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Those unexpected neighbors
Bill Smiley reflects on a summer week at Grandad’s farm with visiting relatives and old friends. He recounts the constant social demand, the chaotic but nostalgic routines, and a plan to retreat to the bush, hoping for solitude away from the familiar faces and familiar haunts of home.
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Saida
Range
Ottawa
Grandad
Grandad’s
Skin
Don
Mac
Eenny
Murdoch
George
Pip
Kitten
Louie