Sweet Shop
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When I was 8 years old in 1965 my parents bought a sweet shop in Crouch End, North London where we lived for a few years before moving to Essex. Years later in 1990 when I was married, we moved even further away about 150 miles North where my husband and I bought a house in a small village in the Lincolnshire Wolds and invited a few neighbours around for drinks. One lady who lived around the corner, originated from the London area, I mentioned that my parents used to own a sweet shop and she said that in the 1960s she used to date a young man whose parents owned a sweet shop in Crouch End. After further discussion, we realised that he had the same surname as the elderly couple my parents had bought their shop from and was indeed their son! When you consider how many sweet shops there must be in London and the fact that we were both relocated in a small village 150 miles away, and it was 25 years later, the chances of this happening must be very remote!
from Susan Tompkins
Date submitted:Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:48:45 +0000Coincidence ID:5431
