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The Granary at Newbrook House


The Night I Bought a Granary
I’ve never been a steadfast proponent of making definitive plans, and indeed when a promised, long-awaited and very much deserved promotion fell through, I greeted the news with a mixture of shock and relief. Alas, what is one to do in such a situation, when they have reached the point of no return and are well and truly in a state of limbo? Why, escape into a very large glass of the finest claret and avoid any and all decision-making for as long as possible. Although, in my

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