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Bloganuary 20225 Comments

Wander and Wobble

January 5, 2022 franklparker

The trick was to keep up with the wandering and, grabbing hold of the handle, pump up and down to increase the speed of rotation before it started to wobble. Continue reading Wander and Wobble

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Life Changing Events

April 23, 2018December 29, 2020 franklparker

the risk involved in food retailing is enormous and we just could not compete with the supermarkets who were starting to develop their own deli counters and chilled ready meals. Continue reading Life Changing Events

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