tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88702566515508112832024-02-07T16:38:14.461-08:00The Life of a Country GirlMjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242405861016851557noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870256651550811283.post-28618769157531087182015-02-07T14:32:00.001-08:002015-02-07T14:32:35.568-08:00February 7, 2015What a beautiful day it is here today, sunny, a little breezy but what a relief from the freezing temperatures we have been having. Spring is about to break out all over, Crocus will be popping their little heads through the ground very soon if not already in some areas. I do not have any where I live but hopefully next year I will. The Jonquils have been breaking through now for quite awhile. It is hard to believe as cold as it has been at times there is still so much green growth everywhere I look. The ground has not frozen which allows much vegetation to stay alive and still growing. This has been a very strange winter to say the least.Mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242405861016851557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870256651550811283.post-5089503194090441802015-01-06T10:19:00.000-08:002015-01-06T10:19:08.470-08:00January 6, 2015We have survived the rest of 2014, with little trauma, unlike so many others who have lost everything they owned in natural calamities, and the economy. <br />
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Many people make New Year's resolutions but many fail to follow through. The best thing to remember is to be true to yourself, use common sense when making decisions affecting your life and the lives of your loved ones. Mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242405861016851557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870256651550811283.post-49587001987488631662014-05-01T17:38:00.002-07:002014-05-01T17:38:50.854-07:00May 1, 2014Whether living in the city or country, there is always one thing<br />
no one can control, and that is the weather. Sunday, April 27,<br />
2014, a massive storm system created super cells which dropped<br />
tornadoes across over ten states, causing damage and taking lives.<br />
As it moved eastward it dumped huge amounts of rain creating floods<br />
across the southeastern states to the east coast. For those with storm<br />
cellars, refuge could be taken from the ravages of the wind and tornadoes<br />
but little help for flooded areas. I pray for all those caught up in these<br />
storms who lost property and loved ones.Mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242405861016851557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870256651550811283.post-16617281999026969142014-04-08T20:44:00.001-07:002014-04-08T20:44:17.927-07:00Colors of Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Grandmother's pantry was never bare,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Always plenty of good things to eat there.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Homemade cookies and candy so yummy,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Sure tasted good and filled my tummy.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Grandfather would come in,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>And then he'd ask,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Grandmother would say,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>She's on her way.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>He didn't know,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>But Grandfather was grinning.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>He knew all along,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>I'd come out with a song,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Just me and you.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Before you know it,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>We'll be all through.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Written By MJ January 6, 2008.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>My Grandmother's Swing</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Where we'd sit for hours, </i></b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="color: #660000;">To hear the birds sing,</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>And watch as the fledglings soar.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>She'd swing so slowly,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>My head upon her lap,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Ever so slightly,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>While I took my nap.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>I miss my grandmother's swing,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>From so long ago,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>I was so young,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Along with my Grandmother,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>But not for long.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>For I will be with her,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>And we will soar.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Like the fledglings</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>We'll be in Heaven,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>She and I.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Written By MJ January 06, 2008</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Who brighten our days</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>In all kinds of wonderful</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Magical ways</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>And we feel we're surrounded</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>By warm, caring love</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>And they fill ho-hum moments</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>With laughter and fun</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Blessing our lives</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>With the most precious things </i></b></span></div>
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Mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242405861016851557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870256651550811283.post-66260206265575409522014-04-08T03:37:00.000-07:002016-05-18T05:26:52.799-07:00Be Good Stewards of our Planet<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i><br />We, the people of this planet, have been given the great honor of protecting our home, to conserve our fauna and flora. However, too many people have plundered and raped our home planet to the point that much of our natural landscapes have been forever altered with scars left in the terrain that to this day remain ugly to the eye. The land needs to be reclaimed, healed, replanted with plants unique to the region. Our tropical forests, and woodlands need to be protected as they are the natural air purifiers for our planet. Grasses, wild flowers, and trees native to the regions are vital to the climate and moisture so needed to keep our planet Earth healthy. </i></b></span></div>
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Mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242405861016851557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870256651550811283.post-88054628509014284862014-04-08T03:26:00.000-07:002014-04-08T11:47:37.255-07:00Butterflies<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Metamorphosis of butterflies and moths is one of the mysteries of Nature. The ability of these insects to change from the crawling caterpillar to the flying adult is almost magical. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Making butterfly nectar at home is easy! All you need to do is mix 1 scoop powdered orange Gatorade with 2 quarts of water. Mix thoroughly and pour desired amount into a shallow plastic dish. Place an absorbent material inside the dish such as a brand new plastic kitchen scrubber. This will create a place for the butterflies to land! Pieces of rotting fruit such as bananas, grapes, and apples may be added to the mixture, but beware, this can attract unwanted pests such as ants and wasps as well!</i></b></span></span><br />
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Mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242405861016851557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870256651550811283.post-17273239575383583682014-04-07T17:16:00.000-07:002014-04-08T11:47:13.749-07:00Trees<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>the county seat of Barton County. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i> when everything is still lush and green. All the foliage </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i> by: Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918)</i></b></span></span><br />
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Mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242405861016851557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870256651550811283.post-75874330142581364652014-04-07T14:04:00.000-07:002014-04-08T14:37:44.739-07:00Country Life<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>If one has never lived in the country, never walked through a meadow, through a forest, or listened to all the animals, then one has never experienced the thrill of nature. The cheery songs of the birds singing while dawn is breaking, watched with wonder as the forest creatures scurry about looking for food, keeping track of their little ones, and the way the leaves of the trees dance in the breeze.</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>As with every thing, nature also has a dark side.....one must be vigilant about their surroundings. There are things living in nature that should be avoided or treated with a great deal of respect. As long as one considers the importance of respecting nature they should be safe. Be aware of the animals who reside in nature such as snakes, insects, spiders, lizards, bees, both honey bees and bumble bees which gather Nectar from the flowering plants to take to their hives. Then those with a sensitivity to poisonous plants will need to watch out for poison ivy, oak, and some certain other plants. Some varieties of Sumac can be poisonous. Then, there are the skunks who really dislike having their space invaded. You also might encounter Coyotes, Bobcats, depending on your location you might see Cougars, Bears, and other spirits of the forest. So enjoy yourself but remain alert so you can take in all the sights and sounds only found in nature.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Being born and living most of my life in the country, I am country through and through. Country life, however, isn't for everyone. The dirt roads are terrible during wet weather, so dusty in dry weather, impassible after a heavy snow storm. </i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The stench of organic fertilizer, cattle feed lots, hog lots, chicken and turkey houses can make one not want to venture outdoors. But the rewards far out weigh the negative. Looking out and seeing the new calves, and foals by their mother's side, nudging them to nurse. Many see this as they travel the highways on their journey across the nation but it is not like being there watching them frolicking in the pasture playing tag. In many ways they resemble children at play. </i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>One has to experience it to understand the love one has for country life. </i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>As you encounter the countryside driving to your destination, take a look at the houses and barns that are decaying and crumbling down. Some of them are still relatively new but they lost the love that made them a home when they were vacated by the family that had lived there.</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Bless this house, o Lord, we pray.</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Make it safe by night and day.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Bless these walls so firm and stout,</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Keeping want and trouble out.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Bless the roof and chimney tall,</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Let thy peace lie over all.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Bless the doors that they may prove</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Ever open to joy and love.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Bless the windows shining bright,</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Letting in God's heavenly light.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Bless the hearth a-blazing there,</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>With smoke ascending like a prayer.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Bless the people here within...</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Keep them pure and free from sin.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Bless us all, that one day, we</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>There are many things I love and these are some of my favorite things.</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Fairies, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Song Birds and every other bird.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Vultures are not pretty by any sense of the word but they have a very important job in nature. For if it were not for these birds, and all predators</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>there would be nothing but insects and microbes to devour the carcasses of dead animals left lying around. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>My interests also include domestic animals, farm animals and our furry and feathered friends, wild animals, exotic animals, and yes, fish. </i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>I love flowers, trees, and every growing thing although many must be respected for they can cause severe problems.</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Mythical creatures, fairies, elves, mermaids, and all kinds of lovely creatures. Many extinct creatures have been recreated according to the artists interpretations and some are quite beautiful. However, there are many I would not want to meet in this life.</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>So my blog is all about the things I love and things I enjoy doing. I hope you will enjoy your trip through my world for it is just beginning.</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>For I've seen the signs they leave,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Almost everywhere.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>For they leave gifts for me,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Almost everywhere.</i></b></span><br />
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