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		<title>Winds of Change</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2009/06/21/winds-of-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We awoke this morning to a lovely rain.  The kind that keeps you in bed just a little longer.  The rain moved out and a lovely wind blew in.  I love the wind!  I love to hear it in the trees and feel it come through the windows, bringing fresh life into the house.  When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Cousin &#8216;ralph&#8217;!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am working on a class about women&#8217;s health and menstruation, and it got me thinking about how I was introduced the &#8216;my period&#8217;.  Around my house when I was a kid, we would always say &#8220;cousin Ralph has come for a visit&#8221; when we were having our periods.  Now I call it my Moon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What kind of pagan are you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2005 17:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You scored as Shamanic Pagan. A shamanic pagan&#8217;s roots are generally found in Native American faith. A true love and respect for the earth and all that it yields is central to their faith. Wisdom is most often found in spirit guides or totems, who can be animals, ancestors, or spirits. Pagans who follow this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beekeeping, garden making and land searching</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, there are going to be lots of pictures in this one! First, the bees. They are doing well. Though one hive still has a moderately high mite count, both hives are growing rapidly!! The queens are laying really well and the population is just exploding, which is great! They are bringing in lots of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eyes are the window to the soul.</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2005/05/22/eyes-are-the-window-to-the-soul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2005 00:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following Steph&#8217;s lead. Here&#8217;s a peak at the depths of me I know I didn&#8217;t take my glasses off, but they are new and just too cool not to share Now let&#8217;s see yours.]]></description>
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		<title>Happy</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2005/05/08/happy-mothers-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2005 15:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a little tidbit that I thought you might like to know&#8230; According to the May 2 Newsweek, if stay-at-home moms were compensated for all the hours they work, their net would be $131,471/year!! It&#8217;s nice to know I&#8217;m worth 6 figures&#8230; now where are my benefits?? What did I get for mother&#8217;s day?? Breakfast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My own soap opera</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2005/04/11/my-own-soap-opera/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I was talking to a friend of mine today and she mentioned that she has started reading my blog regularly. She said &#8220;I love reading about other people&#8217;s private lives&#8221;. When I originally started my blog it wasn&#8217;t intended to be so personal. But, when I sit down to type, that&#8217;s what comes out, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An egg to you all!!</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2005/03/27/an-egg-to-you-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2005 14:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing I really enjoy about any holiday is exploring it&#8217;s history. In order to create traditions for my family, I want to understand where all of our current traditions/holidays come from. I really like the way the history of Easter is described here. I never understood what a rabbit and an egg have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Winter Solstice</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2004/12/21/happy-winter-solstice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2004 19:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy first day of winter everyone!! I have really gotten into this holiday over the past few years. It just makes sense to me (especially as a gardener)&#8230; to celebrate the shortest day of the year and have traditions that revolve around welcoming back the sun and the light as the days grow longer again. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heaven or Hell?</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2004/10/25/heaven-or-hell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have any of you wondered what little Mikey Seaver has been up to in the last 20 years?? Well&#8230;. I took the Ten Commandments survey and discovered that I am definitely going to hell!!]]></description>
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