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May 22, 2008

In Devon, gates are for . . .

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. . . looking over, especially when they are at the end of your road.

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Looks so inviting. Is there a bull just around the corner or can one walk through and admire the view?

Well, knowing you, Juliet, you'd probably take a chance. But if you were unlucky, the running would help keep you in tip-top condition for your Race for Life. Great to see the donations coming in . . .

That's a nice view! It's funny, but seeing a view over a gate like that always brings to mind that poem of William Henry Davies', called 'Leisure'. It begins - 'What is this life, if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?'

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