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Let's share!Julia Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012349520062636333.post-42234048849670206912013-09-19T11:25:00.000-07:002013-09-19T11:25:10.432-07:00<br />
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A colorful version of the Rhinoceros I recently did in ink. I colored this one for a friend. She is so sweet I think! :-)</center>
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Another Foxy animal :)</center>
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I am enjoying all of these animal pieces immensely! I've been trying to come up with several pieces to use in my portfolio as I get ready to apply for my art major, and I think I will be able to use a few of these animal pieces. They make me smile!</center>
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Julia Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012349520062636333.post-33543212128630194462013-09-15T19:57:00.003-07:002013-09-15T19:57:27.349-07:00'It was raining when she fell down the well."
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>A short mini chapter from a writing challenge my daughter and I are sharing. We came up with a single sentence and have decided to each come up with a short chapter based on that sentence.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>"It was raining when she fell down the well."</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>So here is my mini chapter. Love to hear what you think as always.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Julia</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was raining when she fell down the well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I saw it all so clearly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rain had caused the whole south pasture
to become a large puddle of impassable mud. We always kept the animals out of
that pasture during the winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wondered
at the time if she’d just gotten confused because she was running erratically though
that very pasture and it was dark and storming like crazy too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">At first I thought she was just in a damned hurry to get
back into the house, afraid of the weather same as she’d always been.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But as the intermittent lightening lit her up
sporadically, I saw that her pace seemed frenzied, almost as if she was running
from something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When she finally got
close to the back yard, just about 10 yards from the well, she suddenly stopped
and turned around to look behind her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
she turned back to continue quickly towards the house, another strike of lightening
lit up her whole figure, bringing her face into sharp relief. I drew back as if
I’d been physically struck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The expression
of horror and fear that I saw there, on that beautiful, oh so familiar face,
her full mouth contorted as she worked to let out a scream, will never leave me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whatever pursued her, she was obviously terrorized out of
her mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took no more than a few
moments for her to cover the rest of the gap between where she had stood and
where the well opened, a gaping hole in the ground that she must have known was
there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I swear, if I did not know
better, I would say that it looked almost as if she’d jumped into the well
instead of fallen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As she fell over the
large opening and vanished from sight, the sound of her shrill scream, finally
erupting from her like an unstoppable reverberation from her soul, pierced my
very being.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I sat up in bed, drenched in sweat, and tried to get my
breath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My hand fumbled feebly at the
side table and finally settled on my inhaler.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I quickly took a couple puffs and tried to calm my breathing the way the
doctors had been telling me to since I was a very little girl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In and out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In….and…out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My chest still
heaved in and out at a crazy heavy pace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Years of practice and still the breathing techniques never worked after
one of my ‘dreams’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d lately found
that meditation was helpful in calming my breathing, so I’d been practicing
that on a regular basis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this dream
had me so freaked out that I weakly debated going through the house to find my
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back and rest on my pillows again, my breathing eased by the medicine and the
meditation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then I did call
Phoebe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because the woman I’d just ‘seen’
fall in the well, the same well that I’d grown up with my whole life, was me.</span></div>
Julia Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012349520062636333.post-90198843664003054982013-09-06T11:53:00.001-07:002013-09-06T11:53:27.613-07:00Another animal drawing ~ playing around with a fanciful rhinoceros and a lovely dove...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/09/06/1239.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/09/06/s_1239.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />It's stormy as all get out here in the Pacific Northwest and we had a monster lightening storm last night! We Cosied up and watched the show out the window. Most amazing display we'd seen in our lifetime!<br /><br />How is the weather where you are? Warm still or are you too headed straight into Fall?<br /><br />Warmest smiles,<br />Julia<br />Julia Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012349520062636333.post-38965458978569921122013-09-02T22:19:00.001-07:002013-09-02T22:19:11.607-07:00Girraffes...Doodling again tonight...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/09/02/2548.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/09/02/s_2548.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />This sweet baby girraffe found her way ontoy sketch pad.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/09/02/2549.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/09/02/s_2549.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I'm enjoying my evening doodle time...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/09/02/2550.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/09/02/s_2550.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />What have you been drawing?<br /><br />S M I L E S<br />Julia<br />Julia Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012349520062636333.post-4135653760583539092013-09-01T22:26:00.001-07:002013-09-02T22:23:04.339-07:00Doodling elephants ...Having fun with ink again...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/09/02/2552.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/09/02/s_2552.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/09/01/2948.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/09/01/s_2948.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Doodling elephants in bed...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/09/01/2949.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/09/01/s_2949.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />...I find is very relaxing 😊<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/09/01/2950.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/09/01/s_2950.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/09/01/2951.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/09/01/s_2951.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Hope you are all well and joyful!<br />💗<br />S M I L E S<br />Julia<br /><br />Julia Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012349520062636333.post-44829161252181285062013-08-16T11:28:00.004-07:002013-08-16T11:30:32.305-07:00Changes...<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">So many things going on since my last post! Lots of changes...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I'm off this fall to study ART at Western Washington University! Aside from the fact that EVERYONE I came across while registering for classes thought I was a students' parent (lol!) the whole process of going back to school has been super smooth! I am very very excited about going back to school!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">My little men are also going back to school and we are thinking they will be going to the Waldorf School right by my University this year. Part of putting my art in the etsy shop is in an effort to fund all this schooling, so fingers crossed it will take off and I will sell some more art :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">We have had a busy busy summer, and I am now in 'frantically get ready for the return to school' mode. There is even more to do since I am getting ready for school too. Seems like the days are just flying by and I'm not sure how we will get everything ready in time, but things are flowing and that</span> feels great!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Liam is turning into such a little Mister ~ I Love his new cap with his new waistcoat. He is losing teeth, reading like crazy, and just growing into such a sweet young man. 6 years old here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Eamonn proud as punch in his new waistcoat! Love the shorts with the shirt :) Eamonn continues to be our highwire act, jumping off any and everything! He is very agile, but boy does he scare me sometimes! He is almost 5! My how they are growing!</span></div>
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<br />Julia Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012349520062636333.post-85146520415675415982013-06-28T07:34:00.001-07:002013-06-28T07:34:22.514-07:00Playing with paint :)I'm playing around with metallic and glitter paints- fun!!!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/06/28/761.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/06/28/s_761.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I think this lovely has turned out to be a mermaid although I'm not sure that's what I was thinking when I started her- still lots of fun playing with different paints - trying to paint a face instead of draw it with my pencils is very challenging!<br />I can see I need lots of practice!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/06/28/762.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/06/28/s_762.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Still I am having fun and that's what making art is all about~<br /><br />Hope you are all well and enjoying your summer! Here are a few snaps from ours:0<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/06/28/763.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/06/28/s_763.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We woke up a couple of days ago to these two beauties just hanging out in the front yard!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/06/28/764.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/06/28/s_764.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We had twins born in our yard a couple years ago and we all wondered if these two young bucks were those twins returning...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/06/28/765.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/06/28/s_765.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Enjoying snuggles in mama and papa's bed early in the morning- Liam and eamonn are best buds:)<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/06/28/766.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/06/28/s_766.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And these are a couple of pieces of art the boys and I did for Father's Day using Liam's hand and eamonns feet ~ I love how they turned out!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/06/28/767.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/06/28/s_767.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />It's time! Fresh raspberry scones are rolling out of the oven a couple times a week:) YUM!!!<br /><br />May you all be happy and well.<br />Summer smiles,<br />Julia Christie<br />Julia Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012349520062636333.post-30862476364302825442013-04-30T20:54:00.001-07:002013-05-01T14:27:51.904-07:00Enchanted...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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So much time has passed since my last post and a friend reminded me that there are some folks that may wonder where exactly I went when I dropped of the face of the earth. :0)<br />
Do any of you ever just need to take a break from social media?<br />
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I do it pretty regularly, take a break and recharge, focusing on my family and local friendships and all the many demands of life here. <br />
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So what's been going on with me? I sold this piece above to a friend of mine. If you've followed my blog for any time you will remember how many MONTHS it took me to finish this piece. The original mediums were colored pencils and ink. I then had it printed on a canvas and spent many more HOURS painting and embellishing it. It's a pretty massive piece. I wish you could see the canvas with all the painted background details and tons of painting on the flowers in the tree. It really turned out so wonderfully. <br />
So I hung it on my wall and enjoyed it for the winter and then my friend has decided she would like it for her own.<br />
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I took it over to her house and installed it and it just was supposed to be there! Now that is the most wonderful thing to see a piece of art that you have literally poured your whole artistic self into over such a long time find the home it was meant for. I just feel so good about it!<br />
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How do all of you artists feel about it when your creations find a good home? Isn't it so satisfying and special?<br />
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Other than that, I have been just enjoying my family and working like crazy on the business we own as we stretch our wings a tiny bit and expand. That part is fun.<br />
I'm itching to get back to writing so I may have something new to share of that nature soon too.<br />
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I hope you all are enjoying a sweet start to 2013. Spring was here in full force today and it was so lovely to see the sun and all of the flowers and leaves on the trees. Still pretty chilly here, but oh the light - I love the light!<br />
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Aren't these lovely! I just finished these pretty pjs for a friend as a surprise!</div>
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Thank you 'sew' much to Kelli at Fabrics Plus here in town for helping me pick out this sweet trim! Totally made these just that much prettier. </div>
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I Love the weather this time of year. We started the morning dark and cloudy and now we are being treated to the most beautiful sunbursts and warm balmy weather. </div>
I picked up these absolutely stunning flowers yesterday when we were at the local punkin' farm picking up the boys punkins and going on a hayride. They got to wade out into the field and pick their own punkin' out! This is a tradition in our home and they look forward to it every year. Tomorrow we have a big group coming over to carve punkins so that should be fun!<br />
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Little Buddies, measuring themselves to see how much they've grown since last year!</div>
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Eamonn, who just turned 4, pleased as punch with his punkin'!</div>
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Liam, now 5, happy with his pick too!</div>
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Julia Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012349520062636333.post-72288141067591825382012-10-21T19:58:00.005-07:002012-10-21T19:58:40.167-07:00Playing around with art and water colors...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A little picture I painted today for a young friend of mine - I'm playing around with water colors again and that is unfamiliar territory for me.</div>
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Still I love the message here and it was relaxing to paint this evening while sipping a cuppa tea and enjoying a nice art break...</div>
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These are some pyjamas I just finished for my sister and me. I love how they turned out! Super cosy flannel and since I'm always cold, these are the ticket!</div>
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I am itching to get back at my art table too and have a new sketchbook all ready and dusted off, if I could just get on top of all the sewing projects I've undertaken!</div>
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This is a quilt I finished this summer, and it turned out so beautifully! I'm very happy with it, because it's the first one I've made that I am actually going to keep :-)</div>
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And Yeah!!! Baking season is back and I am right at it! I made two of these last night, one for our family and one for our neighbor, an elderly gentleman who is on his own and likes baked goods. It was so fun to deliver it to him as apple pie is his favorite!</div>
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Had to share some pics of our trip yesterday to gather wood...</div>
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We spent all day Sunday woodgetting...</div>
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Craig ran the big chainsaw and I moved as many of the rounds as I could...We had to move many of them together as they were too big and heavy to get into the truck with one person. I ran the small chainsaw for just a little bit cutting up tootsie rolls - small limbs - but when it cut out for the second time I decided to leave it to the expert! :-)<br />
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Lumberjack! I love this picture!</div>
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My sissy who is a state park ranger and Liam - We got a woodcutting permit for the state park my sissy works at and were able to cut up some trees that had come down in a storm. Isn't liam cute - he worked soooo hard!<br />
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Liam making it happen! <br />
Eamonn, 3-1/2 yrs old - So cute <br />
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Little worker bees asleep on the ride home from the park :-)</div>
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Working together to gather wood for next winter is one of my favorite things to do - We learn so much about each other as a family when we go out each year and team up to provide for our family. I think there are few things as truly satisfying as working hard and then sitting back and enjoying the fruits of your labor...</div>
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We just missed the rain too! It started back up early last night just after we were finished.</div>
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Snuggled up next to a cosy fire!</div>Julia Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012349520062636333.post-7648748364354960992012-04-26T11:35:00.000-07:002012-04-26T11:35:50.507-07:00Another week and exciting news!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Big news! My oldest son Jordan has proposed and been accepted by his lovely girlfriend of five years! This is the first of my children to be getting married and I am so happy for them! Above are the custom invitations I just finished for a little engagement BBQ we are having to get both families together and just celebrate their engagement. Fun!</div>
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Love this new yard flag! So cheerful! Last weekend Craig built this raised bed for us and we planted tomatoes, lettuce, strawberries, and carrots. Yumm! The kids are so excited! We also planted three blueberry plants, and I planted peonies, dahlias, daisies, and petunias. So fun to add color to the garden!</div>
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A special pie to say thank you to my sweetie for all the hard work building us a raised bed!</div>
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My sissy took ALL the kids out for the day hiking...and...<br />
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To a local farm to see the animals. Above she is with Vidal, Liam, and Eamonn.<br />
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Silly Liam attempting to reason with the goat. :-)</div>
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Love the expression on Eamonn's face - They serve humongous ice cream cones at the farm the kids went to - Looks like a brain freeze to me!</div>
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A little spot to enjoy the yard we created for the kids. They love it!</div>
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Not much going on in the art department these days, but I am full of ideas for my novel so I may be posting another chapter soon at my other blog <a href="http://serendipity-thenovel.blogspot.com/">Serendipity - The Novel</a>. If you haven't popped over there to read some, please do and I love to get feedback!</div>
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How is your Spring progressing? We continue to get a lot of rain, but we've had three sunny weekends in a row and we can't argue with that here in Washington!!!</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">My favorite quote this week: Liam says: "Mama. You're the kind of Mama I always wanted." Oh this is the highest praise a Mama can get and I am still riding the cloud! :-)</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">These are two of the campaign illustrations for putting on tshirts that I have mocked up - the top one is watercolor and ink, and the bottom one is colored pencils and ink. Different looks and I'd like your feedback on which of the designs I will be sharing over the next few days you like most. After I finally settle on one, I will have a giveaway of a Tshirt featuring (you guessed it!) </div><div style="text-align: center;">a Smile Campaign tshirt with the winning art!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaxjyh6GcVUIF0xAYr66zKb1K-D35uv3gAvUHNUAnnMr6BeSUzfotJ5x1dUb6R2ot8PjHnjPM5IkwZQyNN8hCYDo1B01sgstErBKjDeGM6YFj-0iXg9zFAKipHwJoasxuG0Vaoqba6dsx/s1600/Smile_Campaign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaxjyh6GcVUIF0xAYr66zKb1K-D35uv3gAvUHNUAnnMr6BeSUzfotJ5x1dUb6R2ot8PjHnjPM5IkwZQyNN8hCYDo1B01sgstErBKjDeGM6YFj-0iXg9zFAKipHwJoasxuG0Vaoqba6dsx/s400/Smile_Campaign.jpg" width="302px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I already had this image put on lime green and hot pink tshirts for my girls - It turned out really cute, but I wanted to simplify the design a bit so I am working on doing that with the ideas above. Fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Oh yes...been baking again...These California berries were <br />
too luscious to pass up and I was so yearning for a cobbler<br />
so made one for my boys this weekend.<br />
Oh it turned out sooo yummy. Not as good as going out<br />
and picking the berries fresh, but with the vanilla bean ice cream on top<br />
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Wondering how Spring is going for you all? We are still getting lots of wind and rain here, but we did have a little clearing this weekend so the boys could get outside for a bit. We've had lots of colds and flu and cabin fever has been roaring it's head! It was nice to bundle up and get some fresh air and just turn our faces up to the sun!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be around to visit soon!</div>Julia Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012349520062636333.post-22272097435124570822012-03-09T14:50:00.000-08:002012-03-09T14:50:31.234-08:00Lovely Lovely card from a friend :-)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid68Op9VQaihQAO-toN0Sc_iVOOHPQ0Sb2xuYGJ8AenvdBdKBfvWKWwK-UODrz67FQABf8-tX5KvxgJ25dcL2wwkrjJFsyZTozBVfcNbxv77tN59T0QaE7af1BVk_vMHHXbXabxe-0MvMg/s1600/card+from+tammie.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid68Op9VQaihQAO-toN0Sc_iVOOHPQ0Sb2xuYGJ8AenvdBdKBfvWKWwK-UODrz67FQABf8-tX5KvxgJ25dcL2wwkrjJFsyZTozBVfcNbxv77tN59T0QaE7af1BVk_vMHHXbXabxe-0MvMg/s320/card+from+tammie.JPG" width="239px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had to share this beautiful card I received from dear <a href="http://beautyflows.blogspot.com/">Tammie</a> over at Beauty flows. If you haven't had a chance to visit, do head over and enjoy her lovely artistic creations, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ethereal and magical each and every one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For an additional treat, be sure to stop by her photography blog <a href="http://miztlee.blogspot.com/">Spirit Helpers</a> ~ Tammie is </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">an amazing nature photographer!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love to send and receive actual hand-written letters ~ I would put that near the top of my list for things that make my life wonderfully sweet. They are even more dear in this age of instant communication, where letter writing has become a lost art. And an unexpected letter in the mail is the very best kind, a treat you did not know was coming! So thank you Tammie for such a beautiful card and lovely letter. I truly savored it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>That floats on high o'er vales and hills,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>When all at once I saw a crowd,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>A host, of golden daffodils;</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Beside the lake, beneath the trees,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>And twinkle on the Milky Way,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>They stretch'd in never-ending line</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Along the margin of a bay:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Ten thousand saw I at a glance,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>The waves beside them danced; but they</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>A poet could not but be gay,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>In such a jocund company:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>I gazed -- and gazed -- but little thought</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>What wealth the show to me had brought:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>For oft, when on my couch I lie</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>In vacant or in pensive mood,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>They flash upon that inward eye</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Which is the bliss of solitude;</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>And then my heart with pleasure fills,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>And dances with the daffodils.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><em></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>By William Wordsworth (1770-1850).</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Julia Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012349520062636333.post-19598733478953855382012-03-01T12:31:00.001-08:002012-03-01T15:19:54.429-08:00Yes I am still working on this piece...! :-)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYKT189I9AXCds9NVQ0UeaZNXeyUuPSJNlRypIrVxlN2d1Qw4qcXaWM1b0oi-2XobbWaY4OwLzPcUPTy_8I7okwD-COtYyu36hWdvt13uLmZmXKrZrRiWN3hz-zWkVRxP7b3MY_QlYcaQ/s1600/tree+10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYKT189I9AXCds9NVQ0UeaZNXeyUuPSJNlRypIrVxlN2d1Qw4qcXaWM1b0oi-2XobbWaY4OwLzPcUPTy_8I7okwD-COtYyu36hWdvt13uLmZmXKrZrRiWN3hz-zWkVRxP7b3MY_QlYcaQ/s400/tree+10.JPG" uda="true" width="298px" /></a></div>I think the title of this post says it all...Yes! I am still working on this massive piece! :-)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1svgDq8tXiI51f1Vr1mIREbaPw7-8ZPfF5DzW3BRC8xFIrUr2SKsPl2sGQr84TlOHjS-czE_Mq_4hSDxLq2tlpqbA-4mcrCRKn1h72APiJMdkryUHlhyxXD67_gm4fL7bT8FjhzeLsN1/s1600/tree11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1svgDq8tXiI51f1Vr1mIREbaPw7-8ZPfF5DzW3BRC8xFIrUr2SKsPl2sGQr84TlOHjS-czE_Mq_4hSDxLq2tlpqbA-4mcrCRKn1h72APiJMdkryUHlhyxXD67_gm4fL7bT8FjhzeLsN1/s400/tree11.JPG" uda="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The amount of detail is staggering, (even for me!) and it is such a large piece that it's just taking me forever.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I am well over the couple hundred hour mark and there is still quite a bit to do. I've set quite the bar for myself this time for sure. Not sure if I will do a piece this size again but I know I will have a lot of satisfaction when I can finally say it's done!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz7cUUUi5ko0f5bJbyv02Il7IlO6alK-9OjWkNc7nYstvJriTSpg4DQvZR2nnlhbVJ1KDt4OZQrq_9GqypDnNIEFfSuHpW-m2K17UnZNBaH0g91kqh1ydVR6qFqHzgFMBZJ3d8I_EE8bt/s1600/tree16.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz7cUUUi5ko0f5bJbyv02Il7IlO6alK-9OjWkNc7nYstvJriTSpg4DQvZR2nnlhbVJ1KDt4OZQrq_9GqypDnNIEFfSuHpW-m2K17UnZNBaH0g91kqh1ydVR6qFqHzgFMBZJ3d8I_EE8bt/s1600/tree16.JPG" uda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh the details! :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcN2FhsQIwofrwXenCqA4p0QFtbFy6Qp52yNj5YLFUzjqP9m77I4AlQxjmwoLgeRTJ-9jmjeSHU97sFnQuyjG9ApI3sijPDn5yOo7zVgWt5nxPuBVxg1N5Pk_dyrSjJG9F5CVmGEhzE-Q/s1600/girls+outfits.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcN2FhsQIwofrwXenCqA4p0QFtbFy6Qp52yNj5YLFUzjqP9m77I4AlQxjmwoLgeRTJ-9jmjeSHU97sFnQuyjG9ApI3sijPDn5yOo7zVgWt5nxPuBVxg1N5Pk_dyrSjJG9F5CVmGEhzE-Q/s320/girls+outfits.JPG" uda="true" width="239px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">yes I've been sewing again ~ These cute little outfits are for the two little girls of a friend of mine. I Love how they turned out ~ I got to see them on the girls yesterday and they were soooo sweet! It is really fun to sew for girls as I don't get to very often in my house full of little men. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Big news! I sold a canvas the other day!!! I was so excited to actually have someone enjoy my work so much they wanted to buy it! Fun and just really made my week! I also donated a couple of prints and some bookmark cards to my sons school for a fundraising auction they are having. It felt good to support that worthy cause and it will be fun to see how those pieces are received.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Life continues to be a whirlwind, busy always, but always I start my days realizing how fortunate I am and what a privilege it is to get to be home with my boys, working on my art, </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">sharing tea, giggles, cookies and gardening.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I was just thinking this morning as I was cleaning the huge wood floor on the main floor of the house, cleaning out the fridge, washing sticky little finger marks off the counters and furniture (for the bajillionth time!) how much I dislike cleaning. And then I remembered how quickly this huge house will be quiet, how soon they will have all moved on to their own lives, and what a treasure it is to just enjoy each day as it comes, celebrating them and our life, crazy as it is at times. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you are all enjoying the first day of March and that this Spring brings lots of Joy to you! I'm off to see what you have all been up to...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Julia Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012349520062636333.post-7255515300933272652012-01-19T09:39:00.000-08:002012-01-19T09:39:24.156-08:00Latest work in progress...progressing...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are enjoying 6-7" of snow here and life has really slowed down as a result! Still we are warm and cosy and spending lots of time baking and basking in front of the fire ~ kids are out of school and out playing in the snow and then rushing in for hot chocolate breaks. So reminds me of when I was a youngster, sledding and hot chocolate and fresh cinnamon rolls. YUMMMM!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What did you do when you were young and you were gifted with those wonderful 'snow days'?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I just opened one on my art page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Serendipity-Art/203797106361636?sk=app_135607783795">'Serendipity Art'</a> for my bookmarks and canvases and prints - Go give it a looksee and let me know what you think! It has a glitch currently where it won't take me to the individual item when I click on it, but I hope I can iron that out and get it working soon.<br />
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I have a lot more bookmarks and cards to add, but at least I got two added to the shop :-)<br />
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