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It was such a pleasure to sink one's hands into the warm earth, to feel at one's fingertips the possibilities of the new season.

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Kate Morton
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 19
Author
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Berri
South Australia
Australia
Pleasure
Sink
Hands
Gardening
Earth
Possibilities
Feel
Season
Feels
Seasons
Warm
Garden
Fingertips
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Gardener

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