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Gifts, Graft and the Press

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Nov 01, 2011
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Halloween is here, and I was pondering what might be in the cupboards for any surprise treat-or-trick visits from kids in the neighborhood but all I found was an empty cookie tin, which set me wondering.

I bought the tin of cookies from a local bakery that used to be a quiet little shop run by a housewife who baked her wonderful cakes and cookies at home…

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