This Witch Kept Digging Herself Out Her Grave
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- St Anne's is a church in the village of Woodplumpton in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn, and the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the deanery of Garstang. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. The churchyard at St Anne's is the supposed burial place of a 17th-century alleged witch named Meg Shelton.
Meg Shelton (Died 1705) known as the "Fylde Hag" was an English woman accused of witchcraft. Her grave can be seen at St. Anne's Church in Woodplumpton, now part of the City of Preston district of Lancashire.
Meg Shelton's real name is recorded by St Anne's Church as Margery Hilton. She was found dead in her cottage, crushed between a wall and a large barrel. According to local rumour, she was able to use her magic to make crops fail, turn milk sour and to cause illness in cattle. After her death, it was said that whenever they buried her in the graveyard, every so often her corpse would keep digging up to the surface. To prevent her from rising again, they buried her face down and had a large boulder placed on top of it. An alternative telling suggests that she was buried head down in a narrow shaft, accounting for the relatively small size of the boulder
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Thanks Dan. Interesting about Meg.
Thank you Ian mate, top channel supporter! Always appreciated
@@wendymortimer7966 even if she was a witch, it's just a religion that honors nature. It's prejudice against people who believe differently. Like the crusaders "repent or die!" or Roman's killing Christians in the Coliseum for sport! Racism at it's worst! "You are not as good as me & deserve to die!" Also demands for everyone to be the same...
It's sad to think most "witches" were just very knowledgeable women whom close-minded villagers ended up blaming for anything bad happening to them.
Sounds like witch talk 🤔
Ok well during the darkages amd even firther up to time.. Women were not educated they were not allowed to get educated'""
Not so much closed- minded, just scared uneducated folk
Like Clair in the Outlander series. Totally true. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. (Arthur C. Clark)
@Daniel Smith technology can also be diabolic as Oppenheimer found out.
My 11th great grandfather was John Minterne The Dark Conjurer of Batcombe in Dorset, England. There is an amazing story of him making a deal with the devil. He is buried at St. Mary Magdalene church in an ivy covered grave. He was married to Margaret Wolley and had ties to Queen Elizabeth the 1st. I would love for you to make a video on his grave and story! It would mean the world to me to see his grave through your eyes.
Wow what a title to have. I’m not sure when I’ll be down that way but I’ll do a video when I can. I’ll do some research on him
@@deadgoodwalks I would ever be so grateful. I live in South Carolina in the states, and discovered this through ancestry dna family tree. Who knows if I will ever be able to visit on my own, but hopefully I will one day.
And I'd love to see it, as well!
@@valkyrie1066 and me x
That really would ba an amazing video!
Thank you so much, Dan. So terrible what they did to those who were accused of being a witch.
No worries Cathy! It's so sad isn't it and there's probably 100s of more stories like Megs
@@deadgoodwalks I live near Salem, Ma. USA. 19 people were put to death for witchcraft. Tragic.
STILL PERSECUTING PEOPLE LOOK UP MOHAWKS KILLED BY CATHOLICS OH AND THE CHILDREN THEY ABUSE AS WELL FILTHY PEOPLE
GERALD GARDNER WHO INTRODUCED MODERN WITCHCRAFT INTO ENGLAND WAS A MEMBER OF THE HOME GUARD DURING WW2 NUFF SAID
That's why dictators should stamp out superstitious beliefs the way Stalin tried to.
I just found your channel a few weeks ago and want to say that I truly love it. The cemeteries and stories are so unique and the way you present them is very respectful and relaxing, thank you for taking us on these awesome journeys 🌹
Me too❤
Most locations are graveyards not cemeteries, like this one. In the UK a graveyard is attached to a church and has close associations with the parish of that church. Big difference to a cemetery, for obvious reasons, and much more historic.
Thank you Lee Anne. I'm glad you're enjoying my chilled out style
I love wandering through oldest parts of graveyards...sad to think so many were executed for being witches when most were just knowledgeable about herbs etc.Im glad I wasnt around then!
Graveyards always remind me that even though we value our lives as individual human beings,we are nothing but insignificant and it doesnt take long to be forgotten
I find the English Cemeteries so beautiful and fascinating! They are so well taken care of too! RIP Meg..✝
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Very interesting tour! Poor Meg. Some beautiful stones and art work. Many thanks!
Cheers liz
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Lovely church from the outside and a wonderful graveyard. You can tell they have tried to keep it in great condition. Loved the Witch stone, but then I'm a rock hound (geologist by training)!
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Beautiful headstones, especially the last one of the little girl w the poem.
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Poor old Meg... sounds like she had a specific set of skills that villagers could blame her for. I'd like to think she still gets out from under her boulder and wonders the graveyards before climbing into her resting place again. Great video 👍🏻
Yeah, turning milk sour....thats a petty claim I'd say. I do hope she does
I'd like to think so!
wanders not wonders
This was really interesting. Again, the monument carver's skill is shown in the angels and cherubs. It looks like someone planted a flower on Meg's grave. I wonder where I got the impression that an accused witch couldn't be buried in a church graveyard? I need to do some research! Thanks as always, Dan!
The flower was a sweet touch wasn't it. Yeah I thought that too but maybe we just think that because they're associated with evil?
I was always under the impression that witches could not be buried in consecrated ground as well. The Meg thing could be a myth.
Good point! My family once questioned whether I SHOULD be buried with them. And that's in the 20th century.
I should think the idea or practice of not burying accused witches in "consecrated" grounds (church yards) came about as a threat and punishment (like a form of excommunication) because Wicca elevates the feminine divine in opposition to the male dominated patriarchal Papacy/Catholic Church. And Wicca celebrates nature as opposed to a single male figure.
These cemeteries are kept so lovely! Again I really enjoy your commentary and your respect of these people.
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What a well kept Churchyard.I really enjoyed watching.Thank You!🥰
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Very appreciated your respectful way of researching!
Thank you Katharina x
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@@Trevorjennings679 thank you, Trevor, very kind of you🫶 I'm fine, 4x vaccinated and never got it😅 And you? Are you fine as well? glG katharina💫
Thanks for finding a few of my family members. Cheers Richard Threlfall
Wow, no problem Richard. Happy you could see them
@@deadgoodwalks You pronounced Threlfall correctly! Thanks for that too. 😀
It's interesting to see the tall iron fences around some memorials. Makes me wonder what they were attempting to protect it against.
There's always a grave robber lurking around
Usually it's to keep livestock from walking over.
Most stones are in excellent and readable condition. The poor person buried under paving stones.Beautiful church yard. Never heard the story about her. You have a lovely accent. (I’m in Massachusetts)
Thank you very much Roberta
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Hi Dan, new subscriber here, love your channel dude! Have been binge watching your videos today and seeing all the really old graves, plus the history that goes along with them. It reminds me of a comedy special I saw years ago that Eddie Izzard put on, when he comes to the stage and introduces himself, he says at one point, “I’m British, from England, you know where history comes from,!”. 😂. Take care brother! -Steve
Hi Steve, welcome to the channel! Thanks for subscribing. Hahah maybe that could be my tag line lol
I wonder what really happened that people thought she kept digging herself out?
Being a witch she was probably not given a very sturdy coffin, likely the wood roted and began to allod dirt to drop in, causing the ground to form sinkholes, gas pockets and such.
Never get a witch mixed up with fallen angels. People's greed just told a major story and women were losing thier rights
Another awesome video Dan. That was sad how they buried Meg. Just a rock to mark her grave, no name or anything. I love the cemetarys/graveyards there. I could walk through them all day. Here in America ours aren't so amazing, at least I haven't found one yet. Loved the video. Love from Georgia USA
Thank you so much Joan, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos.
Where I live in north central Ohio, my area has several that look very similar to this one. But None are from 1688! When I was younger & better health, I used to take my grandkids & dog walking & reading stones in the cemeteries.
@@marshawargo7238 Many graveyards in the UK are much older than 1688.
@@marshawargo7238 I live in a small town in Georgia and the closest one to look similar to those in the UK are in Savannah Georgia. But I don't think any as old as 1688. Maybe 1700's or 1800's.
You haven't been to any of the good old ones yet then, there are beautiful, fascinating cemeteries in the States. The ones in New Orleans and in Savannah Georgia (surprised to hear you live in Georgia but think we don't have amazing cemeteries) are the first to come to mind. I live in Durham and the Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh is really old and beautiful.
Thanks for sharing🪦
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@@Trevorjennings679 Yes, I'm well thanks
Thank you for sharing with us all 👍🏻 RIP MEG ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Hi, wow this was interesting, I LOVE witches ☺️ I couldn't help smiling when you said she kept climbing out of her grave🤨 this place is beautiful, thanks for the walk, stay save x
Hopefully no one moves the rock lol
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England has some beautiful Cemeteries. If I ever visit London I'll be checking out the Cemeteries myself. But this was interesting story. Sad too with how they treated someone accused of Witchcraft or even refusing to take the Last Rights.
Wow crazy how superstitious these people were. Poor woman I hope that made them feel safe such a tragedy 🎭
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Fantastic!! So interesting!! Thanks for the tour!! Loved every minute of it!!❤🌞🇺🇸🙏
Thank you! Careful of those shoelaces!
Another great walk. It makes me sometimes so melancholic!
Glad you enjoyed it
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@@Trevorjennings679 I am still doing fine. Thank you for your kind question it is much appreciated. Luckily I did not catch COVID-19. Kind regards Martha
Poor Meg, at least they buried her in the church yard, great walk, thank you 👍👍👍👍
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I’m going with this woman figured out the approximate shelf span of milk, knew enough about agriculture to tell when a farmer would have a bad yield and knew enough about livestock to tell when they were coming down with something. Also most likely she wasn’t actually dead. She was likely alive, probably unconscious with very shallow breathing, and when she came to she found a way to dig herself out (911 operators literally have protocols and training to talk someone through digging themselves out when buried alive) and kept doing it as many times as she had to until they put a boulder on her and probably murdered her
Love your work! Many thanks to you for your excellent videos which are so interesting, so clear and at a perfect speed. You have an exceptional talent! 👍🇨🇦
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Thank you, I enjoy the history ❤
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Love the peace one finds in a cemetery. Interesting little video.
Thanks Raven
@@deadgoodwalks I'm in Wales, we have some real old little cemetery here, especially in the small chapels in remote places. I'm going to visit one right on top of a mountain soon. The only cholera cemetery in Wales. No Chapel just graves on a plot on the mountain.
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@@Trevorjennings679 , covid isn't causing problems here any longer. Hooe yoir good 😎
Thanks man. Another great outing. You've been busy this week. Shame about that poor old girl who got squashed by the barrel. That kind of lore and stories following someone for nearly 320 years is awful. Be careful out there, have a great one!
Thank you Mike! Very busy and lots more to do
I think you said one of Meg’s talents was making milk sour. 😳 I think many of us would be in trouble today if someone looked in our refrigerators. Thank you for the lovely tour. PS: sometimes I forget how short lives were back then. Sad.
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Thank you for your interesting tours. I think there are similar examples across the pond, in the US, (remember Salem?) where the witches were buried with stones on top to stop them from resurrecting!
You're welcome Caroline. Oh really? I didn't know that had stones on them too
@@deadgoodwalks yes, I live in tennessee, and we have a few witches, some of the houses are still standing. The bell witch is famous and you can still go into the cave where she was possessed. The few witches in my hometown have smaller rocks covering g their grave or bricks. The legend is if you take a brick or a rock the witch will come and take it back or will haunt you until it's returned. Somehow the stones or brick pieces do disappear.
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Beautiful and interesting. Do you know what made everyone think she was digging herself out? How many times did it happen? And how was it that she was allowed to be buried in consecrated grounds? Sorry for so many questions lol
I'm wondering if it was just grave robbers or teenagers just digging her up for a dare.
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I love the videos that have both elements of paranormal and history for me it's a win-win you can't go wrong with these videos thank you for making them
My first comment for your channel, I am in love with your channel and how well the videos are made, beautiful and respectful commentary and very well shot. I am happy to find your work as I find cemeteries so peaceful, I also love the art and architecture of the Victorian age in cemeteries, the stories of those interred. Liked and subscribed!
Really nice to hear James, thank you!
Poor woman was probably just a collector of herbs and natural remedies. It’s likely she delivered a few babies and used a few of her mixes to help people out. One unfortunate incident in the village and they all look at her.
Sounds very feisty doesn't she
@@deadgoodwalks Totally, most definitely a witch ah.
Once while in school we had a field trip to our town’s cemetery lol. It was very interesting living in Michigan we were shown the grave warmer. Used to break the frost in the ground and the cold storage for winter months. We have 3 cemeteries that have cold storage crypt’s you can see. That is one thing I’ve noticed your cemetery doesn’t have cold crypt’s, your ground must not freeze. Of course the cold crypt’s are no longer used because of backhoes but neat historical. 🇺🇸
How strange! I've never heard of a grave warmer, I'll look it up. The crypt is usually under the church in most cases.
@@deadgoodwalks if you look up Oakwood Cemetery Saline Michigan the is a nice picture of the cold crypt when it was too cold to dig the ground. 🇺🇸
Thank you for giving dates. It makes the videos more interesting.
Love your channel, you have a nice relaxing voice too. The graves with just the initials of the person and the date they passed away is because you had to pay per letter.
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The headstone from 1689 is for Alice Evlyn Carter, that’s all the info provided.
Thank you for taking the time to figure it out, I couldn't even read it when I watched it back.
Absolutely beautiful
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Poor soul. May she rest in peace
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That war grave, it was a Canadian soldier !!!😲😲😲
Such a clean cemetery very nice
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The 4 year old and 8 year old really hit the mark for me and struck tears. That would be so tragic to lose your special child that young, I can't imagine.
Alot of very cool monuments, really great video.
Yeah it gets me too. I try not to think about it too much otherwise I’d choke up too
Great content for us that unable to visit . I'm sure others have suggested that if u take a picture of the writings on the graves u can see the writings better, even if it's really bad . I've seen other channels do that and it helps alot. Again thank u. I love cemetery's and even use to live in one when my dad use to be a caretaker of one here in southern California in the 70's.
You have a wonderful channel and such interesting content. Thank you for all the work you put into it and also for sharing it with us.
Something about the beginning of your video reminds me of a scene in a Dr. Who episode. I can’t help but wonder if it was filmed at the same church.
Take care everyone 👋🏻
Thank you Greycee B!
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It's nice to see it is so well maintained.
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I love reading old headstones
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Another beautiful explore and if that is even slightly true about Meg am surprised buried there 😮 cute a pink flower was there by the rock ❤ Rest in Peace. Very well kept this one ❤
Very interesting about Meg . But why if she was accused of being a which why did they burie her on hallow ground? May she R.I.P. 🙏
We'll probably never know
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Pretty cemetery and well kept. Amazing story, I've heard of her but don't know how sadly alot of women accused of being a 'witch' were killed. RIP Meg 🌹
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What a fascinating video great content who planted the witches flower cool 😊✌️
Maybe Meg grew it 😧
I love your videos! I do find it fascinating on how many people were named Mary i see several people named Mary in every video 😊
Mary's everywhere I go lol
I just stumbled across your channel... and I'm digging it! Thank you for this great content, I'll be binge watching 🖤
*** by the way, could someone plz tell me what's up w/ the coffin shaped grave markers? Ty!
Sad how certain people were picked to be witches. They knew nothing of witchcraft.
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Awesome to see an actual English cemetary
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Hello from Australia ❣️
G'day Blue!
What interesting graves
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Your subs are still on the UP a testament to your sound content
Thanks Julie, who would have known so many people would enjoy what I do.
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I wish they would replace the bolder with a marble slab or something nice for her.
But she’d escape lol
Rest in peace Meg. This is a beautifully neat and well kept cemetery
Rest IN PEACE 🙏 Little AUDREY!!
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Nice to see a very well kept graveyard ☺️
Just found your channel, quite interesting tyvm
Welcome Tina
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I love ❤️ watching your videos so interesting….. stay safe and take care wherever you go. watching from Doha Qatar 🇶🇦
Thank you Mhel! Hello to Qatar!
Again tnks for the information
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Not just women were accused as witches sometimes children men were accused of it for many reasons half of it was greed because then their land and property would be auctioned off to the town. Usually to those who run the bank or the head of the town aka the mayor or chamberlain depending on their title.
So sad to know that Meg is buried for eternity with the title of being a "Witch"
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It’s so disrespectful to continue calling her a witch as if it was a fact. How can someone Rest In Peace ?
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I have a few relatives buried there ,its a beautiful location woodplumton x
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@trevorjennings35Gmail. hello ,I'm fine thank you for asking
Thank you verymuch
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@trevorjennings35Gmail. l'm fine thanks - how are you doing ?
Its so sad to see graves of children. I always wonder how they died.
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Poor Lady...you said she was found stuck between a barrel and a wall dead. Let me tell you one of the scariest things that happened to me during covid lockdown at home. I got stuck upside down between a wall and a really high queen size bed. I was stuck upside down from about my knees down and my head and arms were reaching under the bed. So, when trying to yell for help I was muffled by bedding and it's impossible to be in that fuxing position for a few minutes and to yell loud enough for a bloke to hear me down the hall with a Star Wars movie playing in surround at the other end of my house. Finally I found a big cologne bottle and spray on deodorant and I was bashing on the floor. When jaja binks finally shut I he heard me. That is the worst thing in the world. I don't want to jinx myself but, I think my only phobia is claustrophobia. Masks for a year had me sweating in the winter because I'm nuts it my head thinking I couldn't breathe. I didn't get covid though...only by siblings and read on if you wonder why I thought better them than me...the bastards. It was just my spouse and I at home. We aren't old yet but, just before covid I was having a surgery on one of my kidneys...I have a condition that makes me need kidney stone surgery every two years...both sides. It started during puberty and it was at that age when I thought I did something to myself, ahem, I couldn't pee. So, yeah...it's a drag but, I know what's wrong and if it's my worst health thing I could deal with it. However, I had one kidney done and the other was due a month later. The kidney thing came up because I had been putting it off my Mum got crazy, violent dementia that came suddenly, was insanity, was really sad and then she was gone. So, instead of being able to address my health my siblings refused to step in and help. When my mum got sick my spouse and I moved into the In-law apartment in the house I bought her. Anyway, I was put on a catheter for a year and I lost a lot of strength because I just got a cast off for a shattered foot when my Mum was still alive. It was too much time without regular exercise and I swim all year round. I'm still recovering all this time later. Sorry, you just wound up being my therapist in this comment and I'm pissed and now I feel more calm. Thanks, great video.
Whenever you focus in on the angels, I can't help thinking about the Weeping Angels from Dr Who 🙈
Rest in peace Meg, you are not forgotten.. As above, so below.
So mote it be
Awww I love the little angel for the little girl and all so for for the other children. And not forgetting you Meg rest in paradise.
Thank you -I love creepy stories.
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I’m curious about the burial of the witch in a church graveyard. Wouldn’t they had buried her in non-holy ground?
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It's pretty easy to turn milk sour.
Said the Witch! lol x
@@deadgoodwalks be careful what you say, I could be one and your herd of cattle could be in trouble!
The place to go is High gate cemetery, which has resident ghosts,vampires, a couple of ghouls as well if legends are to be believed. Or Brookewood, one of the largest Victorian cemetarys that had its own dedicated railway line.
Yes Highgate is amazing, I've 2 videos on the channel from my visits there. Not made it to Brookwood yet but it's on the list.
RIP Meg Shelton!! XXXX 💔😥
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@@Trevorjennings679 Stop scamming and harassing people!!
i will give anyone $100.000 american to remove that stone and wait to see what happens. LOL.
It is very good to Visiting the graves is desirable for admonition, consideration, and a reminder of death and the horrors of the Hereafter, and the benefit of the dead by praying for them
I thought witches were not buried in sacred ground as a church yard? So maybe she had special dispensation of the minister to be allowed to be on sacred ground?
I thought "witches" were NEVER buried in hallowed ground like church yards. Have to wonder when the story of her being a witch started
Yeah, oh dear, indeed!
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Thanks Dan. 😊
Poor Meg!
Nothing worse than some witch making your milk sour .
Probably a big deal in those days lol
This cemetery is grand.😊
They would have never buried a witch on hollowed ground. Ever.
thank you Dan love it
This is a place i want to visit. Beautiful place.
New sub here, loved it! Love sent from Louisiana 🖤🤘👄🖤
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