Visiting Wantage

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Visiting our Daughter and family in Australia where they live, my wife and I took a trip up country. Needing refreshments on the trip at lunchtime we followed a signpost to a small community of bungalows and a Bowls Club. The latter said open to all so in we went and ordered sandwiches and cold drinks. We, obviously, attracted a deal of attention and a large elderly lady approached and, after the usual "G'day" asked where we were from. On hearing we were from the UK she asked where a bouts and we said "near Oxford" and she said "where near Oxford". I replied "Wantage" and large lady said "Oh, my sister lives there in the retirement bungalows in Maryfield". This road is about 150 yards from our house! Is that amazing or what? We now live in Devon and never did get to meet the sister. Mr.Brian R
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Date submitted:Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:55:47 +0000Coincidence ID:5312