I bought a new home!
WOMAN'S OWN|February 03, 2020
Tracey Griffin, 48, from Portsmouth, set up her furry friends in a new house after her win
I bought a new home!

Feeling my fingers begin to thaw, there was nothing I liked better than coming home to a warm and cosy house.

It was December 2018 and with the winter weather well and truly set in, here I was grateful to be indoors.

‘Long day?’ my husband Chris, 51, asked as he passed me a cup of tea.

‘You could say that,’ I smiled, wrapping my frozen fingers around the hot mug.

Even though work had been busy, I wasn’t tired. So feeling warmed up and still full of energy, I decided to unwind with a few games on Woman’s Own Bingo before bed.

Sitting at my computer, I logged in, as our house bunniesMissy and Scooby played in the corner of the room.

Instead of a hutch, we kept them in a specially cordoned off area in our front room, but often you could find them hopping around the hallway. Picking up Scooby, a black-haired bunny, I nestled him by my side, stroking his fur as I clicked on my first game, Arcade Bomb, a slot game.

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