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		<title>Strawberry Beds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Ringstaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a garden bed full of strawberry plants with plans to plant more this year. We&#8217;ve been disappointed to find that most of the strawberries that are ready to pick have been partially eaten by the birds! My mother-in-law has over a hundred strawberry plants. Her answer to this problem has been to pick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sparrow&#8217;s Nest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Ringstaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were delighted to find a sparrow&#8217;s nest hiding in my rose bush by the back door this week. This minature rose bush was one of those that my husband bought for me years ago at the grocery store. It has hundreds of blooms and continues to spread/ climb across our porch railing. I just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids Time 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Ringstaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday we drove up to Thompsonville, Illinois to help with the production of the Kids Time Bible Story segments for 2012. We&#8217;ll be here all week! This photo was taken yesterday. You can see Hannah and Laura (wearing green, white, and brown colors) sitting in the front of the tent next to each other. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Cleaning and Other Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://avirtuouswoman.org/2012/04/26/spring-cleaning-and-other-thoughts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Ringstaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: thekitchn.com via Melissa on Pinterest Did you enjoy the Spring Clean Challenge? I&#8217;ve been slowly working on my own home. Somehow, over the last couple of months, I&#8217;d gotten really behind on a lot of things around my house. That means&#8230;. major cleaning! We&#8217;ve had a rough few weeks. Lots of family crises have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Gardening Ideas</title>
		<link>http://avirtuouswoman.org/2012/04/26/creative-gardening-ideas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Ringstaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this idea on Pintrest yesterday. So clever! I have several pallets lying around. I might just try this one! Photo Credit: Sprittibee  And here is another clever idea. Milk Crate Gardening! This would be space saving and if you could suspend the crate somehow or place it on the edge of a stone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discover the Forest</title>
		<link>http://avirtuouswoman.org/2012/03/28/discover-the-forest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Ringstaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you seen this billboard? I love it. We have always been a nature loving family. Backyard adventures are common place in our household. From finding snakes and turtles to digging for salamanders, to catching skinks, to feeding the birds and checking our field guides to learn about the different birds in our yard &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planting Vegetables in the Shade</title>
		<link>http://avirtuouswoman.org/2012/03/27/planting-vegetables-in-the-shade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Ringstaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We live on a mountain. We have lots of really big trees. That means we have a lot of shade. I did some research about which plants do well grown in partial shade and here is the list I found: salad greens arugula, endive, and cress broccoli cauliflower peas beets Brussels sprouts radishes Swiss chard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tidbits from My Week</title>
		<link>http://avirtuouswoman.org/2012/03/21/tidbits-from-my-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Ringstaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It never fails. You think you&#8217;ve got it covered. But you don&#8217;t. Yesterday, I went out to feed the horses and tend to one of the horse&#8217;s injuries. It had rained quite a bit and I knew there would be lots of mud. So, after getting dressed, I doned an apron to keep my clean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easter Menu</title>
		<link>http://avirtuouswoman.org/2012/03/16/easter-menu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Ringstaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: marthastewart.com via Melissa on Pinterest &#160; Traditionally all of our family comes to my house for the Easter (or as I prefer to call it &#8211; Resurrection Day) Celebration. I like to decorate and set a nice table and make special desserts for the children to enjoy. I&#8217;d thought I&#8217;d share some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wired.</title>
		<link>http://avirtuouswoman.org/2012/03/08/wired/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Ringstaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Or not. We decided a week ago to cut off the internet in our house. That’s right. Despite the fact that I run an online ministry from home, we cut off the internet. There were a number of reasons. After only a week, I can already tell a huge difference in how I feel and [...]]]></description>
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