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MARTINBOROUGH’s MUSE is MOVING ON

September 23, 2019 September 2019 No Comments

Yes, it’s true. After forty-five years in our town, Maree Roy, Martinborough Star’s regular muse, is moving South. This will mean taking lots of memories, and the basics needed for simple living, but regretfully leaving her home here. She would love for it to ‘go to a good home’, so it’s up for sale. If you are interested, you are welcome to call/txt Maree on 0274329634, or email maree.greenfrog@gmail.com.

Our STAR readers will hopefully be pleased that Maree will still be hard at work musing on all sorts of issues and her column will continue to feature each month. Thank goodness for that!

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