What a friend we have in cheeses: Wyn Drabble
Wyn Drabble reckons if you find an old fondue pot in your kitchen cupboard, leave it there. Photo / NZME
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Wyn Drabble is a teacher of English, writer, public speaker and musician. He is based in Hawke's Bay.
Those of you who are longer in the tooth will know just how far we have come in the matter of cheeses.
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