The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman

By jeand

 

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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 1

By jeand on Tue, 28 Jul 2015

July 31, 2012 Where ever I go these days, I feel like people are staring at me. Watching me. It makes me uncomfortable. I'm a perfectly normal person...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 2

By jeand on Wed, 29 Jul 2015

August 10, 2012 Stan I'm 20 years old - and live on my own, having left my mother and step-father years ago, and having been in and out of work...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 3

By jeand on Thu, 30 Jul 2015

I was starting to get worried. Why was I in the back of this white van on my own, and where was this woman taking me? It didn't make sense. Suddenly...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 4

By jeand on Fri, 31 Jul 2015

August 30th, 2012 Stan I was fed up. I’d been round the houses in the area I'd been assigned, and had only made one sale so far. It was cold, wet and...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 5

By jeand on Sat, 01 Aug 2015

August 30, continued. Stan I found this plan of the old lady's too much to get my head around. She seemed to think that my boss was using me as a...
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By jeand on Sun, 02 Aug 2015

August 31, 2012 Minnie The next day, I decided that I should make my move and visit the police station in town, to acquaint them with my theory, and...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 7

By jeand on Mon, 03 Aug 2015

August 31, 2012 Stan It only took me about ten minutes to cross Station Road, and walk down Ley Hey Avenue. I found the right cross street, and was...
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By jeand on Tue, 04 Aug 2015

Stockport Times Saturday, September 1, 2012 Death of Unidentified Woman in Marple Police are asking the public to help identify a woman who was...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 9

By jeand on Wed, 05 Aug 2015

September 7, 2012 It was mid afternoon when I got back to Minnie's house. It looked just like before – untidy garden – curtains just as they'd been...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 10

By jeand on Thu, 06 Aug 2015

Stockport Times Friday September 7, 2012 Death of Unidentified Woman in Marple Police are again asking the public for help to identify a woman who...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 11

By jeand on Fri, 07 Aug 2015

Stockport Times September 8, 2012 New Leads in the Unidentified Victim Case Following our last article, the newspaper and TV news departments have...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 12

By jeand on Sun, 09 Aug 2015

September 8, 2012 Later that day, I was sitting in the living room when it suddenly struck me that when I was outside looking for hidden treasure, I'...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 13

By jeand on Mon, 10 Aug 2015

September 9, 2012 The next morning, nice and early, and with luck a bright sun in the sky, I decided to make a start on investigating the attic space...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 14

By jeand on Tue, 11 Aug 2015

Stockport Times September 10, 2012 Update on the progress of Mystery Hit and Run Victim No one has been able to identify the old woman in Marple who...
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By jeand on Wed, 12 Aug 2015

September 10, 2012 When I got home that evening, I decided that I must make a listing of the silver in the attic, and do the same sort of thing for...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 16

By jeand on Thu, 13 Aug 2015

September 12, 2012 I decided when Wednesday turned out to be a pleasant day that I'd wash clothes. I emptied all the stuff from the hamper in the...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 17

By jeand on Fri, 14 Aug 2015

Stockport Times September 12, 2012 New evidence in the search for the name of the unidentified body Police report they have had an anonymous tip...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 18

By jeand on Sat, 15 Aug 2015

When I arrived back in Marple I thought that I'd better do some quick planning because now that Minnie was actually dead, and I'd said I was her...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 19

By jeand on Sun, 16 Aug 2015

Stockport Times Thursday, September 13, 2012 Hit and Run Victim Identified The police have finally been able to identity the body of the elderly...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 20 - Stan Gets Caught

By jeand on Tue, 18 Aug 2015

September 16, 2012 Sunday I had a hangover. I'd really laid one on the night before. But I thought I needed to have some way of expiating my worries...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 21 - More on Helping with Inquiries

By jeand on Wed, 19 Aug 2015

Stan's interrogation at the police station continued. “I find it incredible that you could have lived in Marple for two weeks and have never realised...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 22 - The Funeral

By jeand on Thu, 20 Aug 2015

Stockport Times Tuesday September 18, 2012 Last rites for Hit and Run Victim Stockport crematorium was the scene of the last rites for 70 year old...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 23

By jeand on Sun, 23 Aug 2015

October 22, 2012 It was the Friday after the funeral when I got the details in the post from the Stockport Police Station about my court case. I was...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 24

By jeand on Wed, 26 Aug 2015

January 23, 2012 A few days later, I got the solicitor's letter, which said the Mills would employ me for a salary of £1250 for the entire job no...
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By jeand on Sat, 29 Aug 2015

January 24, 2012 The next day I did more or less the same in the dining room. I decided to skip the kitchen and after that do the front hall and...
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By jeand on Sun, 30 Aug 2015

January 27, 2013 Sunday dawned bright and warmish for the time of year. I knew from reading the poster that Lyme Park would be open for the Antiques...
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By jeand on Tue, 01 Sep 2015

January 28, 2013 On Monday, as the weather had continued good, I decided to make a start on the outside woodwork, and first paid a visit to my...
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By jeand on Mon, 07 Sep 2015

January 29, 2013 The next day, being fine, I managed to finish off the outside windows and doors – doing the undercoat in the morning, and then by...
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By jeand on Tue, 08 Sep 2015

February 3, 2013 On Sunday, I spent my day composing my letter to the Manx Museum, which I have copied below. Dear Sirs: I have recently acquired...
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By jeand on Wed, 09 Sep 2015

February 4, 2013 The good weather was back again at the start of the next week, so I bit the bullet, and went for painting the fascia boards and...
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By jeand on Thu, 10 Sep 2015

February 9, 2013 Saturday arrived, and I couldn't wait to see how my bracelet soaking overnight in soapy water was doing. But even with giving it a...
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By jeand on Fri, 11 Sep 2015

February 16, 2013 On Sunday, which turned wet and windy again, I spent my time making a list of things I could sell at the car boot sale. First I'd...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 33

By jeand on Sat, 12 Sep 2015

February 23, 2013 Having done the house, I spent Thursday and Friday arranging the furniture in the best way, going out in the garden whenever there...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 34

By jeand on Sun, 13 Sep 2015

March 4, 2013 Monday was bright and clear. I got up early, had breakfast and then cleaned the kitchen and put away everything that was lying around,...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 35

By jeand on Mon, 14 Sep 2015

March 5, 2013 I made my way to Marple Hall Drive the next morning and found the house in question. It was a large detatched four bed roomed house on...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 36

By jeand on Tue, 15 Sep 2015

The note I found through my door read as follows: Dear Mr. Barber, Thank you for submitting a quote for the painting work on our house. However, we...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 37

By jeand on Wed, 16 Sep 2015

March 9, 2013 Saturday I slept in, and really felt like I deserved the rest. But then, I got up and went up to the attic, and brought down another...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 38

By jeand on Thu, 17 Sep 2015

March 10, 2013 Sunday I treated myself to the usual lie in – helped no doubt by the alcohol of the night before. But I'd had a good time, and was...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman -new 40

By jeand on Fri, 18 Sep 2015

March 12, 2013 It was pretty late when I finally got up. I don't suppose I got to sleep much before 5, so not surprising that I slept until nearly...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - new 39

By jeand on Fri, 18 Sep 2015

March 11, 2013 Monday morning I finished off the room at the house on Marple Hall Drive. I was pleased with the effect, and thought Mrs. Reynolds...
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The Wanderlust Lady and the Door to Door Salesman - 41 The End

By jeand on Sat, 19 Sep 2015

When I got to Liz's huge white house on Church Lane, I thought it was a really nice location. You could see the view out the back – over the hills...
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