Keitch agrees with me on one thing: this story is just so damn delightful. As she told the County Gazette, “The carrot had grown into the ring. It must be a chance in a million… It was so amazing. I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was great to get my ring back after all those years.”

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She’s now on the fence about the ring’s future. “We searched high and low but couldn’t find it. I was gutted and never thought it would turn up again Although I had handed it down to [Sarah], I’m deciding whether to give it back to her or not. I may just clean it up and keep it in a box.”

Lin Keitch and Dave will soon be celebrating Lin’s 70th birthday, and plan to celebrate by buying a new car, which will be much harder to lose in the garden. Presumably they won’t be lending it out any time soon, Sarah.