think they were properly prepared for the pre-adolescents that invaded their space back in 2000, along with the 18-year-old preparing herself for varsity, accompanied by two parents working full time and a dog with the character of a black Lassie. (She really was black – a crossbreed Alsatian/Rottweiler whom we named Onyx). We were the

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