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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Ray La Montagne - A Falling Through

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Cait O'Connor: I live in the heart of rural Wales in an old blacksmith's cottage with five acres of land that includes a river and the old forge. I am slowly creating quite a nature reserve here. I work part-time as a librarian. My passions? Books, poetry (both the reading and the writing of). Music, something I could not live without. Ireland, which is my spiritual home and Wales,my actual home. My animals, wildlife, gardening, walking, yoga, cooking. Last but not least my special family, the old and the new. Ambition? I want to be a Good News Reporter.

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