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		<title>Catching up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Christmas came and went so fast this year, as did the rest of the holiday vacation.  Now Thing One&#8217;s Court of Honor is fast approaching (as are the houseguests), so we&#8217;d better bring the blog up to date before we are hopelessly behind.
At Santa&#8217;s annual pre-Christmas visit, Thing Two walked up to Santa and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://solitary-elegance.com/gimletblog/2010/01/12/catching-up</link>
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		<title>Wake me now to joy and gladness</title>
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		<link>http://solitary-elegance.com/gimletblog/2009/12/24/wake-me-now-to-joy-and-gladness</link>
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		<title>As with gladness men of old</title>
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		<link>http://solitary-elegance.com/gimletblog/2009/12/20/as-with-gladness-men-of-old</link>
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		<title>Our best Christmas present this year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We interrupt the month&#8217;s postings of Christmas carols to bring you the following announcement:  Thing One passed his Board of Review tonight, and is now an Eagle Scout!
Congratulations, Thing One!
A Court of Honor is planned for next month, more details to be announced later.  We hope that many of Thing One&#8217;s family and friends will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://solitary-elegance.com/gimletblog/2009/12/16/our-best-christmas-present-this-year</link>
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		<title>Not gold or myrrh or frankincense sweet</title>
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		<link>http://solitary-elegance.com/gimletblog/2009/12/14/not-gold-or-myrrh-or-frankincense-sweet</link>
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		<title>When the sun had left the skies</title>
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		<link>http://solitary-elegance.com/gimletblog/2009/12/10/when-the-sun-had-left-the-skies</link>
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		<title>O little one sweet</title>
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		<link>http://solitary-elegance.com/gimletblog/2009/12/07/o-little-one-sweet</link>
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		<title>Villagers all, this frosty tide</title>
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		<link>http://solitary-elegance.com/gimletblog/2009/12/02/villagers-all-this-frosty-tide</link>
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		<title>December wallpaper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[December, the final wallpaper in the series, is now available for download from Solitary Elegance.    We conclude our tour through 1809 with the Tyrolese walking dress (on the right).  Her companion, an evening dress from 1812, is seated on the left.  The background is designed from pieces of an elaborate 1811 set of pearl jewelry [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://solitary-elegance.com/gimletblog/2009/12/01/december-wallpaper</link>
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		<title>Thing One&#8217;s Eagle Project:  Got &#8216;er done!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: Many, many thanks are due to the wonderful, hard-working volunteers and donors who made Thing One&#8217;s Eagle project possible.  He couldn&#8217;t have done it without you.  Thanks to Gary Ard, Eric and Linda Carlson, and Ralph Richards for their donations, and our friends from BSA Cub Pack 144, BSA Troops 125, 175, 180, [...]]]></description>
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