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	<description>notes from an empty nester</description>
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		<title>personal reflections at longwood gardens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jackie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday field trip this week is to Longwood Gardens.  With over 1,000 acres of garden, woodland, and meadows, it almost doesn’t seem correct to refer to it as  ‘gardens’ since it is so much more like a museum than a garden.  And, like a museum, a visit to Longwood is a very personal experience.  Today, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>random acts of flowers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jackie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Friday field trip is a step back in time&#8230;back to the late 20th century&#8230;to celebrate the May Day (May 1st) tradition of leaving flowers anonymously on neighbor&#8217;s doorsteps as a signal to the start of spring. For my May Day &#8216;baskets&#8217; I used discarded cigar containers&#8230;apparently, some cigars are sold in glass tubes similar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>transforming terracotta pots</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jackie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We won&#8217;t be going very far for Friday field trip today&#8230;just outdoors!  The weather this week in Connecticut has been amazing, and any free time I had this week was spent on planting preparations&#8230; It didn&#8217;t help that I had a garden club meeting this week&#8230;during the lecture portion of our meeting, I was furiously writing notes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>terrarium love</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jackie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Friday field trip is a visit to my friend&#8217;s house.  Her name is Phyllis, and we are getting together for what she affectionately refers to as &#8220;a playdate.&#8221;  On this occasion, we are making terrariums.  We had recently picked up some terrarium plants and supplies at Terrain and we were very anxious to start creating!  I am sure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>a trip to marvin gardens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jackie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s Friday field trip is to Marvin Gardens in Wilton, Connecticut. If you are a decorator or designer in Fairfield County, you probably already know about this gem of a place.  It houses an amazing array of all things decorative.  Inspiration lurks in every nook and cranny; indoors and out. As it turned out, I probably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>st. patrick&#8217;s day tea</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jackie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw some adorable little shamrock teacups and saucers in The Christmas Tree Shop (a bargain store here in New England) about a month ago and and all I could think of was planting shamrocks in the cup!  And, I had the perfect Irish friend to give it to.  So, I purchased one and waited for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>a day at the philadelphia flower show</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jackie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Friday field trip this week, I am sharing some of my day in Philadelphia last Saturday…so; technically&#8230;I guess it is a Saturday field trip! My weekend was planned around the fact that the largest and oldest flower show in the world was taking place at the Philadelphia Convention Center.  The theme for the 2013 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>discovering orchids at terrain</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jackie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is no secret, whether I am in Connecticut or Pennsylvania, one of my favorite stores to visit is Terrain.  If you are a frequent visitor to pleasure in simple things, you have shared quite a few visits with me to the Connecticut store since its opening in Westport, Connecticut last spring. Friday field trip this week is to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>planting succulents in a pumpkin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jackie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[seasonal succulents I have taken a real interest in succulents recently.   There are probably two big reasons for this.  One is that I saw a photo of a succulent garden in a huge conch shell.  I love shells, so the photo immediately caught my interest and got me excited to try and plant some succulents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>make the most of grocery store flowers</title>
		<link>http://www.pleasureinsimplethings.com/5-ways-to-make-grocery-store-flowers-work-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 04:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jackie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[friday field trip Today&#8217;s field trip is to the local Stop &#8216;n Shop to visit the floral department.  I want to show you how easy it is to utilize the florist at your local grocery store.  Why spend a lot at a traditional florist when you can buy flowers for giving at the grocery store [...]]]></description>
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