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Re: Hello from Ellington, CT

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Aub is north of us in the frankish part of Bavaria, near Würzburg. I'm located half an hour south of Munich on the Starnberger lake.
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What Oblibion and everyone else said. Impossible to improve upon them.

Welcome Robin and any Newcomers I missed this week! :)
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That's over by Lake Shenipsit isn't it? My dad's family hails from the Briston, Plainville area, and now that my folks are semi retired they live down on the south coast. My Nancy Drew books were all gift wrapped for Christmas, but I would usually spend the rest of the day locked in.
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Welcome to BookTalk.org. :)
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