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The amount of rain was still a main concern, and with the reduced stock numbers, we have plenty of pasture, plus summer hay feed to keep our cattle well fed, while other neighbouring farms were beginning to struggle. For us we had no bank debt to worry about, we owned everything on the farm, and had some money saved for urgent or difficult times. By the time I came home at the end of the school year, summer had started just two weeks earlier, and already we have been having some very dry an
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We let Kyle and Jake to rest in their hotel rooms, as they needed some sleep, and Xander and the lads and I went to a café to get a late lunch snack, to pass some time. When we returned, we found Kyle and Jake chatting to the Concierge in the hotel lobby, and as soon as they saw us arriving, they ended their chat and came over to us. “I didn’t think he was your type Kyle?” I said softly, which made him laugh, “No, I was trying to get a date for you actually” Kyle replied, which made me blush, an
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The following day, the twins and Xander just wanted to relax, so I let them do that, reminding them, that we were having dinner with Mrs Cooper tonight, before she flies to Budapest to start her river cruise holiday. I went to the office to do some business work, as I had been getting some messages from the company accountant, wanting to have a meeting with me. Arriving back in the late afternoon, I had enough time to relax for just under two hours, before having to shower and get ready for
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Morning Chris
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Ever since I can remember, all I have wanted to do is to be a farmer just like my father and my grandfather, great grandfather, and great-great grandfather before me. My name is Lewis Grantham, and we have a farming property on the west coast of Australia, about an hour and a half north of the Capital of Perth. Our nearest town is known as Kilburn, a sleepy little town that was originally a small fishing and holiday community, mainly because it was so close to Perth, now the town of Kilburn
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Follow the story of Lewis Grantham, a young man, going through his teen years, working on the family on weekends and holidays, just like the 5 generations of the family before him, since 1865, and his adventures while on holidays in the UK, after graduation from high school. 19 chapters total.
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Even my editor hasn't seen it... Yet !!! LOL
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Hello my faithful readers I have a news scoop for you... Sebastian and his twin brothers, plus others, plus a little twist, from "NB A New Chapter", will appear, starting from Chapter 16, in an up coming new story to be published on GA in a few months time. So keep an eye out for them. Regards Preston aka Quokka
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Sorry, I may have got a little mixed up, I will check it
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“So big brother, where exactly are we starting this cruise from, and where are we going to?” Louis asked me as we sat down for dinner at a restaurant, and I chuckled, “You will just have to wait and see, you will know in good time, when we are at the airport heading to the yacht” I replied, “What, we have to wait 12 whole days, you got to be kidding, at least tell us where we will be cruising too?” Joachim responded. “Ok, I will give you that much, we are spending 9 glorious days cruising th
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He was in a strange new place and alone with total strangers, with no friends to keep him company, that is why he reacted this way...
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Once I had given Xander a full tour of the apartment, which didn’t take long, as Xander was running around exploring every room, I suggested that we all sit down in the lounge and chat for a few moments. “Oh, oh, big brother has something big planned for us” Joachim said, and I smiled at him. “Yes, in fact I do, I had a good reason to come here this weekend, and that is mainly to show you something special, so first thing tomorrow morning we are going for a drive to Escholzmatt, which is ab
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On the morning after we had arrived in Cape Town, I received the good news, that my generous offer had been accepted, with just two weeks for settlement, which I was pleased about. I made arrangements for our family to travel to London and to at a south of the river 5-star hotel, while we wait for the settlement to be finalised, and I would spend that time looking for suitable staff to keep the house in order. Two days after arriving in Cape Town, once I had finalised arrangements with the
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“I was wondering where you disappeared too, you have the whole crew out searching for you, inside and out” Paul said to me softly, after I had heard him quietly approaching, “Sorry, just need a bit of quiet time to myself” I responded, and the Captain chuckled, that is fine, I sometimes come here to get away from everything as well, it was Martin Prince, the chopper pilot who suggested looking up here” Paul said, as he grabbed a chair from the store room and joined me on the landing deck. “H
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“Well let’s just say I bought Douglas and the neighbouring farm to the South West, on North Camp Road, as an investment fund, for someone very special” I responded, still looking at Kyle, waiting for him to realise what I was hinting. It was his mother – Annette, who first understood what I was saying and she gasped loudly. Then Tom and Margaret caught on, as they saw me looking at Kyle, who looked confused, “What? Why are you staring at me like that Seb?” he asked. “I think what Sebastian i
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“Yes Mr Wagner, I am fully aware of who you are, I was at the service yesterday, and I enjoyed your friends singing during the service” the Magistrate replied, which made me smile, “Thank you for your kind words ma’am, I will let Kyle, who was Huon’s best friend and Xander, who is Huon’s son, know of your compliments” I responded. “Now tell me Captain Kingsley, what is the reason for this interesting display of costume today?” the Magistrate asked Paul. “Well ma’am, when I contacted Mr Wagne
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“Come on buddy, it is 8am, and we have church to attend in an hour’s ti… Oh man, you do not look to good” Kyle said when he stuck his head in the door. I groaned again, and buried myself deeper into my bed, and I heard the door softly close, glad that I was alone once more. Eventually I was forced to get up due to my full bladder, and after relieving myself, I took a shower to try and wake up properly. I managed to drink down a cup of tea and have a few bites of toast, before we drove to the
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Nah, four boxes of tissues... Lol
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As Mrs O’Malley grabbed her purse and room key, we stepped out of the suite, with me still carrying Alexander, who was surprisingly light, and I managed to fish out my mobile. “Guess what has arrived early?” the message read from the twins, and I sent a quick text back, “Yes I heard the horn blast, I am taking them down to look at it now”. As we approached the main jetty, Mrs O’Malley gasped, “Holy mother of Mercy” she said out loud, and I smiled, “This is the family ship, called the Souther
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Nothing had changed on the island, all the buildings and surrounds were the same, as we looked out the window of the taxi that was transporting us into town from the airport. When we arrived at our accommodation, both Eric and Mary came out to greet us with hugs from both of them, which caught my brothers by surprise a little, as we were ushered inside, to get out of the cold air, and give a cup of tea. Eric and Mary informed us that the grandmother and her grandson were thrilled to hear tha
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The third book of New Beginnings is now being posted. Quokka
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Twins POV Sebastian was standing in the crowd of relatives and friends, as we received our degrees in Business Management and Economics, from the Dean of Business at the University that we had been attending over the past 4 years, after completing our high school education in Bern, Switzerland. We are now 21 years old, and although we were very wealthy, our experiences in Australia, had kept us fully aware of the real life that surrounds us. Sebastian and us twins, lived in a modern 4-be
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This is the continuing story of Sebastian and his twin brothers, Joachim and Louis, plus Huon's son Xander
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Nothing has been written yet, but you never know, I may get around to it some day...
