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    <title>Invitation to our Samhain celebration</title>
    <published>2009-10-16T15:55:44Z</published>
    <updated>2009-10-16T15:55:44Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Clan of the Triple Horses Grove invites our community to honor and celebrate the Beloved Dead on Saturday evening beginning, October 24.  Our ritual will include the burning of a Wickerman that we will together create and destroy at a private residence in Medford.  We ask that people arrive by 4 p.m.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Immediately following our rite, we will have a potluck--please bring a side dish or finger food.  The Grove to provide two batches of homemade spaghetti, one with venison sausages and one without, as well as baked apples for desert.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those who wish to join our Grove for the first&lt;br /&gt;time are warmly welcomed!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ritual robes/costumes encouraged &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please bring:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An offering to burn which symbolizes what you wish to end with the end of the Celtic year&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A symbol or picture of your Beloved Dead for our Ancestor Altar/table--candle/offering optional&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh and bring jack o lanterns if you can!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more info: triplehorses@gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0003c2q8/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0003c2q8/s320x240" width="180" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>RDNA Newsletter</title>
    <published>2009-09-17T18:58:23Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-17T18:58:23Z</updated>
    <content type="html">The Fall Equinox issue is completed for the Druid Inquirer. To free download the issue, go to &lt;a href="http://www.geocities.com/mikerdna/druidinquirer11.doc"&gt;http://www.geocities.com/mikerdna/druidinquirer11.doc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I wish all of you a great and balanced holiday.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Please pass on the news of this magazine to your friends and grovemates and maybe something will spark a group discussion?&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;Michael Scharding&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(And don't forget Clan of the Triplehorses Fall Equinox celebration on September 23       more info at:   &lt;a href="http://triplehorses.weebly.com/"&gt;http://triplehorses.weebly.com/&lt;/a&gt; )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0003be6z/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0003be6z/s320x240" width="319" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>DVD</title>
    <published>2009-09-10T18:04:42Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-10T18:04:42Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Has anyone else enjoyed:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So Many Feathers: Bird Watching Without Binoculars (2006)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's dvd of songbirds, in gardens as well as in the wild through the four seasons.  The piano music may be a little intrusive for some, but I found it visually glorious and relaxing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0003a46w/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0003a46w/s320x240" width="320" height="235" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>Autumnal Equinox</title>
    <published>2009-08-20T16:39:20Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-03T17:48:18Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Clan of the Triple Horses Grove invites our community to honor  and celebrate the Fall Equinox with a brief ritual and labyrinth walk on Wednesday, September 23 at the beautiful labyrinth at Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Come journey to the center of what you intend to harvest after the season of growth!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Immediately following, we will adjourn to a nearby inexpensive restaurant for dinner and a chance to relax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those who wish to join our Grove for the first&lt;br /&gt;time are warmly welcomed!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We encourage everyone to bring a small biodegradable offering for their Guardian and/or the Spirit of the Labyrinth.  Please also consider bringing a small candle to light in the center for personal prayer/meditation purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00039t4f/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00039t4f/s320x240" width="320" height="213" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>Our usual announcement of our next public ritual:</title>
    <published>2009-07-29T15:46:51Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-29T15:46:51Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Our next Public Ritual: Llunassadh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clan of the Triple Horses Grove invites the community to honor Llugh of the Long Arm and celebrate the First Harvest with a brief ritual and labyrinth walk Friday, August 7, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. at the beautiful labyrinth at Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We will begin with a brief ritual honoring the Shining Ones in the aspect of&lt;br /&gt;Llugh, then walk the labyrinth.  Privacy and time for reflection will be&lt;br /&gt;given each participant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Come journey to the center of what you intend to harvest after the season of growth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please bring a candle to light in the center for prayer or meditation purposes.  Also, please bring a small, biodegradable offering for Llugh, your Guardian Spirit and/or the Spirit of the Labyrinth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Following our walk we will adjourn to a nearby inexpensive restaurant for&lt;br /&gt;dinner and a chance to relax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information, please contact:&lt;br /&gt;triplehorses@gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information about our Grove, please see our website:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://triplehorses.weebly.com"&gt;http://triplehorses.weebly.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(and now for something completely different....)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ODE TO A FART&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh what a sleekit horrible beastie&lt;br /&gt;Lurks in your belly efter the feastie&lt;br /&gt;Just as ye sit doon among yer kin&lt;br /&gt;There sterts to stir an enormous wind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.celticheritage.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.celticheritage.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00038h7g/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00038h7g/s320x240" width="179" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>Solstices and cycles….</title>
    <published>2009-07-22T16:47:42Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-24T16:46:18Z</updated>
    <content type="html">This past Winter Solstice I noted a rash of losses at the boarding stable where we keep our horses.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Between the two weeks immediately before and after the Winter Solstice, six horses either passed or need to be put to sleep.  I felt this was a significant percentage considering the barn has total around 30 horses/ponies.  Until the Solstice came, none of them seemed –that- vulnerable.  Older or perhaps battling some health issues, but still chugging along.  Then abruptly, it was their time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These were not mustangs out on the range dealing with snow and/or lack of water and wolves.  These were coddled, fed "pets" in a highly controlled environment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These deaths brought home to me what I’ve heard about bonfires or bone fires.  Fires so hot they could be used to burn the bones of the dead during the long, bitter, hungry winters of my ancestors.  Purification.  I’ve read time and again about the bonfires of my ancestors used to “rekindle the power of the sun” at the Winter Solstice.  Multi-purpose.  A cry for help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My old cat struggled through the Summer Solstice of last year and once it was over, she seemed fine until (pause) the Winter Solstice came. Again, she was an inside only cat so her environment was "sanitized".  The exact same for my old horse.  A pattern I had not seen until now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This current Summer Solstice was relatively cool.  The power of the Sun has only just hit its usual peak.  Sadly, a very old, remarkably tired pony begged for release.  Her owner would have spared no expense to keep her alive.  But life is not something that can be purchased.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From my own (little) perspective....there is "something" about the&lt;br /&gt;Solstices.  My (brief) experiences in a Magical Lodge opened my eyes&lt;br /&gt;to them as the main times of power but I viewed them more in an&lt;br /&gt;intellectual sense.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I now believe otherwise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Something powerful is at work twice each year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Look at the losses of Farrah Fawcett, Micheal Jackson, Billy Mayes.  Two local friends recently passed over.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Solstices (obviously) mark the extremes in the Wheel of the Year.  And they take no prisoners.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Wheel of the Year-the Cycle of Life-the Druids and Bonfires-I. now. understand.</content>
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    <title>Mid Summer</title>
    <published>2009-07-07T19:36:30Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-07T19:42:40Z</updated>
    <content type="html">We are having our annual mid summer celebration on Saturday evening, July 11 on private property in Medford.  Why so late in the year?  To avoid conflicts with all the other amazing events going on in late June through the Fourth of July.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our celebration will involve the dedication of our World Tree which is a nine foot section of a blue spruce.  This also marks the final resting place of Cotton who graced me with her presence for 21 years.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our ritual space now includes two 100+ lbs standing stones (in the North and West), a pond with a gold fish as our "salmon of wisdom" (roughly in the East) along with our huge permanent fire pit with the permanent Maypole (roughly in the South) .  The mister system has been redone to keep us all cool when the days are warm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We would appreciate our guests bring libations or prayer flags to be tied to our new symbol as well as prayers/offerings for beloved pets and/or the Deities associated with them.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Grove to provide a Salad Niçoise with Tuna and barbequed chicken on the side for those who do not partake.  We'd like participants to bring finger foods or deserts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After our celebration and potluck we will show:  Rider-Waite Learning to Read the Symbolism of the Tarot, DVD ~ by Morhan Ki'ilehua&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In other news:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Friends, Kin and Folk in the Earth Mother,&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;As you may know.  Norman Nelson, one of the three original founders of the RDNA died APril 13, 2009.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I would request you consider a period of mourning for him for this season from June 26 until Lugnasadh on August 1st, at which time kick up your heels.  The Druid Inquirer issue for the Summer Solstice (see below) is dedicated to Norman Nelson.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Five ppropriate activities for the period of mourning include:&lt;br /&gt;* Inflicting terrible puns and jokes upon others, or receiving them yourself.&lt;br /&gt;* Brewing and consuming alcoholic beverages.&lt;br /&gt;* Pilgrimages to Carleton (physical or mental)&lt;br /&gt;* Utilizing the motif of "5" in your life and dealings.&lt;br /&gt;* Beginning a scrap-book ("Chapbook") of your favorite articles, essays and notes of a Druidic nature.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;FIFTH ORDER&lt;br /&gt;I request the members of the fifth order to contact me at mikerdna@hotmail.com to discuss whether anything needs to be done about the matter of no longer having a living patriarch of the order.  While I'm not of the 5th Order (4th, 6th and 8th only), I do not mind assisting in the deliberations.  I will likely be contacting you about the issue.  The issue is that usually the council of the 4th order is in charge of nominating the 5th order's patriarch, but that could be interpreted only as for the founding patriarch.  As there are several exisitng members in the 5th order, I would postulate that they can pick their own patriarch or matriarch; or not pick up, as they see fit.  LIkely a consultation between the 4th and 5th Orders will be necessary to hammer out an agreement, or perhaps nothing will happen?&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;CONTENTS of the DRUID INQUIRER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;News of the Groves&lt;br /&gt;Change of Mike’s RDNA website&lt;br /&gt;News from the Order of White Oak&lt;br /&gt;My Own Land, a Poem&lt;br /&gt;The Passing of Norman Nelson, a Founder.&lt;br /&gt;The Obituary of Norman Nelson&lt;br /&gt;Later Chronicles, Chapter 10, a Poem&lt;br /&gt;Some Final Thoughts, by Norman&lt;br /&gt;The Epistle of Norman&lt;br /&gt;The Second Epistles of Norman&lt;br /&gt;The Third Epistles of Norman&lt;br /&gt;Media Corner: 2 Classic Space Botanical Robot-Dramas&lt;br /&gt;Book Review: 9 More Pages of Reviews of Really Old Celtic Books, Part 2&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deadline for next Issue is July 20, 2009&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;FINAL NOTE: MY WEBSITE WILL MOVE&lt;br /&gt;I will alert you where my website (www.geocities.com/mikerdna) moves to this summer before geocities.com goes offline forever.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*&lt;br /&gt;Yours in the Mother,&lt;br /&gt;Mike the Fool &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00037agg/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00037agg/s320x240" width="159" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>Why are we Druids?</title>
    <published>2009-06-19T17:31:22Z</published>
    <updated>2009-06-19T17:31:22Z</updated>
    <content type="html">by ArchDruid (AD) Stephen W. McCaully Abbott&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why We Are Druids&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Introduction: As many of you know, I am new to the use of the computer. After&lt;br /&gt;talking to my fellow Druid Merlin via email, I have decided to bite the&lt;br /&gt;bullet, as it were, and share with you something that I recently wrote. In&lt;br /&gt;view of what is happening in London and the rest of the world, maybe&lt;br /&gt;something of what I wrote will be of some help and comfort. I have to warn&lt;br /&gt;you, though, that this piece may be a little on the Bardic side. I wrote&lt;br /&gt;this piece while watching the Giants-Reds baseball game. This was on July&lt;br /&gt;4th in the late afternoon and two days before my 55th birthday. Alas! The&lt;br /&gt;Giants lost again. Boohoo! Like many of my more inspired writings, this&lt;br /&gt;one took only 20 minutes. If you get something out of this one, I will post&lt;br /&gt;others. Well, here it goes:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sun is shining in all her brilliance in the early morning&lt;br /&gt;light. The moon is bright in her fullness in the deepest night. The green&lt;br /&gt;plants grow wild in the deep woods. The deer frolic happily in the dale. The&lt;br /&gt;salmon swim lazily in the sunlit stream. The ancient rocks and stones stand&lt;br /&gt;still, keeping their secrets. These are the things of Nature, be She Danu,&lt;br /&gt;or Don. These are things which we Druids adore and honor. We Druids are&lt;br /&gt;followers of Nature’s ancient way. We are Her sons and daughters who will&lt;br /&gt;honor Her to our days undying. For death hath no sting as we know it is&lt;br /&gt;just a change. For when we have passed, we shall join Nature yet again, for&lt;br /&gt;as Druids, we are of Nature, and Nature is of us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are at one with the lizard below and the dove flying high&lt;br /&gt;above. How do we help our Lady of Nature in Her time of need? We do it by&lt;br /&gt;giving Her all of our love. We do it by taking care of Her children; the&lt;br /&gt;ancient trees, Birch and Elder, Pine and Redwood, Oak, Ash, and Beech, whose&lt;br /&gt;tops rise high in the daylight sky. We do it by being true to our Druid&lt;br /&gt;selves. Through our actions and our rituals, we do honor our Mother Nature,&lt;br /&gt;be She Danu or Don. We do it by bringing up our children to respect our&lt;br /&gt;Mother Nature in all Her works and deeds. It is up to us Druids, both&lt;br /&gt;female and male to honor Her strength and love, which can create a lizard&lt;br /&gt;below and a dove flying high through the air above.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh, how wonderful is our Mother Nature in all that She creates!&lt;br /&gt;Surely Her protection should not be up for debate. For we are charged as&lt;br /&gt;Druids with the responsibility for protecting and caring for all that She&lt;br /&gt;creates. For this is indeed a great responsibility that we Druids have&lt;br /&gt;taken on from the path which we have chosen. Why are we Druids? This&lt;br /&gt;should now be obvious. We are Druids because we want to know our Mother&lt;br /&gt;Nature. We want to know Her secrets, Her powers, Her knowledge, Her love,&lt;br /&gt;and yes, Her Beauty. We’re Druids because we want to know Her ways and the&lt;br /&gt;many secrets of Her children, Her animals, Her green plants, Her trees, Her&lt;br /&gt;rocks and stones, Her rivers, and streams, and all who dwell within.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We’re Druids because we want to link up to the knowledge and&lt;br /&gt;wisdom of the ancient Druids of our distant past, which most of us have&lt;br /&gt;sadly forgotten. We want to know what these ancient Druids thought. We&lt;br /&gt;want to know how they venerated Mother Nature, be She Danu or Don in their&lt;br /&gt;works and deeds. We are Druids because we use our wits and magicks which we&lt;br /&gt;learned at the knee of our Mother Nature, be She Danu or Don. We are still&lt;br /&gt;children in Her eyes. Like children, we still have much to learn from our&lt;br /&gt;Mother Nature and Her children the animals and other living creatures, birds&lt;br /&gt;and fish and Her green plants, trees, Her rivers, Her streams, and all else&lt;br /&gt;who dwell within.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope that these thoughts have helped my fellow Druids&lt;br /&gt;understand why they are Druids, both female and male. Let us as Druids grow&lt;br /&gt;strong and powerful with these thoughts. May new thoughts come out of these&lt;br /&gt;and may we ever continue to grow and learn, and always shall we learn why we&lt;br /&gt;are Druids.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would like to dedicate this piece to the loving memories of&lt;br /&gt;two ArchDruids who were taken to Tir-Na-Nog too early; AD Robert Larson, and&lt;br /&gt;AD Emmon Bodfish. I miss them deeply. “May the Goddess Bridgit hold their&lt;br /&gt;memories for all time in our hearts.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours always in the Mother Danu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ArchDruid (AD) Stephen W. McCaully Abbott&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peace! Peace! Peace!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Edited by Tegwedd ShadowDancer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00036bb6/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00036bb6/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>From Linda.....</title>
    <published>2009-06-02T15:36:36Z</published>
    <updated>2009-06-02T15:36:36Z</updated>
    <content type="html">qorinda&lt;br /&gt;[info]qorinda 	&lt;br /&gt;Add to Memories&lt;br /&gt;Tell a Friend&lt;br /&gt;Track This&lt;br /&gt;Flag&lt;br /&gt;	&lt;br /&gt;		&lt;br /&gt;	&lt;br /&gt;I am&lt;br /&gt;	&lt;br /&gt;	&lt;br /&gt;I am the boy who never finished high school, because I got called a fag everyday&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the prostitute working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are the parents who buried our daughter long before her time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the man who died alone in the hospital because they would not let my partner of twenty-seven years into the room.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the foster child who wakes up with nightmares of being taken away from the two fathers who are the only loving family I have ever had. I wish they could adopt me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am not one of the lucky ones. I killed myself just weeks before graduating high school. It was simply too much to bear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are the couple who had the Realtor hang up on us when she found out we wanted to rent a one-bedroom for two men.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the person who never knows which bathroom I should use if I want to avoid getting the management called on me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the mother who is not allowed to even visit the children I bore, nursed, and raised. The court says I am an unfit mother because I now live with another woman.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the domestic-violence survivor who found the support system grow suddenly cold and distant when they found out my abusive partner is also a woman.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the home-economics teacher who always wanted to teach gym until someone told me that only lesbians do that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the woman who died when the EMT stopped treating me as soon as they realized I was transsexual.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the person who feels guilty because I think I could be a much better person if I didn't have to always deal with society hating me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the man who stopped attending church, not because I don't believe, but because they closed their doors to my 'kind.'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the person who has to hide what this world needs most, love. I am the person ashamed to tell my own friends I'm a lesbian, because they constantly make fun of them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the boy tied to a fence, beaten to a bloody pulp and left to die because two straight men wanted to "teach me a lesson."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--IF YOU BELIEVE THAT HOMOPHOBIA IS WRONG... RE-POST THIS--</content>
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    <title>Eight Winds (ADF Regional Festival)</title>
    <published>2009-06-01T15:34:16Z</published>
    <updated>2009-06-01T15:34:16Z</updated>
    <content type="html">We are less than a month away from this year's Eight Winds Festival.  Both the cut-off date for the food program and the early bird deadlines for registration are only two days away!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reserve your spot today!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;_2009 Eight Winds Festival&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;**Deadline for paying for the Eight Winds Food program is June 1st. If you decide to pay after the June 1st deadline (or at the door), then be prepared to pack your own food.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;**Early bird deadline for admission to the festival is June 1st as well. Any payment after June 1st goes from $25 per person to $35 per person.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2009 Eight Winds Festival Information&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;/A Pacific Northwest ADF Festival/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This year's Pacific Northwest Eight Winds Festival will be held&lt;br /&gt;Thursday, June 25th through Saturday, June 28th at the Salt Point State&lt;br /&gt;Park. Located on the Pacific Ocean in Sonoma County, this amazing area&lt;br /&gt;is a stone's toss from the heart of California's wine country. We will&lt;br /&gt;be celebrating Summer Solstice Ritual on a Pacific Ocean beach at&lt;br /&gt;sunset—it doesn’t get much better than that!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Confirmed presenters include:&lt;br /&gt;*Erynn Rowan Laurie - Ogam scholar and author&lt;br /&gt;*Rev. Kirk Thomas - ADF Vice-Archdruid&lt;br /&gt;*Rev. Jessie Olson - ADF Regalia Manager and Grove Organizer&lt;br /&gt;*Linda Costello - Former Senior Druid of Grove of the Rising Phoenix and former Mother Grove Officer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is a campout, so it will be rustic. There are restrooms, but you must&lt;br /&gt;bring a tent and warm clothing.&lt;br /&gt;Even in summer the California coast gets foggy and cold at times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For complete details about this majestic piece of paradise and&lt;br /&gt;directions to the park, see www.tinyurl.com/c27dp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fee schedule:&lt;br /&gt;Festival Admission:&lt;br /&gt;Adults—$25 per person for all weekend paid before June 1st; $35 per person&lt;br /&gt;for all weekend after June 1st and/or at the door.&lt;br /&gt;Children (5 to 16) — $15 per child for all weekend paid before June 1st; $20 per child for&lt;br /&gt;all weekend paid after June 1st and/orat the door.&lt;br /&gt;Children (5 and under) — no charge&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Feather River Protogrove is offering a reasonably priced, optional&lt;br /&gt;food plan for those interested. The fees are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;Adults and children( 10+): $50 per person; Children (5-10 years old):&lt;br /&gt;$35 per child; Under 5: no charge&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vehicle parking is $6 per night, payable upon arrival to the Park&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Send payment by check to:&lt;br /&gt;Sierra Madrone Grove, ADF&lt;br /&gt;c/o Eight Winds Festival&lt;br /&gt;PO Box 221304&lt;br /&gt;Sacramento, CA 95822&lt;br /&gt;Please indicate the number of your party and if you are purchasing the&lt;br /&gt;food plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you prefer to pay by VISA/Mastercard, you can use Sierra Madrone&lt;br /&gt;Grove's Senior Druid Sean Harbaugh’s PayPal account. Go to&lt;br /&gt;www.paypal.com, and click on send money. Enter seanthedruid@yahoo.com in&lt;br /&gt;the “to” box. In the message box, please indicate number of people in&lt;br /&gt;your party and if you are purchasing the food plan. I will send you a&lt;br /&gt;confirmation upon completion of payment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Proceeds from admissions go to the Sierra Madrone Grove, ADF as a fund&lt;br /&gt;raiser to help the Grove. Proceeds from the food plan go to the Feather&lt;br /&gt;River Protogrove as a fund raiser to help the Grove.&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, please contact Rev. Sean Harbaugh at&lt;br /&gt;seanthedruid@yahoo.com, or call 916-288-5673.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beannachtai!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rev Sean W. Harbaugh&lt;br /&gt;Senior Druid&lt;br /&gt;Sierra Madrone Grove, ADF&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00035pt6/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00035pt6/s320x240" width="320" height="212" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>Our next Labyrinth walk (at the Rogue Valley Medical Center)</title>
    <published>2009-05-28T17:55:23Z</published>
    <updated>2009-05-28T17:55:23Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Our next Labyrinth Walk will be on Friday, June 5 followed immediately by a visit to:  &lt;a href="http://roscoesbbqfoodforthesoul.com/"&gt;http://roscoesbbqfoodforthesoul.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information, please email:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;triplehorses@gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00034x46/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00034x46/s320x240" width="320" height="235" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>Heather Hutton</title>
    <published>2009-05-15T18:50:15Z</published>
    <updated>2009-05-15T18:50:15Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Heather is a phenomenal teacher, singer and musician...if you can, go to any of her events: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next two Unified Voice workshops are scheduled for Saturdays May 30th and June 20th (2-6 P.M.). Hope you can make one! See the  flyer attached for more info. Call me at (541) 531-1933 to register and reserve a space or if you just want to know more about what happens in the space.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This workshop is a wonderful way to connect more fully to your body, emotions, and fullest vocal potential, no matter what your current experience or skill level in singing is. It is a playful and supportive environment, encouraging you to sing and "show up" with more confidence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See www.heatherhutton.com ("Voice Work" section) for testimonials/info.</content>
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    <title>This and That</title>
    <published>2009-05-12T19:17:05Z</published>
    <updated>2009-05-12T19:42:43Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Wolfsong led another fantastic ritual on Friday. (hug) Plus the weather was perfect!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am hoping (hope hope hope) that we can get our World Tree symbol (a nine foot trunk of a Blue Spruce) "planted" in time to be dedicated during our Mid Summer ritual at the house.  Perhaps we can get this project taken care of over the long Memorial Day weekend.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Arbor Day was a success!  I've been elected as Vice Chair of the Tree Committee.  I'm not sure if I'm glad or scared.  I'm also fired up to begin a local chapter of the Heritage Tree:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregontic.com/heritage/trees.php"&gt;http://www.oregontic.com/heritage/trees.php&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sooooooooo, if anyone on LJ or Myspace has any suggestions, please let me know.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00030t5c/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00030t5c/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00031w0e/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00031w0e/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00032gr4/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00032gr4/s320x240" width="180" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00033at8/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/00033at8/s320x240" width="301" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>May Day Fun</title>
    <published>2009-04-30T19:28:51Z</published>
    <updated>2009-04-30T19:28:51Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Click anywhere on the page and enjoy what happens!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.procreo.jp/labo/flower_garden.swf"&gt;http://www.procreo.jp/labo/flower_garden.swf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002zyta/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002zyta/s320x240" width="319" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>if only I could.....</title>
    <published>2009-04-24T16:05:43Z</published>
    <updated>2009-04-24T16:05:43Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHQczRbBHxI"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHQczRbBHxI&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>Our next Public Ritual:  Beltane</title>
    <published>2009-04-22T17:26:46Z</published>
    <updated>2009-04-22T17:26:46Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Friday, May 8, 2009 5 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Come celebrate the Union that created and continues to create all that is!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We will hold a brief Beltaine ritual and guided meditation centered around a journey though the Rogue Valley Medical Center labyrinth. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take some time away from the stress and concerns of your everyday life and journey to your center by walking the labyrinth with the&lt;br /&gt;Clan of the Triple Horses Grove.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We will meet at the beautiful outdoor labyrinth at Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford, Oregon.  After a brief ritual, each participant will walk the labyrinth at his or her own pace -- privacy and time for reflection will be honored. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After everyone has walked, we will adjourn to a local restaurant to have a bite to eat, talk and relax. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those who wish to join our Grove for the first&lt;br /&gt;time are warmly welcomed!  Please note that if a storm comes, we may go directly to the chosen restaurant for feasting and fellowship and reschedule the actual ritual.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002y0dr/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002y0dr/s320x240" width="240" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>Hocktide Emprise   April 17-19</title>
    <published>2009-04-09T17:03:46Z</published>
    <updated>2009-04-09T19:04:17Z</updated>
    <content type="html">The Shire of Glyn Dwfn Invites...YOU&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.troygriffith.com/sca/"&gt;http://www.troygriffith.com/sca/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Begin planning now to saddle up your warhorse, polish your armor, grab your lance and sword, and make the journey to the Shire of Glyn Dwfn for a celebration of the return of Sol to these climes with 3 days of martial activities, on foot and from horseback, a Hocktide Feast and general merriment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, this is a horse friendly event. Very horse friendly. The entire event is being declared a "horse area" so we suggest everyone view the "Equestrian Etiquette" page for some important tips to help riders and pedestrians interact safely and happily.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While many activities planned are directed at the equestrian community, we will also have things that non-riders will find entertaining, including both a Rapier Prize Tournament and Shire Defender Heavy Prize tournament and Archery competition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In an attempt at making SCA equestrian activities more mainstream, it was decided to try fully integrating these activities into events not normally "horse" events.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To this end we have taken what has up to now been traditionally a one day Hocktide celebration and expanded it by putting the feast right in the middle of a full weekend of tournament action.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All of us in the Shire of Glyn Dwfn hope you will join us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Directions to Site:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The site (Ashland Hills Stables) is 5 minutes from I-5:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;exit #14 off I-5&lt;br /&gt;East off exit, down hill&lt;br /&gt;left ON EAST MAIN&lt;br /&gt;Right at E. Hills Drive, follow up &lt;br /&gt;around past vineyard up hill&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002xsz3/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002xsz3/s320x240" width="320" height="209" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>triplehorses @ 2009-03-06T12:34:00</title>
    <published>2009-03-06T20:35:12Z</published>
    <updated>2009-03-06T20:35:12Z</updated>
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    <title>Spring Equinox</title>
    <published>2009-03-05T17:08:41Z</published>
    <updated>2009-03-05T17:08:41Z</updated>
    <content type="html">This is your warm invitation to our Grove's annual Spring Equinox ritual.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It will be outside in a horse pasture in Central Point.  We'll feature a big bonfire on Saturday, March 21 starting at 4 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please contact us for details at          triplehorses@gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002rcd3/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002rcd3/s320x240" width="240" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>The holiness bunny-ness</title>
    <published>2009-02-26T16:42:50Z</published>
    <updated>2009-02-26T16:42:50Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Her Serene Gentleness, Ostara has seen fit that we have a Bunny at the Vernal Equinox.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why, we are still not quite sure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Sunday while bird watching and procrastinating about getting up, we noted one of our dogs (Kahlua) acting oddly.  Seven Tines got the binoculars and said she had cornered a cat in the shrubbery (insert your favorite Monty Pythonism here).  Since she has been known to harm felines, I stuffed her in the garage and walked over to try to convince the puss it was a good time to leave.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Standing in the backyard (at our ritual spot, in my nightie, uncombed hair and mascara raccoon eyes) I was stunned to find......a tiny rabbit looking up at me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I waved ST to come outside.   He, being a follower of Cernunnous, simply reached down and picked up the tiny morsel of rabbit-dom.  It seemed to be perfectly content to be held.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We both paused....to consider what we should do next.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have a large-ish cage to use for Rogue Rescue cats, although we have never actually had to use it as we have the run built alongside the house.   Soooooo we decided it would be a temporary rabbit cage and located it in a back bedroom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay, I use the term temporary in a loose way.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ahem&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We made a few calls to people we thought might be interested in having a rabbit as a pet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, by the time Kahlua was let back out of the garage, breakfast eaten and hay acquired for the bun-bun, we both dreaded anyone calling to adopt....it.   I say it as usually BRs or bunny rabbits (baby rabbits?) need to be a few more weeks older to sex.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How would I know its approximate age?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a couple years we've noticed a domestic rabbit scurrying around the neighborhood.  Our neighbors down the street have announced how they had been feeding them (an unknown number) by hand for some time.   You can probably guess the rest of the story.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, the small furry one is about three weeks old, barely weaned.   Although more or less born wild, it's tamer than most hand raised BRs I've known.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ST has been on me since I've known him for us to get a rabbit.  We've both had bun-buns in the past.  I've (tried) to put my foot down about keeping any more animals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who can turn down a gift from the Wonderful Miss Ostara herself?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002q8yy/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002q8yy/s320x240" width="208" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>Cotton</title>
    <published>2009-02-17T16:33:13Z</published>
    <updated>2009-02-17T16:33:13Z</updated>
    <content type="html">RIP little one....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002pzhe/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002pzhe/s320x240" width="199" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>Lupercalia 2009</title>
    <published>2009-02-09T16:36:57Z</published>
    <updated>2009-02-09T16:36:57Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Lupercalia is always a kick....even more so when the weather cooperates!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WooHoo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Boston Creme Pie was the highlight (well, okay, for me anyway).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our lovely host, RainSplash:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002hq28/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002hq28/s320x240" width="318" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our altar:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002kz3k/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002kz3k/s320x240" width="318" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pictures courtesy of Wolfsong.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stay tuned for an invitation to our Spring Equinox ritual, in March, to be held in a horse pasture in Central Point and will feature a big bonfire.</content>
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    <title>Lupercalia</title>
    <published>2009-02-03T17:45:17Z</published>
    <updated>2009-02-03T17:45:17Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Clan of the Triplehorses warmly invites you to attend our Lupercalia ritual.  This will be on Saturday, February 7 outdoors on private property in Central Point.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lupercalia is the Pagan Roman celebration of Spring and fertility which many believe is the source of our modern Valentine's Day holiday.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a more information about this special day, see:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sacred-texts.com/bos/bos607.htm"&gt;http://www.sacred-texts.com/bos/bos607.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Immediately after our ritual, we will have a potluck featuring homemade lasagna, organic salad and (not so organic) Boston Creme pie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All are welcome especially children.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(WOLF HOWL~!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information,&lt;br /&gt;please contact-&lt;br /&gt;    triplehorses@gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002ghwk/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002ghwk/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>Druid Inquirer</title>
    <published>2009-02-01T21:00:50Z</published>
    <updated>2009-02-01T21:00:50Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Mike, A Capitol Fool &amp;lt;mikerdna@hotmail.com&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Folks,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A lot of change is in the wind.&lt;br /&gt;Light a candle and curse the dark.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next issue of Druid Inquirer is ready for viewing at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.geocities.com/mikerdna/druidinquirer06.doc"&gt;http://www.geocities.com/mikerdna/druidinquirer06.doc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002fswp/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002fswp/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>Warhorse demonstration</title>
    <published>2009-01-27T17:30:59Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-27T17:31:53Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Sunday's warhorse demonstration was an incredible success despite the storm (alternating sun with hail)!  So much so we were asked back.   Since all it cost anyone was elbow grease, we will have a playdate soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(yeah!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Special thanks to Wolfsong, our Senior Druid, for her support and participation!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002e0yx/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/triplehorses/pic/0002e0yx" width="133" height="100" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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