I remember taking an oath to myself that instead of finding the new friends my parents had obviously promised I would make at our new home, I would remain loyal to the two wee boys I had been friends with. My mother tried her best and invited the daughter of a bowling friend of Dad's to come to play. She had red hair and was a bossy boots and all it taught me was to beware of red headed women and bossy girls. I still spent time at my grandparents because Dad had to help with the tomatoes, the chickens and the big garden but I began to lose touch with the other two. Then it snowed! 

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The ploughing match seems to be a good idea to turn over the ground at Broon's field but when Jinks hears about it, his sporting instincts are aroused and he may find himself in financial difficulties. Broon has hardly had time to digest all this when the Flower Show committee demand his attention and the villages round about demand to know what arrangements will be made for the new competition. Broon will try to delegate but Miss Kirkwood may have other ideas.

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There's not only Maisie's reaction to consider, Ger, his daughter will suspect he is trying to match her up with young Gordon Lindsay. Broon is feeling a bit annoyed he ever agreed to go for Sunday lunch at the farm. Then Maisie meets Miss Kirkwood, who will be joining them after church and that puts a different look on the whole thing and Maisie tells Ger to be on her best behavior. This lunch is turning into a major event and JInks will want to make a comment and try to wind Broon up. Since Cedeco are no longer in the picture, someone must arise to become an antagonist. Maybe it will be the other villages, especially the snobbish Cluggie group who want to lay down the law for the flower show.
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