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About Me
- Shelley
- North Tyneside, North East England, United Kingdom
- I'm an American woman in my 60's, originally from Oklahoma, but now living in England. I write this blog mainly because I love to write, but also to share my experience of living abroad with others. I'm having a much bigger life than I ever imagined. I think it is one of the benefits of frugality, also of occasionally taking the scarier option.
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4 comments:
It's four hours away here in Oklahoma, but Happy New Year's to you, too!
Happy New Year!
Happy New Years to you too!! Glad to find you.
Here's hoping you and Bill have a great year. 2012 was a tough year here in OKC. Hopefully 2013 will be better but right night all I see is facing another year without Joanne.
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