Walking his dog Jacquie to the Agassiz-Harrison Observer newsroom office, Walt Hardinge found a four-leaf clover. Looking at the collection of foliage in his hand, it香蕉视频直播檚 clear he found more than one.
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In the last month or so, Hardinge has found more than 219 clovers with four leaves or more.
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Although Hardinge香蕉视频直播檚 clover boom has only been recent, his history with four-leaf clovers started long ago, when he was an 11-year-old boy growing up in Scarborough, Ont.
One day, he was sitting on the grass in front of a neighbour香蕉视频直播檚 house, brushing his hands through a patch of clover.
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Hardinge ran inside to press his lucky find, and over the course of the next few weeks found 10 more. He pressed all his clovers in a copy of the Guinness Book of World Records, and then forgot about finding clovers for a while.
Over the course of the next 47 years, in rough points during Hardinge香蕉视频直播檚 life, he would think back to the 11 four-leaf clovers he had once found 香蕉视频直播� they became lost at some point during childhood 香蕉视频直播� but didn香蕉视频直播檛 expect to find anymore.
Then, in the spring of this year, Hardinge and his fianc茅 took Jacquie for a walk to the recreation centre. Just like he did 47 years ago, Hardinge brushed his hands through the clovers in the grass. And just like that, Hardinge found another four-leaf clover.
Since then, Hardinge has been finding groups of four-, five- and even six-leaf clovers. (On May 11, Hardinge found his first eight-leaf clover.) But with all that luck, Hardinge decided it was time to give some of it away. He has been handing out groups of three clovers to strangers and friends in an effort to share the good fortune.
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Hardinge plans to keep 11 four-leaf clovers for himself, to replace the ones he lost, and 11 香蕉视频直播渆xotics,香蕉视频直播� but the rest he is giving away.
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