INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6427,1,'2016-01-10 15:58:45','2016-01-10 22:58:45','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6422\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\" alt=\"resolutions\" /></a>January blogs, tweets, and Facebook posts are overloaded with advice and suggestions for resolutions and ways to achieve your goals for New Year. I’m going to do doing that too, but with a twist.\r\n\r\nI\'m not calling these resolutions because a whopping 80% of us fail within the first thirty days when we make resolutions.\r\n\r\nThere are three hundred and fifty-five days  left in 2016 so I\'m challenging you to pick one or more of the four suggestions below. Suggestions that I think you will find easily achievable, unlike resolutions.\r\n<h5>~Learn one new thing</h5>\r\nI read that Steve Jobs studied calligraphy for the beauty and artistry of the technique. Jobs admitted calligraphy wasn’t the most pragmatic thing he’d ever done https://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc Yet his calligraphy experience deeply influenced his design work at Apple.\r\nSo what new thing peaks your curiosity?\r\nWhatever your thing is doesn’t have to be practical or even useful. Point is learning something totally new might lead you down paths you never dreamed.\r\n<h5>~Volunteer</h5>\r\nPreferably on a project outside your comfort zone. Maybe assist at the local food bank, mentor at your neighborhood elementary school, be a timer for Special Olympics, serve at a soup kitchen, or read to a senior citizen.\r\nYou’ll meet new people, learn about areas outside your expertise, and, I’m quite sure, discover insight about yourself.\r\n<h5>~Read 3 books</h5>\r\nNo stipulations about length or titles, fiction or non-fiction. Browse your favorite independent bookstore, hop on Amazon, or get a free library card. I think you’ll discover the choices are endless.\r\nPersonally, I recommend a classic, a fiction genre you don’t always read, and a non-fiction, but whatever your selections, choose ones that will make you think or inspire you. You might just rekindle a long-lost love of reading or discover a newfound one.\r\n<h5>~Schedule One Unplugged Weekend</h5>\r\nTechnology rules our lives. I get it. Cell phones are an outgrowth of our hands. We’re constantly logged on, tuned in, 24/7. All that being on line can lead to burnout.\r\nStep away from your devices for one entire weekend. I think you’ll find, technology free time will stave off exhaustion, and most likely lead to a creative and more energized you.\r\n\r\nIf you accept my challenge, I believe you can change you and your world. Let me know how you do.','Challenges, not resolutions','','inherit','open','open','','6421-revision-v1','','','2016-01-10 15:58:45','2016-01-10 22:58:45','',6421,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/10/6421-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6429,1,'2016-01-10 16:03:25','2016-01-10 23:03:25','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6422\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\" alt=\"resolutions\" /></a>January blogs, tweets, and Facebook posts are overloaded with advice and suggestions for resolutions and ways to achieve your goals for New Year. I’m going to join the crowd, but with a twist.\r\n\r\nI\'m not calling these resolutions because a whopping 80% of us fail within the first thirty days when we make resolutions.\r\n\r\nThere are three hundred and fifty-five days  left in 2016 so I\'m challenging you to pick one or more of the four suggestions below. Suggestions that I think you will find easily achievable, unlike resolutions.\r\n<h5>~Learn one new thing</h5>\r\nI read that Steve Jobs studied calligraphy for the beauty and artistry of the technique. Jobs admitted calligraphy wasn’t the most pragmatic thing he’d ever done https://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc Yet his calligraphy experience deeply influenced his design work at Apple.\r\n\r\nSo what new thing peaks your curiosity? Give it a try. Whatever your thing is doesn’t have to be practical or even useful. Point is learning something totally new might lead you down paths you never dreamed.\r\n<h5>~Volunteer</h5>\r\nPreferably on a project outside your comfort zone. Maybe assist at the local food bank, mentor at your neighborhood elementary school, be a timer for Special Olympics, serve at a soup kitchen, or read to a senior citizen.\r\n\r\nYou’ll meet new people, learn about areas outside your expertise, and, I’m quite sure, discover insights about yourself.\r\n<h5>~Read 3 books</h5>\r\nNo stipulations about length or titles, fiction or non-fiction. Browse your favorite independent bookstore, hop on Amazon, or get a free library card. I think you’ll discover the choices are endless.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPersonally, I recommend a classic, a fiction genre you don’t always read, and a non-fiction, but whatever your selections, choose ones that will make you think or inspire you. You might just rekindle a long-lost love of reading or discover a newfound one.\r\n<h5>~Schedule One Unplugged Weekend</h5>\r\nTechnology rules our lives. I get it. Cell phones are an outgrowth of our hands. We’re constantly logged on, tuned in, 24/7. All that being on line can lead to burnout.\r\n\r\nStep away from your devices for one entire weekend. I think you’ll find, technology free time will stave off exhaustion, and most likely lead to a creative and more energized you.\r\n\r\nIf you accept my challenge, I believe you can change you and your world. Let me know how you do.','Challenges, not resolutions','','inherit','open','open','','6421-revision-v1','','','2016-01-10 16:03:25','2016-01-10 23:03:25','',6421,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/10/6421-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6428,1,'2016-01-10 16:01:40','2016-01-10 23:01:40','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6422\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\" alt=\"resolutions\" /></a>January blogs, tweets, and Facebook posts are overloaded with advice and suggestions for resolutions and ways to achieve your goals for New Year. I’m going to do doing that too, but with a twist.\r\n\r\nI\'m not calling these resolutions because a whopping 80% of us fail within the first thirty days when we make resolutions.\r\n\r\nThere are three hundred and fifty-five days  left in 2016 so I\'m challenging you to pick one or more of the four suggestions below. Suggestions that I think you will find easily achievable, unlike resolutions.\r\n<h5>~Learn one new thing</h5>\r\nI read that Steve Jobs studied calligraphy for the beauty and artistry of the technique. Jobs admitted calligraphy wasn’t the most pragmatic thing he’d ever done https://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc Yet his calligraphy experience deeply influenced his design work at Apple.\r\n\r\nSo what new thing peaks your curiosity? Give it a try. Whatever your thing is doesn’t have to be practical or even useful. Point is learning something totally new might lead you down paths you never dreamed.\r\n<h5>~Volunteer</h5>\r\nPreferably on a project outside your comfort zone. Maybe assist at the local food bank, mentor at your neighborhood elementary school, be a timer for Special Olympics, serve at a soup kitchen, or read to a senior citizen.\r\n\r\nYou’ll meet new people, learn about areas outside your expertise, and, I’m quite sure, discover insights about yourself.\r\n<h5>~Read 3 books</h5>\r\nNo stipulations about length or titles, fiction or non-fiction. Browse your favorite independent bookstore, hop on Amazon, or get a free library card. I think you’ll discover the choices are endless.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPersonally, I recommend a classic, a fiction genre you don’t always read, and a non-fiction, but whatever your selections, choose ones that will make you think or inspire you. You might just rekindle a long-lost love of reading or discover a newfound one.\r\n<h5>~Schedule One Unplugged Weekend</h5>\r\nTechnology rules our lives. I get it. Cell phones are an outgrowth of our hands. We’re constantly logged on, tuned in, 24/7. All that being on line can lead to burnout.\r\n\r\nStep away from your devices for one entire weekend. I think you’ll find, technology free time will stave off exhaustion, and most likely lead to a creative and more energized you.\r\n\r\nIf you accept my challenge, I believe you can change you and your world. Let me know how you do.','Challenges, not resolutions','','inherit','open','open','','6421-revision-v1','','','2016-01-10 16:01:40','2016-01-10 23:01:40','',6421,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/10/6421-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6430,1,'2016-01-10 16:04:38','2016-01-10 23:04:38','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6422\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\" alt=\"resolutions\" /></a>January blogs, tweets, and Facebook posts are overloaded with advice and suggestions for resolutions and ways to achieve your goals for New Year. I’m going to join the crowd, but with a twist.\r\n\r\nI\'m not calling these resolutions because a whopping 80% of us fail within the first thirty days when we make resolutions.\r\n\r\nThere are three hundred and fifty-five days  left in 2016 so I\'m challenging you to pick one or more of the four suggestions below. Suggestions that I think you will find easily achievable, unlike resolutions.\r\n<h5>~Learn one new thing</h5>\r\nI read that Steve Jobs studied calligraphy for the beauty and artistry of the technique. Jobs admitted calligraphy wasn’t the most pragmatic thing he’d ever done https://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc Yet his calligraphy experience deeply influenced his design work at Apple.\r\n\r\nSo what new thing peaks your curiosity? Give it a try. Whatever your thing is doesn’t have to be practical or even useful. Point is learning something totally new might lead you down paths you never dreamed.\r\n<h5>~Volunteer</h5>\r\nPreferably on a project outside your comfort zone.\r\n\r\nMaybe assist at the local food bank, mentor at your neighborhood elementary school, be a timer for Special Olympics, serve at a soup kitchen, or read to a senior citizen. You’ll meet new people, learn about areas outside your expertise, and, I’m quite sure, discover insights about yourself.\r\n<h5>~Read 3 books</h5>\r\nNo stipulations about length or titles, fiction or non-fiction. Browse your favorite independent bookstore, hop on Amazon, or get a free library card. I think you’ll discover the choices are endless.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I recommend a classic, a fiction genre you don’t always read, and a non-fiction, but whatever your selections, choose ones that will make you think or inspire you. You might just rekindle a long-lost love of reading or discover a newfound one.\r\n<h5>~Schedule One Unplugged Weekend</h5>\r\nTechnology rules our lives. I get it. Cell phones are an outgrowth of our hands. We’re constantly logged on, tuned in, 24/7. All that being on line can lead to burnout.\r\n\r\nStep away from your devices for one entire weekend. I think you’ll find, technology free time will stave off exhaustion, and most likely lead to a creative and more energized you.\r\n\r\nIf you accept my challenge, I believe you can change you and your world. Let me know how you do.','Challenges, not resolutions','','inherit','open','open','','6421-revision-v1','','','2016-01-10 16:04:38','2016-01-10 23:04:38','',6421,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/10/6421-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6431,1,'2016-01-10 16:05:45','2016-01-10 23:05:45','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6422\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\" alt=\"resolutions\" /></a>January blogs, tweets, and Facebook posts are overloaded with advice and suggestions for resolutions and ways to achieve your goals for New Year. I’m going to join the crowd, but with a twist.\r\n\r\nI\'m not calling these resolutions because a whopping 80% of us fail within the first thirty days when we make resolutions.\r\n\r\nThere are three hundred and fifty-five days  left in 2016 so I\'m challenging you to pick one or more of the four suggestions below. Suggestions that I think you will find easily achievable, unlike resolutions.\r\n<h5>~Learn one new thing</h5>\r\nI read that Steve Jobs studied calligraphy for the beauty and artistry of the technique. <a href=\"https://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc\" target=\"_blank\">Jobs admitted calligraphy wasn’t the most pragmatic thing he’d ever done</a> https://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc Yet his calligraphy experience deeply influenced his design work at Apple.\r\n\r\nSo what new thing peaks your curiosity? Give it a try. Whatever your thing is doesn’t have to be practical or even useful. Point is learning something totally new might lead you down paths you never dreamed.\r\n<h5>~Volunteer</h5>\r\nPreferably on a project outside your comfort zone.\r\n\r\nMaybe assist at the local food bank, mentor at your neighborhood elementary school, be a timer for Special Olympics, serve at a soup kitchen, or read to a senior citizen. You’ll meet new people, learn about areas outside your expertise, and, I’m quite sure, discover insights about yourself.\r\n<h5>~Read 3 books</h5>\r\nNo stipulations about length or titles, fiction or non-fiction. Browse your favorite independent bookstore, hop on Amazon, or get a free library card. I think you’ll discover the choices are endless.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I recommend a classic, a fiction genre you don’t always read, and a non-fiction, but whatever your selections, choose ones that will make you think or inspire you. You might just rekindle a long-lost love of reading or discover a newfound one.\r\n<h5>~Schedule One Unplugged Weekend</h5>\r\nTechnology rules our lives. I get it. Cell phones are an outgrowth of our hands. We’re constantly logged on, tuned in, 24/7. All that being on line can lead to burnout.\r\n\r\nStep away from your devices for one entire weekend. I think you’ll find, technology free time will stave off exhaustion, and most likely lead to a creative and more energized you.\r\n\r\nIf you accept my challenge, I believe you can change you and your world. Let me know how you do.','Challenges, not resolutions','','inherit','open','open','','6421-revision-v1','','','2016-01-10 16:05:45','2016-01-10 23:05:45','',6421,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/10/6421-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6432,1,'2016-01-10 16:07:35','2016-01-10 23:07:35','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6422\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\" alt=\"resolutions\" /></a>January blogs, tweets, and Facebook posts are overloaded with advice and suggestions for resolutions and ways to achieve your goals for New Year. I’m going to join the crowd, but with a twist.\r\n\r\nI\'m not calling these resolutions because a whopping 80% of us fail within the first thirty days when we make resolutions.\r\n\r\nThere are three hundred and fifty-five days  left in 2016 so I\'m challenging you to pick one or more of the four suggestions below. Suggestions that I think you will find easily achievable, unlike resolutions.\r\n<h5>~Learn one new thing</h5>\r\nI read that Steve Jobs studied calligraphy for the beauty and artistry of the technique. <a href=\"https://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc\" target=\"_blank\">Jobs admitted calligraphy wasn’t the most pragmatic thing he’d ever done</a> https://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc Yet his calligraphy experience deeply influenced his design work at Apple.\r\n\r\nSo what new thing peaks your curiosity? Give it a try. Whatever your thing is doesn’t have to be practical or even useful. Point is learning something totally new might lead you down paths you never dreamed.\r\n<h5>~Volunteer</h5>\r\nPreferably on a project outside your comfort zone.\r\n\r\nMaybe assist at the local food bank, mentor at your neighborhood elementary school, be a timer for Special Olympics, serve at a soup kitchen, or read to a senior citizen. You’ll meet new people, learn about areas outside your expertise, and, I’m quite sure, discover insights about yourself.\r\n<h5>~Read 3 books</h5>\r\nNo stipulations about length or titles, fiction or non-fiction. Browse your favorite independent bookstore, hop on Amazon, or get a free library card. I think you’ll discover the choices are endless.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I recommend a classic, a fiction genre you don’t always read, and a non-fiction, but whatever your selections, choose ones that will make you think or inspire you. You might just rekindle a long-lost love of reading or discover a newfound one.\r\n<h5>~Schedule One Unplugged Weekend</h5>\r\nTechnology rules our lives. I get it. Cell phones are an outgrowth of our hands. We’re constantly logged on, tuned in, 24/7. All that being on line can lead to burnout.\r\n\r\nStep away from your devices for one entire weekend. I think you’ll find, technology free time will stave off exhaustion, and most likely lead to a creative and more energized you.\r\n\r\nThese are only suggestions. If you accept my challenge, I believe you can change you and your world.\r\n\r\nLet me know how you do.','Challenges, not resolutions','','inherit','open','open','','6421-revision-v1','','','2016-01-10 16:07:35','2016-01-10 23:07:35','',6421,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/10/6421-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6433,1,'2016-01-18 06:00:46','2016-01-18 13:00:46','<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/mlk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"335\" />In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation designating a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Junior for his accomplishments. Today is that day.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Honoring Dr. King\'s birthday evolved into a national day of service to encourage citizens to use the federal holiday as an opportunity to give back to their communities with legislation in 1994 that established a Martin Luther King Day of Service to coincide with the Federal holiday. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/serveimage.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6436\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/serveimage.jpg\" alt=\"serveimage\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">King’s vision was to build what he called \"the beloved community.\" He believed life’s most persistent and urgent question was</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\'What are you doing for others?\'</p>\r\nCheck <a href=\"http://www.nationalservice.gov/mlkday\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> to find projects in your specific area where you can honor him and help your community.\r\n\r\nEven if you don’t have the federal day off, make a positive and peaceful impact in your community. What better way to honor King’s legacy than by helping others every day.','Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service','','publish','open','open','','martin-luther-king-jr-day-of-service','','','2016-01-10 17:13:52','2016-01-11 00:13:52','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6433',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6434,1,'2016-01-10 17:07:26','2016-01-11 00:07:26','<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/mlk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"335\" />In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation designating a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Junior for his accomplishments. Today is that day.\r\n\r\nHonoring Dr. King\'s birthday evolved into a national day of service to encourage citizens to use the federal holiday as an opportunity to give back to their communities with legislation in 1994 that established a Martin Luther King Day of Service to coincide with the Federal holiday. http://www.nationalservice.gov/mlkday\r\nKing’s vision was to build what he called \"the beloved community.\"\r\n\r\nDr. King believed life’s most persistent and urgent question was\r\n\'What are you doing for others?\'\r\n\r\nCheck <a href=\"http://www.nationalservice.gov/mlkday\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> to find projects in your specific area where you can honor him and help your community.\r\n\r\nEven if you don’t have the federal day off, make a positive and peaceful impact in your community. What better way to honor King’s legacy than by helping others every day.','Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service','','inherit','open','open','','6433-revision-v1','','','2016-01-10 17:07:26','2016-01-11 00:07:26','',6433,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/10/6433-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6435,1,'2016-01-10 17:08:54','2016-01-11 00:08:54','<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/mlk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"335\" />In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation designating a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Junior for his accomplishments. Today is that day.\r\n\r\nHonoring Dr. King\'s birthday evolved into a national day of service to encourage citizens to use the federal holiday as an opportunity to give back to their communities with legislation in 1994 that established a Martin Luther King Day of Service to coincide with the Federal holiday. http://www.nationalservice.gov/mlkday\r\nKing’s vision was to build what he called \"the beloved community.\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Dr. King believed life’s most persistent and urgent question was</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\'What are you doing for others?\'</p>\r\nCheck <a href=\"http://www.nationalservice.gov/mlkday\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> to find projects in your specific area where you can honor him and help your community.\r\n\r\nEven if you don’t have the federal day off, make a positive and peaceful impact in your community. What better way to honor King’s legacy than by helping others every day.','Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service','','inherit','open','open','','6433-revision-v1','','','2016-01-10 17:08:54','2016-01-11 00:08:54','',6433,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/10/6433-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6437,1,'2016-01-10 17:12:01','2016-01-11 00:12:01','<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/mlk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"335\" />In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation designating a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Junior for his accomplishments. Today is that day.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Honoring Dr. King\'s birthday evolved into a national day of service to encourage citizens to use the federal holiday as an opportunity to give back to their communities with legislation in 1994 that established a Martin Luther King Day of Service to coincide with the Federal holiday. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/serveimage.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6436\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/serveimage.jpg\" alt=\"serveimage\" /></a>http://www.nationalservice.gov/mlkday\r\nKing’s vision was to build what he called \"the beloved community.\" He believed life’s most persistent and urgent question was</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\'What are you doing for others?\'</p>\r\nCheck <a href=\"http://www.nationalservice.gov/mlkday\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> to find projects in your specific area where you can honor him and help your community.\r\n\r\nEven if you don’t have the federal day off, make a positive and peaceful impact in your community. What better way to honor King’s legacy than by helping others every day.','Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service','','inherit','open','open','','6433-revision-v1','','','2016-01-10 17:12:01','2016-01-11 00:12:01','',6433,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/10/6433-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6438,1,'2016-01-10 17:12:45','2016-01-11 00:12:45','<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/mlk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"335\" />In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation designating a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Junior for his accomplishments. Today is that day.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Honoring Dr. King\'s birthday evolved into a national day of service to encourage citizens to use the federal holiday as an opportunity to give back to their communities with legislation in 1994 that established a Martin Luther King Day of Service to coincide with the Federal holiday. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/serveimage.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6436\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/serveimage.jpg\" alt=\"serveimage\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">King’s vision was to build what he called \"the beloved community.\" He believed life’s most persistent and urgent question was</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\'What are you doing for others?\'</p>\r\nCheck <a href=\"http://www.nationalservice.gov/mlkday\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> to find projects in your specific area where you can honor him and help your community.\r\n\r\nEven if you don’t have the federal day off, make a positive and peaceful impact in your community. What better way to honor King’s legacy than by helping others every day.','Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service','','inherit','open','open','','6433-revision-v1','','','2016-01-10 17:12:45','2016-01-11 00:12:45','',6433,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/10/6433-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6439,1,'2016-01-11 08:29:02','2016-01-11 15:29:02','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6422\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\" alt=\"resolutions\" /></a>January blogs, tweets, and Facebook posts are overloaded with advice and suggestions for resolutions and ways to achieve your goals for New Year. I’m going to join the crowd, but with a twist.\r\n\r\nI\'m not calling these resolutions because a whopping 80% of us fail within the first thirty days when we make resolutions.\r\n\r\nThere are three hundred and fifty-five days  left in 2016 so I\'m challenging you to pick one or more of the four suggestions below. Suggestions that I think you will find easily achievable, unlike resolutions.\r\n<h5>~Learn one new thing</h5>\r\nI read that Steve Jobs studied calligraphy for the beauty and artistry of the technique. <a href=\"https://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc\" target=\"_blank\">Jobs admitted calligraphy wasn’t the most pragmatic thing he’d ever done</a>  Yet his calligraphy experience deeply influenced his design work at Apple.\r\n\r\nSo what new thing peaks your curiosity? Give it a try. Whatever your thing is doesn’t have to be practical or even useful. Point is learning something totally new might lead you down paths you never dreamed.\r\n<h5>~Volunteer</h5>\r\nPreferably on a project outside your comfort zone.\r\n\r\nMaybe assist at the local food bank, mentor at your neighborhood elementary school, be a timer for Special Olympics, serve at a soup kitchen, or read to a senior citizen. You’ll meet new people, learn about areas outside your expertise, and, I’m quite sure, discover insights about yourself.\r\n<h5>~Read 3 books</h5>\r\nNo stipulations about length or titles, fiction or non-fiction. Browse your favorite independent bookstore, hop on Amazon, or get a free library card. I think you’ll discover the choices are endless.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I recommend a classic, a fiction genre you don’t always read, and a non-fiction, but whatever your selections, choose ones that will make you think or inspire you. You might just rekindle a long-lost love of reading or discover a newfound one.\r\n<h5>~Schedule One Unplugged Weekend</h5>\r\nTechnology rules our lives. I get it. Cell phones are an outgrowth of our hands. We’re constantly logged on, tuned in, 24/7. All that being on line can lead to burnout.\r\n\r\nStep away from your devices for one entire weekend. I think you’ll find, technology free time will stave off exhaustion, and most likely lead to a creative and more energized you.\r\n\r\nThese are only suggestions. If you accept my challenge, I believe you can change you and your world.\r\n\r\nLet me know how you do.','Challenges, not resolutions','','inherit','open','open','','6421-revision-v1','','','2016-01-11 08:29:02','2016-01-11 15:29:02','',6421,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/11/6421-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6440,1,'2016-01-11 08:29:17','2016-01-11 15:29:17','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6422\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/resolutions.png\" alt=\"resolutions\" /></a>January blogs, tweets, and Facebook posts are overloaded with advice and suggestions for resolutions and ways to achieve your goals for New Year. I’m going to join the crowd, but with a twist.\r\n\r\nI\'m not calling these resolutions because a whopping 80% of us fail within the first thirty days when we make resolutions.\r\n\r\nThere are three hundred and fifty-five days  left in 2016 so I\'m challenging you to pick one or more of the four suggestions below. Suggestions that I think you will find easily achievable, unlike resolutions.\r\n<h5>~Learn one new thing</h5>\r\nI read that Steve Jobs studied calligraphy for the beauty and artistry of the technique. <a href=\"https://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc\" target=\"_blank\">Jobs admitted calligraphy wasn’t the most pragmatic thing he’d ever done</a>  Yet his calligraphy experience deeply influenced his design work at Apple.\r\n\r\nSo what new thing peaks your curiosity? Give it a try. Whatever your thing is doesn’t have to be practical or even useful. Point is learning something totally new might lead you down paths you never dreamed.\r\n<h5>~Volunteer</h5>\r\nPreferably on a project outside your comfort zone.\r\n\r\nMaybe assist at the local food bank, mentor at your neighborhood elementary school, be a timer for Special Olympics, serve at a soup kitchen, or read to a senior citizen. You’ll meet new people, learn about areas outside your expertise, and, I’m quite sure, discover insights about yourself.\r\n<h5>~Read 3 books</h5>\r\nNo stipulations about length or titles, fiction or non-fiction. Browse your favorite independent bookstore, hop on Amazon, or get a free library card. I think you’ll discover the choices are endless.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I recommend a classic, a fiction genre you don’t always read, and a non-fiction, but whatever your selections, choose ones that will make you think or inspire you. You might just rekindle a long-lost love of reading or discover a newfound one.\r\n<h5>~Schedule One Unplugged Weekend</h5>\r\nTechnology rules our lives. I get it. Cell phones are an outgrowth of our hands. We’re constantly logged on, tuned in, 24/7. All that being on line can lead to burnout.\r\n\r\nStep away from your devices for one entire weekend. I think you’ll find, technology free time will stave off exhaustion, and most likely lead to a creative and more energized you.\r\n\r\nThese are only suggestions. If you accept my challenge, I believe you can change you and your world.\r\n\r\nLet me know how you do.','Challenges, not resolutions','','inherit','open','open','','6421-autosave-v1','','','2016-01-11 08:29:17','2016-01-11 15:29:17','',6421,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/11/6421-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6983,1,'2016-09-13 21:06:58','2016-09-14 03:06:58','I am a storyteller, a wordsmith, a romantic.\r\n\r\nI read a lot...adore Victoriana...collect tchotchkes...stockpile ephemera...and own up to being a native Texan, most of the time.\r\n\r\nIreland is my most favorite place on earth, and I\'m crazy about all things Irish.\r\n\r\nI love…\r\nSitting on the porch.\r\nTraveling back roads.\r\nMeeting new people.\r\nGaining knowledge.\r\nSharing memories.\r\nWalking my dog in the mountains or on the beach or around the block.\r\nWatching movies, eating popcorn and sipping wine with my husband.\r\n\r\nMost of all, I enjoy weaving emotional stories with satisfying endings.\r\n\r\nI’m a former teacher, proprietor of an antiques business, and one time DAC (Department of Army Civilian).\r\n\r\nNow I write full time--mostly romance (love those happy endings), some short stories, articles, and a bit of non-fiction stuff.\r\n\r\nMy husband and I live in the Rio Grande National Forest of Colorado with a mouthy Maltese named Buster.\r\n\r\nMy blog is an eclectic blending of all of the above sprinkled with guest bloggers.\r\n\r\nThanks for visiting.  Stop by often.','About Judythe','','inherit','closed','closed','','7-revision-v1','','','2016-09-13 21:06:58','2016-09-14 03:06:58','',7,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/09/13/7-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6455,1,'2016-01-11 14:26:56','2016-01-11 21:26:56','I am a storyteller, a wordsmith, a romantic.\r\n\r\nI read a lot...adore Victoriana...collect tchotchkes...stockpile ephemera...and own up to being a native Texan, most of the time.\r\n\r\nIreland is my most favorite place on earth, and I\'m crazy about all things Irish.\r\n\r\nI love…\r\nSitting on the porch.\r\nTraveling back roads.\r\nMeeting new people.\r\nGaining knowledge.\r\nSharing memories.\r\nWalking my dogs in the mountains or on the beach or around the block.\r\nWatching movies, eating popcorn and sipping wine with my husband.\r\nWeaving emotional stories with satisfying endings.\r\n\r\nI’m a former teacher, proprietor of an antiques business, and one time DAC (Department of Army Civilian).\r\n\r\nNow I write full time--mostly romance (love those happy endings), some short stories, articles, and a bit of non-fiction stuff.\r\n\r\nMy husband and I live in the Rio Grande National Forest of Colorado with our four-legged kids – an Old English Sheepdog named Toby and a mouthy Maltese named Buster.\r\n\r\nMy blog is an eclectic blending of all of the above sprinkled with guest bloggers.\r\n\r\nThanks for visiting.  Stop by often.','About Judythe','','inherit','open','open','','7-revision-v1','','','2016-01-11 14:26:56','2016-01-11 21:26:56','',7,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/11/7-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6456,1,'2016-01-11 14:30:34','2016-01-11 21:30:34','<p align=\"center\"><strong>Guest Blog </strong><strong>Participation </strong><strong>Guidelines </strong></p>\r\nHello! Thanks for your interest in guest blogging here at <a href=\"http://judythewriter.wordpress.com/\" target=\"_blank\">View from the Front Porch</a>.\r\n\r\nI love hosting others. If you have a word of wisdom to share or insight on anything faith or fiction focused or maybe a moving or amusing anecdote waiting for an outlet, you’re invited. Guest blogging is for anyone ... everyone.\r\n\r\nOnly three guidelines:\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Articles or essays MUST be new. <em>Please don’t send something that has already been posted on another website without updating.</em></li>\r\n	<li>Length between 500 and 700 words. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Shorter is better.</em></span></li>\r\n	<li>No controversial or political topics.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nPick a Thursday date from available dates. Right now, any Thursday in 2016 is available.\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve decided what to write and a date you\'d like, here’s what you’ll need to do.\r\n\r\nCopy and paste the form below into your word processor.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Fill out the form completely.</li>\r\n	<li>Save the file by renaming the MS Word or RTF file with your name (example: JOHNDOE.doc). That will help me keep things organized.</li>\r\n	<li>Return the completed form to <a href=\"mailto:judythe@judythemorgan.com\">judythewriter@icloud.com</a> as a MS Word or RTF attachment.</li>\r\n	<li>You can include a jpg file for any images you wish. No large images and Please only <em>legal </em>to copy images. Your photo would be nice to include, but not necessary.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nOnce I receive your email...\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>I’ll confirm receipt, so if you don’t hear from me within 72 hours, please contact me.</li>\r\n	<li>I wish I had time to send a reminder before your date, but I don’t. So please mark your calendar.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>REQUEST FORM to guest blog on</h3>\r\n<p align=\"center\">View from the Front Porch</p>\r\nName/Pen Name:\r\n\r\nContact Email (not to be given out, just for me):\r\n\r\nWebsite (if you have one):\r\n\r\nBlog (if you have one):\r\n\r\nTwitter and Facebook Links (if you wish to share):\r\n\r\nDate you would like to appear (if no date is specified, I will assign one to you).\r\n\r\nYour blog. *Be sure to proofread it. I’m a writer, not an editor!\r\n\r\n<b>Special Instructions if you’re an author:</b>\r\n\r\nBeing a guest blogger can also be an opportunity for you to promote your books. In the bio info at the end of your guest blog, we can include any book information you wish to promote.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">IMPORTANT:</span> No erotica or steamy sensuality. Any book genre including non-fiction is acceptable.\r\n\r\nIn your file please include\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Title of Book you would like to promote. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Remember the exceptions!</span></li>\r\n	<li>Buy Link (either to your author site or to online retailers like Amazon, B&amp;N, etc.)</li>\r\n	<li>URL for your cover: (To find the URL, right click on the pic, then go to properties. It will have a URL, copy and paste that here.)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Additional thoughts:</span>\r\n\r\nYou are encouraged to show up on your guest blog/interview day to chat with commenters.\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. I look forward to working with you.\r\n\r\n- Judythe','BE MY GUEST','','inherit','open','open','','4250-revision-v1','','','2016-01-11 14:30:34','2016-01-11 21:30:34','',4250,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/11/4250-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6521,1,'2016-02-22 06:00:14','2016-02-22 13:00:14','I’m an early riser. Always have been.\r\n\r\nI believe the trait stems from growing up with five people in a one-bedroom/one bathroom house. In those crucial teen years when bathroom time is paramount, a little brother arrived in the family. Six people had to share the one bath.\r\n\r\nWith two working parents, early morning bathroom time was a premium. Sick of the constant arguments, Daddy allocated use times.\r\n\r\nBeing the oldest child, I was granted first in line morning time with the 5 a.m. to 5:15 time slot. That lucky draw meant, if I got up even earlier, I’d have more than fifteen minutes. During my high school years when rushing to dress was not an option, I’d head to the bathroom sometime in the 4:00 and 4:30 range.\r\n\r\nAnd thus began my love affair with early morning.\r\n\r\nWhen I grew up and married, the hour I woke up depended on me. I still choose the early morning hours. These days, the exact time varies. In summer, it’s earlier than winter. But, I’m always up before the sun rises.\r\n\r\nThese are five reasons I love early morning.\r\n\r\n<strong>It’s a brand new day. </strong>~A fresh start. A clean slate. There’s no better feeling!\r\n\r\n<strong>The house is quiet. </strong>~The hustle and bustle of daily life hasn’t begun. Yet. I read somewhere that our brains need quiet awaking to function as it should. I need it.\r\n\r\n<strong> I can read Proverbs undisturbed. </strong>~Did you know there’s a chapter of Proverbs for every day of a month? I find it amazing how the verses can so accurately related to my life. My daily reading offers a tangible realization of God’s comfort and protection.\r\n\r\n<strong> The dogs and I can share a morning walk before the rest of the human world awakes. </strong>~Living in the forest, it’s hard to wake before the animals so we’re never totally alone. The birds chirp. The rabbits scurry around. Deer and turkey munch of trees and grass. Some mornings we meet other early risers with their dogs. Toby and Buster have an impromptu play date greeting their doggie friends.\r\n\r\n<strong> The sunrise. </strong>~I never tire of seeing the dark sky brighten into lapis and pink and tangerine and ruby and gold all at the same time as the sun rises above the mountains. Every morning there\'s a new and different formation as the gentle swoosh of night giving way to daylight sweeps over us.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6523 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"sunrise\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6524\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sunrise2\" /></a>No two sunrises are alike.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Neither are two days ever alike.</span></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">That\'s the main reason I love early mornings. </span></a>','Five Reasons I Love Early Morning','','publish','open','open','','five-reasons-i-love-early-morning','','','2016-02-04 11:00:54','2016-02-04 18:00:54','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6521',0,'post','',1);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6463,1,'2016-01-27 06:00:44','2016-01-27 13:00:44','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/calm-of-winter-2.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6464\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/calm-of-winter-2-1024x685.png\" alt=\"calm of winter 2\" /></a>Winter will end before we know it. Spring is lurking on the horizon. Days are lengthening.\r\n\r\nI hope you\'ve found rest this winter.','Winter\'s Rest - John Geddes','','publish','open','open','','winters-rest-john-geddes','','','2016-01-11 15:39:30','2016-01-11 22:39:30','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6463',0,'post','',2);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6465,1,'2016-01-11 15:38:42','2016-01-11 22:38:42','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/calm-of-winter-2.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6464\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/calm-of-winter-2-1024x685.png\" alt=\"calm of winter 2\" /></a>Winter will end before we know it. Spring is lurking on the horizon. Days are lengthening.\r\n\r\nI hope you\'ve found rest this winter.','Winter\'s Rest - John Geddes','','inherit','open','open','','6463-revision-v1','','','2016-01-11 15:38:42','2016-01-11 22:38:42','',6463,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/11/6463-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6492,1,'2016-02-03 06:00:02','2016-02-03 13:00:02','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6493 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love2.jpg\" alt=\"love2\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>And I would add that LOVE should be the loudest voice every day.</p>','February Words of Love','','publish','open','open','','february-words-of-love','','','2016-02-03 09:53:38','2016-02-03 16:53:38','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6492',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6467,1,'2016-01-15 06:00:36','2016-01-15 13:00:36','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It has been 8 years since we have had a puppy on Miller Farm and now we have two.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One major issue I had forgotten was the chewing. They chew on everything. Rachel has provided them with multiple acceptable chew toys, but Max and Penny seem to prefer non-chew toys. These include but are not limited to:</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6468\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup1.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6468 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup1-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"pup1\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" /></a> Newspapers[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6469\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"297\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup2.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6469 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup2-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"pup2\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" /></a> towels[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6470\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"221\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup3.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6470 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup3-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"pup3\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" /></a> shoes -  especially when on feet[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I devised a new dance – the “puppy shuffle” which involves moving my feet in such a way as to avoid stepping on a puppy or having them grab my shoe.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup4.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6471\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup4-300x297.jpg\" alt=\"pup4\" /></a>I finally surrendered and gave them my socks. I figured it was better for them to chew on my socks when they were not on my feet.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It kept them occupied for quite a while. If only it would work until they outgrow the chewing – in about 6 months.</p>','Chew Toys','','publish','open','open','','chew-toys','','','2016-01-14 10:14:57','2016-01-14 17:14:57','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6467',0,'post','',4);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6472,1,'2016-01-14 10:12:34','2016-01-14 17:12:34','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It has been 8 years since we have had a puppy on Miller Farm and now we have two.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One major issue I had forgotten was the chewing. They chew on everything. Rachel has provided them with multiple acceptable chew toys, but Max and Penny seem to prefer non-chew toys. These include but are not limited to:</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6468\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup1.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6468 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup1-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"pup1\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" /></a> Newspapers[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6469\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"297\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup2.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6469 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup2-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"pup2\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" /></a> towels[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6470\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"221\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup3.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6470 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup3-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"pup3\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" /></a> shoes - when especially on feet[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I devised a new dance – the “puppy shuffle” which involves moving my feet in such a way as to avoid stepping on a puppy or having them grab my shoe.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup4.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6471\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup4-300x297.jpg\" alt=\"pup4\" /></a>I finally surrendered and gave them my socks. I figured it was better for them to chew on my socks when they were not on my feet.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It kept them occupied for quite a while. If only it would work until they outgrow the chewing – in about 6 months.</p>','Chew Toys','','inherit','open','open','','6467-revision-v1','','','2016-01-14 10:12:34','2016-01-14 17:12:34','',6467,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/14/6467-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6473,1,'2016-01-14 10:14:34','2016-01-14 17:14:34','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It has been 8 years since we have had a puppy on Miller Farm and now we have two.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One major issue I had forgotten was the chewing. They chew on everything. Rachel has provided them with multiple acceptable chew toys, but Max and Penny seem to prefer non-chew toys. These include but are not limited to:</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6468\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup1.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6468 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup1-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"pup1\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" /></a> Newspapers[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6469\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"297\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup2.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6469 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup2-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"pup2\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" /></a> towels[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6470\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"221\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup3.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6470 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup3-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"pup3\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" /></a> shoes -  especially when on feet[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I devised a new dance – the “puppy shuffle” which involves moving my feet in such a way as to avoid stepping on a puppy or having them grab my shoe.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup4.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6471\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pup4-300x297.jpg\" alt=\"pup4\" /></a>I finally surrendered and gave them my socks. I figured it was better for them to chew on my socks when they were not on my feet.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It kept them occupied for quite a while. If only it would work until they outgrow the chewing – in about 6 months.</p>','Chew Toys','','inherit','open','open','','6467-revision-v1','','','2016-01-14 10:14:34','2016-01-14 17:14:34','',6467,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/14/6467-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6474,1,'2016-01-25 06:00:32','2016-01-25 13:00:32','As a writer, I spend hours at my desk. These days too many jobs require much of the work day to be spent sitting in an office at a computer.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6475 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"exercise\" /></a>That\'s a problem because, to be fit and healthy, we have to get moving, to exercise.\r\n\r\nThe web offers lots of advice on exercise. Problem with most of those website suggestions is they involve going somewhere to exercise. We\'re stuck at a desk all day!\r\n\r\nThe ideas are also excellent if you live in a warm climate. Not so easy if you live in the mountains of the Rio Grande Forest.These days my Fitbit step goals remain unmet.\r\n\r\nOnce the temperature rises above freezing and the snow melts, I do participate in many outdoors activities. The forest outside my office window calls to me frequently. Sometimes, too frequently.\r\n\r\nEven in the winter months, my two four-legged children demand to go outside. Unfortunately,  the sub-zero temperatures are just not inviting enough for us to linger outside. Our ventures out doors are short. Very short. Other times road conditions make getting to a gym or indoor pool or even walking impossible and our trips outdoors are even shorter.\r\n\r\nSo how do I get exercise these cold winter days? I follow the advice of <a href=\"http://jrvogt.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Vogt</a>, fantasy and freelance writer, in his <em>Write Strong</em> series on fitness strategies for writers. Most of which are readily adaptable to any desk job. You don’t have to be a writer.\r\n\r\nI use these three ways to keep in shape:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6476\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells-150x150.png\" alt=\"barbells\" /></a>1. Keep weights on my desk. During breaks or while I\'m reading on the computer, I pick up the weights and do some basic arm lifts.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch.gif\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6477\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch-150x150.gif\" alt=\"stretch\" /></a>\r\n2. Stash resistance bands in a desk drawer. Quick and easy way to do simple resistance training.\r\n3. Stand and stretch. I find it helps refocus and gives an energy bump.\r\n\r\nIf none of these suggestions works for you, check out Vogt’s <a href=\"http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\" target=\"_blank\">other strategies here</a>.\r\n\r\nOr develop your own fitness plan using this <a href=\"http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\" target=\"_blank\">online fitness plan generator</a> that lets you input your skill level, available gear and time and the part of the body you want to focus on.\r\n\r\nWhatever it takes -- get moving! You\'ll find you\'ll be healthier and more productive.','3 Ways to Exercises at Your Desk','','publish','open','open','','3-ways-to-exercises-at-your-desk','','','2016-01-16 15:30:17','2016-01-16 22:30:17','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6474',0,'post','',1);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6478,1,'2016-01-16 15:15:14','2016-01-16 22:15:14','As a writer, I spend hours at my desk. These days too many jobs require much of the day sitting in an office at a computer.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6475 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"exercise\" /></a>To be fit and healthy, we have to get moving, to exercise.\r\n\r\nThe web offers lots of advice on exercise. Problem with most of those website suggestions is they involve going somewhere to exercise.\r\n\r\nExcellent ideas if you live in a warm climate. Not so easy if you live in the mountains of the Rio Grande Forest.These days my Fitbit goals remain unmet.\r\n\r\nOnce the temperature rises above freezing and the snow melts, I participate in many outdoors activities . The forest outside my office window calls me outside frequently. Sometimes, too frequently.\r\n\r\nEven in the winter months, my two four-legged children demand to go outside. Unfortunately,  the sub-zero temperatures are just not inviting enough for us to linger outside. Our ventures out doors are short. Very short. Other times road conditions make getting to a gym or indoor pool or even walking impossible so on those days our trips outdoors are even shorter.\r\n\r\nSo how do I get exercise these days? I follow the advice of Josh Vogt, fantasy and freelance writer, in his Write Strong series on fitness strategies for writers. Most of which are readily adaptable to any desk job. You don’t have to be a writer.\r\n\r\nI use these three ways to keep in shape:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6476\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells-150x150.png\" alt=\"barbells\" /></a>1. Keep weights on my desk. During breaks or reading on the computer, I pick up the weights and do some basic arm lifts.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch.gif\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6477\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch-150x150.gif\" alt=\"stretch\" /></a>\r\n2. Stash resistance bands in a desk drawer. Quick and easy way to do simple resistance training.\r\n3. Stand and stretch. I find it helps me refocus and gives an energy bump.\r\n\r\nIf none of these suggestions works for you, check out Vogt’s <a href=\"http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\" target=\"_blank\">other strategies here</a>. http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\r\n\r\nOr develop your own fitness plan using this <a href=\"http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\" target=\"_blank\">online fitness plan generator</a> that lets you input your skill level, available gear and time and the part of the body you want to focus on. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\r\n\r\nWhatever it takes -- get moving! You\'ll find you\'re healthier and more productive.','3 Ways to Exercises at Your Desk','','inherit','open','open','','6474-revision-v1','','','2016-01-16 15:15:14','2016-01-16 22:15:14','',6474,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/16/6474-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6479,1,'2016-01-16 15:15:55','2016-01-16 22:15:55','As a writer, I spend hours at my desk. These days too many jobs require much of the work day to be sitting in an office at a computer.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6475 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"exercise\" /></a>To be fit and healthy, we have to get moving, to exercise.\r\n\r\nThe web offers lots of advice on exercise. Problem with most of those website suggestions is they involve going somewhere to exercise.\r\n\r\nExcellent ideas if you live in a warm climate. Not so easy if you live in the mountains of the Rio Grande Forest.These days my Fitbit goals remain unmet.\r\n\r\nOnce the temperature rises above freezing and the snow melts, I participate in many outdoors activities . The forest outside my office window calls me outside frequently. Sometimes, too frequently.\r\n\r\nEven in the winter months, my two four-legged children demand to go outside. Unfortunately,  the sub-zero temperatures are just not inviting enough for us to linger outside. Our ventures out doors are short. Very short. Other times road conditions make getting to a gym or indoor pool or even walking impossible so on those days our trips outdoors are even shorter.\r\n\r\nSo how do I get exercise these days? I follow the advice of Josh Vogt, fantasy and freelance writer, in his Write Strong series on fitness strategies for writers. Most of which are readily adaptable to any desk job. You don’t have to be a writer.\r\n\r\nI use these three ways to keep in shape:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6476\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells-150x150.png\" alt=\"barbells\" /></a>1. Keep weights on my desk. During breaks or reading on the computer, I pick up the weights and do some basic arm lifts.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch.gif\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6477\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch-150x150.gif\" alt=\"stretch\" /></a>\r\n2. Stash resistance bands in a desk drawer. Quick and easy way to do simple resistance training.\r\n3. Stand and stretch. I find it helps me refocus and gives an energy bump.\r\n\r\nIf none of these suggestions works for you, check out Vogt’s <a href=\"http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\" target=\"_blank\">other strategies here</a>. http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\r\n\r\nOr develop your own fitness plan using this <a href=\"http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\" target=\"_blank\">online fitness plan generator</a> that lets you input your skill level, available gear and time and the part of the body you want to focus on. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\r\n\r\nWhatever it takes -- get moving! You\'ll find you\'re healthier and more productive.','3 Ways to Exercises at Your Desk','','inherit','open','open','','6474-revision-v1','','','2016-01-16 15:15:55','2016-01-16 22:15:55','',6474,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/16/6474-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6480,1,'2016-01-16 15:17:03','2016-01-16 22:17:03','As a writer, I spend hours at my desk. These days too many jobs require much of the work day to be spent sitting in an office at a computer.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6475 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"exercise\" /></a>To be fit and healthy, we have to get moving, to exercise.\r\n\r\nThe web offers lots of advice on exercise. Problem with most of those website suggestions is they involve going somewhere to exercise.\r\n\r\nExcellent ideas if you live in a warm climate. Not so easy if you live in the mountains of the Rio Grande Forest.These days my Fitbit goals remain unmet.\r\n\r\nOnce the temperature rises above freezing and the snow melts, I participate in many outdoors activities . The forest outside my office window calls me outside frequently. Sometimes, too frequently.\r\n\r\nEven in the winter months, my two four-legged children demand to go outside. Unfortunately,  the sub-zero temperatures are just not inviting enough for us to linger outside. Our ventures out doors are short. Very short. Other times road conditions make getting to a gym or indoor pool or even walking impossible so on those days our trips outdoors are even shorter.\r\n\r\nSo how do I get exercise these days? I follow the advice of Josh Vogt, fantasy and freelance writer, in his Write Strong series on fitness strategies for writers. Most of which are readily adaptable to any desk job. You don’t have to be a writer.\r\n\r\nI use these three ways to keep in shape:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6476\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells-150x150.png\" alt=\"barbells\" /></a>1. Keep weights on my desk. During breaks or reading on the computer, I pick up the weights and do some basic arm lifts.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch.gif\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6477\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch-150x150.gif\" alt=\"stretch\" /></a>\r\n2. Stash resistance bands in a desk drawer. Quick and easy way to do simple resistance training.\r\n3. Stand and stretch. I find it helps me refocus and gives an energy bump.\r\n\r\nIf none of these suggestions works for you, check out Vogt’s <a href=\"http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\" target=\"_blank\">other strategies here</a>. http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\r\n\r\nOr develop your own fitness plan using this <a href=\"http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\" target=\"_blank\">online fitness plan generator</a> that lets you input your skill level, available gear and time and the part of the body you want to focus on. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\r\n\r\nWhatever it takes -- get moving! You\'ll find you\'re healthier and more productive.','3 Ways to Exercises at Your Desk','','inherit','open','open','','6474-revision-v1','','','2016-01-16 15:17:03','2016-01-16 22:17:03','',6474,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/16/6474-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6481,1,'2016-01-16 15:17:51','2016-01-16 22:17:51','As a writer, I spend hours at my desk. These days too many jobs require much of the work day to be spent sitting in an office at a computer.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6475 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"exercise\" /></a>That\'s a problem because, to be fit and healthy, we have to get moving, to exercise.\r\n\r\nThe web offers lots of advice on exercise. Problem with most of those website suggestions is they involve going somewhere to exercise.\r\n\r\nExcellent ideas if you live in a warm climate. Not so easy if you live in the mountains of the Rio Grande Forest.These days my Fitbit goals remain unmet.\r\n\r\nOnce the temperature rises above freezing and the snow melts, I participate in many outdoors activities . The forest outside my office window calls me outside frequently. Sometimes, too frequently.\r\n\r\nEven in the winter months, my two four-legged children demand to go outside. Unfortunately,  the sub-zero temperatures are just not inviting enough for us to linger outside. Our ventures out doors are short. Very short. Other times road conditions make getting to a gym or indoor pool or even walking impossible so on those days our trips outdoors are even shorter.\r\n\r\nSo how do I get exercise these days? I follow the advice of Josh Vogt, fantasy and freelance writer, in his Write Strong series on fitness strategies for writers. Most of which are readily adaptable to any desk job. You don’t have to be a writer.\r\n\r\nI use these three ways to keep in shape:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6476\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells-150x150.png\" alt=\"barbells\" /></a>1. Keep weights on my desk. During breaks or reading on the computer, I pick up the weights and do some basic arm lifts.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch.gif\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6477\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch-150x150.gif\" alt=\"stretch\" /></a>\r\n2. Stash resistance bands in a desk drawer. Quick and easy way to do simple resistance training.\r\n3. Stand and stretch. I find it helps me refocus and gives an energy bump.\r\n\r\nIf none of these suggestions works for you, check out Vogt’s <a href=\"http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\" target=\"_blank\">other strategies here</a>. http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\r\n\r\nOr develop your own fitness plan using this <a href=\"http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\" target=\"_blank\">online fitness plan generator</a> that lets you input your skill level, available gear and time and the part of the body you want to focus on. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\r\n\r\nWhatever it takes -- get moving! You\'ll find you\'re healthier and more productive.','3 Ways to Exercises at Your Desk','','inherit','open','open','','6474-revision-v1','','','2016-01-16 15:17:51','2016-01-16 22:17:51','',6474,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/16/6474-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6485,1,'2016-01-16 15:27:16','2016-01-16 22:27:16','As a writer, I spend hours at my desk. These days too many jobs require much of the work day to be spent sitting in an office at a computer.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6475 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"exercise\" /></a>That\'s a problem because, to be fit and healthy, we have to get moving, to exercise.\r\n\r\nThe web offers lots of advice on exercise. Problem with most of those website suggestions is they involve going somewhere to exercise. We\'re stuck at a desk all day!\r\n\r\nThe ideas are also excellent if you live in a warm climate. Not so easy if you live in the mountains of the Rio Grande Forest.These days my Fitbit step goals remain unmet.\r\n\r\nOnce the temperature rises above freezing and the snow melts, I do participate in many outdoors activities. The forest outside my office window calls to me frequently. Sometimes, too frequently.\r\n\r\nEven in the winter months, my two four-legged children demand to go outside. Unfortunately,  the sub-zero temperatures are just not inviting enough for us to linger outside. Our ventures out doors are short. Very short. Other times road conditions make getting to a gym or indoor pool or even walking impossible and our trips outdoors are even shorter.\r\n\r\nSo how do I get exercise these cold winter days? I follow the advice of <a href=\"http://jrvogt.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Vogt</a>, fantasy and freelance writer, in his Write Strong series on fitness strategies for writers. Most of which are readily adaptable to any desk job. You don’t have to be a writer.\r\n\r\nI use these three ways to keep in shape:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6476\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells-150x150.png\" alt=\"barbells\" /></a>1. Keep weights on my desk. During breaks or while I\'m reading on the computer, I pick up the weights and do some basic arm lifts.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch.gif\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6477\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch-150x150.gif\" alt=\"stretch\" /></a>\r\n2. Stash resistance bands in a desk drawer. Quick and easy way to do simple resistance training.\r\n3. Stand and stretch. I find it helps refocus and gives an energy bump.\r\n\r\nIf none of these suggestions works for you, check out Vogt’s <a href=\"http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\" target=\"_blank\">other strategies here</a>.\r\n\r\nOr develop your own fitness plan using this <a href=\"http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\" target=\"_blank\">online fitness plan generator</a> that lets you input your skill level, available gear and time and the part of the body you want to focus on.\r\n\r\nWhatever it takes -- get moving! You\'ll find you\'ll be healthier and more productive.','3 Ways to Exercises at Your Desk','','inherit','open','open','','6474-revision-v1','','','2016-01-16 15:27:16','2016-01-16 22:27:16','',6474,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/16/6474-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6482,1,'2016-01-16 15:22:09','2016-01-16 22:22:09','As a writer, I spend hours at my desk. These days too many jobs require much of the work day to be spent sitting in an office at a computer.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6475 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"exercise\" /></a>That\'s a problem because, to be fit and healthy, we have to get moving, to exercise.\r\n\r\nThe web offers lots of advice on exercise. Problem with most of those website suggestions is they involve going somewhere to exercise. We\'re stuck at a desk all day!\r\n\r\nThe ideas are also excellent if you live in a warm climate. Not so easy if you live in the mountains of the Rio Grande Forest.These days my Fitbit step goals remain unmet.\r\n\r\nOnce the temperature rises above freezing and the snow melts, I do participate in many outdoors activities. The forest outside my office window calls to me frequently. Sometimes, too frequently.\r\n\r\nEven in the winter months, my two four-legged children demand to go outside. Unfortunately,  the sub-zero temperatures are just not inviting enough for us to linger outside. Our ventures out doors are short. Very short. Other times road conditions make getting to a gym or indoor pool or even walking impossible and our trips outdoors are even shorter.\r\n\r\nSo how do I get exercise these cold winter days? I follow the advice of Josh Vogt, fantasy and freelance writer, in his Write Strong series on fitness strategies for writers. Most of which are readily adaptable to any desk job. You don’t have to be a writer.\r\n\r\nI use these three ways to keep in shape:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6476\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells-150x150.png\" alt=\"barbells\" /></a>1. Keep weights on my desk. During breaks or while I\'m reading on the computer, I pick up the weights and do some basic arm lifts.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch.gif\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6477\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch-150x150.gif\" alt=\"stretch\" /></a>\r\n2. Stash resistance bands in a desk drawer. Quick and easy way to do simple resistance training.\r\n3. Stand and stretch. I find it helps me refocus and gives an energy bump.\r\n\r\nIf none of these suggestions works for you, check out Vogt’s <a href=\"http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\" target=\"_blank\">other strategies here</a>. http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\r\n\r\nOr develop your own fitness plan using this <a href=\"http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\" target=\"_blank\">online fitness plan generator</a> that lets you input your skill level, available gear and time and the part of the body you want to focus on. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\r\n\r\nWhatever it takes -- get moving! You\'ll find you\'re healthier and more productive.','3 Ways to Exercises at Your Desk','','inherit','open','open','','6474-revision-v1','','','2016-01-16 15:22:09','2016-01-16 22:22:09','',6474,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/16/6474-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6483,1,'2016-01-16 15:23:32','2016-01-16 22:23:32','As a writer, I spend hours at my desk. These days too many jobs require much of the work day to be spent sitting in an office at a computer.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6475 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"exercise\" /></a>That\'s a problem because, to be fit and healthy, we have to get moving, to exercise.\r\n\r\nThe web offers lots of advice on exercise. Problem with most of those website suggestions is they involve going somewhere to exercise. We\'re stuck at a desk all day!\r\n\r\nThe ideas are also excellent if you live in a warm climate. Not so easy if you live in the mountains of the Rio Grande Forest.These days my Fitbit step goals remain unmet.\r\n\r\nOnce the temperature rises above freezing and the snow melts, I do participate in many outdoors activities. The forest outside my office window calls to me frequently. Sometimes, too frequently.\r\n\r\nEven in the winter months, my two four-legged children demand to go outside. Unfortunately,  the sub-zero temperatures are just not inviting enough for us to linger outside. Our ventures out doors are short. Very short. Other times road conditions make getting to a gym or indoor pool or even walking impossible and our trips outdoors are even shorter.\r\n\r\nSo how do I get exercise these cold winter days? I follow the advice of Josh Vogt, fantasy and freelance writer, in his Write Strong series on fitness strategies for writers. Most of which are readily adaptable to any desk job. You don’t have to be a writer.\r\n\r\nI use these three ways to keep in shape:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6476\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells-150x150.png\" alt=\"barbells\" /></a>1. Keep weights on my desk. During breaks or while I\'m reading on the computer, I pick up the weights and do some basic arm lifts.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch.gif\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6477\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch-150x150.gif\" alt=\"stretch\" /></a>\r\n2. Stash resistance bands in a desk drawer. Quick and easy way to do simple resistance training.\r\n3. Stand and stretch. I find it helps refocus and gives an energy bump.\r\n\r\nIf none of these suggestions works for you, check out Vogt’s <a href=\"http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\" target=\"_blank\">other strategies here</a>. http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\r\n\r\nOr develop your own fitness plan using this <a href=\"http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\" target=\"_blank\">online fitness plan generator</a> that lets you input your skill level, available gear and time and the part of the body you want to focus on. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\r\n\r\nWhatever it takes -- get moving! You\'ll find you\'re healthier and more productive.','3 Ways to Exercises at Your Desk','','inherit','open','open','','6474-revision-v1','','','2016-01-16 15:23:32','2016-01-16 22:23:32','',6474,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/16/6474-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6484,1,'2016-01-16 15:25:52','2016-01-16 22:25:52','As a writer, I spend hours at my desk. These days too many jobs require much of the work day to be spent sitting in an office at a computer.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6475 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"exercise\" /></a>That\'s a problem because, to be fit and healthy, we have to get moving, to exercise.\r\n\r\nThe web offers lots of advice on exercise. Problem with most of those website suggestions is they involve going somewhere to exercise. We\'re stuck at a desk all day!\r\n\r\nThe ideas are also excellent if you live in a warm climate. Not so easy if you live in the mountains of the Rio Grande Forest.These days my Fitbit step goals remain unmet.\r\n\r\nOnce the temperature rises above freezing and the snow melts, I do participate in many outdoors activities. The forest outside my office window calls to me frequently. Sometimes, too frequently.\r\n\r\nEven in the winter months, my two four-legged children demand to go outside. Unfortunately,  the sub-zero temperatures are just not inviting enough for us to linger outside. Our ventures out doors are short. Very short. Other times road conditions make getting to a gym or indoor pool or even walking impossible and our trips outdoors are even shorter.\r\n\r\nSo how do I get exercise these cold winter days? I follow the advice of <a href=\"http://jrvogt.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Vogt</a>, fantasy and freelance writer, in his Write Strong series on fitness strategies for writers. Most of which are readily adaptable to any desk job. You don’t have to be a writer.\r\n\r\nI use these three ways to keep in shape:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6476\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells-150x150.png\" alt=\"barbells\" /></a>1. Keep weights on my desk. During breaks or while I\'m reading on the computer, I pick up the weights and do some basic arm lifts.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch.gif\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6477\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch-150x150.gif\" alt=\"stretch\" /></a>\r\n2. Stash resistance bands in a desk drawer. Quick and easy way to do simple resistance training.\r\n3. Stand and stretch. I find it helps refocus and gives an energy bump.\r\n\r\nIf none of these suggestions works for you, check out Vogt’s <a href=\"http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\" target=\"_blank\">other strategies here</a>. http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\r\n\r\nOr develop your own fitness plan using this <a href=\"http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\" target=\"_blank\">online fitness plan generator</a> that lets you input your skill level, available gear and time and the part of the body you want to focus on. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\r\n\r\nWhatever it takes -- get moving! You\'ll find you\'re healthier and more productive.','3 Ways to Exercises at Your Desk','','inherit','open','open','','6474-revision-v1','','','2016-01-16 15:25:52','2016-01-16 22:25:52','',6474,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/16/6474-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6486,1,'2016-01-16 15:29:31','2016-01-16 22:29:31','As a writer, I spend hours at my desk. These days too many jobs require much of the work day to be spent sitting in an office at a computer.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6475 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exercise-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"exercise\" /></a>That\'s a problem because, to be fit and healthy, we have to get moving, to exercise.\r\n\r\nThe web offers lots of advice on exercise. Problem with most of those website suggestions is they involve going somewhere to exercise. We\'re stuck at a desk all day!\r\n\r\nThe ideas are also excellent if you live in a warm climate. Not so easy if you live in the mountains of the Rio Grande Forest.These days my Fitbit step goals remain unmet.\r\n\r\nOnce the temperature rises above freezing and the snow melts, I do participate in many outdoors activities. The forest outside my office window calls to me frequently. Sometimes, too frequently.\r\n\r\nEven in the winter months, my two four-legged children demand to go outside. Unfortunately,  the sub-zero temperatures are just not inviting enough for us to linger outside. Our ventures out doors are short. Very short. Other times road conditions make getting to a gym or indoor pool or even walking impossible and our trips outdoors are even shorter.\r\n\r\nSo how do I get exercise these cold winter days? I follow the advice of <a href=\"http://jrvogt.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Vogt</a>, fantasy and freelance writer, in his <em>Write Strong</em> series on fitness strategies for writers. Most of which are readily adaptable to any desk job. You don’t have to be a writer.\r\n\r\nI use these three ways to keep in shape:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6476\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barbells-150x150.png\" alt=\"barbells\" /></a>1. Keep weights on my desk. During breaks or while I\'m reading on the computer, I pick up the weights and do some basic arm lifts.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch.gif\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6477\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stretch-150x150.gif\" alt=\"stretch\" /></a>\r\n2. Stash resistance bands in a desk drawer. Quick and easy way to do simple resistance training.\r\n3. Stand and stretch. I find it helps refocus and gives an energy bump.\r\n\r\nIf none of these suggestions works for you, check out Vogt’s <a href=\"http://jrvogt.com/writing-resources/write-strong-fitness-for-writers/\" target=\"_blank\">other strategies here</a>.\r\n\r\nOr develop your own fitness plan using this <a href=\"http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_plan_generator.asp\" target=\"_blank\">online fitness plan generator</a> that lets you input your skill level, available gear and time and the part of the body you want to focus on.\r\n\r\nWhatever it takes -- get moving! You\'ll find you\'ll be healthier and more productive.','3 Ways to Exercises at Your Desk','','inherit','open','open','','6474-revision-v1','','','2016-01-16 15:29:31','2016-01-16 22:29:31','',6474,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/16/6474-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6581,1,'2016-02-12 06:00:56','2016-02-12 13:00:56','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6517\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sara avatar\" /></a></em></p>\r\nI started using a planner a couple of years ago. It is a weekly planner with room to make lists on every day.\r\n\r\nI confess, I am one of those people who writes things I have already done on the list just so I can cross them off.\r\n\r\nThis year I chose one with a boring cover. I never see the cover anyway. I always keep it open to the current week.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/planner.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6582\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/planner-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"planner\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAt least I thought I did.\r\n\r\nThis year I was a little late getting the planner. I didn’t really need to keep lists during the holidays so I forgot all about having a planner – until school started. Then I needed to write things down.\r\n\r\nSo I opened the planner and started writing things down. All was fine until we started discussing which day of the week was actually Valentine’s Day. I looked at my planner and then realized I was not only in the wrong month but was actually in the wrong year.\r\n\r\nMy planner is a 16<sup>th</sup> month planner. It starts in August 2015 a fact I totally missed until nearly the middle of February.\r\n\r\nOh, well, at least I was making lists and crossing things off. Of course I could do that on notebook paper and ditch planners altogether.','Day? Month? Year?','','publish','open','open','','day-month-year','','','2016-02-10 21:31:05','2016-02-11 04:31:05','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6581',0,'post','',2);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6489,1,'2016-01-22 06:00:13','2016-01-22 13:00:13','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My parents bought me the coolest sweater when I was in high school. It has music symbols on it and in all my travels as a music teacher I have never seen another one like it.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sweater.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6490\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sweater-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"sweater\" /></a></p>\r\nI wear it as my main coat every winter since in Texas it is never really cold. I don’t think much about it unless someone mentions it.\r\n\r\nFor instance, the checker at Walmart last week said, “I like your sweater.”\r\n\r\nI told her thank you and mentioned that I’ve had it a long time.\r\n\r\nShe then said, “I really like vintage clothing.” I wasn’t sure whether to be offended. Then she went on to say, “I love going into my grandmother’s closet. It is like a thrift store.”\r\n\r\nI had no response.\r\n\r\nThis morning one of my first grade students walked up to me and said, “Why is your hair white right there?” and pointed to my streak of gray hair.\r\n\r\nI told her I had earned those white hairs by growing older. It must have sounded appealing because she then turned around and said, “I have white hair back here.”\r\n\r\nI love children. They keep me young – or make me feel old as the case may be.','Feeling Old','','publish','open','open','','feeling-old','','','2016-01-21 19:17:05','2016-01-22 02:17:05','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6489',0,'post','',3);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6491,1,'2016-01-21 19:15:23','2016-01-22 02:15:23','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My parents bought me the coolest sweater when I was in high school. It has music symbols on it and in all my travels as a music teacher I have never seen another one like it.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sweater.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6490\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sweater-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"sweater\" /></a></p>\r\nI wear it as my main coat every winter since in Texas it is never really cold. I don’t think much about it unless someone mentions it.\r\n\r\nFor instance, the checker at Walmart last week said, “I like your sweater.”\r\n\r\nI told her thank you and mentioned that I’ve had it a long time.\r\n\r\nShe then said, “I really like vintage clothing.” I wasn’t sure whether to be offended. Then she went on to say, “I love going into my grandmother’s closet. It is like a thrift store.”\r\n\r\nI had no response.\r\n\r\nThis morning one of my first grade students walked up to me and said, “Why is your hair white right there?” and pointed to my streak of gray hair.\r\n\r\nI told her I had earned those white hairs by growing older. It must have sounded appealing because she then turned around and said, “I have white hair back here.”\r\n\r\nI love children. They keep me young – or make me feel old as the case may be.','Feeling Old','','inherit','open','open','','6489-revision-v1','','','2016-01-21 19:15:23','2016-01-22 02:15:23','',6489,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/21/6489-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6493,1,'2016-01-23 16:15:32','2016-01-23 23:15:32','','love2','','inherit','open','open','','love2','','','2016-01-23 16:15:32','2016-01-23 23:15:32','',6492,'http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6494,1,'2016-01-23 16:15:54','2016-01-23 23:15:54','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6493\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"love2\" /></a>','February Words of Love','','inherit','open','open','','6492-revision-v1','','','2016-01-23 16:15:54','2016-01-23 23:15:54','',6492,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/23/6492-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6495,1,'2016-01-23 16:16:21','2016-01-23 23:16:21','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6493 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love2.jpg\" alt=\"love2\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>','February Words of Love','','inherit','open','open','','6492-revision-v1','','','2016-01-23 16:16:21','2016-01-23 23:16:21','',6492,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/23/6492-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6496,1,'2016-01-23 16:17:14','2016-01-23 23:17:14','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6493 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love2.jpg\" alt=\"love2\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>And I would add that LOVE should be the loudest voice every day.</p>','February Words of Love','','inherit','open','open','','6492-revision-v1','','','2016-01-23 16:17:14','2016-01-23 23:17:14','',6492,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/23/6492-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6497,1,'2016-02-10 06:00:07','2016-02-10 13:00:07','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Coelho-Love-quote.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6498\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Coelho-Love-quote.jpg\" alt=\"Coelho Love quote\" /></a>','February Love Words','','publish','open','open','','february-love-words','','','2016-01-23 16:28:49','2016-01-23 23:28:49','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6497',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6499,1,'2016-01-23 16:28:06','2016-01-23 23:28:06','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Coelho-Love-quote.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6498\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Coelho-Love-quote.jpg\" alt=\"Coelho Love quote\" /></a>','February Love Words','','inherit','open','open','','6497-revision-v1','','','2016-01-23 16:28:06','2016-01-23 23:28:06','',6497,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/23/6497-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6500,1,'2016-02-01 06:00:08','2016-02-01 13:00:08','Book reviews are subjective because our feelings about a book are very personal. Two people can read the exact same book. One will love it. The other totally dislike it.\r\n\r\nWill a book review influence either to change their opinion? Probably not. Some readers ignore reviews altogether. Still book reviews are important and worth taking the time to write, if not for yourself, for the author.\r\n\r\nThat’s why I’m sharing my review of <em>Love You Forever, </em>by Robert Munsch. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6501\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"book\" /></a>I love this picture book. It’s well written and beautifully illustrated. It’s not a new book. The original publication date is 1986, but it has a timeless theme – love. My favorite topic for February blogs.\r\n\r\nThe story begins with a mother holding her newborn and softly singing:\r\n<pre><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6502\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"love forever1\" /></a>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living\r\nmy baby you’ll be.</pre>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe little boy grows and he does all the things little boys do. (Check out the cover if you can’t remember what little boys can do.)\r\n\r\nHe drives her crazy, she wants to sell him to the zoo, but at night, she rocks him and sings the song – even when he is way too big and too old to be rocked.\r\n\r\nThen life happens.  He moves out. The mother gets older and older. The words of the song change:\r\n<pre>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living my Mommy you’ll be.</pre>\r\nThat\'s not the end of the story. I won\'t give away what happens next except to say that <em>Love You Forever</em> crosses all generations.\r\n\r\nThe story and its message of enduring love have an extra-special place in my heart because my son gave the book to me years ago when he was in one of those <em>drive me crazy</em> stages of our relationship.\r\n\r\nI’ll always cherish my copy. And him.\r\n\r\nIf you’re looking for a perfect gift this Valentine’s Day, consider <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Love-You-Forever-Robert-Munsch/dp/0920668372/\">Love You Forever</a>.</em>','Love You Forever, a Book Review','','publish','open','open','','love-you-forever-a-book-review','','','2016-01-25 16:23:31','2016-01-25 23:23:31','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6500',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6504,1,'2016-01-25 15:46:48','2016-01-25 22:46:48','Book reviews are subjective because our feelings about a book are very personal. Two people can read the exact same book. One will love it. The other totally dislike it. Will a book review influence either to change their opinion?\r\n\r\nProbably not. Some readers ignore reviews altogether. Still book reviews are important and worth taking the time to write, if not for yourself, for the author. That’s why I’m sharing my review of <em>Love You Forever</em>.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6501\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"book\" /></a>This picture book is special to me. It’s well written and beautifully illustrated. It’s not new. The original publication date is 1986, but it has a timeless theme – love. My favorite topic for February blogs.\r\n\r\nThe story begins with a mother holding her newborn and softly singing:\r\n<pre><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6502\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"love forever1\" /></a>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living my baby you’ll be.</pre>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe little boy grows and he does all the things little boys do. (Check out the cover if you can’t remember what little boys can do.)\r\n\r\nHe drives her crazy, she wants to sell him to the zoo, but at night, she rocks him and sings the song – even when he is way too big and too old to be rocked.\r\n\r\nThen life happens. The mother gets older and older. He moves out. The words of the song change:\r\n<pre>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living my Mommy you’ll be.</pre>\r\nThat\'s not the end of the story. I won\'t give away the ending except to say that <em>Love You Forever</em> crosses all generations.\r\n\r\nIts story and message of enduring love will forever have a special place in my heart because my son gave the book to me years ago when he was in one of those <em>drive me crazy</em> stages of our relationship.\r\n\r\nI’ll always cherish my copy. And him.\r\n\r\nIf you’re looking for a perfect gift this Valentine’s Day, consider <em>Love You Forever.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Love You Forever, a Book Review','','inherit','open','open','','6500-revision-v1','','','2016-01-25 15:46:48','2016-01-25 22:46:48','',6500,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/25/6500-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6505,1,'2016-01-25 15:54:55','2016-01-25 22:54:55','Book reviews are subjective because our feelings about a book are very personal. Two people can read the exact same book. One will love it. The other totally dislike it. Will a book review influence either to change their opinion?\r\n\r\nProbably not. Some readers ignore reviews altogether. Still book reviews are important and worth taking the time to write, if not for yourself, for the author. That’s why I’m sharing my review of <em>Love You Forever, </em>by Robert Munsch. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6501\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"book\" /></a>This picture book is special to me. It’s well written and beautifully illustrated. It’s not new. The original publication date is 1986, but it has a timeless theme – love. My favorite topic for February blogs.\r\n\r\nThe story begins with a mother holding her newborn and softly singing:\r\n<pre><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6502\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"love forever1\" /></a>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living my baby you’ll be.</pre>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe little boy grows and he does all the things little boys do. (Check out the cover if you can’t remember what little boys can do.)\r\n\r\nHe drives her crazy, she wants to sell him to the zoo, but at night, she rocks him and sings the song – even when he is way too big and too old to be rocked.\r\n\r\nThen life happens. The mother gets older and older. He moves out. The words of the song change:\r\n<pre>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living my Mommy you’ll be.</pre>\r\nThat\'s not the end of the story. I won\'t give away the ending except to say that <em>Love You Forever</em> crosses all generations.\r\n\r\nIts story and message of enduring love will forever have a special place in my heart because my son gave the book to me years ago when he was in one of those <em>drive me crazy</em> stages of our relationship.\r\n\r\nI’ll always cherish my copy. And him.\r\n\r\nIf you’re looking for a perfect gift this Valentine’s Day, consider <em>Love You Forever.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Love You Forever, a Book Review','','inherit','open','open','','6500-revision-v1','','','2016-01-25 15:54:55','2016-01-25 22:54:55','',6500,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/25/6500-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6506,1,'2016-01-25 15:59:34','2016-01-25 22:59:34','Book reviews are subjective because our feelings about a book are very personal. Two people can read the exact same book. One will love it. The other totally dislike it. Will a book review influence either to change their opinion?\r\n\r\nProbably not. Some readers ignore reviews altogether. Still book reviews are important and worth taking the time to write, if not for yourself, for the author. That’s why I’m sharing my review of <em>Love You Forever, </em>by Robert Munsch. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6501\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"book\" /></a>This picture book is special to me. It’s well written and beautifully illustrated. It’s not a new book. The original publication date is 1986, but it has a timeless theme – love. My favorite topic for February blogs.\r\n\r\nThe story begins with a mother holding her newborn and softly singing:\r\n<pre><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6502\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"love forever1\" /></a>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living my baby you’ll be.</pre>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe little boy grows and he does all the things little boys do. (Check out the cover if you can’t remember what little boys can do.)\r\n\r\nHe drives her crazy, she wants to sell him to the zoo, but at night, she rocks him and sings the song – even when he is way too big and too old to be rocked.\r\n\r\nThen life happens.  He moves out. The mother gets older and older. The words of the song change:\r\n<pre>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living my Mommy you’ll be.</pre>\r\nThat\'s not the end of the story. I won\'t give away what happens next except to say that <em>Love You Forever</em> crosses all generations.\r\n\r\nIts story and message of enduring love have an extra-special place in my heart because my son gave the book to me years ago when he was in one of those <em>drive me crazy</em> stages of our relationship.\r\n\r\nI’ll always cherish my copy. And him.\r\n\r\nIf you’re looking for a perfect gift this Valentine’s Day, consider <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Love-You-Forever-Robert-Munsch/dp/0920668372/\">Love You Forever</a>.</em>','Love You Forever, a Book Review','','inherit','open','open','','6500-revision-v1','','','2016-01-25 15:59:34','2016-01-25 22:59:34','',6500,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/25/6500-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6509,1,'2016-01-25 16:02:42','2016-01-25 23:02:42','Book reviews are subjective because our feelings about a book are very personal. Two people can read the exact same book. One will love it. The other totally dislike it.\r\n\r\nWill a book review influence either to change their opinion? Probably not. Some readers ignore reviews altogether. Still book reviews are important and worth taking the time to write, if not for yourself, for the author.\r\n\r\nThat’s why I’m sharing my review of <em>Love You Forever, </em>by Robert Munsch. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6501\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"book\" /></a>I love this picture book. It’s well written and beautifully illustrated. It’s not a new book. The original publication date is 1986, but it has a timeless theme – love. My favorite topic for February blogs.\r\n\r\nThe story begins with a mother holding her newborn and softly singing:\r\n<pre><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6502\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"love forever1\" /></a>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living\r\nmy baby you’ll be.</pre>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe little boy grows and he does all the things little boys do. (Check out the cover if you can’t remember what little boys can do.)\r\n\r\nHe drives her crazy, she wants to sell him to the zoo, but at night, she rocks him and sings the song – even when he is way too big and too old to be rocked.\r\n\r\nThen life happens.  He moves out. The mother gets older and older. The words of the song change:\r\n<pre>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living my Mommy you’ll be.</pre>\r\nThat\'s not the end of the story. I won\'t give away what happens next except to say that <em>Love You Forever</em> crosses all generations.\r\n\r\nIts story and message of enduring love have an extra-special place in my heart because my son gave the book to me years ago when he was in one of those <em>drive me crazy</em> stages of our relationship.\r\n\r\nI’ll always cherish my copy. And him.\r\n\r\nIf you’re looking for a perfect gift this Valentine’s Day, consider <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Love-You-Forever-Robert-Munsch/dp/0920668372/\">Love You Forever</a>.</em>','Love You Forever, a Book Review','','inherit','open','open','','6500-revision-v1','','','2016-01-25 16:02:42','2016-01-25 23:02:42','',6500,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/25/6500-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6507,1,'2016-01-25 16:00:47','2016-01-25 23:00:47','Book reviews are subjective because our feelings about a book are very personal. Two people can read the exact same book. One will love it. The other totally dislike it. Will a book review influence either to change their opinion?\r\n\r\nProbably not. Some readers ignore reviews altogether. Still book reviews are important and worth taking the time to write, if not for yourself, for the author. That’s why I’m sharing my review of <em>Love You Forever, </em>by Robert Munsch. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6501\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"book\" /></a>This picture book is special to me. It’s well written and beautifully illustrated. It’s not a new book. The original publication date is 1986, but it has a timeless theme – love. My favorite topic for February blogs.\r\n\r\nThe story begins with a mother holding her newborn and softly singing:\r\n<pre><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6502\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"love forever1\" /></a>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living\r\nmy baby you’ll be.</pre>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe little boy grows and he does all the things little boys do. (Check out the cover if you can’t remember what little boys can do.)\r\n\r\nHe drives her crazy, she wants to sell him to the zoo, but at night, she rocks him and sings the song – even when he is way too big and too old to be rocked.\r\n\r\nThen life happens.  He moves out. The mother gets older and older. The words of the song change:\r\n<pre>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living my Mommy you’ll be.</pre>\r\nThat\'s not the end of the story. I won\'t give away what happens next except to say that <em>Love You Forever</em> crosses all generations.\r\n\r\nIts story and message of enduring love have an extra-special place in my heart because my son gave the book to me years ago when he was in one of those <em>drive me crazy</em> stages of our relationship.\r\n\r\nI’ll always cherish my copy. And him.\r\n\r\nIf you’re looking for a perfect gift this Valentine’s Day, consider <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Love-You-Forever-Robert-Munsch/dp/0920668372/\">Love You Forever</a>.</em>','Love You Forever, a Book Review','','inherit','open','open','','6500-revision-v1','','','2016-01-25 16:00:47','2016-01-25 23:00:47','',6500,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/25/6500-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6508,1,'2016-01-25 16:01:14','2016-01-25 23:01:14','Book reviews are subjective because our feelings about a book are very personal. Two people can read the exact same book. One will love it. The other totally dislike it.\r\n\r\nWill a book review influence either to change their opinion? Probably not. Some readers ignore reviews altogether. Still book reviews are important and worth taking the time to write, if not for yourself, for the author.\r\n\r\nThat’s why I’m sharing my review of <em>Love You Forever, </em>by Robert Munsch. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6501\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"book\" /></a>This picture book is special to me. It’s well written and beautifully illustrated. It’s not a new book. The original publication date is 1986, but it has a timeless theme – love. My favorite topic for February blogs.\r\n\r\nThe story begins with a mother holding her newborn and softly singing:\r\n<pre><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6502\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"love forever1\" /></a>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living\r\nmy baby you’ll be.</pre>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe little boy grows and he does all the things little boys do. (Check out the cover if you can’t remember what little boys can do.)\r\n\r\nHe drives her crazy, she wants to sell him to the zoo, but at night, she rocks him and sings the song – even when he is way too big and too old to be rocked.\r\n\r\nThen life happens.  He moves out. The mother gets older and older. The words of the song change:\r\n<pre>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living my Mommy you’ll be.</pre>\r\nThat\'s not the end of the story. I won\'t give away what happens next except to say that <em>Love You Forever</em> crosses all generations.\r\n\r\nIts story and message of enduring love have an extra-special place in my heart because my son gave the book to me years ago when he was in one of those <em>drive me crazy</em> stages of our relationship.\r\n\r\nI’ll always cherish my copy. And him.\r\n\r\nIf you’re looking for a perfect gift this Valentine’s Day, consider <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Love-You-Forever-Robert-Munsch/dp/0920668372/\">Love You Forever</a>.</em>','Love You Forever, a Book Review','','inherit','open','open','','6500-revision-v1','','','2016-01-25 16:01:14','2016-01-25 23:01:14','',6500,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/25/6500-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6510,1,'2016-01-25 16:04:07','2016-01-25 23:04:07','Book reviews are subjective because our feelings about a book are very personal. Two people can read the exact same book. One will love it. The other totally dislike it.\r\n\r\nWill a book review influence either to change their opinion? Probably not. Some readers ignore reviews altogether. Still book reviews are important and worth taking the time to write, if not for yourself, for the author.\r\n\r\nThat’s why I’m sharing my review of <em>Love You Forever, </em>by Robert Munsch. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6501\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/book-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"book\" /></a>I love this picture book. It’s well written and beautifully illustrated. It’s not a new book. The original publication date is 1986, but it has a timeless theme – love. My favorite topic for February blogs.\r\n\r\nThe story begins with a mother holding her newborn and softly singing:\r\n<pre><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6502\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love-forever1-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"love forever1\" /></a>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living\r\nmy baby you’ll be.</pre>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe little boy grows and he does all the things little boys do. (Check out the cover if you can’t remember what little boys can do.)\r\n\r\nHe drives her crazy, she wants to sell him to the zoo, but at night, she rocks him and sings the song – even when he is way too big and too old to be rocked.\r\n\r\nThen life happens.  He moves out. The mother gets older and older. The words of the song change:\r\n<pre>I’ll love you forever,</pre>\r\n<pre>I’ll like you for always,</pre>\r\n<pre>As long as I’m living my Mommy you’ll be.</pre>\r\nThat\'s not the end of the story. I won\'t give away what happens next except to say that <em>Love You Forever</em> crosses all generations.\r\n\r\nThe story and its message of enduring love have an extra-special place in my heart because my son gave the book to me years ago when he was in one of those <em>drive me crazy</em> stages of our relationship.\r\n\r\nI’ll always cherish my copy. And him.\r\n\r\nIf you’re looking for a perfect gift this Valentine’s Day, consider <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Love-You-Forever-Robert-Munsch/dp/0920668372/\">Love You Forever</a>.</em>','Love You Forever, a Book Review','','inherit','open','open','','6500-revision-v1','','','2016-01-25 16:04:07','2016-01-25 23:04:07','',6500,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/25/6500-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6512,1,'2016-01-29 06:00:38','2016-01-29 13:00:38','<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6517 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sara avatar\" /></a></p>\r\n Winter can be a dreary time – particularly in Texas. We don’t get the pretty white scenes, at least where we live.\r\n\r\nEverything just turns brown.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chicken-1.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6513 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chicken-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"chicken 1\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe closest thing we have to snowy white is Rachel’s new frizzle. He makes a stark contrast to all the brown. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chicken-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6514\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chicken-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"chicken 2\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt makes me smile.\r\n\r\nIn my quest to find beauty amidst all the brown, I made a pleasant discovery.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blue-ears.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6516\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blue-ears-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"blue ears\" /></a> The partridge-colored silky bantams have blue ears.\r\n\r\nSo now when others are enjoying beautiful snow with contrasting cardinals or other wonderful scenery, I can enjoy our blue-eared chickens.\r\n\r\nAs I always say, there is beauty all around. You just have to look for it.','Colors','','publish','open','open','','colors','','','2016-01-27 21:26:39','2016-01-28 04:26:39','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6512',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6518,1,'2016-01-27 21:23:25','2016-01-28 04:23:25','<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6517 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sara avatar\" /></a></p>\r\n Winter can be a dreary time – particularly in Texas. We don’t get the pretty white scenes, at least where we live.\r\n\r\nEverything just turns brown.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chicken-1.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6513\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chicken-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"chicken 1\" /></a>The closest thing we have to snowy white is Rachel’s new frizzle. He makes a stark contrast to all the brown. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chicken-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6514\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chicken-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"chicken 2\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt makes me smile.\r\n\r\nIn my quest to find beauty amidst all the brown, I made a pleasant discovery.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blue-ears.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6516\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blue-ears-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"blue ears\" /></a> The partridge-colored silky bantams have blue ears.\r\n\r\nSo now when others are enjoying beautiful snow with contrasting cardinals or other wonderful scenery, I can enjoy our blue-eared chickens.\r\n\r\nAs I always say, there is beauty all around. You just have to look for it.','Colors','','inherit','open','open','','6512-revision-v1','','','2016-01-27 21:23:25','2016-01-28 04:23:25','',6512,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/27/6512-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6519,1,'2016-01-27 21:24:36','2016-01-28 04:24:36','<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6517 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sara avatar\" /></a></p>\r\n Winter can be a dreary time – particularly in Texas. We don’t get the pretty white scenes, at least where we live.\r\n\r\nEverything just turns brown.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chicken-1.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6513 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chicken-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"chicken 1\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe closest thing we have to snowy white is Rachel’s new frizzle. He makes a stark contrast to all the brown. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chicken-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6514\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chicken-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"chicken 2\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt makes me smile.\r\n\r\nIn my quest to find beauty amidst all the brown, I made a pleasant discovery.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blue-ears.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6516\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blue-ears-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"blue ears\" /></a> The partridge-colored silky bantams have blue ears.\r\n\r\nSo now when others are enjoying beautiful snow with contrasting cardinals or other wonderful scenery, I can enjoy our blue-eared chickens.\r\n\r\nAs I always say, there is beauty all around. You just have to look for it.','Colors','','inherit','open','open','','6512-revision-v1','','','2016-01-27 21:24:36','2016-01-28 04:24:36','',6512,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/27/6512-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6522,1,'2016-01-30 11:30:50','2016-01-30 18:30:50','I’m an early riser. Always have been.\r\n\r\nI believe the trait stems from growing up with five people in a one-bedroom/one bathroom house. In those crucial teen years when bathroom time is paramount, a little brother arrived in the family. Six people had to share the one bath.\r\n\r\nWith two working parents, early morning bathroom time was a premium. Sick of the constant arguments, Daddy allocated use times.\r\n\r\nBeing the oldest child, I was granted first in line morning time with the 5 a.m. to 5:15 time slot. That lucky draw meant, if I got up even earlier, I’d have more than fifteen minutes. During my high school years when rushing to dress was not an option, I’d head to the bathroom sometime in the 4:00 and 4:30 range.\r\n\r\nAnd thus began my love affair with early morning.\r\n\r\nWhen I grew up and married, the hour I woke up depended on me. I still choose the early morning hours. These days, the exact time varies. In summer, it’s earlier than winter. But, I’m always up before the sun rises.\r\n\r\nThese are five reasons I love early morning.\r\n<pre><strong>It’s a brand new day.</strong></pre>\r\n<pre>   ~A fresh start. A clean slate. There’s no better feeling!</pre>\r\n<pre><strong>The house is quiet.</strong></pre>\r\n<pre>   ~The hustle and bustle of daily life hasn’t begun. Yet. I read somewhere that our brains need quiet awaking to function as it should. I need it.</pre>\r\n<pre><strong> I can read Proverbs undisturbed.</strong></pre>\r\n<pre>   ~Did you know there’s a chapter of Proverbs for every day of a month? I find it amazing how the verses can so accurately related to my life. My daily reading offers a tangible realization of God’s comfort and protection.</pre>\r\n<pre><strong> </strong></pre>\r\n<pre><strong>The dogs and I can share a morning walk before the rest of the human world awakes.</strong></pre>\r\n<pre>   ~Living in the forest, it’s hard to wake before the animals so we’re never totally alone. The birds chirp. The rabbits scurry around. Deer and turkey munch of trees and grass.</pre>\r\n<pre>Some mornings we met other early risers with their dogs. Toby and Buster have an impromptu play date greeting their doggie friends.</pre>\r\n<pre><strong> The sunrise.</strong></pre>\r\n<pre>~I never tire of seeing the dark sky brighten into lapis and magenta and tangerine and ruby and gold all at the same time as it rises above the mountains. Every morning a new and different formation as the gentle swoosh of night giving way to daylight sweeps over us.</pre>\r\n&nbsp;','Five Reasons I Love Early Morning','','inherit','open','open','','6521-revision-v1','','','2016-01-30 11:30:50','2016-01-30 18:30:50','',6521,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/30/6521-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6525,1,'2016-01-30 11:36:43','2016-01-30 18:36:43','I’m an early riser. Always have been.\r\n\r\nI believe the trait stems from growing up with five people in a one-bedroom/one bathroom house. In those crucial teen years when bathroom time is paramount, a little brother arrived in the family. Six people had to share the one bath.\r\n\r\nWith two working parents, early morning bathroom time was a premium. Sick of the constant arguments, Daddy allocated use times.\r\n\r\nBeing the oldest child, I was granted first in line morning time with the 5 a.m. to 5:15 time slot. That lucky draw meant, if I got up even earlier, I’d have more than fifteen minutes. During my high school years when rushing to dress was not an option, I’d head to the bathroom sometime in the 4:00 and 4:30 range.\r\n\r\nAnd thus began my love affair with early morning.\r\n\r\nWhen I grew up and married, the hour I woke up depended on me. I still choose the early morning hours. These days, the exact time varies. In summer, it’s earlier than winter. But, I’m always up before the sun rises.\r\n\r\nThese are five reasons I love early morning.\r\n\r\n<strong>It’s a brand new day.</strong>\r\n\r\n~A fresh start. A clean slate. There’s no better feeling!\r\n\r\n<strong>The house is quiet.</strong>\r\n\r\n~The hustle and bustle of daily life hasn’t begun. Yet. I read somewhere that our brains need quiet awaking to function as it should. I need it.\r\n\r\n<strong> I can read Proverbs undisturbed.</strong>\r\n\r\n~Did you know there’s a chapter of Proverbs for every day of a month? I find it amazing how the verses can so accurately related to my life. My daily reading offers a tangible realization of God’s comfort and protection.\r\n\r\n<strong> The dogs and I can share a morning walk before the rest of the human world awakes.</strong>\r\n\r\n~Living in the forest, it’s hard to wake before the animals so we’re never totally alone. The birds chirp. The rabbits scurry around. Deer and turkey munch of trees and grass.\r\n\r\nSome mornings we meet other early risers with their dogs. Toby and Buster have an impromptu play date greeting their doggie friends.\r\n\r\n<strong> The sunrise.</strong>\r\n\r\n~I never tire of seeing the dark sky brighten into lapis and magenta and tangerine and ruby and gold all at the same time as it rises above the mountains. Every morning a new and different formation as the gentle swoosh of night giving way to daylight sweeps over us.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6523 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"sunrise\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNo two sunrises are alike.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Neither are two days and that\'s the main reason I love early mornings. </span><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6524\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sunrise2\" /></a>','Five Reasons I Love Early Morning','','inherit','open','open','','6521-revision-v1','','','2016-01-30 11:36:43','2016-01-30 18:36:43','',6521,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/30/6521-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6526,1,'2016-01-30 11:37:49','2016-01-30 18:37:49','I’m an early riser. Always have been.\r\n\r\nI believe the trait stems from growing up with five people in a one-bedroom/one bathroom house. In those crucial teen years when bathroom time is paramount, a little brother arrived in the family. Six people had to share the one bath.\r\n\r\nWith two working parents, early morning bathroom time was a premium. Sick of the constant arguments, Daddy allocated use times.\r\n\r\nBeing the oldest child, I was granted first in line morning time with the 5 a.m. to 5:15 time slot. That lucky draw meant, if I got up even earlier, I’d have more than fifteen minutes. During my high school years when rushing to dress was not an option, I’d head to the bathroom sometime in the 4:00 and 4:30 range.\r\n\r\nAnd thus began my love affair with early morning.\r\n\r\nWhen I grew up and married, the hour I woke up depended on me. I still choose the early morning hours. These days, the exact time varies. In summer, it’s earlier than winter. But, I’m always up before the sun rises.\r\n\r\nThese are five reasons I love early morning.\r\n\r\n<strong>It’s a brand new day. </strong>A fresh start. A clean slate. There’s no better feeling!\r\n\r\n<strong>The house is quiet.</strong>\r\n\r\n~The hustle and bustle of daily life hasn’t begun. Yet. I read somewhere that our brains need quiet awaking to function as it should. I need it.\r\n\r\n<strong> I can read Proverbs undisturbed.</strong>\r\n\r\n~Did you know there’s a chapter of Proverbs for every day of a month? I find it amazing how the verses can so accurately related to my life. My daily reading offers a tangible realization of God’s comfort and protection.\r\n\r\n<strong> The dogs and I can share a morning walk before the rest of the human world awakes.</strong>\r\n\r\n~Living in the forest, it’s hard to wake before the animals so we’re never totally alone. The birds chirp. The rabbits scurry around. Deer and turkey munch of trees and grass.\r\n\r\nSome mornings we meet other early risers with their dogs. Toby and Buster have an impromptu play date greeting their doggie friends.\r\n\r\n<strong> The sunrise.</strong>\r\n\r\n~I never tire of seeing the dark sky brighten into lapis and magenta and tangerine and ruby and gold all at the same time as it rises above the mountains. Every morning a new and different formation as the gentle swoosh of night giving way to daylight sweeps over us.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6523 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"sunrise\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNo two sunrises are alike.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Neither are two days and that\'s the main reason I love early mornings. </span><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6524\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sunrise2\" /></a>','Five Reasons I Love Early Morning','','inherit','open','open','','6521-revision-v1','','','2016-01-30 11:37:49','2016-01-30 18:37:49','',6521,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/30/6521-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6527,1,'2016-01-30 11:39:03','2016-01-30 18:39:03','I’m an early riser. Always have been.\r\n\r\nI believe the trait stems from growing up with five people in a one-bedroom/one bathroom house. In those crucial teen years when bathroom time is paramount, a little brother arrived in the family. Six people had to share the one bath.\r\n\r\nWith two working parents, early morning bathroom time was a premium. Sick of the constant arguments, Daddy allocated use times.\r\n\r\nBeing the oldest child, I was granted first in line morning time with the 5 a.m. to 5:15 time slot. That lucky draw meant, if I got up even earlier, I’d have more than fifteen minutes. During my high school years when rushing to dress was not an option, I’d head to the bathroom sometime in the 4:00 and 4:30 range.\r\n\r\nAnd thus began my love affair with early morning.\r\n\r\nWhen I grew up and married, the hour I woke up depended on me. I still choose the early morning hours. These days, the exact time varies. In summer, it’s earlier than winter. But, I’m always up before the sun rises.\r\n\r\nThese are five reasons I love early morning.\r\n\r\n<strong>It’s a brand new day. </strong>A fresh start. A clean slate. There’s no better feeling!\r\n\r\n<strong>The house is quiet.</strong>\r\n\r\n~The hustle and bustle of daily life hasn’t begun. Yet. I read somewhere that our brains need quiet awaking to function as it should. I need it.\r\n\r\n<strong> I can read Proverbs undisturbed.</strong>\r\n\r\n~Did you know there’s a chapter of Proverbs for every day of a month? I find it amazing how the verses can so accurately related to my life. My daily reading offers a tangible realization of God’s comfort and protection.\r\n\r\n<strong> The dogs and I can share a morning walk before the rest of the human world awakes.</strong>\r\n\r\n~Living in the forest, it’s hard to wake before the animals so we’re never totally alone. The birds chirp. The rabbits scurry around. Deer and turkey munch of trees and grass.\r\n\r\nSome mornings we meet other early risers with their dogs. Toby and Buster have an impromptu play date greeting their doggie friends.\r\n\r\n<strong> The sunrise.</strong>\r\n\r\n~I never tire of seeing the dark sky brighten into lapis and magenta and tangerine and ruby and gold all at the same time as it rises above the mountains. Every morning a new and different formation as the gentle swoosh of night giving way to daylight sweeps over us.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6523 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"sunrise\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNo two sunrises are alike.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Neither are two days and that\'s the main reason I love early mornings. </span></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6524\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sunrise2\" /></a>','Five Reasons I Love Early Morning','','inherit','open','open','','6521-revision-v1','','','2016-01-30 11:39:03','2016-01-30 18:39:03','',6521,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/30/6521-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6528,1,'2016-01-30 11:42:13','2016-01-30 18:42:13','I’m an early riser. Always have been.\r\n\r\nI believe the trait stems from growing up with five people in a one-bedroom/one bathroom house. In those crucial teen years when bathroom time is paramount, a little brother arrived in the family. Six people had to share the one bath.\r\n\r\nWith two working parents, early morning bathroom time was a premium. Sick of the constant arguments, Daddy allocated use times.\r\n\r\nBeing the oldest child, I was granted first in line morning time with the 5 a.m. to 5:15 time slot. That lucky draw meant, if I got up even earlier, I’d have more than fifteen minutes. During my high school years when rushing to dress was not an option, I’d head to the bathroom sometime in the 4:00 and 4:30 range.\r\n\r\nAnd thus began my love affair with early morning.\r\n\r\nWhen I grew up and married, the hour I woke up depended on me. I still choose the early morning hours. These days, the exact time varies. In summer, it’s earlier than winter. But, I’m always up before the sun rises.\r\n\r\nThese are five reasons I love early morning.\r\n\r\n<strong>It’s a brand new day. </strong>~A fresh start. A clean slate. There’s no better feeling!\r\n\r\n<strong>The house is quiet. </strong>~The hustle and bustle of daily life hasn’t begun. Yet. I read somewhere that our brains need quiet awaking to function as it should. I need it.\r\n\r\n<strong> I can read Proverbs undisturbed. </strong>~Did you know there’s a chapter of Proverbs for every day of a month? I find it amazing how the verses can so accurately related to my life. My daily reading offers a tangible realization of God’s comfort and protection.\r\n\r\n<strong> The dogs and I can share a morning walk before the rest of the human world awakes. </strong>~Living in the forest, it’s hard to wake before the animals so we’re never totally alone. The birds chirp. The rabbits scurry around. Deer and turkey munch of trees and grass. Some mornings we meet other early risers with their dogs. Toby and Buster have an impromptu play date greeting their doggie friends.\r\n\r\n<strong> The sunrise. </strong>~I never tire of seeing the dark sky brighten into lapis and pink and tangerine and ruby and gold all at the same time as the sun rises above the mountains. Every morning there\'s a new and different formation as the gentle swoosh of night giving way to daylight sweeps over us.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6523 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"sunrise\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6524\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sunrise2\" /></a>No two sunrises are alike.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Neither are two days ever alike.</span></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunrise2.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">That\'s the main reason I love early mornings. </span></a>','Five Reasons I Love Early Morning','','inherit','open','open','','6521-revision-v1','','','2016-01-30 11:42:13','2016-01-30 18:42:13','',6521,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/30/6521-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6529,1,'2016-02-29 06:00:16','2016-02-29 13:00:16','All this month I\'ve blogged about love and things I love. What better way to end the month and lead into next month where the theme will be all things Irish.\r\n\r\nThis short film, written by <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZWw2gwj3cV7dkZ6IREFJvg\">Kealan O’Rourke</a> and produced by Trinity University, Dublin, is unique love story and so very Irish. It\'s about shadow creatures that play throughout the night in a fairy tale village. One particular shadow is tired of his mischievous life and discovers something altogether more magical.\r\n\r\nEnjoy!\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uuq8GunJjos\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>','Before Sunrise - A Love Story','','publish','open','open','','before-sunrise','','','2016-02-04 11:07:03','2016-02-04 18:07:03','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6529',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6530,1,'2016-01-30 15:08:52','2016-01-30 22:08:52','Before Sunrise is a different kind of love story for February.\r\n\r\nWritten by Kealan O’Rourke and produced by Trinity University, Dublin, it’s a tale of shadow creatures that play throughout the night in a fairy tale village. One particular shadow is tired of his mischievous life and discovers something altogether more magical.\r\n\r\n Enjoy this belated Valentine\'s gift!\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uuq8GunJjos\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>','Before Sunrise','','inherit','open','open','','6529-revision-v1','','','2016-01-30 15:08:52','2016-01-30 22:08:52','',6529,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/30/6529-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6531,1,'2016-01-30 15:10:46','2016-01-30 22:10:46','Before Sunrise is a different kind of love story.\r\n\r\nWritten by <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZWw2gwj3cV7dkZ6IREFJvg\">Kealan O’Rourke</a> and produced by Trinity University, Dublin, it’s a tale of shadow creatures that play throughout the night in a fairy tale village. One particular shadow is tired of his mischievous life and discovers something altogether more magical.\r\n\r\n Enjoy this belated Valentine\'s gift!\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uuq8GunJjos\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>','Before Sunrise','','inherit','open','open','','6529-revision-v1','','','2016-01-30 15:10:46','2016-01-30 22:10:46','',6529,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/30/6529-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6533,1,'2016-01-30 15:15:04','2016-01-30 22:15:04','Written by <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZWw2gwj3cV7dkZ6IREFJvg\">Kealan O’Rourke</a> and produced by Trinity University, Dublin, it’s a tale of shadow creatures that play throughout the night in a fairy tale village. One particular shadow is tired of his mischievous life and discovers something altogether more magical.\r\n\r\n Enjoy this belated Valentine\'s gift!\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uuq8GunJjos\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>','Before Sunrise - A Love Story','','inherit','open','open','','6529-revision-v1','','','2016-01-30 15:15:04','2016-01-30 22:15:04','',6529,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/30/6529-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6532,1,'2016-01-30 15:14:45','2016-01-30 22:14:45','Before Sunrise is a different kind of love story.\r\n\r\nWritten by <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZWw2gwj3cV7dkZ6IREFJvg\">Kealan O’Rourke</a> and produced by Trinity University, Dublin, it’s a tale of shadow creatures that play throughout the night in a fairy tale village. One particular shadow is tired of his mischievous life and discovers something altogether more magical.\r\n\r\n Enjoy this belated Valentine\'s gift!\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uuq8GunJjos\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>','Before Sunrise - A Love Story','','inherit','open','open','','6529-revision-v1','','','2016-01-30 15:14:45','2016-01-30 22:14:45','',6529,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/30/6529-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6542,1,'2016-02-24 06:00:40','2016-02-24 13:00:40','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/flower-heart.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6543 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/flower-heart.jpg\" alt=\"flower heart\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" /></a>the greatest refreshment in life. ~Pablo Picasso</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. ~Voltaire</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">a game that two can play and both win. ~Eva Gabor</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. ~Robert Frost</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">a single soul inhabiting two bodies. ~Aristotle</p>\r\nI’ll end this month of love quotes with the reprise from “You are Sixteen” from Oscar Hammerstein, <em>Sound of Music, </em>which says it all.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A bell is no bell \'til you ring it,\r\nA song is no song \'til you sing it,\r\nAnd love in your heart\r\nWasn’t put there to stay -\r\n<strong>Love isn’t love\r\n\'Til you give it away.</strong></p>','February Words of Love','','publish','open','open','','february-words-of-love-2','','','2016-02-27 14:12:43','2016-02-27 21:12:43','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6542',0,'post','',1);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6535,1,'2016-01-30 15:15:46','2016-01-30 22:15:46','Written by <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZWw2gwj3cV7dkZ6IREFJvg\">Kealan O’Rourke</a> and produced by Trinity University, Dublin, is a tale of shadow creatures that play throughout the night in a fairy tale village. One particular shadow is tired of his mischievous life and discovers something altogether more magical.\r\n\r\n Enjoy this belated Valentine\'s gift!\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uuq8GunJjos\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>','Before Sunrise - A Love Story','','inherit','open','open','','6529-revision-v1','','','2016-01-30 15:15:46','2016-01-30 22:15:46','',6529,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/30/6529-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6537,1,'2016-02-17 06:00:41','2016-02-17 13:00:41','Last Monday we celebrated President’s Day. Most people look at the day as a tribute to all who have ever served in the office of the President.\r\n\r\nThose of you as old as me will remember we used to honor only two presidential birthdays in February -- George Washington on February 22 and Abraham Lincoln on February 16. Modern day President’s Day falls between those two birthdays.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6538\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"226\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Geo-Washington.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6538 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Geo-Washington-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v80), quality = 85\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" /></a> Wikimedia Commons[/caption]\r\n\r\nYesterday was Lincoln’s birthday and Washington’s birthday will be Monday, I offer these Wednesday words of wisdom from both two presidents.\r\n\r\n<strong>George Washington (1789-1797)</strong>\r\n\r\n\"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for \'tis better to be alone than in bad company.\"\r\n\"Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6539\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Lincoln.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6539 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Lincoln-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v80), quality = 85\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> Wikimedia[/caption]\r\n\r\n<strong>Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)</strong>\r\n\r\n\"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.\"\r\n\"A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems. And not only so. It gives a relish, and facility, for successfully pursuing the [yet] unsolved ones.\"\r\n--September 30, 1859 Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society','Presidents Day Quotes','','publish','open','open','','presidents-day-quotes','','','2016-01-30 16:27:09','2016-01-30 23:27:09','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6537',0,'post','',2);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6539,1,'2016-01-30 16:21:17','2016-01-30 23:21:17','','Lincoln','CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v80), quality = 85','inherit','open','open','','lincoln','','','2016-01-30 16:21:17','2016-01-30 23:21:17','',6537,'http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Lincoln.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6540,1,'2016-01-30 16:23:40','2016-01-30 23:23:40','Last Monday we celebrated President’s Day. Most people look at the day as a tribute to all who have ever served in the office of the President.\r\n\r\nThose of you as old as me will remember we used to honor only two presidential birthdays in February -- George Washington on February 22 and Abraham Lincoln on February 16. Modern day President’s Day falls between those two birthdays.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6538\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"226\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Geo-Washington.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6538 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Geo-Washington-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v80), quality = 85\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" /></a> Wikimedia Commons[/caption]\r\n\r\nYesterday was Lincoln’s birthday and Washington’s birthday will be Monday, I offer these Wednesday words of wisdom from both two presidents.\r\n\r\n<strong>George Washington (1789-1797)</strong>\r\n\r\n\"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for \'tis better to be alone than in bad company.\"\r\n\"Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6539\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Lincoln.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6539 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Lincoln-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v80), quality = 85\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> Wikimedia[/caption]\r\n\r\n<strong>Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)</strong>\r\n\r\n\"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.\"\r\n\"A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems. And not only so. It gives a relish, and facility, for successfully pursuing the [yet] unsolved ones.\"\r\n--September 30, 1859 Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society','Presidents Day Quotes','','inherit','open','open','','6537-revision-v1','','','2016-01-30 16:23:40','2016-01-30 23:23:40','',6537,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/30/6537-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6544,1,'2016-01-30 17:19:39','2016-01-31 00:19:39','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/flower-heart.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6543\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/flower-heart-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"flower heart\" /></a>the greatest refreshment in life. ~Pablo Picasso\r\n\r\na canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. ~Voltaire\r\n\r\na game that two can play and both win. ~Eva Gabor\r\n\r\nan irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. ~Robert Frost\r\n\r\na single soul inhabiting two bodies. ~Aristotle\r\n\r\nI’ll end this month of love quotes with the reprise from “You are Sixteen” from Oscar Hammerstein, <em>Sound of Music, </em>which says it all.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A bell is no bell \'til you ring it,\r\nA song is no song \'til you sing it,\r\nAnd love in your heart\r\nWasn’t put there to stay -\r\n<strong>Love isn’t love\r\n\'Til you give it away.</strong>\r\n</p>','February Words of Love','','inherit','open','open','','6542-revision-v1','','','2016-01-30 17:19:39','2016-01-31 00:19:39','',6542,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/30/6542-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6545,1,'2016-01-30 17:19:46','2016-01-31 00:19:46','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/flower-heart.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6543\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/flower-heart-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"flower heart\" /></a>the greatest refreshment in life. ~Pablo Picasso\r\n\r\na canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. ~Voltaire\r\n\r\na game that two can play and both win. ~Eva Gabor\r\n\r\nan irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. ~Robert Frost\r\n\r\na single soul inhabiting two bodies. ~Aristotle\r\n\r\nI’ll end this month of love quotes with the reprise from “You are Sixteen” from Oscar Hammerstein, <em>Sound of Music, </em>which says it all.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A bell is no bell \'til you ring it,\r\nA song is no song \'til you sing it,\r\nAnd love in your heart\r\nWasn’t put there to stay -\r\n<strong>Love isn’t love\r\n\'Til you give it away.</strong></p>','February Words of Love','','inherit','open','open','','6542-revision-v1','','','2016-01-30 17:19:46','2016-01-31 00:19:46','',6542,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/01/30/6542-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6547,1,'2016-02-05 06:00:44','2016-02-05 13:00:44','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6517\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sara avatar\" /></a>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</p>\r\nRachel has decided to do what she calls a “color project” with her bantam chickens. She has built six separate runs and has put specific roosters with specific hens to try to get certain colors of birds.\r\n\r\nThis would make a great 4H or FFA project however, we have never participated in any farming organization. I believe Rachel would have excelled at it.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chicken-pens.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6548\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chicken-pens-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"chicken pens\" /></a>The weather here has been unseasonably warm and Rachel was able to spend one afternoon building the runs. It took longer than she had anticipated but she is pleased with the results.\r\n\r\nThe chickens, on the other hand, are less than impressed. After chasing them around and gathering the predetermined groups, Rachel went inside to shower. The chickens then began escaping from their new homes.\r\n\r\nOne rooster flew up to the fence. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fleeing-roster.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6549 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fleeing-roster-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"fleeing roster\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>I guess he was checking out the other runs to see if he had the best accommodations.\r\n\r\nThe oldest bantams left their run altogether and have returned to their old coop. They even laid their eggs under it. Apparently some things are not meant to change.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hens-at-old-coop.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6550\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hens-at-old-coop-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"hens at old coop\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe weather turned cold again so Rachel left well enough alone. This weekend, however, she and Beekeeper Brian will try to reinforce the runs and convince the chickens that change is good.\r\n\r\nI’ll let you know how that goes.','Chickens Don’t Do Change','','publish','open','open','','chickens-dont-do-change','','','2016-02-04 10:09:59','2016-02-04 17:09:59','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6547',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6551,1,'2016-02-04 10:07:43','2016-02-04 17:07:43','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6517\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sara avatar\" /></a>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</p>\r\nRachel has decided to do what she calls a “color project” with her bantam chickens. She has built six separate runs and has put specific roosters with specific hens to try to get certain colors of birds.\r\n\r\nThis would make a great 4H or FFA project however, we have never participated in any farming organization. I believe Rachel would have excelled at it.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chicken-pens.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6548\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chicken-pens-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"chicken pens\" /></a>The weather here has been unseasonably warm and Rachel was able to spend one afternoon building the runs. It took longer than she had anticipated but she is pleased with the results.\r\n\r\nThe chickens, on the other hand, are less than impressed. After chasing them around and gathering the predetermined groups, Rachel went inside to shower. The chickens then began escaping from their new homes. One rooster flew up to the fence.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fleeing-roster.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6549 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fleeing-roster-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"fleeing roster\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>I guess he was checking out the other runs to see if he had the best accommodations.\r\n\r\nThe oldest bantams left their run altogether and have returned to their old coop. They even laid their eggs under it. Apparently some things are not meant to change.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hens-at-old-coop.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6550\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hens-at-old-coop-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"hens at old coop\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe weather turned cold again so Rachel left well enough alone. This weekend, however, she and Beekeeper Brian will try to reinforce the runs and convince the chickens that change is good.\r\n\r\nI’ll let you know how that goes.','Chickens Don’t Do Change','','inherit','open','open','','6547-revision-v1','','','2016-02-04 10:07:43','2016-02-04 17:07:43','',6547,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/04/6547-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6552,1,'2016-02-04 10:08:42','2016-02-04 17:08:42','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6517\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sara avatar\" /></a>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</p>\r\nRachel has decided to do what she calls a “color project” with her bantam chickens. She has built six separate runs and has put specific roosters with specific hens to try to get certain colors of birds.\r\n\r\nThis would make a great 4H or FFA project however, we have never participated in any farming organization. I believe Rachel would have excelled at it.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chicken-pens.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6548\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chicken-pens-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"chicken pens\" /></a>The weather here has been unseasonably warm and Rachel was able to spend one afternoon building the runs. It took longer than she had anticipated but she is pleased with the results.\r\n\r\nThe chickens, on the other hand, are less than impressed. After chasing them around and gathering the predetermined groups, Rachel went inside to shower. The chickens then began escaping from their new homes.\r\n\r\nOne rooster flew up to the fence. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fleeing-roster.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6549 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fleeing-roster-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"fleeing roster\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>I guess he was checking out the other runs to see if he had the best accommodations.\r\n\r\nThe oldest bantams left their run altogether and have returned to their old coop. They even laid their eggs under it. Apparently some things are not meant to change.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hens-at-old-coop.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6550\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hens-at-old-coop-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"hens at old coop\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe weather turned cold again so Rachel left well enough alone. This weekend, however, she and Beekeeper Brian will try to reinforce the runs and convince the chickens that change is good.\r\n\r\nI’ll let you know how that goes.','Chickens Don’t Do Change','','inherit','open','open','','6547-revision-v1','','','2016-02-04 10:08:42','2016-02-04 17:08:42','',6547,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/04/6547-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6553,1,'2016-02-04 11:06:22','2016-02-04 18:06:22','All this month I\'ve blogged about love and things I love. What better way to end the month and lead into next month where the theme will be all things Irish.\n\nThis short film, written by <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZWw2gwj3cV7dkZ6IREFJvg\">Kealan O’Rourke</a> and produced by Trinity University, Dublin, is unique love story. It\'s a tale of shadow creatures that play throughout the night in a fairy tale village. One particular shadow is tired of his mischievous life and discovers something altogether more magical.\n\nEnjoy!\n\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uuq8GunJjos\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>','Before Sunrise - A Love Story','','inherit','open','open','','6529-autosave-v1','','','2016-02-04 11:06:22','2016-02-04 18:06:22','',6529,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/04/6529-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6554,1,'2016-02-04 11:07:03','2016-02-04 18:07:03','All this month I\'ve blogged about love and things I love. What better way to end the month and lead into next month where the theme will be all things Irish.\r\n\r\nThis short film, written by <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZWw2gwj3cV7dkZ6IREFJvg\">Kealan O’Rourke</a> and produced by Trinity University, Dublin, is unique love story and so very Irish. It\'s about shadow creatures that play throughout the night in a fairy tale village. One particular shadow is tired of his mischievous life and discovers something altogether more magical.\r\n\r\nEnjoy!\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uuq8GunJjos\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>','Before Sunrise - A Love Story','','inherit','open','open','','6529-revision-v1','','','2016-02-04 11:07:03','2016-02-04 18:07:03','',6529,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/04/6529-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6556,1,'2016-02-08 06:00:08','2016-02-08 13:00:08','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Next Sunday will be Valentine’s Day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You may feel the greeting card companies, jewelers, and florist have forced the holiday upon us. The day has certainly been commercialized. Consumers are predicted to spend close to <a href=\"http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/02/11/valentines-day-spending-to-approach-19-billion\" target=\"_blank\">nineteen billion dollars this year</a>.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As a romance writer, I prefer to believe we celebrate the day because we value what a day emphasizing love and romance can do for relationships. Having such a special day focused on love and loved ones provides the opportunity to:</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~ ignite new relationships with romantic gestures\r\n~renew an old love gone stale with a dose of romance</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many of us use valentines to express our feelings. That’s why I say, valentines are the mirrors of romance.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Supposedly, Saint Valentine began the valentine practice when he cut hearts from parchment, giving them to the soldiers and persecuted Christians to “remind them of God\'s love and to encourage them to remain faithful Christians.” He\'s the saint that defied Emperor Claudius\' edict forbidding priests to marry couples and ended up in prison. A prison guard\'s daughter formed a friendship with Valentine and on the day he was martyred he left her a note signed, <span style=\"color: #f00000; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;\">\"Love from your Valentine.\" </span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-howland-valentine.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6557\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-howland-valentine-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Source: http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/\" /></a>Mass-produced valentines begin appearing in the 1840s. <a href=\"http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/esther-howland-american-valentine/\" target=\"_blank\">Esther A. Howland </a>is considered the Mother of Valentines in America. Inspired by an English Valentine she received, she created elaborate cards from scraps of real lace, ribbons, and colorful pictures.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You’ll find a large collection of her valentines in The American Antiquarian Society in Worcester.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Postcards with romantic scenes and messages were also popular in the nineteenth century. Unfortunately, the tradition of sending Valentine postcards died as the use of postcards for personal correspondence faded.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These are samples from my collection of vintage holiday postcards. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentine-postcards.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6558 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentine-postcards-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"valentine postcards\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A modern day variation of postcards is found in the cute valentines schoolchildren share on Valentines’ Day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my opinion, of all the commercial choices of valentines, the homemade ones are the most special.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">YOUR TURN: Will send a valentine to your sweetheart this year?</p>','Valentines – the mirrors of romance','','publish','open','open','','valentines-the-mirrors-of-romance','','','2016-02-05 10:41:48','2016-02-05 17:41:48','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6556',0,'post','',2);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6559,1,'2016-02-05 10:25:47','2016-02-05 17:25:47','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Next Sunday will be Valentine’s Day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You may feel the greeting card companies, jewelers, and florist have forced the holiday upon us. The day has certainly been commercialized. Consumers are predicted to spend close to close to <a href=\"http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/02/11/valentines-day-spending-to-approach-19-billion\" target=\"_blank\">nineteen billion this year</a>. http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/02/11/valentines-day-spending-to-approach-19-billion</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As a romance writer, I prefer to believe we celebrate the day because we value what a day emphasizing love and romance can do for relationships. Having a special day to focus on love and loved ones provides the opportunity to:</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~ ignite a new relationship with romantic gestures\r\n~renew an old love gone stale with a dose of romance</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many of us use valentines to express our feelings. That’s why I say, valentines are the mirrors of romance.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Supposedly Saint Valentine began the valentine practice when he cut hearts from parchment, giving them to the soldiers and persecuted Christians to “remind them of God\'s love and to encourage them to remain faithful Christians.”</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mass-produced valentines begin appearing in the 1840s. <a href=\"http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/esther-howland-american-valentine/\" target=\"_blank\">Esther A. Howland </a>is considered the Mother of Valentines in America. Inspired by an English Valentine she received, she created elaborate cards from scraps of real lace, ribbons, and colorful pictures. http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/esther-howland-american-valentine/\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-howland-valentine.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6557 aligncenter\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-howland-valentine-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Source: http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/\" /></a>You’ll find a large collection of her valentines in The American Antiquarian Society in Worcester.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Postcards with romantic scenes and messages were also popular in the nineteenth century. Unfortunately, the tradition of sending Valentine postcards died as the use of postcards for personal correspondence faded. Here’s a sample from my ephemeral collection of holiday postcards. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentine-postcards.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6558\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentine-postcards-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"valentine postcards\" /></a>A variation of those postcards is around in the cute valentines schoolchildren share on Valentines’ Day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my opinion, of all the commercial choices of valentines, the homemade ones are the most special.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">YOUR TURN: Will send a valentine this year?</p>','Valentines – the mirrors of romance','','inherit','open','open','','6556-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 10:25:47','2016-02-05 17:25:47','',6556,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6556-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6561,1,'2016-02-05 10:34:34','2016-02-05 17:34:34','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Next Sunday will be Valentine’s Day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You may feel the greeting card companies, jewelers, and florist have forced the holiday upon us. The day has certainly been commercialized. Consumers are predicted to spend close to close to <a href=\"http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/02/11/valentines-day-spending-to-approach-19-billion\" target=\"_blank\">nineteen billion this year</a>.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As a romance writer, I prefer to believe we celebrate the day because we value what a day emphasizing love and romance can do for relationships. Having a special day to focus on love and loved ones provides the opportunity to:</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~ ignite a new relationship with romantic gestures\r\n~renew an old love gone stale with a dose of romance</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many of us use valentines to express our feelings. That’s why I say, valentines are the mirrors of romance.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Supposedly, Saint Valentine began the valentine practice when he cut hearts from parchment, giving them to the soldiers and persecuted Christians to “remind them of God\'s love and to encourage them to remain faithful Christians.” He\'s the saint that defied Emperor Claudius\' edict forbidding priests to marry couples and ended up in prison. A prison guard\'s daughter formed a friendship with Valentine and on the day he was martyred he left her a note signed, <span style=\"color: #f00000; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;\">\"Love from your Valentine.\" </span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-howland-valentine.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6557\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-howland-valentine-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Source: http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/\" /></a>Mass-produced valentines begin appearing in the 1840s. <a href=\"http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/esther-howland-american-valentine/\" target=\"_blank\">Esther A. Howland </a>is considered the Mother of Valentines in America. Inspired by an English Valentine she received, she created elaborate cards from scraps of real lace, ribbons, and colorful pictures. You’ll find a large collection of her valentines in The American Antiquarian Society in Worcester.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Postcards with romantic scenes and messages were also popular in the nineteenth century. Unfortunately, the tradition of sending Valentine postcards died as the use of postcards for personal correspondence faded. Here’s a sample from my ephemeral collection of holiday postcards. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentine-postcards.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6558\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentine-postcards-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"valentine postcards\" /></a>A modern day variation of those postcards is found in the cute valentines schoolchildren share on Valentines’ Day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my opinion, of all the commercial choices of valentines, the homemade ones are the most special.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">YOUR TURN: Will send a valentine this year?</p>','Valentines – the mirrors of romance','','inherit','open','open','','6556-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 10:34:34','2016-02-05 17:34:34','',6556,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6556-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6560,1,'2016-02-05 10:29:36','2016-02-05 17:29:36','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Next Sunday will be Valentine’s Day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You may feel the greeting card companies, jewelers, and florist have forced the holiday upon us. The day has certainly been commercialized. Consumers are predicted to spend close to close to <a href=\"http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/02/11/valentines-day-spending-to-approach-19-billion\" target=\"_blank\">nineteen billion this year</a>.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As a romance writer, I prefer to believe we celebrate the day because we value what a day emphasizing love and romance can do for relationships. Having a special day to focus on love and loved ones provides the opportunity to:</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~ ignite a new relationship with romantic gestures\r\n~renew an old love gone stale with a dose of romance</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many of us use valentines to express our feelings. That’s why I say, valentines are the mirrors of romance.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Supposedly, Saint Valentine began the valentine practice when he cut hearts from parchment, giving them to the soldiers and persecuted Christians to “remind them of God\'s love and to encourage them to remain faithful Christians.” He\'s the saint that defied Emperor Claudius\' edict forbidding priests to marry couples and ended up in prison. A prison guard\'s daughter formed a friendship with Valentine and on the day he was martyred he left her a note signed, <span style=\"color: #f00000; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;\">\"Love from your Valentine.\" </span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mass-produced valentines begin appearing in the 1840s. <a href=\"http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/esther-howland-american-valentine/\" target=\"_blank\">Esther A. Howland </a>is considered the Mother of Valentines in America. Inspired by an English Valentine she received, she created elaborate cards from scraps of real lace, ribbons, and colorful pictures. http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/esther-howland-american-valentine/\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-howland-valentine.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6557 aligncenter\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-howland-valentine-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Source: http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/\" /></a>You’ll find a large collection of her valentines in The American Antiquarian Society in Worcester.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Postcards with romantic scenes and messages were also popular in the nineteenth century. Unfortunately, the tradition of sending Valentine postcards died as the use of postcards for personal correspondence faded. Here’s a sample from my ephemeral collection of holiday postcards. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentine-postcards.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6558\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentine-postcards-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"valentine postcards\" /></a>A variation of those postcards is around in the cute valentines schoolchildren share on Valentines’ Day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my opinion, of all the commercial choices of valentines, the homemade ones are the most special.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">YOUR TURN: Will send a valentine this year?</p>','Valentines – the mirrors of romance','','inherit','open','open','','6556-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 10:29:36','2016-02-05 17:29:36','',6556,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6556-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6562,1,'2016-02-05 10:37:28','2016-02-05 17:37:28','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Next Sunday will be Valentine’s Day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You may feel the greeting card companies, jewelers, and florist have forced the holiday upon us. The day has certainly been commercialized. Consumers are predicted to spend close to <a href=\"http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/02/11/valentines-day-spending-to-approach-19-billion\" target=\"_blank\">nineteen billion this year</a>.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As a romance writer, I prefer to believe we celebrate the day because we value what a day emphasizing love and romance can do for relationships. Having a special day to focus on love and loved ones provides the opportunity to:</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~ ignite a new relationship with romantic gestures\r\n~renew an old love gone stale with a dose of romance</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many of us use valentines to express our feelings. That’s why I say, valentines are the mirrors of romance.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Supposedly, Saint Valentine began the valentine practice when he cut hearts from parchment, giving them to the soldiers and persecuted Christians to “remind them of God\'s love and to encourage them to remain faithful Christians.” He\'s the saint that defied Emperor Claudius\' edict forbidding priests to marry couples and ended up in prison. A prison guard\'s daughter formed a friendship with Valentine and on the day he was martyred he left her a note signed, <span style=\"color: #f00000; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;\">\"Love from your Valentine.\" </span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-howland-valentine.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6557\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-howland-valentine-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Source: http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/\" /></a>Mass-produced valentines begin appearing in the 1840s. <a href=\"http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/esther-howland-american-valentine/\" target=\"_blank\">Esther A. Howland </a>is considered the Mother of Valentines in America. Inspired by an English Valentine she received, she created elaborate cards from scraps of real lace, ribbons, and colorful pictures.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You’ll find a large collection of her valentines in The American Antiquarian Society in Worcester.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Postcards with romantic scenes and messages were also popular in the nineteenth century. Unfortunately, the tradition of sending Valentine postcards died as the use of postcards for personal correspondence faded.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These are samples from my collection of vintage holiday postcards. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentine-postcards.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6558 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentine-postcards-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"valentine postcards\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A modern day variation of postcards is found in the cute valentines schoolchildren share on Valentines’ Day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my opinion, of all the commercial choices of valentines, the homemade ones are the most special.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">YOUR TURN: Will send a valentine to your sweetheart this year?</p>','Valentines – the mirrors of romance','','inherit','open','open','','6556-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 10:37:28','2016-02-05 17:37:28','',6556,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6556-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6563,1,'2016-02-05 10:38:08','2016-02-05 17:38:08','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Next Sunday will be Valentine’s Day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You may feel the greeting card companies, jewelers, and florist have forced the holiday upon us. The day has certainly been commercialized. Consumers are predicted to spend close to <a href=\"http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/02/11/valentines-day-spending-to-approach-19-billion\" target=\"_blank\">nineteen billion dollars this year</a>.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As a romance writer, I prefer to believe we celebrate the day because we value what a day emphasizing love and romance can do for relationships. Having a special day to focus on love and loved ones provides the opportunity to:</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~ ignite a new relationship with romantic gestures\r\n~renew an old love gone stale with a dose of romance</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many of us use valentines to express our feelings. That’s why I say, valentines are the mirrors of romance.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Supposedly, Saint Valentine began the valentine practice when he cut hearts from parchment, giving them to the soldiers and persecuted Christians to “remind them of God\'s love and to encourage them to remain faithful Christians.” He\'s the saint that defied Emperor Claudius\' edict forbidding priests to marry couples and ended up in prison. A prison guard\'s daughter formed a friendship with Valentine and on the day he was martyred he left her a note signed, <span style=\"color: #f00000; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;\">\"Love from your Valentine.\" </span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-howland-valentine.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6557\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-howland-valentine-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Source: http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/\" /></a>Mass-produced valentines begin appearing in the 1840s. <a href=\"http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/esther-howland-american-valentine/\" target=\"_blank\">Esther A. Howland </a>is considered the Mother of Valentines in America. Inspired by an English Valentine she received, she created elaborate cards from scraps of real lace, ribbons, and colorful pictures.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You’ll find a large collection of her valentines in The American Antiquarian Society in Worcester.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Postcards with romantic scenes and messages were also popular in the nineteenth century. Unfortunately, the tradition of sending Valentine postcards died as the use of postcards for personal correspondence faded.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These are samples from my collection of vintage holiday postcards. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentine-postcards.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6558 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentine-postcards-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"valentine postcards\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A modern day variation of postcards is found in the cute valentines schoolchildren share on Valentines’ Day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my opinion, of all the commercial choices of valentines, the homemade ones are the most special.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">YOUR TURN: Will send a valentine to your sweetheart this year?</p>','Valentines – the mirrors of romance','','inherit','open','open','','6556-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 10:38:08','2016-02-05 17:38:08','',6556,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6556-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6564,1,'2016-02-05 10:39:02','2016-02-05 17:39:02','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Next Sunday will be Valentine’s Day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You may feel the greeting card companies, jewelers, and florist have forced the holiday upon us. The day has certainly been commercialized. Consumers are predicted to spend close to <a href=\"http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/02/11/valentines-day-spending-to-approach-19-billion\" target=\"_blank\">nineteen billion dollars this year</a>.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As a romance writer, I prefer to believe we celebrate the day because we value what a day emphasizing love and romance can do for relationships. Having such a special day focused on love and loved ones provides the opportunity to:</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~ ignite new relationships with romantic gestures\r\n~renew an old love gone stale with a dose of romance</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many of us use valentines to express our feelings. That’s why I say, valentines are the mirrors of romance.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Supposedly, Saint Valentine began the valentine practice when he cut hearts from parchment, giving them to the soldiers and persecuted Christians to “remind them of God\'s love and to encourage them to remain faithful Christians.” He\'s the saint that defied Emperor Claudius\' edict forbidding priests to marry couples and ended up in prison. A prison guard\'s daughter formed a friendship with Valentine and on the day he was martyred he left her a note signed, <span style=\"color: #f00000; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;\">\"Love from your Valentine.\" </span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-howland-valentine.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6557\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-howland-valentine-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Source: http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/\" /></a>Mass-produced valentines begin appearing in the 1840s. <a href=\"http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/esther-howland-american-valentine/\" target=\"_blank\">Esther A. Howland </a>is considered the Mother of Valentines in America. Inspired by an English Valentine she received, she created elaborate cards from scraps of real lace, ribbons, and colorful pictures.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You’ll find a large collection of her valentines in The American Antiquarian Society in Worcester.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Postcards with romantic scenes and messages were also popular in the nineteenth century. Unfortunately, the tradition of sending Valentine postcards died as the use of postcards for personal correspondence faded.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These are samples from my collection of vintage holiday postcards. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentine-postcards.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6558 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentine-postcards-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"valentine postcards\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A modern day variation of postcards is found in the cute valentines schoolchildren share on Valentines’ Day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my opinion, of all the commercial choices of valentines, the homemade ones are the most special.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">YOUR TURN: Will send a valentine to your sweetheart this year?</p>','Valentines – the mirrors of romance','','inherit','open','open','','6556-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 10:39:02','2016-02-05 17:39:02','',6556,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6556-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6586,1,'2016-02-19 06:00:26','2016-02-19 13:00:26','<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Chicken Wrangler Sara<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Sara-avatar-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6587\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Sara-avatar-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sara avatar-2\" /></a></p>\r\nRachel’s new coop design for her color project seems to be working well. Everyone is staying where they belong. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/coops-by-Rachel.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6588\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/coops-by-Rachel-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"coops by Rachel\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA side benefit is that it has provided me with a new game. I call it “Chicken Coop Skee Ball” after the arcade game where you roll the ball into a series of circles to earn points.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/skeet-game.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6589\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/skeet-game-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"skeet game\" /></a>I stand in the grass outside the chicken yard and throw food (bread, bruised fruit, etc) into each of the six separate chicken runs.\r\n\r\nSometimes it takes me several tries to get it into the furthest one. I’m trying to see if I can get food into each run with only six throws.\r\n\r\nIt is nice to be so easily entertained.','New Game on Miller Farm','','publish','open','open','','new-game-on-miller-farm','','','2016-02-18 11:33:18','2016-02-18 18:33:18','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6586',0,'post','',1);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6566,1,'2016-02-15 06:00:50','2016-02-15 13:00:50','Poetry is popular around Valentine’s Day. I am not a poetry writer, but I do have favorite love poems.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6567 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Love words\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>In this picture, you see poetry and sayings that have special meaning for my husband and me. They hang in our bedroom along with our original wedding invitation.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first is a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written in 1845 to her husband, Robert. After a trip to Paris, I had silhouettes done at Montmartre Art Colony framed with the poem penned in calligraphy.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.\r\nI love thee to the depth and breadth and height\r\nMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sight\r\nFor the ends of Being and ideal Grace.\r\nI love thee to the level of every day’s\r\nMost quiet need, by sun and candle-light.\r\nI love thee freely, as men strive for Right;\r\nI love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.\r\nI love thee with a passion put to use\r\nIn my old griefs, and with my childhood\'s faith.\r\nI love thee with a love I seemed to lose\r\nWith my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,\r\nSmiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,\r\nI shall but love thee better after death.\r\n~<a href=\"https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/how-do-i-love-thee-sonnet-43\" target=\"_blank\">Sonnet XLIII </a>found in Sonnets From the Portuguese by Elizabeth B. Browning</p>\r\nOn the left of the Browning poem is an anniversary gift plaque with words from First Corinthians 13. Wise words on love written around 56 A.D. by Paul to the Christians at Corinth.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The last plaque in the wall grouping, though not a poem, always brings a smile and giggle for the truth it shares about married life.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This marriage was made in heaven, </strong></h6>\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>but so was thunder and lightning.</strong></h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What about you? Do you have a special love poem or a saying on love you’d share in the comments section?</p>','Poems of love to love','','publish','open','open','','poems-of-love-to-love','','','2016-02-05 11:42:51','2016-02-05 18:42:51','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6566',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6567,1,'2016-02-05 11:21:38','2016-02-05 18:21:38','','Love words','','inherit','open','open','','love-words','','','2016-02-05 11:21:38','2016-02-05 18:21:38','',6566,'http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6568,1,'2016-02-05 11:27:07','2016-02-05 18:27:07','Poetry is popular around Valentine’s Day. I am not a poetry writer, but I do have favorite love poems.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6567\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Love words\" /></a>In this picture, you see poetry and sayings that have special meaning for my husband and me. They hang in our bedroom along with our original wedding invitation.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The first is a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written in 1845 to her husband, Robert.\r\nHow do I love thee? Let me count the ways.\r\nI love thee to the depth and breadth and height\r\nMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sight\r\nFor the ends of Being and ideal Grace.\r\nI love thee to the level of every day’s\r\nMost quiet need, by sun and candle-light.\r\nI love thee freely, as men strive for Right;\r\nI love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.\r\nI love thee with a passion put to use\r\nIn my old griefs, and with my childhood\'s faith.\r\nI love thee with a love I seemed to lose\r\nWith my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,\r\nSmiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,\r\nI shall but love thee better after death.\r\n~<a href=\"https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/how-do-i-love-thee-sonnet-43\" target=\"_blank\">Sonnet XLIII </a>found in Sonnets From the Portuguese by Elizabeth B. Browning</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After a trip to Paris, I framed silhouettes we had done at Montmartre Art Colony with the poem penned in calligraphy.</p>\r\nOn the left of the Browning poem is a plaque with words from I Corinthians 13, an anniversary gift from a friend. Wise words on love written around 56 A.D. by Paul to the Christians at Corinth.\r\n<em>Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.</em>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The last plaque in the wall grouping, though not a poem, always brings a smile and giggle for the truth it shares about married life.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This marriage was made in heaven, but so was thunder and lightning.</strong></h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What about you? Do you have a special love poem or a group of sayings on love you’d share in the comments section?</p>','Poems of love to love','','inherit','open','open','','6566-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 11:27:07','2016-02-05 18:27:07','',6566,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6566-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6569,1,'2016-02-05 11:33:08','2016-02-05 18:33:08','Poetry is popular around Valentine’s Day. I am not a poetry writer, but I do have favorite love poems.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6567 size-large\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Love words\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>In this picture, you see poetry and sayings that have special meaning for my husband and me. They hang in our bedroom along with our original wedding invitation.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first is a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written in 1845 to her husband, Robert. After a trip to Paris, I framed silhouettes we had done at Montmartre Art Colony with the poem penned in calligraphy.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.\r\nI love thee to the depth and breadth and height\r\nMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sight\r\nFor the ends of Being and ideal Grace.\r\nI love thee to the level of every day’s\r\nMost quiet need, by sun and candle-light.\r\nI love thee freely, as men strive for Right;\r\nI love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.\r\nI love thee with a passion put to use\r\nIn my old griefs, and with my childhood\'s faith.\r\nI love thee with a love I seemed to lose\r\nWith my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,\r\nSmiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,\r\nI shall but love thee better after death.\r\n~<a href=\"https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/how-do-i-love-thee-sonnet-43\" target=\"_blank\">Sonnet XLIII </a>found in Sonnets From the Portuguese by Elizabeth B. Browning</p>\r\nOn the left of the Browning poem is an anniversary gift plaque with words from I Corinthians 13. Wise words on love written around 56 A.D. by Paul to the Christians at Corinth.an anniversary gift from a friend\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The last plaque in the wall grouping, though not a poem, always brings a smile and giggle for the truth it shares about married life.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This marriage was made in heaven, but so was thunder and lightning.</strong></h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What about you? Do you have a special love poem or a group of sayings on love you’d share in the comments section?</p>','Poems of love to love','','inherit','open','open','','6566-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 11:33:08','2016-02-05 18:33:08','',6566,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6566-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6570,1,'2016-02-05 11:34:25','2016-02-05 18:34:25','Poetry is popular around Valentine’s Day. I am not a poetry writer, but I do have favorite love poems.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6567 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Love words\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>In this picture, you see poetry and sayings that have special meaning for my husband and me. They hang in our bedroom along with our original wedding invitation.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first is a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written in 1845 to her husband, Robert. After a trip to Paris, I framed silhouettes we had done at Montmartre Art Colony with the poem penned in calligraphy.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.\r\nI love thee to the depth and breadth and height\r\nMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sight\r\nFor the ends of Being and ideal Grace.\r\nI love thee to the level of every day’s\r\nMost quiet need, by sun and candle-light.\r\nI love thee freely, as men strive for Right;\r\nI love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.\r\nI love thee with a passion put to use\r\nIn my old griefs, and with my childhood\'s faith.\r\nI love thee with a love I seemed to lose\r\nWith my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,\r\nSmiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,\r\nI shall but love thee better after death.\r\n~<a href=\"https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/how-do-i-love-thee-sonnet-43\" target=\"_blank\">Sonnet XLIII </a>found in Sonnets From the Portuguese by Elizabeth B. Browning</p>\r\nOn the left of the Browning poem is an anniversary gift plaque with words from I Corinthians 13. Wise words on love written around 56 A.D. by Paul to the Christians at Corinth.an anniversary gift from a friend\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The last plaque in the wall grouping, though not a poem, always brings a smile and giggle for the truth it shares about married life.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This marriage was made in heaven, but so was thunder and lightning.</strong></h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What about you? Do you have a special love poem or a group of sayings on love you’d share in the comments section?</p>','Poems of love to love','','inherit','open','open','','6566-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 11:34:25','2016-02-05 18:34:25','',6566,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6566-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6571,1,'2016-02-05 11:35:43','2016-02-05 18:35:43','Poetry is popular around Valentine’s Day. I am not a poetry writer, but I do have favorite love poems.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6567 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Love words\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>In this picture, you see poetry and sayings that have special meaning for my husband and me. They hang in our bedroom along with our original wedding invitation.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first is a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written in 1845 to her husband, Robert. After a trip to Paris, I framed silhouettes we had done at Montmartre Art Colony with the poem penned in calligraphy.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.\r\nI love thee to the depth and breadth and height\r\nMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sight\r\nFor the ends of Being and ideal Grace.\r\nI love thee to the level of every day’s\r\nMost quiet need, by sun and candle-light.\r\nI love thee freely, as men strive for Right;\r\nI love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.\r\nI love thee with a passion put to use\r\nIn my old griefs, and with my childhood\'s faith.\r\nI love thee with a love I seemed to lose\r\nWith my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,\r\nSmiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,\r\nI shall but love thee better after death.\r\n~<a href=\"https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/how-do-i-love-thee-sonnet-43\" target=\"_blank\">Sonnet XLIII </a>found in Sonnets From the Portuguese by Elizabeth B. Browning</p>\r\nOn the left of the Browning poem is an anniversary gift plaque with words from I Corinthians 13. Wise words on love written around 56 A.D. by Paul to the Christians at Corinth.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The last plaque in the wall grouping, though not a poem, always brings a smile and giggle for the truth it shares about married life.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This marriage was made in heaven, but so was thunder and lightning.</strong></h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What about you? Do you have a special love poem or a group of sayings on love you’d share in the comments section?</p>','Poems of love to love','','inherit','open','open','','6566-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 11:35:43','2016-02-05 18:35:43','',6566,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6566-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6572,1,'2016-02-05 11:42:01','2016-02-05 18:42:01','Poetry is popular around Valentine’s Day. I am not a poetry writer, but I do have favorite love poems.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6567 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Love words\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>In this picture, you see poetry and sayings that have special meaning for my husband and me. They hang in our bedroom along with our original wedding invitation.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first is a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written in 1845 to her husband, Robert. After a trip to Paris, I had silhouettes done at Montmartre Art Colony framed with the poem penned in calligraphy.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.\r\nI love thee to the depth and breadth and height\r\nMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sight\r\nFor the ends of Being and ideal Grace.\r\nI love thee to the level of every day’s\r\nMost quiet need, by sun and candle-light.\r\nI love thee freely, as men strive for Right;\r\nI love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.\r\nI love thee with a passion put to use\r\nIn my old griefs, and with my childhood\'s faith.\r\nI love thee with a love I seemed to lose\r\nWith my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,\r\nSmiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,\r\nI shall but love thee better after death.\r\n~<a href=\"https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/how-do-i-love-thee-sonnet-43\" target=\"_blank\">Sonnet XLIII </a>found in Sonnets From the Portuguese by Elizabeth B. Browning</p>\r\nOn the left of the Browning poem is an anniversary gift plaque with words from First Corinthians 13. Wise words on love written around 56 A.D. by Paul to the Christians at Corinth.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The last plaque in the wall grouping, though not a poem, always brings a smile and giggle for the truth it shares about married life.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This marriage was made in heaven, </strong></h6>\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>but so was thunder and lightning.</strong></h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What about you? Do you have a special love poem or a group of sayings on love you’d share in the comments section?</p>','Poems of love to love','','inherit','open','open','','6566-autosave-v1','','','2016-02-05 11:42:01','2016-02-05 18:42:01','',6566,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6566-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6573,1,'2016-02-05 11:38:23','2016-02-05 18:38:23','Poetry is popular around Valentine’s Day. I am not a poetry writer, but I do have favorite love poems.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6567 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Love words\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>In this picture, you see poetry and sayings that have special meaning for my husband and me. They hang in our bedroom along with our original wedding invitation.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first is a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written in 1845 to her husband, Robert. After a trip to Paris, I had silhouettes done at Montmartre Art Colony framed with the poem penned in calligraphy.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.\r\nI love thee to the depth and breadth and height\r\nMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sight\r\nFor the ends of Being and ideal Grace.\r\nI love thee to the level of every day’s\r\nMost quiet need, by sun and candle-light.\r\nI love thee freely, as men strive for Right;\r\nI love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.\r\nI love thee with a passion put to use\r\nIn my old griefs, and with my childhood\'s faith.\r\nI love thee with a love I seemed to lose\r\nWith my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,\r\nSmiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,\r\nI shall but love thee better after death.\r\n~<a href=\"https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/how-do-i-love-thee-sonnet-43\" target=\"_blank\">Sonnet XLIII </a>found in Sonnets From the Portuguese by Elizabeth B. Browning</p>\r\nOn the left of the Browning poem is an anniversary gift plaque with words from I Corinthians 13. Wise words on love written around 56 A.D. by Paul to the Christians at Corinth.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The last plaque in the wall grouping, though not a poem, always brings a smile and giggle for the truth it shares about married life.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This marriage was made in heaven, but so was thunder and lightning.</strong></h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What about you? Do you have a special love poem or a group of sayings on love you’d share in the comments section?</p>','Poems of love to love','','inherit','open','open','','6566-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 11:38:23','2016-02-05 18:38:23','',6566,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6566-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6574,1,'2016-02-05 11:39:07','2016-02-05 18:39:07','Poetry is popular around Valentine’s Day. I am not a poetry writer, but I do have favorite love poems.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6567 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Love words\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>In this picture, you see poetry and sayings that have special meaning for my husband and me. They hang in our bedroom along with our original wedding invitation.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first is a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written in 1845 to her husband, Robert. After a trip to Paris, I had silhouettes done at Montmartre Art Colony framed with the poem penned in calligraphy.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.\r\nI love thee to the depth and breadth and height\r\nMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sight\r\nFor the ends of Being and ideal Grace.\r\nI love thee to the level of every day’s\r\nMost quiet need, by sun and candle-light.\r\nI love thee freely, as men strive for Right;\r\nI love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.\r\nI love thee with a passion put to use\r\nIn my old griefs, and with my childhood\'s faith.\r\nI love thee with a love I seemed to lose\r\nWith my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,\r\nSmiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,\r\nI shall but love thee better after death.\r\n~<a href=\"https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/how-do-i-love-thee-sonnet-43\" target=\"_blank\">Sonnet XLIII </a>found in Sonnets From the Portuguese by Elizabeth B. Browning</p>\r\nOn the left of the Browning poem is an anniversary gift plaque with words from First Corinthians 13. Wise words on love written around 56 A.D. by Paul to the Christians at Corinth.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The last plaque in the wall grouping, though not a poem, always brings a smile and giggle for the truth it shares about married life.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This marriage was made in heaven, but so was thunder and lightning.</strong></h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What about you? Do you have a special love poem or a group of sayings on love you’d share in the comments section?</p>','Poems of love to love','','inherit','open','open','','6566-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 11:39:07','2016-02-05 18:39:07','',6566,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6566-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6575,1,'2016-02-05 11:39:48','2016-02-05 18:39:48','Poetry is popular around Valentine’s Day. I am not a poetry writer, but I do have favorite love poems.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6567 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Love words\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>In this picture, you see poetry and sayings that have special meaning for my husband and me. They hang in our bedroom along with our original wedding invitation.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first is a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written in 1845 to her husband, Robert. After a trip to Paris, I had silhouettes done at Montmartre Art Colony framed with the poem penned in calligraphy.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.\r\nI love thee to the depth and breadth and height\r\nMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sight\r\nFor the ends of Being and ideal Grace.\r\nI love thee to the level of every day’s\r\nMost quiet need, by sun and candle-light.\r\nI love thee freely, as men strive for Right;\r\nI love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.\r\nI love thee with a passion put to use\r\nIn my old griefs, and with my childhood\'s faith.\r\nI love thee with a love I seemed to lose\r\nWith my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,\r\nSmiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,\r\nI shall but love thee better after death.\r\n~<a href=\"https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/how-do-i-love-thee-sonnet-43\" target=\"_blank\">Sonnet XLIII </a>found in Sonnets From the Portuguese by Elizabeth B. Browning</p>\r\nOn the left of the Browning poem is an anniversary gift plaque with words from First Corinthians 13. Wise words on love written around 56 A.D. by Paul to the Christians at Corinth.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The last plaque in the wall grouping, though not a poem, always brings a smile and giggle for the truth it shares about married life.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This marriage was made in heaven, </strong></h6>\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>but so was thunder and lightning.</strong></h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What about you? Do you have a special love poem or a group of sayings on love you’d share in the comments section?</p>','Poems of love to love','','inherit','open','open','','6566-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 11:39:48','2016-02-05 18:39:48','',6566,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6566-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6576,1,'2016-02-05 11:42:51','2016-02-05 18:42:51','Poetry is popular around Valentine’s Day. I am not a poetry writer, but I do have favorite love poems.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6567 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Love-words-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Love words\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>In this picture, you see poetry and sayings that have special meaning for my husband and me. They hang in our bedroom along with our original wedding invitation.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first is a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written in 1845 to her husband, Robert. After a trip to Paris, I had silhouettes done at Montmartre Art Colony framed with the poem penned in calligraphy.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.\r\nI love thee to the depth and breadth and height\r\nMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sight\r\nFor the ends of Being and ideal Grace.\r\nI love thee to the level of every day’s\r\nMost quiet need, by sun and candle-light.\r\nI love thee freely, as men strive for Right;\r\nI love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.\r\nI love thee with a passion put to use\r\nIn my old griefs, and with my childhood\'s faith.\r\nI love thee with a love I seemed to lose\r\nWith my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,\r\nSmiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,\r\nI shall but love thee better after death.\r\n~<a href=\"https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/how-do-i-love-thee-sonnet-43\" target=\"_blank\">Sonnet XLIII </a>found in Sonnets From the Portuguese by Elizabeth B. Browning</p>\r\nOn the left of the Browning poem is an anniversary gift plaque with words from First Corinthians 13. Wise words on love written around 56 A.D. by Paul to the Christians at Corinth.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The last plaque in the wall grouping, though not a poem, always brings a smile and giggle for the truth it shares about married life.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This marriage was made in heaven, </strong></h6>\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>but so was thunder and lightning.</strong></h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What about you? Do you have a special love poem or a saying on love you’d share in the comments section?</p>','Poems of love to love','','inherit','open','open','','6566-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 11:42:51','2016-02-05 18:42:51','',6566,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/6566-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6577,1,'2016-02-05 15:43:30','2016-02-05 22:43:30','<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A writing career is different from other occupations. A writer has to make up their route to success. There’s no policy and procedure manual, no checklist for success. What to do and how to do it is solely up to the individual author.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Each day brings unchartered waters especially in the current, ever-changing face of publishing. </span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are good days and bad. Success and rejections. The emotional wave is like a roller coaster ride. Up one day. Downhill fast the next.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">More than any other job, at least as far as jobs I\'ve ever had go, writers control their destiny. At the same time writers can become their own worst enemy.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">By that, I mean we tend to sabotage our success.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/1970-pogoposter.gif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3564\" src=\"http://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/1970-pogoposter.gif?w=206\" alt=\"1970-pogoposter\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" /></span></a>Or, in the immortal words of POGO, “We meet the enemy and it is us!”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Not familiar with Pogo Possum?</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http://www.okeswamp.com/your-visit/pogo-and-walt-kelly\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He’s the anthropomorphic comic strip animal created by Walt Kelly in 1948</span></a></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The poster pictured on the left was created by Mr. Kelly for the first Earth Day in 1971. To read the more about POGO and Walt Kelly, click<a href=\"http://www.britannica.com/biography/Walt-Kelly\" target=\"_blank\"> here</a>. </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why do I believe POGO writers can be their own worst enemy? </span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I see signs, and I\'ve seen writers exhibiting these characteristics fail. </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>You\'re a POGO writer if...</strong></span>\n\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1.You spend too much time and energy focused on mimicking the writing and style of some other author.</span></em></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">We’re spinning our wheels and wasting our words when we do this.  The publishing world already has Janet Evanovich, J.K. Rowling, Steven King, and Nora Roberts. Their success is their success. You can’t copy and get there! Every writer has his own path to carve.</span>\n\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. You obsess with following THE RULES.</span></em></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Don’t get me wrong. THE RULES are important.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Once you understand the basics—things like POV, dialogue, setting, character, plot, theme, etc., you have to trust your instincts and what works for <b>your</b> story.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rules are very important guidelines. Writing, on the other hand, is an art form that entails experimentation, innovation, and expansion. Don’t be so hung up on THE RULES you lose your own sense of story.</span>\n\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. You buy into every new way to write or plot that a writing expert suggests.</span></em></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learning craft, studying writing experts is important. I\'m not arguing it\'s not necessary to study the craft of writing. </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Heaven knows I’ve spent a fortune learning from some of the top teachers in writing craft, and I improved my writing skills by leaps and bounds.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">I\'ve also learned that all the classes and workshops in the world are wasted if I’m not producing.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">More importantly, I realize that writing experts don’t always know what’s right for <i>me or my writing process</i>. Once you find <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the</span></em> process that works best with your personality and lifestyle, you need to stick with it. </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Btw, if you\'re interested, I’d be delighted to share the names of those experts I highly recommend, just email me. </span>\n\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. You\'re unable to take criticism or believe everything anyone says about your story.</span></em></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Either of these positions can be fatal. Critiques and reviews are an essential part of every writer\'s life.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">No denying bad critiques or reviews hurt. Surviving a brutal criticism or review of your work definitely isn’t for the fainthearted. </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">You have to develop an elephant hide and learn to weigh the opinions expressed for exactly what they’re worth then make up your own mind. </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is YOUR story, after all.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strong writers survive…and often produce better stories from hard critiques or bad reviews.</span>\n\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. You\'re not writing.</span></em></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This sign is the most telling of all. </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Who doesn\'t struggle with the procrastination parasite from time to time? </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">But a successful writing career requires disciple and focus. Whether moved by the muse or not, a professional goes to the keyboard or grabs a pencil every day.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">I know what you\'re thinking. Authors have to promote and develop reader relationships, which cuts into writing time. </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Very true, but </span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I would argue that the key to gaining recognition and readership (<em>aka success</em>) is writing the next story.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Do you recognize POGO writer signs in yourself? If so, now that you know, you can defeat the enemy. </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Close this browse and get back to writing! </span></span>','Are you a Pogo Writer?','','inherit','open','open','','3562-autosave-v1','','','2016-02-05 15:43:30','2016-02-05 22:43:30','',3562,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/3562-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6578,1,'2016-02-05 15:44:31','2016-02-05 22:44:31','<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A writing career is different from other occupations. A writer has to make up their route to success. There’s no policy and procedure manual, no checklist for success. What to do and how to do it is solely up to the individual author.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Each day brings unchartered waters especially in the current, ever-changing face of publishing. </span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are good days and bad. Success and rejections. The emotional wave is like a roller coaster ride. Up one day. Downhill fast the next.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">More than any other job, at least as far as jobs I\'ve ever had go, writers control their destiny. At the same time writers can become their own worst enemy.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">By that, I mean we tend to sabotage our success.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/1970-pogoposter.gif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3564\" src=\"http://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/1970-pogoposter.gif?w=206\" alt=\"1970-pogoposter\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" /></span></a>Or, in the immortal words of POGO, “We meet the enemy and it is us!”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Not familiar with Pogo Possum?</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http://www.okeswamp.com/your-visit/pogo-and-walt-kelly\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He’s the anthropomorphic comic strip animal created by Walt Kelly in 1948</span></a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The poster pictured on the left was created by Mr. Kelly for the first Earth Day in 1971. To read the more about POGO and Walt Kelly, click<a href=\"http://www.britannica.com/biography/Walt-Kelly\" target=\"_blank\"> here</a>. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why do I believe POGO writers can be their own worst enemy? </span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I see signs, and I\'ve seen writers exhibiting these characteristics fail. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>You\'re a POGO writer if...</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1.You spend too much time and energy focused on mimicking the writing and style of some other author.</span></em></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">We’re spinning our wheels and wasting our words when we do this.  The publishing world already has Janet Evanovich, J.K. Rowling, Steven King, and Nora Roberts. Their success is their success. You can’t copy and get there! Every writer has his own path to carve.</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. You obsess with following THE RULES.</span></em></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Don’t get me wrong. THE RULES are important.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Once you understand the basics—things like POV, dialogue, setting, character, plot, theme, etc., you have to trust your instincts and what works for <b>your</b> story.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rules are very important guidelines. Writing, on the other hand, is an art form that entails experimentation, innovation, and expansion. Don’t be so hung up on THE RULES you lose your own sense of story.</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. You buy into every new way to write or plot that a writing expert suggests.</span></em></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learning craft, studying writing experts is important. I\'m not arguing it\'s not necessary to study the craft of writing. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Heaven knows I’ve spent a fortune learning from some of the top teachers in writing craft, and I improved my writing skills by leaps and bounds.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">I\'ve also learned that all the classes and workshops in the world are wasted if I’m not producing.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">More importantly, I realize that writing experts don’t always know what’s right for <i>me or my writing process</i>. Once you find <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the</span></em> process that works best with your personality and lifestyle, you need to stick with it. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Btw, if you\'re interested, I’d be delighted to share the names of those experts I highly recommend, just email me. </span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. You\'re unable to take criticism or believe everything anyone says about your story.</span></em></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Either of these positions can be fatal. Critiques and reviews are an essential part of every writer\'s life.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">No denying bad critiques or reviews hurt. Surviving a brutal criticism or review of your work definitely isn’t for the fainthearted. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">You have to develop an elephant hide and learn to weigh the opinions expressed for exactly what they’re worth then make up your own mind. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is YOUR story, after all.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strong writers survive…and often produce better stories from hard critiques or bad reviews.</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. You\'re not writing.</span></em></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This sign is the most telling of all. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Who doesn\'t struggle with the procrastination parasite from time to time? </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">But a successful writing career requires disciple and focus. Whether moved by the muse or not, a professional goes to the keyboard or grabs a pencil every day.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">I know what you\'re thinking. Authors have to promote and develop reader relationships, which cuts into writing time. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Very true, but </span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I would argue that the key to gaining recognition and readership (<em>aka success</em>) is writing the next story.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Do you recognize POGO writer signs in yourself? If so, now that you know, you can defeat the enemy. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Close this browse and get back to writing! </span></span>','Are you a Pogo Writer?','','inherit','open','open','','3562-revision-v1','','','2016-02-05 15:44:31','2016-02-05 22:44:31','',3562,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/05/3562-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6583,1,'2016-02-10 21:29:55','2016-02-11 04:29:55','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6517\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sara-avatar-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sara avatar\" /></a></em></p>\r\nI started using a planner a couple of years ago. It is a weekly planner with room to make lists on every day.\r\n\r\nI confess, I am one of those people who writes things I have already done on the list just so I can cross them off.\r\n\r\nThis year I chose one with a boring cover. I never see the cover anyway. I always keep it open to the current week.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/planner.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6582\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/planner-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"planner\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAt least I thought I did.\r\n\r\nThis year I was a little late getting the planner. I didn’t really need to keep lists during the holidays so I forgot all about having a planner – until school started. Then I needed to write things down.\r\n\r\nSo I opened the planner and started writing things down. All was fine until we started discussing which day of the week was actually Valentine’s Day. I looked at my planner and then realized I was not only in the wrong month but was actually in the wrong year.\r\n\r\nMy planner is a 16<sup>th</sup> month planner. It starts in August 2015 a fact I totally missed until nearly the middle of February.\r\n\r\nOh, well, at least I was making lists and crossing things off. Of course I could do that on notebook paper and ditch planners altogether.','Day? Month? Year?','','inherit','open','open','','6581-revision-v1','','','2016-02-10 21:29:55','2016-02-11 04:29:55','',6581,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/10/6581-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6590,1,'2016-02-18 11:32:23','2016-02-18 18:32:23','<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Chicken Wrangler Sara<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Sara-avatar-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6587\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Sara-avatar-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sara avatar-2\" /></a></p>\r\nRachel’s new coop design for her color project seems to be working well. Everyone is staying where they belong. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/coops-by-Rachel.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6588\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/coops-by-Rachel-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"coops by Rachel\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA side benefit is that it has provided me with a new game. I call it “Chicken Coop Skee Ball” after the arcade game where you roll the ball into a series of circles to earn points.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/skeet-game.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6589\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/skeet-game-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"skeet game\" /></a>I stand in the grass outside the chicken yard and throw food (bread, bruised fruit, etc) into each of the six separate chicken runs.\r\n\r\nSometimes it takes me several tries to get it into the furthest one. I’m trying to see if I can get food into each run with only six throws.\r\n\r\nIt is nice to be so easily entertained.','New Game on Miller Farm','','inherit','open','open','','6586-revision-v1','','','2016-02-18 11:32:23','2016-02-18 18:32:23','',6586,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/18/6586-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6592,1,'2016-02-27 14:12:43','2016-02-27 21:12:43','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/flower-heart.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6543 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/flower-heart.jpg\" alt=\"flower heart\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" /></a>the greatest refreshment in life. ~Pablo Picasso</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. ~Voltaire</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">a game that two can play and both win. ~Eva Gabor</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. ~Robert Frost</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">a single soul inhabiting two bodies. ~Aristotle</p>\r\nI’ll end this month of love quotes with the reprise from “You are Sixteen” from Oscar Hammerstein, <em>Sound of Music, </em>which says it all.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A bell is no bell \'til you ring it,\r\nA song is no song \'til you sing it,\r\nAnd love in your heart\r\nWasn’t put there to stay -\r\n<strong>Love isn’t love\r\n\'Til you give it away.</strong></p>','February Words of Love','','inherit','open','open','','6542-revision-v1','','','2016-02-27 14:12:43','2016-02-27 21:12:43','',6542,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/02/27/6542-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6593,1,'2016-03-11 06:00:21','2016-03-11 13:00:21','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Blog from Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nRachel commissioned little coops for each of her six bantam runs.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bantam-coops.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6594\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bantam-coops-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"bantam coops\" /></a>She actually traded a full day of babysitting for them. She watched eight children for 12 hours in exchange for six A-frame chicken coops. I’m not sure who got the better end of that deal.\r\n\r\nThe bantams are happy. They now have a safe place to sleep at night and a shelter for when it rains. They also roost on the top of the coops.\r\n\r\nOne day a chicken slid down the side. So the coop triples as a shelter, a roost, and a playground. What a great deal!\r\n\r\nWhat more could a chicken want?','Multi-Purpose Housing for Bantams','','publish','open','open','','multi-purpose-housing-for-bantams','','','2016-03-04 10:30:10','2016-03-04 17:30:10','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6593',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6596,1,'2016-03-04 10:29:20','2016-03-04 17:29:20','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Blog from Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nRachel commissioned little coops for each of her six bantam runs.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bantam-coops.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6594\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bantam-coops-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"bantam coops\" /></a>She actually traded a full day of babysitting for them. She watched eight children for 12 hours in exchange for six A-frame chicken coops. I’m not sure who got the better end of that deal.\r\n\r\nThe bantams are happy. They now have a safe place to sleep at night and a shelter for when it rains. They also roost on the top of the coops.\r\n\r\nOne day a chicken slid down the side. So the coop triples as a shelter, a roost, and a playground. What a great deal!\r\n\r\nWhat more could a chicken want?','Multi-Purpose Housing for Bantams','','inherit','open','open','','6593-revision-v1','','','2016-03-04 10:29:20','2016-03-04 17:29:20','',6593,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/04/6593-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6595,1,'2016-03-04 10:27:49','2016-03-04 17:27:49','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Sara-avatar-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6587\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Sara-avatar-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sara avatar-2\" /></a>A Blog from Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nRachel commissioned little coops for each of her six bantam runs.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bantam-coops.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6594\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bantam-coops-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"bantam coops\" /></a>She actually traded a full day of babysitting for them. She watched eight children for 12 hours in exchange for six A-frame chicken coops. I’m not sure who got the better end of that deal.\r\n\r\nThe bantams are happy. They now have a safe place to sleep at night and a shelter for when it rains. They also roost on the top of the coops.\r\n\r\nOne day a chicken slid down the side. So the coop triples as a shelter, a roost, and a playground. What a great deal!\r\n\r\nWhat more could a chicken want?','Multi-Purpose Housing for Bantams','','inherit','open','open','','6593-revision-v1','','','2016-03-04 10:27:49','2016-03-04 17:27:49','',6593,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/04/6593-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6597,1,'2016-03-07 06:00:12','2016-03-07 13:00:12','March brings St. Patrick Day’s Day and around my house, all things Irish appear. The air rings with Irish music. You’ll frequently catch me dancing a little jig along with Celtic Woman.\r\n\r\nIrish music is such an important part of Ireland. Whether the fiddler on a corner in Dublin or the man on the country lane blowing his Irish whistle or a late night session at the local pub, you’ll find toe tapping, hand clapping music everywhere.\r\n\r\nI could listen all day. And often do.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSC00444.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6598\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSC00444-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00444\" /></a>These photos was taken at sessions we attended on one of our trips.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2006-pub.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6599\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2006-pub-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"2006 pub\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAs the session on the right was breaking up a native Irish speaker leaned over and said this about the music we’d been listening to, “Ah I tell you, it was great music, ‘twould make the water stand out in your eyes.” <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Me-and-old-man.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6600\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Me-and-old-man-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Me and old man\" /></a>And, indeed tears did sparkle in my eyes that night.\r\n\r\nNothing is more wonderful than the combination of traditional music and dancing. On a trip to Bunratty Castle in 2006, we attended an Irish Evening at the Corn Barn where the magic of Irish traditional music, song, and the local dancers provided a show we still talk about. Watch this video describing the event. I promise it will put you in St. Patrick’s Day mood.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/mrBTsJkZYz8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>','Irish music: ‘Tis nothing like it.','','publish','open','open','','irish-music-tis-nothing-like-it','','','2016-03-04 15:27:21','2016-03-04 22:27:21','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6597',0,'post','',1);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6602,1,'2016-03-04 15:20:53','2016-03-04 22:20:53','March brings St. Patrick Day’s Day and around my house, all things Irish appear. The air rings with Irish music. You’ll frequently catch me dancing a little jig along with Celtic Woman.\r\n\r\nIrish music is such an important part of Ireland. Whether the fiddler on a corner in Dublin or the man on the country lane blowing his Irish whistle or a late night session at the local pub, you’ll find toe tapping, hand clapping music everywhere.\r\n\r\nI could listen all day. And often do when I’m over there.\r\n\r\nDSC00444These photos was taken at sessions we attended on one of our trips.2006 pub\r\n\r\nAs the session on the right was breaking up a native Irish speaker leaned over and said this about the music we’d been listening to, “Ah I tell you, it was great music, ‘twould make the water stand out in your eyes.”Me and old manAnd, indeed tears did sparkle in my eyes that night.\r\n\r\nPat Higgins, an Irish traditional musician who plays wooden flute, tin whistle, and guitar, says this about Irish traditional music: “Music is an act of love.”   I couldn’t agree more.\r\n\r\nNothing is more wonderful than the combination of traditional music and dancing. On a trip to Bunratty Castle in 2006, we attended an Irish Evening at the Corn Barn where the magic of Irish traditional music, song, and the local dancers provided a show we still talk about. Watch this video describing the event. I promise it will put you in St. Patrick’s Day mood.\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/mrBTsJkZYz8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>','Irish music: ‘Tis nothing like it.','','inherit','open','open','','6597-revision-v1','','','2016-03-04 15:20:53','2016-03-04 22:20:53','',6597,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/04/6597-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6601,1,'2016-03-04 15:19:22','2016-03-04 22:19:22','March brings St. Patrick Day’s Day and around my house, all things Irish appear. The air rings with Irish music. You’ll frequently catch me dancing a little jig along with Celtic Woman.\r\n\r\nIrish music is such an important part of Ireland. Whether the fiddler on a corner in Dublin or the man on the country lane blowing his Irish whistle or a late night session at the local pub, you’ll find toe tapping, hand clapping music everywhere.\r\n\r\nI could listen all day. And often do when I’m over there.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSC00444.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6598\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSC00444-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00444\" /></a>These photos was taken at sessions we attended on one of our trips.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2006-pub.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6599\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2006-pub-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"2006 pub\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAs the session on the right was breaking up a native Irish speaker leaned over and said this about the music we’d been listening to, “Ah I tell you, it was great music, ‘twould make the water stand out in your eyes.”<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Me-and-old-man.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6600\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Me-and-old-man-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Me and old man\" /></a>And, indeed tears did sparkle in my eyes that night.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.gandharvaloka.co.nz/blog/2011/07/01/interview-pat-higgins/\">Pat Higgins</a>, an Irish traditional musician who plays wooden flute, tin whistle, and guitar, says this about Irish traditional music: “Music is an act of love.”   I couldn’t agree more.\r\n\r\nNothing is more wonderful than the combination of traditional music and dancing. On a trip to Bunratty Castle in 2006, we attended an Irish Evening at the Corn Barn where the magic of Irish traditional music, song, and the local dancers provided a show we still talk about. Watch this video describing the event. I promise it will put you in St. Patrick’s Day mood.\r\n\r\n&lt;iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/mrBTsJkZYz8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;','Irish music: ‘Tis nothing like it.','','inherit','open','open','','6597-revision-v1','','','2016-03-04 15:19:22','2016-03-04 22:19:22','',6597,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/04/6597-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6604,1,'2016-03-04 15:25:26','2016-03-04 22:25:26','March brings St. Patrick Day’s Day and around my house, all things Irish appear. The air rings with Irish music. You’ll frequently catch me dancing a little jig along with Celtic Woman.\r\n\r\nIrish music is such an important part of Ireland. Whether the fiddler on a corner in Dublin or the man on the country lane blowing his Irish whistle or a late night session at the local pub, you’ll find toe tapping, hand clapping music everywhere.\r\n\r\nI could listen all day. And often do when I’m over there.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSC00444.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6598\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSC00444-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00444\" /></a>These photos was taken at sessions we attended on one of our trips.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2006-pub.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6599\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2006-pub-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"2006 pub\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAs the session on the right was breaking up a native Irish speaker leaned over and said this about the music we’d been listening to, “Ah I tell you, it was great music, ‘twould make the water stand out in your eyes.” <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Me-and-old-man.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6600\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Me-and-old-man-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Me and old man\" /></a>And, indeed tears did sparkle in my eyes that night.\r\n\r\nNothing is more wonderful than the combination of traditional music and dancing. On a trip to Bunratty Castle in 2006, we attended an Irish Evening at the Corn Barn where the magic of Irish traditional music, song, and the local dancers provided a show we still talk about. Watch this video describing the event. I promise it will put you in St. Patrick’s Day mood.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/mrBTsJkZYz8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>','Irish music: ‘Tis nothing like it.','','inherit','open','open','','6597-revision-v1','','','2016-03-04 15:25:26','2016-03-04 22:25:26','',6597,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/04/6597-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6603,1,'2016-03-04 15:23:01','2016-03-04 22:23:01','March brings St. Patrick Day’s Day and around my house, all things Irish appear. The air rings with Irish music. You’ll frequently catch me dancing a little jig along with Celtic Woman.\r\n\r\nIrish music is such an important part of Ireland. Whether the fiddler on a corner in Dublin or the man on the country lane blowing his Irish whistle or a late night session at the local pub, you’ll find toe tapping, hand clapping music everywhere.\r\n\r\nI could listen all day. And often do when I’m over there.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSC00444.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6598\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSC00444-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00444\" /></a>These photos was taken at sessions we attended on one of our trips.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2006-pub.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6599\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2006-pub-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"2006 pub\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAs the session on the right was breaking up a native Irish speaker leaned over and said this about the music we’d been listening to, “Ah I tell you, it was great music, ‘twould make the water stand out in your eyes.” And, indeed tears did sparkle in my eyes that night.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Me-and-old-man.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6600\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Me-and-old-man-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Me and old man\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPat Higgins, an Irish traditional musician who plays wooden flute, tin whistle, and guitar, says this about Irish traditional music: “Music is an act of love.” I couldn’t agree more.\r\n\r\nNothing is more wonderful than the combination of traditional music and dancing. On a trip to Bunratty Castle in 2006, we attended an Irish Evening at the Corn Barn where the magic of Irish traditional music, song, and the local dancers provided a show we still talk about. Watch this video describing the event. I promise it will put you in St. Patrick’s Day mood.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/mrBTsJkZYz8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>','Irish music: ‘Tis nothing like it.','','inherit','open','open','','6597-revision-v1','','','2016-03-04 15:23:01','2016-03-04 22:23:01','',6597,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/04/6597-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6605,1,'2016-03-04 15:26:11','2016-03-04 22:26:11','March brings St. Patrick Day’s Day and around my house, all things Irish appear. The air rings with Irish music. You’ll frequently catch me dancing a little jig along with Celtic Woman.\r\n\r\nIrish music is such an important part of Ireland. Whether the fiddler on a corner in Dublin or the man on the country lane blowing his Irish whistle or a late night session at the local pub, you’ll find toe tapping, hand clapping music everywhere.\r\n\r\nI could listen all day. And often do.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSC00444.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6598\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSC00444-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00444\" /></a>These photos was taken at sessions we attended on one of our trips.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2006-pub.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6599\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2006-pub-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"2006 pub\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAs the session on the right was breaking up a native Irish speaker leaned over and said this about the music we’d been listening to, “Ah I tell you, it was great music, ‘twould make the water stand out in your eyes.” <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Me-and-old-man.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6600\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Me-and-old-man-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Me and old man\" /></a>And, indeed tears did sparkle in my eyes that night.\r\n\r\nNothing is more wonderful than the combination of traditional music and dancing. On a trip to Bunratty Castle in 2006, we attended an Irish Evening at the Corn Barn where the magic of Irish traditional music, song, and the local dancers provided a show we still talk about. Watch this video describing the event. I promise it will put you in St. Patrick’s Day mood.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/mrBTsJkZYz8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>','Irish music: ‘Tis nothing like it.','','inherit','open','open','','6597-revision-v1','','','2016-03-04 15:26:11','2016-03-04 22:26:11','',6597,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/04/6597-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6606,1,'2016-03-09 06:00:01','2016-03-09 13:00:01','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Ireland-One-Place-on-Earth.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6607\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Ireland-One-Place-on-Earth.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland One Place on Earth\" /></a>','Irish Quotes','','publish','open','open','','irish-quotes','','','2016-03-04 15:46:45','2016-03-04 22:46:45','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6606',0,'post','',1);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6608,1,'2016-03-04 15:46:00','2016-03-04 22:46:00','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Ireland-One-Place-on-Earth.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6607\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Ireland-One-Place-on-Earth.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland One Place on Earth\" /></a>','Irish Quotes','','inherit','open','open','','6606-revision-v1','','','2016-03-04 15:46:00','2016-03-04 22:46:00','',6606,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/04/6606-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6609,1,'2016-03-16 06:00:20','2016-03-16 12:00:20','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/leprachuan.gif\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6611 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/leprachuan-150x150.gif\" alt=\"leprachuan\" /></a>Wednesday is words of wisdom day on the blog. For March, I’ve been sharing Irish blessings, curses, and sayings.\r\n\r\nToday I’ve a chart of Irish slang for you. The Irish do have a way with words.\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a useless fellow</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He\'s fit to mind mice at a crossroads.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>someone who committed some small fault</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">\'Tis only a stepmother would blame you.’</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a tall, large woman</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">That\'s a fine doorful of a woman.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a gossiper</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">She has a tongue that would clip a hedge.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a poor, thin creature</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">The breath is only just in and out of him, and the grass doesn\'t know of him walking over it.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a coarse, ill-mannered person using poor language</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">What would you expect out of a pig but a grunt?</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>trying to change a stubborn person\'s mind</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">You might as well be whistling jigs to a milestone.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>very bad music</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">Aw, that\'s the tune the old cow died of.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>one who overstays their welcome</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">If that man went to a wedding, he\'d stay for the christening.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a talkative person</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">That man would talk the teeth out of a saw.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a person who paid too much for a cow</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He bought every hair in her tail.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a clever thief</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He\'d steal the sugar out of your punch.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>praise of strong whiskey</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">I felt it like a torchlight procession going down my throat.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a woman who made a bad marriage</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">She burnt her coal and did not warm herself.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>bad aim in shooting</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He wouldn\'t hit a hole in a ladder.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>an impish child</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">That one suffers from a double dose of original sin.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>an unfortunate one</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He is always in the field when luck is on the road.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>very wet weather</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">It\'s a fine day for young ducks.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>someone who always plans carefully</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">If he\'s not fishing he\'s mending his nets.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nFind anything you could use?','Irish slang','','publish','open','open','','irish-slang','','','2016-03-04 16:14:54','2016-03-04 23:14:54','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6609',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6610,1,'2016-03-04 16:10:54','2016-03-04 23:10:54','Wednesday is words of wisdom day on the blog. For March, I’ve been sharing Irish blessings, curses, and sayings.\r\n\r\nToday I’ve a chart of Irish slang for you. The Irish do have a way with words.\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a useless fellow</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He\'s fit to mind mice at a crossroads.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>someone who committed some small fault</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">\'Tis only a stepmother would blame you.’</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a tall, large woman</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">That\'s a fine doorful of a woman.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a gossiper</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">She has a tongue that would clip a hedge.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a poor, thin creature</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">The breath is only just in and out of him, and the grass doesn\'t know of him walking over it.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a coarse, ill-mannered person using poor language</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">What would you expect out of a pig but a grunt?</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>trying to change a stubborn person\'s mind</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">You might as well be whistling jigs to a milestone.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>very bad music</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">Aw, that\'s the tune the old cow died of.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>one who overstays their welcome</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">If that man went to a wedding, he\'d stay for the christening.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a talkative person</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">That man would talk the teeth out of a saw.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a person who paid too much for a cow</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He bought every hair in her tail.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a clever thief</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He\'d steal the sugar out of your punch.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>praise of strong whiskey</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">I felt it like a torchlight procession going down my throat.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a woman who made a bad marriage</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">She burnt her coal and did not warm herself.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>bad aim in shooting</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He wouldn\'t hit a hole in a ladder.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>an impish child</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">That one suffers from a double dose of original sin.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>an unfortunate one</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He is always in the field when luck is on the road.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>very wet weather</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">It\'s a fine day for young ducks.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>someone who always plans carefully</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">If he\'s not fishing he\'s mending his nets.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nFind anything you could use?','Irish slang','','inherit','open','open','','6609-revision-v1','','','2016-03-04 16:10:54','2016-03-04 23:10:54','',6609,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/04/6609-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6612,1,'2016-03-04 16:13:18','2016-03-04 23:13:18','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/leprachuan.gif\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6611 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/leprachuan-150x150.gif\" alt=\"leprachuan\" /></a>Wednesday is words of wisdom day on the blog. For March, I’ve been sharing Irish blessings, curses, and sayings.\r\n\r\nToday I’ve a chart of Irish slang for you. The Irish do have a way with words.\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a useless fellow</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He\'s fit to mind mice at a crossroads.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>someone who committed some small fault</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">\'Tis only a stepmother would blame you.’</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a tall, large woman</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">That\'s a fine doorful of a woman.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a gossiper</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">She has a tongue that would clip a hedge.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a poor, thin creature</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">The breath is only just in and out of him, and the grass doesn\'t know of him walking over it.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a coarse, ill-mannered person using poor language</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">What would you expect out of a pig but a grunt?</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>trying to change a stubborn person\'s mind</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">You might as well be whistling jigs to a milestone.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>very bad music</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">Aw, that\'s the tune the old cow died of.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>one who overstays their welcome</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">If that man went to a wedding, he\'d stay for the christening.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a talkative person</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">That man would talk the teeth out of a saw.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a person who paid too much for a cow</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He bought every hair in her tail.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a clever thief</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He\'d steal the sugar out of your punch.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>praise of strong whiskey</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">I felt it like a torchlight procession going down my throat.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>a woman who made a bad marriage</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">She burnt her coal and did not warm herself.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>bad aim in shooting</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He wouldn\'t hit a hole in a ladder.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>an impish child</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">That one suffers from a double dose of original sin.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>an unfortunate one</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">He is always in the field when luck is on the road.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>very wet weather</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">It\'s a fine day for young ducks.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>someone who always plans carefully</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"399\">If he\'s not fishing he\'s mending his nets.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nFind anything you could use?','Irish slang','','inherit','open','open','','6609-revision-v1','','','2016-03-04 16:13:18','2016-03-04 23:13:18','',6609,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/04/6609-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6650,1,'2016-03-18 06:00:03','2016-03-18 12:00:03','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n8 – The number of dogs in the house – our 6 plus Miller and Jengo. These are the dogs we often keep while their owner is out of town. This is the first time to have them since acquiring Max and Penny – Tucker’s puppies.\r\n\r\n7 – The number of people working out of our house. Rachel is housesitting elsewhere but comes by for meals. Matt and Catherine are home from college. Catherine brought her finance. Bill, our exchange student, is here along with Brian and me.\r\n\r\n6 – The number of cars at our house the day Matt grilled ribs and steaks. He invited a friend to join the fun.\r\n\r\n5 – The number of free roosters Brian agreed to take.\r\n\r\n4 – The number of free roosters that actually made it into our cage. One escaped during transfer and was last seen flying down the street.\r\n\r\n3 – The number of days Catherine and Caleb are here\r\n\r\n2 – The number of nights Matt slept on the floor.\r\n\r\n1 – The number of bee stings received this week - remarkable considering all the other numbers. Chicken Wrangler Sara’s ear was the recipient.\r\n\r\n0 – the number of regrets I have about Spring Break.\r\n\r\nHaving a house full of chaos is how we roll on Miller Farm :)','Spring Break Numbers at Miller Farm','','publish','open','open','','spring-break-numbers-at-miller-farm','','','2016-03-17 13:13:13','2016-03-17 19:13:13','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6650',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6651,1,'2016-03-17 12:54:31','2016-03-17 18:54:31','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n8 – The number of dogs in the house – our 6 plus Miller and Jengo. These are the dogs we often keep while their owner is out of town. This is the first time to have them since acquiring Max and Penny – Tucker’s puppies.\r\n\r\n7 – The number of people working out of our house. Rachel is housesitting elsewhere but comes by for meals. Matt and Catherine are home from college. Catherine brought her finance. Bill, our exchange student, is here along with Brian and me.\r\n\r\n6 – The number of cars at our house the day Matt grilled ribs and steaks. He invited a friend to join the fun.\r\n\r\n5 – The number of free roosters Brian agreed to take.\r\n\r\n4 – The number of free roosters that actually made it into our cage. One escaped during transfer and was last seen flying down the street.\r\n\r\n3 – The number of days Catherine and Caleb are here\r\n\r\n2 – The number of nights Matt slept on the floor.\r\n\r\n1 – The number of bee stings received this week - remarkable considering all the other numbers. Chicken Wrangler Sara’s ear was the recipient.\r\n\r\n0 – the number of regrets I have about Spring Break. Having a house full of chaos is how we roll on Miller Farm J','Spring Break Numbers at Miller Farm','','inherit','open','open','','6650-revision-v1','','','2016-03-17 12:54:31','2016-03-17 18:54:31','',6650,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/17/6650-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6614,1,'2016-03-23 06:00:13','2016-03-23 12:00:13','For years a lovely plaque with the words of this fun Irish toast hung in the guest bathroom at our house. I cannot tell you how many people came out with smiles upon their faces. And, reading it always brings a smile to my face.\r\n\r\nIt\'s a fun toast, should you have need for one.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/limp.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6615\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/limp.jpg\" alt=\"limp\" /></a>','An Irish Toast, in case you need one','','publish','open','open','','an-irish-toast-in-case-you-need-one','','','2016-03-04 16:37:46','2016-03-04 23:37:46','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6614',0,'post','',1);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6616,1,'2016-03-04 16:33:03','2016-03-04 23:33:03','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/limp.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6615\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/limp.jpg\" alt=\"limp\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor years a lovely plaque with these words hung in the guest bathroom at our house. I cannot tell you how many came out with smiles upon their faces.\r\n\r\nIt\'s a fun toast, should you have need for one. Just saying...','An Irish Toast, in case you need one','','inherit','open','open','','6614-revision-v1','','','2016-03-04 16:33:03','2016-03-04 23:33:03','',6614,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/04/6614-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6617,1,'2016-03-04 16:34:09','2016-03-04 23:34:09','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/limp.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6615\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/limp.jpg\" alt=\"limp\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor years a lovely plaque with these words hung in the guest bathroom at our house. I cannot tell you how many people came out with smiles upon their faces. And, reading it brings a smile to my face.\r\n\r\nIt\'s a fun toast, should you have need for one. Just saying...','An Irish Toast, in case you need one','','inherit','open','open','','6614-revision-v1','','','2016-03-04 16:34:09','2016-03-04 23:34:09','',6614,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/04/6614-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6618,1,'2016-03-04 16:36:11','2016-03-04 23:36:11','For years a lovely plaque with the words of this fun Irish toast hung in the guest bathroom at our house. I cannot tell you how many people came out with smiles upon their faces. And, reading it always brings a smile to my face.\r\n\r\nIt\'s a fun toast, should you have need for one.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/limp.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6615\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/limp.jpg\" alt=\"limp\" /></a>','An Irish Toast, in case you need one','','inherit','open','open','','6614-revision-v1','','','2016-03-04 16:36:11','2016-03-04 23:36:11','',6614,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/04/6614-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6619,1,'2016-03-05 10:47:21','2016-03-05 17:47:21','Email: <a href=\"mailto:judythewriter@icloud.com\">judythe@hixson.org</a>','Contact','','inherit','open','open','','8-revision-v1','','','2016-03-05 10:47:21','2016-03-05 17:47:21','',8,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/05/8-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6622,1,'2016-03-30 06:00:07','2016-03-30 12:00:07','Today is the last Wednesday in March will end the Irish sayings, quotes, toasts, and wishes. I hope you’ve enjoyed the witty Irish sayings as much I’ve enjoyed sharing.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blessing.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6624 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blessing-142x300.jpg\" alt=\"blessing\" /></a>This final wish (blessing) is one of my favorites. It hangs in my guest bedroom for all my house guests to read.\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Irish saying you’d like to share?','An Irish Blessing for House Guests','','publish','open','open','','an-irish-blessing-for-house-guests','','','2016-03-18 16:37:44','2016-03-18 22:37:44','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6622',0,'post','',1);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6623,1,'2016-03-05 10:58:14','2016-03-05 17:58:14','This last Wednesday in March will end the Irish sayings, quotes, toasts, and wishes. I hope you’ve enjoyed the witty Irish sayings as much I’ve enjoyed sharing.\r\n\r\nThis wish (blessing) is one of my favorites. It hangs in my guest bedroom for all my houseguests to read.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/blessing.jpg\">http://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/blessing.jpg</a>\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Irish saying you’d like to share?','','','inherit','open','open','','6622-revision-v1','','','2016-03-05 10:58:14','2016-03-05 17:58:14','',6622,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/05/6622-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6625,1,'2016-03-05 11:04:06','2016-03-05 18:04:06','This last Wednesday in March will end the Irish sayings, quotes, toasts, and wishes. I hope you’ve enjoyed the witty Irish sayings as much I’ve enjoyed sharing. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blessing.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6624\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blessing-142x300.jpg\" alt=\"blessing\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis wish (blessing) is one of my favorites. It hangs in my guest bedroom for all my house guests to read.\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Irish saying you’d like to share?','An Irish Blessing for House Guests','','inherit','open','open','','6622-revision-v1','','','2016-03-05 11:04:06','2016-03-05 18:04:06','',6622,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/05/6622-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6653,1,'2016-03-18 16:37:52','2016-03-18 22:37:52','Today is the last Wednesday in March will end the Irish sayings, quotes, toasts, and wishes. I hope you’ve enjoyed the witty Irish sayings as much I’ve enjoyed sharing.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blessing.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6624 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blessing-142x300.jpg\" alt=\"blessing\" /></a>This final wish (blessing) is one of my favorites. It hangs in my guest bedroom for all my house guests to read.\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Irish saying you’d like to share?','An Irish Blessing for House Guests','','inherit','open','open','','6622-autosave-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:37:52','2016-03-18 22:37:52','',6622,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6622-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6684,1,'2016-06-03 06:00:42','2016-06-03 12:00:42','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nTexas has had a great deal of rain recently.  Considering the drought conditions we have endured over the past several years, I am not complaining.\r\n\r\nI do feel sorry for the chickens, though. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6685\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks1-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"highwaterchicks1\" /></a>As the chicken yard has filled with water, the birds are seeking higher ground.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6686\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"highwaterchicks2\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe one advantage to all the rain is  our bluebonnets  have bloomed a second time.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blue-bonnets.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6687\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blue-bonnets-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"blue bonnets\" /></a>I think it\'s worth the mess in the chicken yard.</p>\r\n&nbsp;','Higher Ground','','publish','open','open','','higher-ground','','','2016-05-20 16:41:49','2016-05-20 22:41:49','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6684',0,'post','',1);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6629,1,'2016-03-21 06:00:30','2016-03-21 12:00:30','Last Thursday, we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at my house. Our plates of corn beef and cabbage sat on woven place mats with shamrocks and Irish harps. A pot of <em>shamrocks</em> was our centerpiece. Not real shamrocks, but gloxinia, which has the clover-shaped leaves and little white flowers.\r\n\r\nThe corn beef and cabbage are totally an American-Irish tradition for St. Patrick’s Day. You’ll not find it served in Ireland.\r\n\r\nWhile we ate, we talked of my recent trip to Ireland and all the St. Patrick legends I heard as we visited cathedrals and castles. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and March 17 is, in fact, a religious feast day.\r\n\r\nFor those who didn’t know, St. Patrick himself was British, born in Roman Britain in the fourth century. In his teens, Irish raiders kidnapped him. He worked as a shepherd and “found God,” who called him to evangelize Ireland. Later he became a priest and spent years converting the Irish pagans. He died on 17 March.  Over the following centuries, many legends grew up around Patrick and he became Ireland\'s foremost saint.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/St.Pat-pix.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6630 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/St.Pat-pix-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"St.Pat pix\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" /></a>Technically, St. Patrick was never canonized by a pope as saints of the modern day church are. There wasn’t a formal canonization process in the Church’s first millennium, so most saints from that period were granted the title if they were either martyrs or seen as extraordinarily holy. But Saint Patrick is revered as holy by the Irish. Pictures like this one can be found everywhere on the island.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/gohistoric_17909_m.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6631\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/gohistoric_17909_m-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"gohistoric_17909_m\" /></a>One of the stops on my trip along the west of Ireland was at The Rock of Cashel, seat of the overkings of Munster where St. Patrick baptized the grandsons of Conall Corc. The legend says during the baptism the saint’s sharply pointed crozier pierced the son’s foot, who, believing it a part of the ceremony, suffered in silence. Since the baptism occurred in the 10<sup>th</sup> century, who knows if the story is fact or fiction.\r\n\r\nOn the same trip, I went to Croagh Patrick, the mountain which overlooks Clew Bay in County Mayo. It is known as the holiest mountain in Ireland because St. Patrick fasted for forty days on the mountain summit in 441 AD. Now individuals and groups come from all over the world to climb to the summit and celebrate mass at the modern chapel at the top.\r\n\r\nThe first stop on the pilgrimage is Saint Patrick\'s statue erected in 1928 by Reverend Father Patterson with money he collected in America towards the rebuilding of Saint Mary\'s Church in Westport. Because it was late in the day and raining – not raining raining but what the Irish call <em>spitting</em>, we only hiked as far as the statue. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/st.pat2_.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6632\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/st.pat2_-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe also made stops at Saint Patrick’<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/shamrock.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6633\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/shamrock-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"shamrock\" /></a>s Cathedral in Dublin where legend says St. Patrick baptized converts at a well that once existed in the park alongside the church.\r\n\r\nThe most common St Patrick\'s Day symbol is the shamrock, a representation of the Holy Trinity. St. Patrick is said to have used the three-leaved shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to Irish pagans.\r\n\r\nWhile parades, dancing, special foods, and a whole lot of green are fun ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and our Irish heritage, it’s also good to pause and remember who Saint Patrick was.','Celebrating Saint Patrick','','publish','open','open','','celebrating-saint-patrick','','','2016-03-06 10:50:52','2016-03-06 17:50:52','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6629',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6634,1,'2016-03-06 10:47:06','2016-03-06 17:47:06','Last Thursday, we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at my house. Our plates of corn beef and cabbage sat on woven place mats with shamrocks and Irish harps. A pot of <em>shamrocks</em> was our centerpiece. Not real shamrocks, but gloxinia, which has the clover-shaped leaves and little white flowers.\r\n\r\nThe corn beef and cabbage are totally an American-Irish tradition for St. Patrick’s Day. You’ll not find it served in Ireland.\r\n\r\nWhile we ate, we talked of my recent trip to Ireland and all the St. Patrick legends I heard as we visited cathedrals and castles. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and March 17 is, in fact, a religious feast day.\r\n\r\nFor those who didn’t know, St. Patrick himself was British, born in Roman Britain in the fourth century. In his teens, Irish raiders kidnapped him. He worked as a shepherd and “found God,” who called him to evangelize Ireland. Later he became a priest and spent years converting the Irish pagans. He died on 17 March.  Over the following centuries, many legends grew up around Patrick and he became Ireland\'s foremost saint.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/St.Pat-pix.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6630 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/St.Pat-pix-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"St.Pat pix\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" /></a>Technically, St. Patrick was never canonized by a pope as saints of the modern day church are. There wasn’t a formal canonization process in the Church’s first millennium, so most saints from that period were granted the title if they were either martyrs or seen as extraordinarily holy. But Saint Patrick is revered as holy by the Irish. Pictures like this one can be found everywhere on the island.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/gohistoric_17909_m.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6631\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/gohistoric_17909_m-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"gohistoric_17909_m\" /></a>One of the stops on my trip along the west of Ireland was at The Rock of Cashel, seat of the overkings of Munster where St. Patrick baptized the grandsons of Conall Corc. The legend says during the baptism the saint’s sharply pointed crozier pierced the son’s foot, who, believing it a part of the ceremony, suffered in silence. Since the baptism occurred in the 10<sup>th</sup> century, who knows if the story is fact or fiction.\r\n\r\nOn the same trip, I went to Croagh Patrick, which overlooks Clew Bay in County Mayo. It is known as the holiest mountain in Ireland because St. Patrick fasted for forty days on the summit of the mountain in 441 AD. Now individuals and groups come from all over the world to climb to the summit and celebrate mass at the modern chapel at the top.\r\n\r\nThe first stop on the pilgrimage is Saint Patrick\'s statue erected in 1928 by Reverend Father Patterson with money he collected in America towards the rebuilding of Saint Mary\'s Church in Westport. Because it was late in the day and raining – not raining raining but what the Irish call <em>spitting</em>, we only hiked as far as the statue. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/st.pat2_.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6632\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/st.pat2_-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe also made stops at Saint Patrick’<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/shamrock.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6633\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/shamrock-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"shamrock\" /></a>s Cathedral in Dublin where legend says St. Patrick baptized converts at a well that once existed in the park alongside the church.\r\n\r\nThe most common St Patrick\'s Day symbol is the shamrock, a representation of the Holy Trinity. St. Patrick is said to have used the three-leaved shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to Irish pagans.\r\n\r\nWhile parades, dancing, special foods, and a whole lot of green are fun ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and our Irish heritage, it’s also good to pause and remember who Saint Patrick was.','Celebrating Saint Patrick','','inherit','open','open','','6629-revision-v1','','','2016-03-06 10:47:06','2016-03-06 17:47:06','',6629,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/06/6629-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6635,1,'2016-03-06 10:49:04','2016-03-06 17:49:04','Last Thursday, we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at my house. Our plates of corn beef and cabbage sat on woven place mats with shamrocks and Irish harps. A pot of <em>shamrocks</em> was our centerpiece. Not real shamrocks, but gloxinia, which has the clover-shaped leaves and little white flowers.\r\n\r\nThe corn beef and cabbage are totally an American-Irish tradition for St. Patrick’s Day. You’ll not find it served in Ireland.\r\n\r\nWhile we ate, we talked of my recent trip to Ireland and all the St. Patrick legends I heard as we visited cathedrals and castles. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and March 17 is, in fact, a religious feast day.\r\n\r\nFor those who didn’t know, St. Patrick himself was British, born in Roman Britain in the fourth century. In his teens, Irish raiders kidnapped him. He worked as a shepherd and “found God,” who called him to evangelize Ireland. Later he became a priest and spent years converting the Irish pagans. He died on 17 March.  Over the following centuries, many legends grew up around Patrick and he became Ireland\'s foremost saint.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/St.Pat-pix.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6630 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/St.Pat-pix-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"St.Pat pix\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" /></a>Technically, St. Patrick was never canonized by a pope as saints of the modern day church are. There wasn’t a formal canonization process in the Church’s first millennium, so most saints from that period were granted the title if they were either martyrs or seen as extraordinarily holy. But Saint Patrick is revered as holy by the Irish. Pictures like this one can be found everywhere on the island.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/gohistoric_17909_m.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6631\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/gohistoric_17909_m-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"gohistoric_17909_m\" /></a>One of the stops on my trip along the west of Ireland was at The Rock of Cashel, seat of the overkings of Munster where St. Patrick baptized the grandsons of Conall Corc. The legend says during the baptism the saint’s sharply pointed crozier pierced the son’s foot, who, believing it a part of the ceremony, suffered in silence. Since the baptism occurred in the 10<sup>th</sup> century, who knows if the story is fact or fiction.\r\n\r\nOn the same trip, I went to Croagh Patrick, the mountain which overlooks Clew Bay in County Mayo. It is known as the holiest mountain in Ireland because St. Patrick fasted for forty days on the summit of the mountain in 441 AD. Now individuals and groups come from all over the world to climb to the summit and celebrate mass at the modern chapel at the top.\r\n\r\nThe first stop on the pilgrimage is Saint Patrick\'s statue erected in 1928 by Reverend Father Patterson with money he collected in America towards the rebuilding of Saint Mary\'s Church in Westport. Because it was late in the day and raining – not raining raining but what the Irish call <em>spitting</em>, we only hiked as far as the statue. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/st.pat2_.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6632\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/st.pat2_-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe also made stops at Saint Patrick’<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/shamrock.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6633\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/shamrock-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"shamrock\" /></a>s Cathedral in Dublin where legend says St. Patrick baptized converts at a well that once existed in the park alongside the church.\r\n\r\nThe most common St Patrick\'s Day symbol is the shamrock, a representation of the Holy Trinity. St. Patrick is said to have used the three-leaved shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to Irish pagans.\r\n\r\nWhile parades, dancing, special foods, and a whole lot of green are fun ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and our Irish heritage, it’s also good to pause and remember who Saint Patrick was.','Celebrating Saint Patrick','','inherit','open','open','','6629-revision-v1','','','2016-03-06 10:49:04','2016-03-06 17:49:04','',6629,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/06/6629-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6636,1,'2016-03-06 10:50:28','2016-03-06 17:50:28','Last Thursday, we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at my house. Our plates of corn beef and cabbage sat on woven place mats with shamrocks and Irish harps. A pot of <em>shamrocks</em> was our centerpiece. Not real shamrocks, but gloxinia, which has the clover-shaped leaves and little white flowers.\r\n\r\nThe corn beef and cabbage are totally an American-Irish tradition for St. Patrick’s Day. You’ll not find it served in Ireland.\r\n\r\nWhile we ate, we talked of my recent trip to Ireland and all the St. Patrick legends I heard as we visited cathedrals and castles. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and March 17 is, in fact, a religious feast day.\r\n\r\nFor those who didn’t know, St. Patrick himself was British, born in Roman Britain in the fourth century. In his teens, Irish raiders kidnapped him. He worked as a shepherd and “found God,” who called him to evangelize Ireland. Later he became a priest and spent years converting the Irish pagans. He died on 17 March.  Over the following centuries, many legends grew up around Patrick and he became Ireland\'s foremost saint.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/St.Pat-pix.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6630 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/St.Pat-pix-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"St.Pat pix\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" /></a>Technically, St. Patrick was never canonized by a pope as saints of the modern day church are. There wasn’t a formal canonization process in the Church’s first millennium, so most saints from that period were granted the title if they were either martyrs or seen as extraordinarily holy. But Saint Patrick is revered as holy by the Irish. Pictures like this one can be found everywhere on the island.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/gohistoric_17909_m.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6631\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/gohistoric_17909_m-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"gohistoric_17909_m\" /></a>One of the stops on my trip along the west of Ireland was at The Rock of Cashel, seat of the overkings of Munster where St. Patrick baptized the grandsons of Conall Corc. The legend says during the baptism the saint’s sharply pointed crozier pierced the son’s foot, who, believing it a part of the ceremony, suffered in silence. Since the baptism occurred in the 10<sup>th</sup> century, who knows if the story is fact or fiction.\r\n\r\nOn the same trip, I went to Croagh Patrick, the mountain which overlooks Clew Bay in County Mayo. It is known as the holiest mountain in Ireland because St. Patrick fasted for forty days on the mountain summit in 441 AD. Now individuals and groups come from all over the world to climb to the summit and celebrate mass at the modern chapel at the top.\r\n\r\nThe first stop on the pilgrimage is Saint Patrick\'s statue erected in 1928 by Reverend Father Patterson with money he collected in America towards the rebuilding of Saint Mary\'s Church in Westport. Because it was late in the day and raining – not raining raining but what the Irish call <em>spitting</em>, we only hiked as far as the statue. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/st.pat2_.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6632\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/st.pat2_-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe also made stops at Saint Patrick’<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/shamrock.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6633\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/shamrock-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"shamrock\" /></a>s Cathedral in Dublin where legend says St. Patrick baptized converts at a well that once existed in the park alongside the church.\r\n\r\nThe most common St Patrick\'s Day symbol is the shamrock, a representation of the Holy Trinity. St. Patrick is said to have used the three-leaved shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to Irish pagans.\r\n\r\nWhile parades, dancing, special foods, and a whole lot of green are fun ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and our Irish heritage, it’s also good to pause and remember who Saint Patrick was.','Celebrating Saint Patrick','','inherit','open','open','','6629-revision-v1','','','2016-03-06 10:50:28','2016-03-06 17:50:28','',6629,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/06/6629-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6637,1,'2016-03-14 06:00:58','2016-03-14 12:00:58','March is Irish month for me and for many who are of Irish ancestry. To celebrate, I’m running a newsletter sign up campaign.\r\n\r\nStarting today, March 14, through March 31, subscribe to my free author newsletter to enter the contest.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHY A CONTEST?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe way social media works, not everyone sees all my blog or Facebook posts and/or tweets on Twitter. When I post news about a new release or contest, you may miss out.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/news-graphic.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6642\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/news-graphic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"news graphic\" /></a>The only way to stay on top of new releases (there will be two this year) is a subscription to my newsletter.\r\n\r\nSubscribers are the first to see new covers, hear news of releases and interesting tidbits I stumble across in researching a manuscript. Plus lots of fun stuff and giveaways.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHAT DO YOU WIN?</strong>\r\n\r\nTwo lucky emails will be drawn from all NEW subscribers and receive souvenirs I bought back from Ireland plus a $5 gift card from Amazon.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW DO YOU ENTER?</strong>\r\n\r\nSimple. <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\">Click this link</a> and complete the newsletter form.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW WILL WINNERS BE NOTIFIED?</strong>\r\n\r\nWinners will be announced April 2 on\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Judythe-Morgan/116134279255\">FB author page</a>\r\n\r\nHere on the blog\r\n\r\nTwitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Judythe2\">@Judythe2</a>\r\n\r\nIn the April newsletter\r\n\r\nIf you see your name, email me your snail mail address using my website <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html\">contact link</a> and your prize will be shipped.','Newsletter Sign Up Contest','','publish','open','open','','newsletter-sign-up-contest','','','2016-03-08 20:11:18','2016-03-09 03:11:18','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6637',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6638,1,'2016-03-08 12:28:45','2016-03-08 19:28:45','March is Irish month for me and for many who are of Irish ancestry. To celebrate the patron saint of Ireland, I’m running a newsletter sign up campaign.\r\n\r\nStarting today, March 14, through March 31, subscribe to my free author newsletter and two lucky subscribers (drawn at random) will win an Irish souvenir gift and an Amazon gift card.\r\n\r\nWHY A CONTEST?\r\nThe way social media works no one sees all my blog posts, or Facebook posts, or Tweets on Twitter. So if I post news about a new release or a contest, you might miss it.\r\n\r\nThe only way to stay on top of new releases (there will be two this year) is a subscription to my newsletter. Subscribers are the first to see new covers, hear news of releases and interesting tidbits I stumble across in researching a manuscript. Plus lots of fun stuff and giveaways.\r\n\r\nWHAT DO YOU WIN IF YOU SIGN UP?\r\nTwo lucky emails will be drawn from all NEW subscribers and receive Irish souvenirs plus a $5 gift card from Amazon.\r\n\r\nHOW DO YOU ENTER?\r\nSimple. Click this link http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\r\n\r\nHOW WILL WINNERS BE NOTIFIED?\r\nWinners will be announced April 2 on\r\nFB author page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Judythe-Morgan/116134279255\r\nHere on the blog\r\nTwitter @Judythe2\r\n\r\nIf you see your name, email me your snail mail address at http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html and your prize will be mailed.','Newsletter sign up Contest','','inherit','open','open','','6637-revision-v1','','','2016-03-08 12:28:45','2016-03-08 19:28:45','',6637,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/08/6637-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6639,1,'2016-03-08 12:31:13','2016-03-08 19:31:13','March is Irish month for me and for many who are of Irish ancestry. To celebrate, I’m running a newsletter sign up campaign.\r\n\r\nStarting today, March 14, through March 31, subscribe to my free author newsletter and two lucky subscribers (drawn at random) will win an Irish souvenir gift and an Amazon gift card.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHY A CONTEST?</strong>\r\nThe way social media works no one sees all my blog posts, or Facebook posts, or Tweets on Twitter. So if I post news about a new release or a contest, you might miss it.\r\n\r\nThe only way to stay on top of new releases (there will be two this year) is a subscription to my newsletter. Subscribers are the first to see new covers, hear news of releases and interesting tidbits I stumble across in researching a manuscript. Plus lots of fun stuff and giveaways.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHAT DO YOU WIN IF YOU SIGN UP?</strong>\r\nTwo lucky emails will be drawn from all NEW subscribers and receive Irish souvenirs plus a $5 gift card from Amazon.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW DO YOU ENTER?</strong>\r\nSimple. Click this link http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW WILL WINNERS BE NOTIFIED?</strong>\r\nWinners will be announced April 2 on\r\n~~FB author page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Judythe-Morgan/116134279255\r\n~~Here on the blog\r\n~~Twitter @Judythe2\r\n\r\nIf you see your name, email me your snail mail address at http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html and your prize will be mailed.','Newsletter sign up Contest','','inherit','open','open','','6637-revision-v1','','','2016-03-08 12:31:13','2016-03-08 19:31:13','',6637,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/08/6637-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6640,1,'2016-03-08 12:32:29','2016-03-08 19:32:29','March is Irish month for me and for many who are of Irish ancestry. To celebrate, I’m running a newsletter sign up campaign.\r\n\r\nStarting today, March 14, through March 31, subscribe to my free author newsletter and two lucky subscribers (drawn at random) will win an Irish souvenir gift and an Amazon gift card.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHY A CONTEST?</strong>\r\nThe way social media works no one sees all my blog posts, or Facebook posts, or Tweets on Twitter. So if I post news about a new release or a contest, you might miss it.\r\n\r\nThe only way to stay on top of new releases (there will be two this year) is a subscription to my newsletter. Subscribers are the first to see new covers, hear news of releases and interesting tidbits I stumble across in researching a manuscript. Plus lots of fun stuff and giveaways.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHAT DO YOU WIN IF YOU SIGN UP?</strong>\r\nTwo lucky emails will be drawn from all NEW subscribers and receive Irish souvenirs plus a $5 gift card from Amazon.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW DO YOU ENTER?</strong>\r\nSimple. Click this link http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW WILL WINNERS BE NOTIFIED?</strong>\r\nWinners will be announced April 2 on\r\n~~FB author page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Judythe-Morgan/116134279255\r\n~~Here on the blog\r\n~~Twitter @Judythe2\r\n\r\nIf you see your name, email me your snail mail address at http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html  and your prize will be mailed.','Newsletter sign up Contest','','inherit','open','open','','6637-revision-v1','','','2016-03-08 12:32:29','2016-03-08 19:32:29','',6637,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/08/6637-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6641,1,'2016-03-08 12:33:18','2016-03-08 19:33:18','March is Irish month for me and for many who are of Irish ancestry. To celebrate, I’m running a newsletter sign up campaign.\r\n\r\nStarting today, March 14, through March 31, subscribe to my free author newsletter and two lucky subscribers (drawn at random) will win an Irish souvenir gift and an Amazon gift card.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHY A CONTEST?</strong>\r\nThe way social media works no one sees all my blog posts, or Facebook posts, or Tweets on Twitter. So if I post news about a new release or a contest, you might miss it.\r\n\r\nThe only way to stay on top of new releases (there will be two this year) is a subscription to my newsletter. Subscribers are the first to see new covers, hear news of releases and interesting tidbits I stumble across in researching a manuscript. Plus lots of fun stuff and giveaways.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHAT DO YOU WIN IF YOU SIGN UP?</strong>\r\nTwo lucky emails will be drawn from all NEW subscribers and receive Irish souvenirs plus a $5 gift card from Amazon.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW DO YOU ENTER?</strong>\r\nSimple. Click this link http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW WILL WINNERS BE NOTIFIED?</strong>\r\nWinners will be announced April 2 on\r\n~~FB author page  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Judythe-Morgan/116134279255\r\n~~Here on the blog\r\n~~Twitter @Judythe2\r\n\r\nIf you see your name, email me your snail mail address at http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html  and your prize will be mailed.','Newsletter sign up Contest','','inherit','open','open','','6637-revision-v1','','','2016-03-08 12:33:18','2016-03-08 19:33:18','',6637,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/08/6637-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6643,1,'2016-03-08 12:37:19','2016-03-08 19:37:19','March is Irish month for me and for many who are of Irish ancestry. To celebrate, I’m running a newsletter sign up campaign.\r\n\r\nStarting today, March 14, through March 31, subscribe to my free author newsletter and two lucky subscribers (drawn at random) will win an Irish souvenir gift and an Amazon gift card.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHY A CONTEST?</strong>\r\nThe way social media works no one sees all my blog posts, or Facebook posts, or Tweets on Twitter. So if I post news about a new release or a contest, you might miss it.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/news-graphic.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6642\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/news-graphic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"news graphic\" /></a>The only way to stay on top of new releases (there will be two this year) is a subscription to my email newsletter.\r\n\r\nSubscribers are the first to see new covers, hear news of releases and interesting tidbits I stumble across in researching a manuscript. Plus lots of fun stuff and giveaways.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHAT DO YOU WIN IF YOU SIGN UP?</strong>\r\nTwo lucky emails will be drawn from all NEW subscribers and receive Irish souvenirs plus a $5 gift card from Amazon.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW DO YOU ENTER?</strong>\r\nSimple. Click this link http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW WILL WINNERS BE NOTIFIED?</strong>\r\nWinners will be announced April 2 on\r\n~~FB author page  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Judythe-Morgan/116134279255\r\n~~Here on the blog\r\n~~Twitter @Judythe2\r\n\r\nIf you see your name, email me your snail mail address at http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html  and your prize will be mailed.','Newsletter sign up Contest','','inherit','open','open','','6637-revision-v1','','','2016-03-08 12:37:19','2016-03-08 19:37:19','',6637,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/08/6637-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6644,1,'2016-03-08 12:39:48','2016-03-08 19:39:48','March is Irish month for me and for many who are of Irish ancestry. To celebrate, I’m running a newsletter sign up campaign.\r\n\r\nStarting today, March 14, through March 31, subscribe to my free author newsletter and two lucky subscribers (drawn at random) will win an Irish souvenir gift and an Amazon gift card.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHY A CONTEST?</strong>\r\nThe way social media works no one sees all my blog posts, or Facebook posts, or Tweets on Twitter. So if I post news about a new release or a contest, you might miss it.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/news-graphic.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6642\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/news-graphic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"news graphic\" /></a>The only way to stay on top of new releases (there will be two this year) is a subscription to my email newsletter.\r\n\r\nSubscribers are the first to see new covers, hear news of releases and interesting tidbits I stumble across in researching a manuscript. Plus lots of fun stuff and giveaways.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHAT DO YOU WIN IF YOU SIGN UP?</strong>\r\nTwo lucky emails will be drawn from all NEW subscribers and receive Irish souvenirs plus a $5 gift card from Amazon.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW DO YOU ENTER?</strong>\r\nSimple. Click <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\" target=\"_blank\">this link</a> http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW WILL WINNERS BE NOTIFIED?</strong>\r\nWinners will be announced April 2 on\r\n~~<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Judythe-Morgan/116134279255\" target=\"_blank\">FB author page</a>\r\n~~Here on the blog\r\n~~Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Judythe2\" target=\"_blank\">@Judythe2</a>\r\n\r\nIf you see your name, email me your snail mail address at http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html  and your prize will be mailed.','Newsletter sign up Contest','','inherit','open','open','','6637-revision-v1','','','2016-03-08 12:39:48','2016-03-08 19:39:48','',6637,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/08/6637-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6646,1,'2016-03-08 13:45:39','2016-03-08 20:45:39','March is Irish month for me and for many who are of Irish ancestry. To celebrate, I’m running a newsletter sign up campaign.\r\n\r\nStarting today, March 14, through March 31, subscribe to my free author newsletter to enter the contest.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHY A CONTEST?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe way social media works, not everyone sees all my blog or Facebook posts and/or tweets on Twitter. When I post news about a new release or contest, you may miss out.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/news-graphic.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6642\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/news-graphic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"news graphic\" /></a>The only way to stay on top of new releases (there will be two this year) is a subscription to my newsletter. Subscribers are the first to see new covers, hear news of releases and interesting tidbits I stumble across in researching a manuscript. Plus lots of fun stuff and giveaways.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHAT DO YOU WIN?</strong>\r\n\r\nTwo lucky emails will be drawn from all NEW subscribers and receive souvenirs I bought back from Ireland plus a $5 gift card from Amazon.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW DO YOU ENTER?</strong>\r\n\r\nSimple. <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\">Click this link</a> and complete the newsletter form.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW WILL WINNERS BE NOTIFIED?</strong>\r\n\r\nWinners will be announced April 2 on\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Judythe-Morgan/116134279255\">FB author page</a>\r\n\r\nHere on the blog\r\n\r\nTwitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Judythe2\">@Judythe2</a>\r\n\r\nIn the April newsletter\r\n\r\nIf you see your name, email me your snail mail address using my website <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html\">contact link</a> and your prize will be mailed.','Newsletter Sign Up Contest','','inherit','open','open','','6637-revision-v1','','','2016-03-08 13:45:39','2016-03-08 20:45:39','',6637,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/08/6637-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6645,1,'2016-03-08 13:45:44','2016-03-08 20:45:44','March is Irish month for me and for many who are of Irish ancestry. To celebrate, I’m running a newsletter sign up campaign.\r\n\r\nStarting today, March 14, through March 31, subscribe to my free author newsletter to enter the contest.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHY A CONTEST?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe way social media works, not everyone sees all my blog or Facebook posts and/or tweets on Twitter. When I post news about a new release or contest, you may miss out.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/news-graphic.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6642\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/news-graphic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"news graphic\" /></a>The only way to stay on top of new releases (there will be two this year) is a subscription to my newsletter. Subscribers are the first to see new covers, hear news of releases and interesting tidbits I stumble across in researching a manuscript. Plus lots of fun stuff and giveaways.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHAT DO YOU WIN?</strong>\r\n\r\nTwo lucky emails will be drawn from all NEW subscribers and receive souvenirs I bought back from Ireland plus a $5 gift card from Amazon.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW DO YOU ENTER?</strong>\r\n\r\nSimple. <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\">Click this link</a> and complete the newsletter form.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW WILL WINNERS BE NOTIFIED?</strong>\r\n\r\nWinners will be announced April 2 on\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Judythe-Morgan/116134279255\">FB author page</a>\r\n\r\nHere on the blog\r\n\r\nTwitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Judythe2\">@Judythe2</a>\r\n\r\nIn the April newsletter\r\n\r\nIf you see your name, email me your snail mail address using my website <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html\">contact link</a> and your prize will be mailed.','Newsletter Sign Up Contest','','inherit','open','open','','6637-autosave-v1','','','2016-03-08 13:45:44','2016-03-08 20:45:44','',6637,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/08/6637-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6647,1,'2016-03-08 13:46:27','2016-03-08 20:46:27','March is Irish month for me and for many who are of Irish ancestry. To celebrate, I’m running a newsletter sign up campaign.\r\n\r\nStarting today, March 14, through March 31, subscribe to my free author newsletter to enter the contest.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHY A CONTEST?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe way social media works, not everyone sees all my blog or Facebook posts and/or tweets on Twitter. When I post news about a new release or contest, you may miss out.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/news-graphic.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6642\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/news-graphic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"news graphic\" /></a>The only way to stay on top of new releases (there will be two this year) is a subscription to my newsletter.\r\n\r\nSubscribers are the first to see new covers, hear news of releases and interesting tidbits I stumble across in researching a manuscript. Plus lots of fun stuff and giveaways.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHAT DO YOU WIN?</strong>\r\n\r\nTwo lucky emails will be drawn from all NEW subscribers and receive souvenirs I bought back from Ireland plus a $5 gift card from Amazon.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW DO YOU ENTER?</strong>\r\n\r\nSimple. <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\">Click this link</a> and complete the newsletter form.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW WILL WINNERS BE NOTIFIED?</strong>\r\n\r\nWinners will be announced April 2 on\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Judythe-Morgan/116134279255\">FB author page</a>\r\n\r\nHere on the blog\r\n\r\nTwitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Judythe2\">@Judythe2</a>\r\n\r\nIn the April newsletter\r\n\r\nIf you see your name, email me your snail mail address using my website <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html\">contact link</a> and your prize will be mailed.','Newsletter Sign Up Contest','','inherit','open','open','','6637-revision-v1','','','2016-03-08 13:46:27','2016-03-08 20:46:27','',6637,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/08/6637-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6648,1,'2016-03-08 13:46:58','2016-03-08 20:46:58','March is Irish month for me and for many who are of Irish ancestry. To celebrate, I’m running a newsletter sign up campaign.\r\n\r\nStarting today, March 14, through March 31, subscribe to my free author newsletter to enter the contest.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHY A CONTEST?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe way social media works, not everyone sees all my blog or Facebook posts and/or tweets on Twitter. When I post news about a new release or contest, you may miss out.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/news-graphic.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6642\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/news-graphic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"news graphic\" /></a>The only way to stay on top of new releases (there will be two this year) is a subscription to my newsletter.\r\n\r\nSubscribers are the first to see new covers, hear news of releases and interesting tidbits I stumble across in researching a manuscript. Plus lots of fun stuff and giveaways.\r\n\r\n<strong>WHAT DO YOU WIN?</strong>\r\n\r\nTwo lucky emails will be drawn from all NEW subscribers and receive souvenirs I bought back from Ireland plus a $5 gift card from Amazon.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW DO YOU ENTER?</strong>\r\n\r\nSimple. <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\">Click this link</a> and complete the newsletter form.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW WILL WINNERS BE NOTIFIED?</strong>\r\n\r\nWinners will be announced April 2 on\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Judythe-Morgan/116134279255\">FB author page</a>\r\n\r\nHere on the blog\r\n\r\nTwitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Judythe2\">@Judythe2</a>\r\n\r\nIn the April newsletter\r\n\r\nIf you see your name, email me your snail mail address using my website <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html\">contact link</a> and your prize will be shipped.','Newsletter Sign Up Contest','','inherit','open','open','','6637-revision-v1','','','2016-03-08 13:46:58','2016-03-08 20:46:58','',6637,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/08/6637-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6672,1,'2016-03-18 16:37:44','2016-03-18 22:37:44','Today is the last Wednesday in March will end the Irish sayings, quotes, toasts, and wishes. I hope you’ve enjoyed the witty Irish sayings as much I’ve enjoyed sharing.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blessing.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6624 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blessing-142x300.jpg\" alt=\"blessing\" /></a>This final wish (blessing) is one of my favorites. It hangs in my guest bedroom for all my house guests to read.\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Irish saying you’d like to share?','An Irish Blessing for House Guests','','inherit','open','open','','6622-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:37:44','2016-03-18 22:37:44','',6622,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6622-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6655,1,'2016-03-18 11:50:48','2016-03-18 17:50:48','This last Wednesday in March will end the Irish sayings, quotes, toasts, and wishes. I hope you’ve enjoyed the witty Irish sayings as much I’ve enjoyed sharing.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blessing.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6624 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blessing-142x300.jpg\" alt=\"blessing\" /></a>This wish (blessing) is one of my favorites. It hangs in my guest bedroom for all my house guests to read.\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Irish saying you’d like to share?','An Irish Blessing for House Guests','','inherit','open','open','','6622-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 11:50:48','2016-03-18 17:50:48','',6622,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6622-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6654,1,'2016-03-18 11:48:48','2016-03-18 17:48:48','This last Wednesday in March will end the Irish sayings, quotes, toasts, and wishes. I hope you’ve enjoyed the witty Irish sayings as much I’ve enjoyed sharing.\r\n\r\nSome have been less well-known idioms. Some familiar and oft-repeated. All from a Irish nation who shares their has given the world. I think we find a lot of wisdom in the Irish wit—some of it clearly learned the hard way\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blessing.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6624\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blessing-142x300.jpg\" alt=\"blessing\" /></a>This wish (blessing) is one of my favorites. It hangs in my guest bedroom for all my house guests to read.\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Irish saying you’d like to share?','An Irish Blessing for House Guests','','inherit','open','open','','6622-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 11:48:48','2016-03-18 17:48:48','',6622,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6622-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6656,1,'2016-03-28 06:00:25','2016-03-28 12:00:25','Rivers in major cities all over the world have run green this month. Bars filled with people wearing fake beards, green top hats, and sunglasses shaped as twin four-leaf clovers. After all, with or without any Irish heritage, everyone’s Irish at least on St. Patrick’s Day.\r\n\r\nFor sure, there’s been lots and lots of <em>craic</em> (Irish fun) and <em>blarney</em> (talk that is not necessarily true, but eloquent) going on.\r\n\r\nIf you’ve read my Wednesday posts, you’ve read a lot of Irish <em>blarney. S</em>ome words less well-known idioms and blessings, some more familiar and oft-repeated quotes and sayings  of Irish humor and insight. I\'m thinking some of the lessons were  clearly learned the hard way.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6659\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6659 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bunrattybig\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunrattybig.jpg#/media/File:Bunrattybig.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\nTo receive the gift of <em>Blarney</em>, it’s said you should kiss the Blarney Stone located in the tiny village northwest of Cork in Country Cork within the Castle.\r\n\r\nThe castle itself was constructed in 1446, but the history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">The origins of the Blarney Stone as a magical stone is a mystery.</a>\r\n\r\nSome believe the stone at the castle is the stone Moses struck to produce water for Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Others believe it to be Jacob’s Pillow brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah and became the <em>Lia Fail</em>, or ‘Fatal Stone’, oracular throne of the Irish kings.\r\n\r\nStill others tag it as the Stone of Ezel, which David hid behind while fleeing King Saul, and brought to Ireland during the Crusades. Ultimately to be used as the Coronation Stone of Scottish monarchs and St. Columba’s traveling altar throughout Scotland.\r\n\r\nAfter Columba’s death, the stone came to Ireland to serve as the Stone of Destiny, the prophetic power of royal succession.\r\n\r\nIt is known that the word <em>Blarney</em> itself entered the dictionary during the time of Queen Elizabeth I, when Dermot McCarthy, castle ruler, kept delaying to surrender his fortress to the Queen as proof of his loyalty. When the Queen heard his excuses, she said \"Odds bodikins, more Blarney talk!\"\r\n\r\nShortly thereafter the Francis Sylvester Mahony, an Irish bard of the early nineteenth century, wrote:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There is a stone there, that whoever kisses,</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent:</em></p>\r\nIs all that history true? Who knows? The Irish are, after all, the world’s greatest story tellers.\r\n\r\nWhether any of the <em>blarney</em> is true or not, Blarney Castle and its magical stone attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.\r\n\r\nI’ve been.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you kissing that stone is quite a feat. First, you climb up 90+ feet inside the castle stairway then execute a back bend that would cripple a skilled gymnast.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6661\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"284\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-6661 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone-284x300.png\" alt=\"SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" /></a> SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe higher I climbed the more my fear of heights and dark, narrow stairways kicked in. I never made it to the top. Instead taking the first exit to enjoy the garden and gift shop.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I think there’s a touch of the o’blarney in all writers whether they’ve ever been to the isle and kissed the stone or not.\r\n\r\nDon’t you agree?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Irish Blarney and the Writer','','publish','open','open','','irish-blarney-and-the-writer','','','2016-03-18 16:34:54','2016-03-18 22:34:54','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6656',0,'post','',2);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6658,1,'2016-03-18 16:06:19','2016-03-18 22:06:19','Rivers in major cities all over the world have run green this month. Bars filled with people wearing fake beards, green top hats, and sunglasses shaped as twin four-leaf clover. After all, with or without any Irish heritage, everyone’s Irish at least on St. Patrick’s Day.\r\n\r\nFor sure, there’s been lots and lots of <em>craic</em> (Irish fun) and <em>blarney</em><em> (talk that is not necessarily true, but eloquent) going on</em>.\r\n\r\nIf you’ve read my Wednesday posts, you’ve read a lot of Irish <em>blarney</em> -- some less well-known idioms and blessings, some more familiar and oft-repeated words of Irish humor and insight. I\'m thinking some of the lessons clearly learned the hard way.\r\n\r\nTo receive the gift of <em>Blarney</em>, it’s said you should kiss the Blarney Stone located in the tiny village northwest of Cork in Country Cork within the Castle.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunrattybig.jpg#/media/File:Bunrattybig.jpg\">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunrattybig.jpg#/media/File:Bunrattybig.jpg</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe castle itself was constructed in 1446, but the history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. The story of the Blarney Stone begins with a magical stone, its origins a mystery.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSome believe the stone at the castle is the stone Moses struck to produce water for Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Others believe it to be Jacob’s Pillow brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah and became the Lia Fail, or ‘Fatal Stone’, oracular throne of the Irish kings.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nStill others tag it as the Stone of Ezel, which David hid behind while fleeing King Saul, and brought to Ireland during the Crusades. Ultimately used as the Coronation Stone of Scottish monarchs and St. Columba’s traveling altar throughout Scotland.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter Columba’s death, the stone came to Ireland to serve as the Stone of Destiny, the prophetic power of royal succession. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html</a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s believed the word <em>Blarney</em> entered the dictionary during the time of Queen Elizabeth I, when Dermot McCarthy, castle ruler, kept delaying to surrender his fortress to the Queen as proof of his loyalty. When the Queen heard his excuses, she said \"Odds bodikins, more Blarney talk!\"\r\n\r\nFrancis Sylvester Mahony, an Irish bard of the early nineteenth century, wrote:\r\n\r\n<em>There is a stone there, that whoever kisses,</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent:</em>\r\n\r\nIs all that history true? Who knows? And exactly where did the custom of kissing the stone to gain eloquent speech begin? Again, who knows? We do know the Irish are the world’s greatest story tellers.\r\n\r\nWhether any of the <em>blarney</em> is true or not, Blarney Castle and its magical stone attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. I’ve been.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you kissing that stone is quite a feat. First, you climb up 90+ feet inside the castle stairway then execute a backbend that would cripple a skilled gymnast.\r\n\r\nThe higher I climbed the more my fear of heights and dark, narrow stairways kicked in. I never made it to the top. Instead taking the first exit to enjoy the garden and gift shop.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I think there’s a touch of the o’Blarney in all writers whether they’ve ever been to the isle and kissed the stone or not.\r\n\r\nDon’t you?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png\">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Irish Blarney and the Writer','','inherit','open','open','','6656-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:06:19','2016-03-18 22:06:19','',6656,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6656-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6657,1,'2016-03-18 16:05:58','2016-03-18 22:05:58','Rivers in major cities all over the world have run green this month. Bars filled with people wearing fake beards, green top hats, and sunglasses shaped as twin four-leaf clover. After all, with or without any Irish heritage, everyone’s Irish at least on St. Patrick’s Day.\r\n\r\nFor sure, there’s been lots and lots of <em>craic</em> (Irish fun) and <em>blarney</em><em> (talk that is not necessarily true, but eloquent) going on</em>.\r\n\r\nIf you’ve read my Wednesday posts, you’ve read a lot of Irish <em>blarney</em> -- some less well-known idioms and blessings, some more familiar and oft-repeated words of Irish humor and insight. I\'m thinking some of the lessons clearly learned the hard way.\r\n\r\nTo receive the gift of <em>Blarney</em>, it’s said you should kiss the Blarney Stone located in the tiny village northwest of Cork in Country Cork within the Castle. <a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunrattybig.jpg#/media/File:Bunrattybig.jpg\">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunrattybig.jpg#/media/File:Bunrattybig.jpg</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunrattybig.jpg#/media/File:Bunrattybig.jpg\">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunrattybig.jpg#/media/File:Bunrattybig.jpg</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe castle itself was constructed in 1446, but the history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. The story of the Blarney Stone begins with a magical stone, its origins a mystery.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSome believe the stone at the castle is the stone Moses struck to produce water for Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Others believe it to be Jacob’s Pillow brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah and became the Lia Fail, or ‘Fatal Stone’, oracular throne of the Irish kings.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nStill others tag it as the Stone of Ezel, which David hid behind while fleeing King Saul, and brought to Ireland during the Crusades. Ultimately used as the Coronation Stone of Scottish monarchs and St. Columba’s traveling altar throughout Scotland.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter Columba’s death, the stone came to Ireland to serve as the Stone of Destiny, the prophetic power of royal succession. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html</a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s believed the word <em>Blarney</em> entered the dictionary during the time of Queen Elizabeth I, when Dermot McCarthy, castle ruler, kept delaying to surrender his fortress to the Queen as proof of his loyalty. When the Queen heard his excuses, she said \"Odds bodikins, more Blarney talk!\"\r\n\r\nFrancis Sylvester Mahony, an Irish bard of the early nineteenth century, wrote:\r\n\r\n<em>There is a stone there, that whoever kisses,</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent:</em>\r\n\r\nIs all that history true? Who knows? And exactly where did the custom of kissing the stone to gain eloquent speech begin? Again, who knows? We do know the Irish are the world’s greatest story tellers.\r\n\r\nWhether any of the <em>blarney</em> is true or not, Blarney Castle and its magical stone attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. I’ve been.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you kissing that stone is quite a feat. First, you climb up 90+ feet inside the castle stairway then execute a backbend that would cripple a skilled gymnast.\r\n\r\nThe higher I climbed the more my fear of heights and dark, narrow stairways kicked in. I never made it to the top. Instead taking the first exit to enjoy the garden and gift shop.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I think there’s a touch of the o’Blarney in all writers whether they’ve ever been to the isle and kissed the stone or not.\r\n\r\nDon’t you?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png\">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Irish Blarney and the Writer','','inherit','open','open','','6656-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:05:58','2016-03-18 22:05:58','',6656,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6656-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6660,1,'2016-03-18 16:11:18','2016-03-18 22:11:18','Rivers in major cities all over the world have run green this month. Bars filled with people wearing fake beards, green top hats, and sunglasses shaped as twin four-leaf clover. After all, with or without any Irish heritage, everyone’s Irish at least on St. Patrick’s Day.\r\n\r\nFor sure, there’s been lots and lots of <em>craic</em> (Irish fun) and <em>blarney</em><em> (talk that is not necessarily true, but eloquent) going on</em>.\r\n\r\nIf you’ve read my Wednesday posts, you’ve read a lot of Irish <em>blarney</em> -- some less well-known idioms and blessings, some more familiar and oft-repeated words of Irish humor and insight. I\'m thinking some of the lessons clearly learned the hard way.\r\n\r\nTo receive the gift of <em>Blarney</em>, it’s said you should kiss the Blarney Stone located in the tiny village northwest of Cork in Country Cork within the Castle. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6659\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bunrattybig\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe castle itself was constructed in 1446, but the history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. The origins of the Blarney Stone as a magical stone is a mystery.\r\n\r\nSome believe the stone at the castle is the stone Moses struck to produce water for Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Others believe it to be Jacob’s Pillow brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah and became the <em>Lia Fail</em>, or ‘Fatal Stone’, oracular throne of the Irish kings.\r\n\r\nStill others tag it as the Stone of Ezel, which David hid behind while fleeing King Saul, and brought to Ireland during the Crusades. Ultimately used as the Coronation Stone of Scottish monarchs and St. Columba’s traveling altar throughout Scotland.\r\n\r\nAfter Columba’s death, the stone came to Ireland to serve as the Stone of Destiny, the prophetic power of royal succession. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html</a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s believed the word <em>Blarney</em> entered the dictionary during the time of Queen Elizabeth I, when Dermot McCarthy, castle ruler, kept delaying to surrender his fortress to the Queen as proof of his loyalty. When the Queen heard his excuses, she said \"Odds bodikins, more Blarney talk!\"\r\n\r\nFrancis Sylvester Mahony, an Irish bard of the early nineteenth century, wrote:\r\n\r\n<em>There is a stone there, that whoever kisses,</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent:</em>\r\n\r\nIs all that history true? Who knows? And exactly where did the custom of kissing the stone to gain eloquent speech begin? Again, who knows? We do know the Irish are the world’s greatest story tellers.\r\n\r\nWhether any of the <em>blarney</em> is true or not, Blarney Castle and its magical stone attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. I’ve been.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you kissing that stone is quite a feat. First, you climb up 90+ feet inside the castle stairway then execute a backbend that would cripple a skilled gymnast.\r\n\r\nThe higher I climbed the more my fear of heights and dark, narrow stairways kicked in. I never made it to the top. Instead taking the first exit to enjoy the garden and gift shop.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I think there’s a touch of the o’Blarney in all writers whether they’ve ever been to the isle and kissed the stone or not.\r\n\r\nDon’t you?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png\">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Irish Blarney and the Writer','','inherit','open','open','','6656-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:11:18','2016-03-18 22:11:18','',6656,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6656-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6666,1,'2016-03-18 16:25:03','2016-03-18 22:25:03','Rivers in major cities all over the world have run green this month. Bars filled with people wearing fake beards, green top hats, and sunglasses shaped as twin four-leaf clover. After all, with or without any Irish heritage, everyone’s Irish at least on St. Patrick’s Day.\r\n\r\nFor sure, there’s been lots and lots of <em>craic</em> (Irish fun) and <em>blarney</em> (talk that is not necessarily true, but eloquent) going on.\r\n\r\nIf you’ve read my Wednesday posts, you’ve read a lot of Irish <em>blarney. S</em>ome words less well-known idioms and blessings, some more familiar and oft-repeated quotes and sayings  of Irish humor and insight. I\'m thinking some of the lessons were  clearly learned the hard way.\r\n\r\nTo receive the gift of <em>Blarney</em>, it’s said you should kiss the Blarney Stone located in the tiny village northwest of Cork in Country Cork within the Castle. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6659\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bunrattybig\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe castle itself was constructed in 1446, but the history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">The origins of the Blarney Stone as a magical stone is a mystery.</a>\r\n\r\nSome believe the stone at the castle is the stone Moses struck to produce water for Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Others believe it to be Jacob’s Pillow brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah and became the <em>Lia Fail</em>, or ‘Fatal Stone’, oracular throne of the Irish kings.\r\n\r\nStill others tag it as the Stone of Ezel, which David hid behind while fleeing King Saul, and brought to Ireland during the Crusades. Ultimately to be used as the Coronation Stone of Scottish monarchs and St. Columba’s traveling altar throughout Scotland.\r\n\r\nAfter Columba’s death, the stone came to Ireland to serve as the Stone of Destiny, the prophetic power of royal succession.\r\n\r\nIt is known that the word <em>Blarney</em> itself entered the dictionary during the time of Queen Elizabeth I, when Dermot McCarthy, castle ruler, kept delaying to surrender his fortress to the Queen as proof of his loyalty. When the Queen heard his excuses, she said \"Odds bodikins, more Blarney talk!\"\r\n\r\nShortly thereafter the Francis Sylvester Mahony, an Irish bard of the early nineteenth century, wrote:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There is a stone there, that whoever kisses,</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent:</em></p>\r\nIs all that history true? Who knows? And exactly where did the custom of kissing the stone to gain eloquent speech begin? Again, who knows? We do know the Irish are the world’s greatest story tellers.\r\n\r\nWhether any of the <em>blarney</em> is true or not, Blarney Castle and its magical stone attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.\r\n\r\nI’ve been.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you kissing that stone is quite a feat. First, you climb up 90+ feet inside the castle stairway then execute a backbend that would cripple a skilled gymnast.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6661\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone-284x300.png\" alt=\"SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png\" /></a>The higher I climbed the more my fear of heights and dark, narrow stairways kicked in. I never made it to the top. Instead taking the first exit to enjoy the garden and gift shop.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I think there’s a touch of the o’Blarney in all writers whether they’ve ever been to the isle and kissed the stone or not.\r\n\r\nDon’t you?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Irish Blarney and the Writer','','inherit','open','open','','6656-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:25:03','2016-03-18 22:25:03','',6656,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6656-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6662,1,'2016-03-18 16:15:35','2016-03-18 22:15:35','Rivers in major cities all over the world have run green this month. Bars filled with people wearing fake beards, green top hats, and sunglasses shaped as twin four-leaf clover. After all, with or without any Irish heritage, everyone’s Irish at least on St. Patrick’s Day.\r\n\r\nFor sure, there’s been lots and lots of <em>craic</em> (Irish fun) and <em>blarney</em><em> (talk that is not necessarily true, but eloquent) going on</em>.\r\n\r\nIf you’ve read my Wednesday posts, you’ve read a lot of Irish <em>blarney</em> -- some less well-known idioms and blessings, some more familiar and oft-repeated words of Irish humor and insight. I\'m thinking some of the lessons clearly learned the hard way.\r\n\r\nTo receive the gift of <em>Blarney</em>, it’s said you should kiss the Blarney Stone located in the tiny village northwest of Cork in Country Cork within the Castle. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6659\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bunrattybig\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe castle itself was constructed in 1446, but the history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">The origins of the Blarney Stone as a magical stone is a mystery.</a>\r\n\r\nSome believe the stone at the castle is the stone Moses struck to produce water for Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Others believe it to be Jacob’s Pillow brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah and became the <em>Lia Fail</em>, or ‘Fatal Stone’, oracular throne of the Irish kings.\r\n\r\nStill others tag it as the Stone of Ezel, which David hid behind while fleeing King Saul, and brought to Ireland during the Crusades. Ultimately used as the Coronation Stone of Scottish monarchs and St. Columba’s traveling altar throughout Scotland.\r\n\r\nAfter Columba’s death, the stone came to Ireland to serve as the Stone of Destiny, the prophetic power of royal succession. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html</a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s believed the word <em>Blarney</em> entered the dictionary during the time of Queen Elizabeth I, when Dermot McCarthy, castle ruler, kept delaying to surrender his fortress to the Queen as proof of his loyalty. When the Queen heard his excuses, she said \"Odds bodikins, more Blarney talk!\"\r\n\r\nFrancis Sylvester Mahony, an Irish bard of the early nineteenth century, wrote:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There is a stone there, that whoever kisses,</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent:</em></p>\r\nIs all that history true? Who knows? And exactly where did the custom of kissing the stone to gain eloquent speech begin? Again, who knows? We do know the Irish are the world’s greatest story tellers.\r\n\r\nWhether any of the <em>blarney</em> is true or not, Blarney Castle and its magical stone attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.\r\n\r\nI’ve been.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you kissing that stone is quite a feat. First, you climb up 90+ feet inside the castle stairway then execute a backbend that would cripple a skilled gymnast.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6661\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone-284x300.png\" alt=\"SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png\" /></a>The higher I climbed the more my fear of heights and dark, narrow stairways kicked in. I never made it to the top. Instead taking the first exit to enjoy the garden and gift shop.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I think there’s a touch of the o’Blarney in all writers whether they’ve ever been to the isle and kissed the stone or not.\r\n\r\nDon’t you?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Irish Blarney and the Writer','','inherit','open','open','','6656-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:15:35','2016-03-18 22:15:35','',6656,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6656-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6663,1,'2016-03-18 16:18:51','2016-03-18 22:18:51','Rivers in major cities all over the world have run green this month. Bars filled with people wearing fake beards, green top hats, and sunglasses shaped as twin four-leaf clover. After all, with or without any Irish heritage, everyone’s Irish at least on St. Patrick’s Day.\r\n\r\nFor sure, there’s been lots and lots of <em>craic</em> (Irish fun) and <em>blarney</em> (talk that is not necessarily true, but eloquent) going on.\r\n\r\nIf you’ve read my Wednesday posts, you’ve read a lot of Irish <em>blarney. S</em>ome words less well-known idioms and blessings, some more familiar and oft-repeated words of Irish humor and insight. I\'m thinking some of the lessons clearly learned the hard way.\r\n\r\nTo receive the gift of <em>Blarney</em>, it’s said you should kiss the Blarney Stone located in the tiny village northwest of Cork in Country Cork within the Castle. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6659\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bunrattybig\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe castle itself was constructed in 1446, but the history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">The origins of the Blarney Stone as a magical stone is a mystery.</a>\r\n\r\nSome believe the stone at the castle is the stone Moses struck to produce water for Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Others believe it to be Jacob’s Pillow brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah and became the <em>Lia Fail</em>, or ‘Fatal Stone’, oracular throne of the Irish kings.\r\n\r\nStill others tag it as the Stone of Ezel, which David hid behind while fleeing King Saul, and brought to Ireland during the Crusades. Ultimately used as the Coronation Stone of Scottish monarchs and St. Columba’s traveling altar throughout Scotland.\r\n\r\nAfter Columba’s death, the stone came to Ireland to serve as the Stone of Destiny, the prophetic power of royal succession. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html</a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s believed the word <em>Blarney</em> entered the dictionary during the time of Queen Elizabeth I, when Dermot McCarthy, castle ruler, kept delaying to surrender his fortress to the Queen as proof of his loyalty. When the Queen heard his excuses, she said \"Odds bodikins, more Blarney talk!\"\r\n\r\nFrancis Sylvester Mahony, an Irish bard of the early nineteenth century, wrote:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There is a stone there, that whoever kisses,</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent:</em></p>\r\nIs all that history true? Who knows? And exactly where did the custom of kissing the stone to gain eloquent speech begin? Again, who knows? We do know the Irish are the world’s greatest story tellers.\r\n\r\nWhether any of the <em>blarney</em> is true or not, Blarney Castle and its magical stone attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.\r\n\r\nI’ve been.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you kissing that stone is quite a feat. First, you climb up 90+ feet inside the castle stairway then execute a backbend that would cripple a skilled gymnast.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6661\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone-284x300.png\" alt=\"SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png\" /></a>The higher I climbed the more my fear of heights and dark, narrow stairways kicked in. I never made it to the top. Instead taking the first exit to enjoy the garden and gift shop.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I think there’s a touch of the o’Blarney in all writers whether they’ve ever been to the isle and kissed the stone or not.\r\n\r\nDon’t you?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Irish Blarney and the Writer','','inherit','open','open','','6656-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:18:51','2016-03-18 22:18:51','',6656,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6656-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6664,1,'2016-03-18 16:19:58','2016-03-18 22:19:58','Rivers in major cities all over the world have run green this month. Bars filled with people wearing fake beards, green top hats, and sunglasses shaped as twin four-leaf clover. After all, with or without any Irish heritage, everyone’s Irish at least on St. Patrick’s Day.\r\n\r\nFor sure, there’s been lots and lots of <em>craic</em> (Irish fun) and <em>blarney</em> (talk that is not necessarily true, but eloquent) going on.\r\n\r\nIf you’ve read my Wednesday posts, you’ve read a lot of Irish <em>blarney. S</em>ome words less well-known idioms and blessings, some more familiar and oft-repeated quotes and sayings  of Irish humor and insight. I\'m thinking some of the lessons were  clearly learned the hard way.\r\n\r\nTo receive the gift of <em>Blarney</em>, it’s said you should kiss the Blarney Stone located in the tiny village northwest of Cork in Country Cork within the Castle. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6659\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bunrattybig\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe castle itself was constructed in 1446, but the history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">The origins of the Blarney Stone as a magical stone is a mystery.</a>\r\n\r\nSome believe the stone at the castle is the stone Moses struck to produce water for Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Others believe it to be Jacob’s Pillow brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah and became the <em>Lia Fail</em>, or ‘Fatal Stone’, oracular throne of the Irish kings.\r\n\r\nStill others tag it as the Stone of Ezel, which David hid behind while fleeing King Saul, and brought to Ireland during the Crusades. Ultimately used as the Coronation Stone of Scottish monarchs and St. Columba’s traveling altar throughout Scotland.\r\n\r\nAfter Columba’s death, the stone came to Ireland to serve as the Stone of Destiny, the prophetic power of royal succession. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html</a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s believed the word <em>Blarney</em> entered the dictionary during the time of Queen Elizabeth I, when Dermot McCarthy, castle ruler, kept delaying to surrender his fortress to the Queen as proof of his loyalty. When the Queen heard his excuses, she said \"Odds bodikins, more Blarney talk!\"\r\n\r\nFrancis Sylvester Mahony, an Irish bard of the early nineteenth century, wrote:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There is a stone there, that whoever kisses,</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent:</em></p>\r\nIs all that history true? Who knows? And exactly where did the custom of kissing the stone to gain eloquent speech begin? Again, who knows? We do know the Irish are the world’s greatest story tellers.\r\n\r\nWhether any of the <em>blarney</em> is true or not, Blarney Castle and its magical stone attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.\r\n\r\nI’ve been.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you kissing that stone is quite a feat. First, you climb up 90+ feet inside the castle stairway then execute a backbend that would cripple a skilled gymnast.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6661\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone-284x300.png\" alt=\"SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png\" /></a>The higher I climbed the more my fear of heights and dark, narrow stairways kicked in. I never made it to the top. Instead taking the first exit to enjoy the garden and gift shop.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I think there’s a touch of the o’Blarney in all writers whether they’ve ever been to the isle and kissed the stone or not.\r\n\r\nDon’t you?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Irish Blarney and the Writer','','inherit','open','open','','6656-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:19:58','2016-03-18 22:19:58','',6656,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6656-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6665,1,'2016-03-18 16:21:50','2016-03-18 22:21:50','Rivers in major cities all over the world have run green this month. Bars filled with people wearing fake beards, green top hats, and sunglasses shaped as twin four-leaf clover. After all, with or without any Irish heritage, everyone’s Irish at least on St. Patrick’s Day.\r\n\r\nFor sure, there’s been lots and lots of <em>craic</em> (Irish fun) and <em>blarney</em> (talk that is not necessarily true, but eloquent) going on.\r\n\r\nIf you’ve read my Wednesday posts, you’ve read a lot of Irish <em>blarney. S</em>ome words less well-known idioms and blessings, some more familiar and oft-repeated quotes and sayings  of Irish humor and insight. I\'m thinking some of the lessons were  clearly learned the hard way.\r\n\r\nTo receive the gift of <em>Blarney</em>, it’s said you should kiss the Blarney Stone located in the tiny village northwest of Cork in Country Cork within the Castle. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6659\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bunrattybig\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe castle itself was constructed in 1446, but the history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">The origins of the Blarney Stone as a magical stone is a mystery.</a>\r\n\r\nSome believe the stone at the castle is the stone Moses struck to produce water for Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Others believe it to be Jacob’s Pillow brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah and became the <em>Lia Fail</em>, or ‘Fatal Stone’, oracular throne of the Irish kings.\r\n\r\nStill others tag it as the Stone of Ezel, which David hid behind while fleeing King Saul, and brought to Ireland during the Crusades. Ultimately to be used as the Coronation Stone of Scottish monarchs and St. Columba’s traveling altar throughout Scotland.\r\n\r\nAfter Columba’s death, the stone came to Ireland to serve as the Stone of Destiny, the prophetic power of royal succession. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html</a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s believed the word <em>Blarney</em> entered the dictionary during the time of Queen Elizabeth I, when Dermot McCarthy, castle ruler, kept delaying to surrender his fortress to the Queen as proof of his loyalty. When the Queen heard his excuses, she said \"Odds bodikins, more Blarney talk!\"\r\n\r\nFrancis Sylvester Mahony, an Irish bard of the early nineteenth century, wrote:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There is a stone there, that whoever kisses,</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent:</em></p>\r\nIs all that history true? Who knows? And exactly where did the custom of kissing the stone to gain eloquent speech begin? Again, who knows? We do know the Irish are the world’s greatest story tellers.\r\n\r\nWhether any of the <em>blarney</em> is true or not, Blarney Castle and its magical stone attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.\r\n\r\nI’ve been.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you kissing that stone is quite a feat. First, you climb up 90+ feet inside the castle stairway then execute a backbend that would cripple a skilled gymnast.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6661\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone-284x300.png\" alt=\"SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png\" /></a>The higher I climbed the more my fear of heights and dark, narrow stairways kicked in. I never made it to the top. Instead taking the first exit to enjoy the garden and gift shop.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I think there’s a touch of the o’Blarney in all writers whether they’ve ever been to the isle and kissed the stone or not.\r\n\r\nDon’t you?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Irish Blarney and the Writer','','inherit','open','open','','6656-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:21:50','2016-03-18 22:21:50','',6656,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6656-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6667,1,'2016-03-18 16:29:40','2016-03-18 22:29:40','Rivers in major cities all over the world have run green this month. Bars filled with people wearing fake beards, green top hats, and sunglasses shaped as twin four-leaf clover. After all, with or without any Irish heritage, everyone’s Irish at least on St. Patrick’s Day.\r\n\r\nFor sure, there’s been lots and lots of <em>craic</em> (Irish fun) and <em>blarney</em> (talk that is not necessarily true, but eloquent) going on.\r\n\r\nIf you’ve read my Wednesday posts, you’ve read a lot of Irish <em>blarney. S</em>ome words less well-known idioms and blessings, some more familiar and oft-repeated quotes and sayings  of Irish humor and insight. I\'m thinking some of the lessons were  clearly learned the hard way.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6659\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6659 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bunrattybig\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunrattybig.jpg#/media/File:Bunrattybig.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\nTo receive the gift of <em>Blarney</em>, it’s said you should kiss the Blarney Stone located in the tiny village northwest of Cork in Country Cork within the Castle.\r\n\r\nThe castle itself was constructed in 1446, but the history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">The origins of the Blarney Stone as a magical stone is a mystery.</a>\r\n\r\nSome believe the stone at the castle is the stone Moses struck to produce water for Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Others believe it to be Jacob’s Pillow brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah and became the <em>Lia Fail</em>, or ‘Fatal Stone’, oracular throne of the Irish kings.\r\n\r\nStill others tag it as the Stone of Ezel, which David hid behind while fleeing King Saul, and brought to Ireland during the Crusades. Ultimately to be used as the Coronation Stone of Scottish monarchs and St. Columba’s traveling altar throughout Scotland.\r\n\r\nAfter Columba’s death, the stone came to Ireland to serve as the Stone of Destiny, the prophetic power of royal succession.\r\n\r\nIt is known that the word <em>Blarney</em> itself entered the dictionary during the time of Queen Elizabeth I, when Dermot McCarthy, castle ruler, kept delaying to surrender his fortress to the Queen as proof of his loyalty. When the Queen heard his excuses, she said \"Odds bodikins, more Blarney talk!\"\r\n\r\nShortly thereafter the Francis Sylvester Mahony, an Irish bard of the early nineteenth century, wrote:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There is a stone there, that whoever kisses,</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent:</em></p>\r\nIs all that history true? Who knows? The Irish are the world’s greatest story tellers.\r\n\r\nWhether any of the <em>blarney</em> is true or not, Blarney Castle and its magical stone attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.\r\n\r\nI’ve been.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you kissing that stone is quite a feat. First, you climb up 90+ feet inside the castle stairway then execute a back bend that would cripple a skilled gymnast.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6661\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"284\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-6661 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone-284x300.png\" alt=\"SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" /></a> SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe higher I climbed the more my fear of heights and dark, narrow stairways kicked in. I never made it to the top. Instead taking the first exit to enjoy the garden and gift shop.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I think there’s a touch of the o’blarney in all writers whether they’ve ever been to the isle and kissed the stone or not.\r\n\r\nDon’t you?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Irish Blarney and the Writer','','inherit','open','open','','6656-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:29:40','2016-03-18 22:29:40','',6656,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6656-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6668,1,'2016-03-18 16:33:23','2016-03-18 22:33:23','Rivers in major cities all over the world have run green this month. Bars filled with people wearing fake beards, green top hats, and sunglasses shaped as twin four-leaf clovers. After all, with or without any Irish heritage, everyone’s Irish at least on St. Patrick’s Day.\r\n\r\nFor sure, there’s been lots and lots of <em>craic</em> (Irish fun) and <em>blarney</em> (talk that is not necessarily true, but eloquent) going on.\r\n\r\nIf you’ve read my Wednesday posts, you’ve read a lot of Irish <em>blarney. S</em>ome words less well-known idioms and blessings, some more familiar and oft-repeated quotes and sayings  of Irish humor and insight. I\'m thinking some of the lessons were  clearly learned the hard way.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6659\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6659 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bunrattybig\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunrattybig.jpg#/media/File:Bunrattybig.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\nTo receive the gift of <em>Blarney</em>, it’s said you should kiss the Blarney Stone located in the tiny village northwest of Cork in Country Cork within the Castle.\r\n\r\nThe castle itself was constructed in 1446, but the history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">The origins of the Blarney Stone as a magical stone is a mystery.</a>\r\n\r\nSome believe the stone at the castle is the stone Moses struck to produce water for Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Others believe it to be Jacob’s Pillow brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah and became the <em>Lia Fail</em>, or ‘Fatal Stone’, oracular throne of the Irish kings.\r\n\r\nStill others tag it as the Stone of Ezel, which David hid behind while fleeing King Saul, and brought to Ireland during the Crusades. Ultimately to be used as the Coronation Stone of Scottish monarchs and St. Columba’s traveling altar throughout Scotland.\r\n\r\nAfter Columba’s death, the stone came to Ireland to serve as the Stone of Destiny, the prophetic power of royal succession.\r\n\r\nIt is known that the word <em>Blarney</em> itself entered the dictionary during the time of Queen Elizabeth I, when Dermot McCarthy, castle ruler, kept delaying to surrender his fortress to the Queen as proof of his loyalty. When the Queen heard his excuses, she said \"Odds bodikins, more Blarney talk!\"\r\n\r\nShortly thereafter the Francis Sylvester Mahony, an Irish bard of the early nineteenth century, wrote:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There is a stone there, that whoever kisses,</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent:</em></p>\r\nIs all that history true? Who knows? The Irish are the world’s greatest story tellers.\r\n\r\nWhether any of the <em>blarney</em> is true or not, Blarney Castle and its magical stone attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.\r\n\r\nI’ve been.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you kissing that stone is quite a feat. First, you climb up 90+ feet inside the castle stairway then execute a back bend that would cripple a skilled gymnast.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6661\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"284\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-6661 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone-284x300.png\" alt=\"SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" /></a> SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe higher I climbed the more my fear of heights and dark, narrow stairways kicked in. I never made it to the top. Instead taking the first exit to enjoy the garden and gift shop.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I think there’s a touch of the o’blarney in all writers whether they’ve ever been to the isle and kissed the stone or not.\r\n\r\nDon’t you?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Irish Blarney and the Writer','','inherit','open','open','','6656-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:33:23','2016-03-18 22:33:23','',6656,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6656-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
