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    From super70s@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 16 23:35:24 2023
    WEST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND - In April 2021 Phil Garner, 67, found a
    duckling wandering alone close to his home, when he couldn't locate its
    mother, he brought it home to wife Julia, 66, and named it Freda. After
    living in the couple's home, Freda flew the coop in October 2022, but
    this spring she strolled up the Garners' driveway -- with 11 ducklings
    behind her! The crew is now cozy in [a small fiberglass pond] in the
    Garners' garden, which is "chaos," Phil says. "But I'm not bothered."

    - People, 7/24/23

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  • From jmcquown@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 17 16:53:30 2023
    On 7/17/2023 12:35 AM, super70s wrote:
    WEST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND - In April 2021 Phil Garner, 67, found a
    duckling wandering alone close to his home, when he couldn't locate its mother, he brought it home to wife Julia, 66, and named it Freda. After living in the couple's home, Freda flew the coop in October 2022, but
    this spring she strolled up the Garners' driveway -- with 11 ducklings
    behind her! The crew is now cozy in [a small fiberglass pond] in the
    Garners' garden, which is "chaos," Phil says. "But I'm not bothered."

    - People, 7/24/23

    Cool story, although it beats me how the date on it is a week from today ;)

    Jill in Southern South Carolina

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  • From super70s@21:1/5 to jmcquown on Mon Jul 17 20:16:50 2023
    In article <u949ob$1be0k$1@dont-email.me>,
    jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

    On 7/17/2023 12:35 AM, super70s wrote:
    WEST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND - In April 2021 Phil Garner, 67, found a
    duckling wandering alone close to his home, when he couldn't locate its mother, he brought it home to wife Julia, 66, and named it Freda. After living in the couple's home, Freda flew the coop in October 2022, but
    this spring she strolled up the Garners' driveway -- with 11 ducklings behind her! The crew is now cozy in [a small fiberglass pond] in the Garners' garden, which is "chaos," Phil says. "But I'm not bothered."

    - People, 7/24/23

    Cool story, although it beats me how the date on it is a week from today ;)

    Jill in Southern South Carolina

    People is a weekly that dates their issues a couple of weeks ahead, I
    guess they figure it gives them more newsstand longevity or maybe make
    up for the time it takes some subscribers to get it.

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  • From jmcquown@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 17 23:00:10 2023
    On 7/17/2023 9:16 PM, super70s wrote:
    In article <u949ob$1be0k$1@dont-email.me>,
    jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

    On 7/17/2023 12:35 AM, super70s wrote:
    WEST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND - In April 2021 Phil Garner, 67, found a
    duckling wandering alone close to his home, when he couldn't locate its
    mother, he brought it home to wife Julia, 66, and named it Freda. After
    living in the couple's home, Freda flew the coop in October 2022, but
    this spring she strolled up the Garners' driveway -- with 11 ducklings
    behind her! The crew is now cozy in [a small fiberglass pond] in the
    Garners' garden, which is "chaos," Phil says. "But I'm not bothered."

    - People, 7/24/23

    Cool story, although it beats me how the date on it is a week from today ;) >>
    Jill in Southern South Carolina

    People is a weekly that dates their issues a couple of weeks ahead, I
    guess they figure it gives them more newsstand longevity or maybe make
    up for the time it takes some subscribers to get it.

    Okay.... still a nice little story about the duck and ducklings. :)

    Jill

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