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		<title>Happy Easter and Happy Spring!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is Easter and it&#8217;s time for the annual Peep post. 🙂 And, as an extra bonus, a cute picture of a Vermont cow, dressed up as an Easter bunny. You all probably know that I love chipmunks and Peeps, but did you also know that I love cows? I have a field day when [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Montpelier VT – Downtown Scenes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Not only were there lots of interesting animal sculptures in downtown Montpelier, but there were also lots of interesting sights. Here&#8217;s a view of the downtown. I just love all the old brick buildings. And speaking of old, here is a building sign that has been around since 1890! Montpelier is quirky and I love [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Montpelier VT – Downtown Animal Scenes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I just love walking around new cities; there is always something unique and interesting to see. Montpelier did not disappoint. Given that Vermont is mostly rural, it was no surprise that there were a lot of fun animal sculptures and even live animals. The pink polka dotted pig and the pink pig were certainly eye [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Montpelier VT – Art Scene</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is no surprise that Montpelier Vermont has a very active art scene. It is a quirky place and art fits right in. This colorful mural was a ray of brightness, right next to some railroad tracks. Usually, the area around rail road tracks is not very pretty. I wonder what the artist was thinking [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Montpelier VT – Downtown Buildings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I love visiting old cities with lots of history and Montpelier Vermont is no exception. Originally chartered on August 14, 1781, the Town of Montpelier was granted municipal powers by the &#8220;Governor, Council and General Assembly of the Freemen of the State of Vermont.&#8221; Montpelier became the capital of Vermont in 1805, selected after years [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The zen of snow shoveling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[So last Sunday and Monday we had a pretty big snowstorm. You can see the pictures on my blog from last week, Well, the next day, the snow had stopped and the sun was shining. It was quite pretty seeing the snow on the trees. I just had to get outside, so I decided to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Blizzard of February 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I live in New England and I am used to snow. I actually like it (in small amounts). Well, for the past few days it has been snowing. So far we have about 2 feet of snow and it is supposed to snow for several more hours. It is snowing so hard and blowing so [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Love is all you need</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My dear Mr. Ken surprised me with a beautiful bouquet for Valentine&#8217;s Day. Well, I might have &#8220;helped&#8221; him along by mentioning daily for a week that Valentine&#8217;s Day was coming up. 🙂 This is just one of many, many examples of how Mr. Ken shows his affection. I knew he was a &#8220;keeper&#8221; even [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Marketing Fails</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was going to continue posting blogs about our fun time in Montpelier Vermont, but some things happened this week that I just had to write about. When persistence becomes harassment I get businesses sending out &#8220;cold call&#8221; emails. Not exactly the preferred way to do business, but if done right, a business may just [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Montpelier VT – Smallest State Capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[So Mr. Ken and I ventured away from our nature Vermont vacations, and stayed in Montpelier Vermont last summer. As usual, we had a blast, in spite of it being in the 90&#8217;s most days. Now, Montpelier is more Northern Vermont, so you would think it would be cooler, but they were having a heat [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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