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No matter how much my Mum tried to speak softly about the outrageous goings on in the Presbyterian Church with ‘that manĀ Geering’, I could hear her telephone whisperings. One of the great advantages of my childhood bedroom was its proximity to the telephone. A significant cream instrument with braided cord, set upon a clever combination Read more