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Kym Hughes Art and The 'Dear Viv' Letters

Kym Hughes Art

Proud Aussie, artist and vintage lover. I share stories about art, living a vintage lifestyle and memories of 1950s-70s Brisbane. I'm the author of The 'Dear Viv' Letters, a fictional series of a 1950's guest house by the sea in Australia.

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    Proud Aussie sharing 1950s stories, slow living, and era-appropriate tips. I listen more than I talk. Writer of The Dear Viv Letters - a subscription story set in a 1950s Redcliffe boarding house. Simple, reflective, true to me.

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