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A seamstress & support worker's journey with opera and classical music

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Rachel Herrington, aka "Sydney Wren." I work as a seamstress and support person for those with special needs; by night, I fall down bookish rabbit holes. Opera lover. Former host of the #DickensClub with my husband, Boze 🎩🖤