SkaDaMO Day 16


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Julie Rowan-Zoch said…
Quite! What personality!
November 17, 2012 at 10:32 AM
sketched out said…
Oh, he's very pleased with himself, eh? He's a cutie for sure!
November 20, 2012 at 5:23 PM
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