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Laura Jones

ARTIST LAURA JONES credits her spontaneous approach to life with taking her to some delightfully unexpected places…such as Exeter in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales.

“I go with the flow and seem to be a bit of a gypsy, taking opportunities as they arise,” she explains. “I suppose the fact that I am even here reflects that about my personality.”

Set amidst picturesque green countryside, the pretty village looks very English with its clipped hedges, leafy streets, little lanes and quaint, historic buildings. With three businesses on its single shopping street, the town’s population count falls short of 1000, and it was a series of fortunate events that led Laura to become one of their number.

One of the village’s businesses is

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