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Vintage Gold-plated Fine Chain Necklaces  An 18-inch drop 6 fine gold-plated chains with a lobster clasp with a 4-inch attached extension with a 2-inch gold-plated fluted circle.  Beautiful vintage necklace. $24.00. plus shipping.
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  This is my favorite poem. I reread this poem quite often. It reminds me of my early childhood. I hope you enjoy it as love it as much as I do.   Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood By: William Wadsworth The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be    Bound each to each by natural piety.           (Wordsworth, "My Heart Leaps Up") There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight, To me did seem Apparelled in celestial light, The glory and the freshness of a dream. It is not now as it hath been of yore;— Turn wheresoe'er I may, By night or day. The things which I have seen I now can see no more.   The Rainbow comes and goes, And lovely is the Rose, The Moon doth with delight Look round her when the heavens are bare, Waters on a starry night Are beautiful and fair; The sunshine is a gloriou...
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  Dutch Oven No Knead Crusty Bread This Dutch Oven No Knead Bread recipe comes out perfectly crusty in under 3 hours – it's easy to make homemade artisan bread with 5 minutes of prep! Ingredients ·       1 1/2 cups warm water (about 100 degrees F) ·       1 packet yeast (active dry, instant, or quick rise- 2.25 teaspoons) ·       1/2 tablespoon  fine grain salt   (NOT iodized) ·       3 1/4 cups  all-purpose flour   or bread flour, more if needed to get correct consistency, plus more for dusting  Instructions 1.          In a large bowl  (or container) , mix together the warm water  (1.5 cups) , yeast  (1 packet/2.25 teaspoons) , and table salt  (1/2 tablespoon) , until yeast and salt are fully or almost dissolved  (I like using a whisk for this) . 2. ...