<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Nature @ emperorp.blog-city.com</title><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Nature) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 emperorp.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:16:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Nature @ emperorp.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Staying at Bartells in Africa (or is it Hawaii?)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/staying_at_bartells_in_africa_or_is_it_hawaii.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/staying_at_bartells_in_africa_or_is_it_hawaii.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=staying%5Fat%5Fbartells%5Fin%5Fafrica%5For%5Fis%5Fit%5Fhawaii</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well we've arrived and, depending on who you speak to, we are staying at Bartell's (a chain of drug stores in the Pacific Northwest) in Onatchee, or Hawaii or Africa. 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We are even fortunate to have at least two families of squir]]></description></item><item><title>Yoga Week 2: Balance</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/yoga_week_2_balance.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/yoga_week_2_balance.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:18:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=yoga%5Fweek%5F2%5Fbalance</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My second yoga class this year was so much fun. Jennifer focused on balancing poses and we enjoyed wobbling our way through Padangusthasana, Vrksasana and Natarajasana (Lord of the Dance Pose). After backbends, I particularly enjoy poses that work on]]></description></item><item><title>The Best Poo-Picker-Upper in the World</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/the_best_poopickerupper_in_the_world.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/the_best_poopickerupper_in_the_world.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:04:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fbest%5Fpoopickerupper%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fworld</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We've had some animal invading our garden at night for a year now. We know of this nocturnal intruder because it leaves turds in one particular section of the garden. The turds have been growing in size and attempts to block up gaps in the fenc]]></description></item><item><title>Yoga Weekend Highlights</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/yoga_weekend_highlights.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/yoga_weekend_highlights.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=yoga%5Fweekend%5Fhighlights</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I'm back. I had an amazing time. It's a challenge to put into words all that the weekend encompassed, so I've decided to share a few highlights:]]></description></item><item><title>Update on Hail the Size of Marbles</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/update_on_hail_the_size_of_marbles.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/update_on_hail_the_size_of_marbles.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:43:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=update%5Fon%5Fhail%5Fthe%5Fsize%5Fof%5Fmarbles</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I&#39;ve added photos (and video from the news coverage) of the storm in Ballard recently. You can find the update here.]]></description></item><item><title>Halloween Finally</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/halloween_finally.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/halloween_finally.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=halloween%5Ffinally</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At last Halloween arrived (and I have finally managed to put together a blog). This is Ashley and Caitlin's favorite event of the year. They anticipate it's arrival all year long (and this year they even started planning costumes for next Halloween b]]></description></item><item><title>Hail the Size of Marbles</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/hail_the_size_of_marbles.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/hail_the_size_of_marbles.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=hail%5Fthe%5Fsize%5Fof%5Fmarbles</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oh My Goodness. We have suddenly been hit by a storm. There is thunder and lightning and hailstones the size of marbles are falling in a torrent that makes me wonder if our skylights are going to crack. It is amazing. I feel for anyone caught out doo]]></description></item><item><title>Playmates</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/playmates.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/playmates.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=playmates</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yesterday Caitlin and I had a lovely afternoon playing with our little friend Eliza. We have known Eliza since she was an infant and we used to spend a lot of time with her and her family. In the last year Life has intervened and our opportunities to]]></description></item><item><title>Zen Kitchen</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/zen_kitchen.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/zen_kitchen.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=zen%5Fkitchen</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last night I spent a very satisfying few hours returning some Zen to my kitchen counter. I figure I spend so much time in the kitchen I want to enjoy the view. I finally hung up the postcards I bought in Japan 10 years ago and recently framed. They'd]]></description></item><item><title>Halloween Countdown</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/halloween_countdown.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/halloween_countdown.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:23:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=halloween%5Fcountdown</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We've come up with a solution to the morning question of "Is it Halloween this day?" We have a huge amount of horse chestnuts gathered in September during our walks to and from Ashley's school.  We decided to take 31 of them and place them in a jar]]></description></item><item><title>Grandma is visiting from Dublin</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/grandma_is_visiting_from_dublin.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/grandma_is_visiting_from_dublin.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=grandma%5Fis%5Fvisiting%5Ffrom%5Fdublin</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Grandma arrived yesterday (Thursday). We kept Caitlin out of school and picked Ashley up from Kindergarten late morning so that we could all be there to meet her at the airport. Great excitement greeting her at the terminal. Back home we chatted fo a]]></description></item><item><title>Paris Day 7 Monday: The Paris-Brest-Paris Begins</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/day_7_monday_the_parisbrestparis_begins.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/day_7_monday_the_parisbrestparis_begins.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=day%5F7%5Fmonday%5Fthe%5Fparisbrestparis%5Fbegins</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Although I haven&rsquo;t had a chance to upload any entries that I&#39;ve written (due to spotty internet access) I decided to write about today so that I don&rsquo;t lose the feel of the experience we&rsquo;ve just gone through. 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It&rsquo;s very rare that I get to spend time quietly alo]]></description></item><item><title>Camping, Cycling and Hiking Mount Baker</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/camping_cycling_and_hiking_mount_baker.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/camping_cycling_and_hiking_mount_baker.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=camping%5Fcycling%5Fand%5Fhiking%5Fmount%5Fbaker</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[James, Ashley, Caitlin and I went camping last weekend and it was wonderful. We kept Ashley out of school and drove up to Mount Baker on Friday morning. 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We returned to Seattle via New York and the return was one of t]]></description></item><item><title>Exploring Ticknock</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/exploring_ticknock_hill.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/exploring_ticknock_hill.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 01:22:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=exploring%5Fticknock%5Fhill</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[James, Ashley, Caitlin and I made a short trip to Ticknock this evening. Ticknock is located just south of Dundrum and provides panoramic views of Dublin. We left Dundrum around 3:30pm after a day indoors with the girls. We wanted to get out for]]></description></item></channel></rss>