Tim Minchin quote

My granddad had a 1,500-acre hobby farm that he had built up from scratch in Western Australia, so my siblings and I spent our childhoods going there a lot.
Tim Minchin
Tim Minchin
Tim Minchin
Born: Oct 7, 1975

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Farm, Our, Spent, Had, He, Built, Lot, Western, Up, Australia, Going, Scratch, Childhoods, Hobby, Sibling

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