tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91336499104162822432024-02-06T21:38:19.832-08:00Celtic AtticAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961535656114351253noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133649910416282243.post-26983174400950459042015-02-27T11:52:00.000-08:002015-02-27T11:52:12.116-08:00St. Patrick's Day is almost here, celebrate with a gift from the celtic attic<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Happy
St. Patrick’s Day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would you like to
get 5.00 off your order at the Celtic Attic?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Place an order between now and March 12<sup>th</sup> and use code 5off
on orders of $25.00 or more, to get 10% off any size order use code tenp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will send you a link to a survey when
your order is completed so you can give us your thoughts on our new shopping
cart and our website in general.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>… <a href="http://www.celticattic.com/">http://www.celticattic.com</a> or <a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/">http://www.acelticcalling.com/</a></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #993300; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">To celebrate our 15<sup>th</sup> year of doing business
milestone, each order will receive a free pdf copy of my cookbook version 2.</span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How
to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This day
has been associated with parades and parties and festivals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course Green Beer and Irish whiskey are
always tried and true for those of us over 21.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For the wee ones try adding Green food dye to water, ice tea or
soda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Makes for a fun and festive drink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shamrock cookies and candies add to the
Sugar overload.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Always have fun and
remember that this is a day of fun and frolic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We could talk about the history of St. Patrick’s Day and American and
Irish traditions, but the Internet is full of stories about the history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We just want you to know we believe the love
of all things Celtic should be a year round experience not just celebrated on
one day per year and forgotten.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
here’s a wee toast for March 17<sup>th</sup>…</span></div>
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and festivities abound.</span></div>
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ones and adults alike frolic around.</span></div>
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and Crafts and holiday faire</span></div>
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the city streets and rural routes everywhere.</span></div>
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the sugar overload in our kids mend,</span></div>
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send them to bed thinking of a St. Patrick’s Day dream</span></div>
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we head to the pub for a shot of Jim Beam! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Or
Jameson Irish Whisky for the Celtic Attic Team. </span><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;">Ó</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Kristin Olsen 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We
have a great many items for sale that will make both your St. Patrick’s day
perfect… I would put a link to St. Patrick’s Day, but that is the whole
website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have added some new
products to the website including <a href="https://www.acelticcalling.com/bath-beauty/fairy-lotion-detail.html">Celtic
Fairy Lotions</a> that we are making right here at the Celtic Attic!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.acelticcalling.com/new-items645.html">Visit our new product
page</a>!</span></div>
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are starting our St. Patrick’s Day basket giveaway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We just started carrying a line of Irish and British food in the
store, so we will make up a super sweet candy and tea basket for our lucky
“Wearin O the Green” contest winner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You only need to enter once and you are automatically entered in this
contest as well as our normal monthly contest for 2 Irish Pendants.</span></div>
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from the <a href="https://www.acelticcalling.com/books-media/celtic-attic-cookbook-detail.html">Celtic
Attic Cookbook</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Cook onion &
celery in butter until tender.<span> </span>Add rest
of ingredients except the Sherry & parsley.<span> </span>Cook until heated through stirring often.<span> </span>Cook about 15 minutes.<span> </span>Stir in sherry.<span> </span>Remove bay leaf and garnish with parsley.</span></div>
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ALL OUR CUSTOMERS:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thank
you so much for the last 15 years of joy, passion, and discovery, learning,
growing and of course selling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
appreciate you and without all your fiery passion for our history and heritage
and all things Celtic we would not be here today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We plan on at least another 15 years or more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u><span style="color: #993300;">To celebrate
our 15<sup>th</sup> year milestone, each order will receive a free pdf copy of
my cookbook version 2.</span></u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
cookbook is being updated with new recipes this year in Nov.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am also launching hopefully two books this
year, the long awaited Celtic Haunted Highway and a new book the ABC’s of
Recovery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We
have had a tough few months here at the Celtic Attic with the death of two
children, on son’s girlfriend passing suddenly and leaving my grandson without
a mum and my eldest son being hospitalized after a bought with the flu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So needless to say that everyone comes to me
because of my degree in Psychology and my Life Coaching practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have counseled so many in the last few
months it is a whirlwind for my mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As I was thinking about all of this I realized that a nice little
booklet with some Celtic prayers, meditations I grew up with, some pictures I
have been taking of peaceful and amazing scenery and some upbeat words of
inspiration might be just what everyone needed, so I put a few things together
and the kids loved it. I will expand upon it to cover the whole alphabet and
days of the week so hopefully it can help others out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There will be more about this book in upcoming newsletters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As with most of my self help books it will
be available in PDF and in soft cover versions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will also be launching a GoFundMe campaign to help with the
production costs for this book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyone
that donates will get a free copy of the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So stay tuned for this.</span></div>
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Always, Peace</span></div>
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and the staff at the Celtic Attic</span></div>
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Pacific Ave<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bremerton, WA 98337</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961535656114351253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133649910416282243.post-12150410535408248282015-01-29T16:31:00.000-08:002015-01-29T16:31:06.579-08:00Are you ready for some Football?Are you ready for some football? American style that is...<br />
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Sorry all you real football fans out there, right now I am living near Seattle WA and have to support the hometown team... So go Seattle Seahawks.<br />
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Shop with us now at the Celtic Attic and rec. $5.00 off your order for our superbowl promotion. Offer good until Monday Feb 2nd use code 5off. <br />
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For all you WA state Celtic Attic shoppers stay tuned because in late Feb, just in time for St. Patrick's day we are launching a new line of Seahawk celtic knotwork products - cups, trivets, mugs, aprons, tee shirts and more! <br />
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www.acelticcalling.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961535656114351253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133649910416282243.post-1825257221845152892015-01-12T20:02:00.003-08:002015-01-12T20:56:00.518-08:00We wish you a Happy Late New Year from the Celtic Attic. <div class="_5pbx userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">
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wish you a Happy Late New Year from the Celtic Attic. To celebrate the
Sale starts now $5.00 off your order of $25.00 or more and A Gift with
every order from now until Feb 4th, put in code 5off into the Coupon
Code field to get that $5.00 off your order. If your order is under
$25.00 use code tenp to get 10% off. <br />
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We just wanted to thank each and every one of our customers for an
amazing 2014. We have had a fun and interesting year with our Downtown
Bremerton store and the Holiday store in the Kitsap mall. Both have
been great adventures. We are working on opening another Celtic Attic
store in East Bremerton or Silverdale that will have our handcrafted
furniture, paintings and my new Celtic photography products as well as
all our other product lines that are on the website. We are going to
have a Photo Dress up booth and offer pictures as well as computer
services and of course Celtic Attic shopping. We will be expanding our
line of Irish, Scottish and British import foods as well. I only have a
few leprechauns helping me right now, so it is a slow process. Stay
tuned for more information about the store and the new products we are
launching.<br />
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We also want to thank everyone that has supported our
personal losses this holiday season. We lost 3 people this season and
the last being my youngest son’s best friend’s girlfriend, who is really
my kid too because he lived on my couch for years. She passed away the
30th of Dec from a gran mal seizure at age 19 and left behind my son
and my 8-month-old grandson. We are working our way back from this loss
to realize there is a plan in everything and everything has some purpose
and meaning even if we are not intended to know it. It is certainly
guiding my path and helping me realize that we must shoot for the stars
even if we don’t make it and are hanging on to the tip of that elusive
star swinging it might still be a fun ride. Life is an adventure so
live it to the fullest! As we Celts know as too well.<br />
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Happy
Early Valentines and St. Patrick’s Day! We have a great many items for
sale that will make both your days perfect… We are in the process of
adding more items for your shopping pleasure.<br />
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St. Patrick’s day start here, but really the whole website works for this celebration - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acelticcalling.com%2Fshop-by-theme%2Fst-patrick-s-day.html&h=5AQFhExDg&enc=AZM88DmNbhEkES4GudqqfpNuJ1hHvi2sVtCbG8FMf4jUn9XrOVdVszQJcs2MXIj1OVvq1MrDUvRXu4Qi9U1rP3nR-rOk6h0C0t1dFSX8eYFbGcWTvlWTa3MyIu86lEwzD4N0y6KnNRCd7FVTrwnNgh4Y09lIBEk_wvfnkk9XlD5XOQ&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.acelticcalling.com/shop-b…/st-patrick-s-day.html</a><br />
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Most of your Favorite Celtic Attic goodies are now in the store
location along with a wide variety of other gifts and jewelry. We have
balloon baskets, gift baskets and so much more! It is a Celtic &
Gift Shop Paradise. The store is called Gift Shop Alley. The store
address is 408 Pacific Ave, Bremerton WA 98337. For those that would
love to visit and get your Celtic on, drop by Tues-Sat 11am-5PM.<br />
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Our Irish Blessing to you and yours… May your troubles we few. May your
joys be abundant. May you drink a toast and share a boast with
everyone you encounter along your path this year.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961535656114351253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133649910416282243.post-29185119156116788732014-12-10T01:24:00.001-08:002014-12-10T01:24:11.630-08:00Shop now for Christmas DeliveryOnly 10 more online shopping days at the <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=159475675619" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Celtic-Attic/159475675619">Celtic Attic</a>
to insure Christmas delivery. Shop online now or visit us at ths
holiday market in the kitsap mall, silverdale or at our store in
downtown <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=105449339489071" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bremerton-Washington/105449339489071">Bremerton, Washington</a>. <a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.acelticcalling.com</a> or <a href="http://www.celticattic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.celticattic.com.</a> We also have a few black friday/cyber monday sales items still online for your shopping pleasure.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961535656114351253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133649910416282243.post-71638112973692734322014-11-27T13:00:00.002-08:002014-11-27T13:00:46.094-08:00Happy ThanksgivingHappy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates and to those that do not, may you have a wonderful weekend with family and friends. My your plates be blessed and your family kept safe. May we also think of those less fortunate and keep them in our hearts and prayers so they can have a meal, a kind word, a nice gesture and safe holiday and winter season.<br />
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Celtic Attic would like to announce its annual Black Friday - Cyber Monday sale. Starts after your Turkey is cooked, eaten, pumpkin pie is stuffed til you can't move and your glass of wine is empty and the kiddies are tucked into bed. Enjoy 15% off your shopping on our Specials page and get a free Gift with every order. Use code cyber in the coupon code field at checkout. If your not shopping black friday, use our tenp code to get 10% off your order anyway. <br />
<br />http://acelticcalling.com/cyber-monday-sale.htmlAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961535656114351253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133649910416282243.post-91546727043091644982014-11-23T18:57:00.001-08:002014-11-23T18:57:13.781-08:00Holiday shopping<span class="userContent">I can't believe it is already the 23rd of
November. Where did this year go? Well it has been crazy here at the
Celtic Attic. We have our store downtown Bremerton WA. <span class="text_exposed_show"> We also have
opened a booth at the Kitsap Mall Holiday Market hosted by our Pal Jane
Hill. Stop in and shop now for Christmas. Shop online and save $5.00
off any order over $50.00 by using code 5off or you can get 10% off any
order by using code tenp. We hope you have a wonderful upcoming holiday
season and stay warm and dry! Happy Holidays and Happy Christmas. <br /> <a href="http://www.celticattic.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.celticattic.com</a> or<br /> <a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.acelticcalling.com</a></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961535656114351253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133649910416282243.post-50576407212365186952014-10-15T22:24:00.003-07:002014-10-15T22:24:35.627-07:00Shop early at the Celtic Attic for your Christmas Ornaments. Use code 5off to receive $5.00 off your order.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Morning To All,<br />
Ce'ad Mi'le Fa'ilte<br />
100,000 Welcomes<br />
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Happy October, can you believe it… Where did the summer go?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are having some nice weather here still
in Western WA, not sure what means for this winter, so get your holiday orders
in now while we have plenty of stock and the weather is good!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b> </b></span></span></div>
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some great new gifts and some old tried and true ones. Why not buy a <a href="http://www.celticattic.com/treasures/personalized_gifts.htm">Personalized
</a>item or a Celtic pendant. Or you can check out our <a href="http://www.celticattic.com/jewelry/celtic_jewelry.htm">Jewelry </a>pages
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to our online shopping portal <a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/shop-by-theme/holiday/christmas.html">Christmas
Section</a> Or explore the Celtic Attic for all your gift giving needs: All <a href="http://www.celticattic.com/treasures/christmas/christmas_ornaments.htm">Ornaments</a>,
<a href="http://www.celticattic.com/treasures/christmas/personalized_ornaments.htm">Personalized</a>,
<a href="http://www.celticattic.com/treasures/christmas/scottish_ornaments.htm">Scottish</a>,
<a href="http://www.celticattic.com/treasures/christmas_all_year_long.htm">Holiday
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Halloween. $5.00 off your order now at the Celtic Attic, just enter code
<b>5off</b> in the coupon field at checkout. Plus get a candy bag & a
wee GIFT FREE with each and every order. </span></span></div>
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deal of the month at the Celtic Attic. The Leprechaun's Pot of Gold is
now available for FREE in PDF format. That's right, FREE. We
have decided to give you this gift so that you might be inspired to start your
own business or just read about how we started ours! Just click on the
link below for more information and then email <a href="mailto:kc@celticattic.com">kc@celticattic.com</a> to get your free copy.</span></span></div>
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get on the piano and start playing his favorite songs… It would always begin
with “in the garden” and end with “O Danny Boy”… She would play, he would hum,
then break out his guitar and they would both sing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then they would start all over again and drag me and my grandmum
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orange juice 1 quart</span></span></div>
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rye or bourbon</span></span></div>
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above, let set in refrigerator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Tips N
Hints - Songs from the Old Country<br />
Irish Recipes<br />
Irish Travel<br />
Scottish Recipes<br />
Scottish Travel<br />
Welsh Recipes<br />
Cornwall Recipes<br />
Cornwall Myths & History<br />
Celtic History & Myth<br />
Celtic Attic Free Giveaway<br />
Removal Policy & KC's Notes<br />
Advertising<br />
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TIPS N HINTS: Songs from the Old Country<br />
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WHISKEY ON A SUNDAY<br />
COME DAY, GO DAY<br />
(Glyn Hughes)<br />
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Come day, go day<br />
Wish in my heart it were Sunday<br />
Drinking buttermilk thru the week<br />
Whiskey on a Sunday<br />
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He sits in the corner of old beggar's bush<br />
On top of an old packing crate<br />
he has three wooden dolls that can dance and can sing<br />
And he croons with a smile on his face<br />
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His tired old hands tug away at the strings<br />
And the puppets dance up and down<br />
A far better show than you ever would see<br />
In the fanciest theatre in town<br />
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And sad to relate that old Seth Davy died<br />
In 1904<br />
The three wooden doll in the dustbin were laid<br />
His song will be heard nevermore<br />
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But some stormy night when you're passing that way<br />
And the wind's blowing up from the sea<br />
You'll still hear the song of old Seth Davy<br />
As he croons to his dancing dolls three<br />
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Recorded by Irish Rovers<br />
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<b>IRISH RECIPES:<br />
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Drop by the Celtic Attic's Irish Food section:<br />
<a href="http://www.celticattic.com/treasures/irish_food.htm" target="_blank">http://www.celticattic.com/treasures/irish_food.htm</a><br />
Check our New Irish Kitchen Section:<br />
<a href="http://www.celticattic.com/treasures/irish_kitchen.htm" target="_blank">http://www.celticattic.com/treasures/irish_kitchen.htm</a><br />
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Irish Chicken-Leek Pie<br />
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10-12 inch pie pastry<br />
1 Chicken, about 4 lb*<br />
4 1 inch-thick Slices ham steak<br />
4 large leeks, cleaned/chopped<br />
1 large onion, chopped<br />
Salt and pepper<br />
1/2 tsp Ground mace or nutmeg<br />
2 cups Chicken stock<br />
1 cup heavy cream<br />
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*Jointed, chopped, skinned and de-boned and cooked with salt, garlic, sage,<br />
1 stalk chopped celery, and 1 chopped onion.<br />
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In a deep 1 - 1 1/2 quart dish, place layers of the chicken, the ham, leeks<br />
and onion or shallot, adding the mace, nutmeg and seasoning, then repeating<br />
the layers until the dish is full. Add the stock, and then dampen the edges of<br />
the dish before rolling out the pastry to the required size. Place the<br />
pastry over the pie and press the edges down well. Crimp them with a fork.<br />
Make a small hole in the center. Roll out the scraps of pastry and form a<br />
leaf or rosette for the top. Place this very lightly over the small hole.<br />
Brush the pastry with milk, and bake at moderate heat, 350F, for 25-30<br />
minutes. Cover the pastry with damp greaseproof paper when partially cooked<br />
if the top seems to be getting too brown. Gently heat the cream. When pie is<br />
cooked, remove from oven. Carefully lift off the rosette and pour the cream<br />
in through the hole. Put back the rosette and serve. (This pie forms a<br />
delicious soft jelly when cold.)<br />
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<b>IRISH TRAVEL:<br />
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Name: Killarney National Park</span></span></div>
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Ireland</span></span></div>
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Established: 1932</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">•
Ireland's Top Peaks Killarney National Park is home to Ireland’s tallest mountain
range, the irresistibly named McGillycuddy’s Reeks. The peaks top out at over
3,280 feet (1,000 meters).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">• Lake
Land Killarney is famed for its beautiful lakes, which cover about a quarter of
the entire park. From their shores rise mountain slopes, cloaked by notable
forests like Tomies Wood. One of Europe’s only remaining pure yew woods can be
found across 60 acres (25 hectares) of the Muckross Peninsula. Together these
trees make up some of Ireland’s largest remaining stands of old forest.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">• Native
Deer Red deer have lived in Ireland since the last ice age and now survive only
within the refuge of the park. Local waters are home to salmon and trout, and
water-loving birds like cormorants thrive in the park.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">• Dinis
Island Dinis Island is home to Dinis Cottage, a historic lodge and charming
tearoom. Walkers and cyclists can reach Dinis by crossing the Muckross
Peninsula or meandering along the lakeshore some 3.7 miles (6 kilometers) from
Killarney Town. Boats also dock here and return to the boathouse near Muckross
House.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">• Mansion
and Farms Muckross House and Gardens is a major cultural attraction within the
park. The 19th-century mansion was once owned by a member of the Guinness
family and has hosted notable guests, including Queen Victoria. Muckross
Traditional Farms, near the house, allows visitors to explore working farms and
the traditional way of life as enjoyed in these parts in the 1930s. The farms
are closed from November to March.</span></span></div>
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Apparition Ross Castle, on the shores of Killarney’s lower lake, was
constructed in the 15th century by O'Donoghue Mór. Legend says Mór rests still
under Lough Leane, but rises once every seven years on the morning of May 1 to
circle the lake on a white horse.</span></span></div>
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Dunloe Those with time and a thirst for adventure may attempt the Gap of Dunloe
trip. This trek begins on a boat (visitors can bring bikes aboard), which
leaves from Ross Castle and crosses Lower and Middle Lakes on its way to Upper
Lake and Lord Brandon’s Cottage. Seven and a half miles (12 kilometers) on, by
cycle, foot, or pony and trap, lies the Gap of Dunloe—a U-shaped example of
glacial breach carved by ice more than 1,640 feet (500 meters) thick.</span></span></div>
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of Innisfallen Innisfallen Island, visible from Ross Castle and reachable by
tour boat, is an ancient center of monastic study where King Brian Boru is said
to have studied. It was here that a treasured record of early Irish history,
the Annals of Innisfallen, was penned between the 11th and 13th centuries.</span></span></div>
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an Irish tourist mecca, is on the park’s northeast border, and walkers can
enter opposite St. Mary’s Cathedral. Those arriving by car or bus may use
entrances on the N71 auto road. Many visitors rent a bike in Killarney Town and
take to the network of paths. Horse-drawn jaunting cars can also be hired in
Killarney Town or in Muckross.</span></span></div>
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between April and July.</span></span></div>
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cover about a quarter of the park’s area and are the source of much of its
beauty, so consider getting out on the water. Boat and covered waterbus trips
can be taken from Ross Castle and Dundag in Muckross with stops at notable
spots, including Innisfallen Island. <br />
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<b>SCOTTISH RECIPES:<br />
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SCOTCH COLLOPS<br />
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Thin veal slices<br />
1 tbs. butter<br />
1 c. stock<br />
peel of 1/2 lemon, grated<br />
pinch of mace<br />
3 tbs. wine<br />
beurre manié (nut of butter rolled in flour)<br />
6 pickled oysters or 6 pickled mushrooms<br />
1 egg yolk<br />
1 tbs. cream<br />
salt to taste<br />
pinch of nutmeg<br />
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Pound veal slices well.<br />
Melt butter in skillet, brown veal slices.<br />
Add stock, lemon peel, mace, wine; simmer gently for 20 minutes.<br />
Thicken with beurre manié; add oysters or mushrooms.<br />
Beat egg yolk with cream, salt, nutmeg.<br />
Stir in, heat up, but do not reboil.<br />
Serves 2.<br />
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famous of Scottish castles has a complex building history. The oldest part, St
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James IV around 1510; the Half Moon Battery by the Regent Morton in the late
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15th century gun Mons Meg, the One O' Clock Gun and the National War Museum of
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guide tour available in eight languages. The audio tour takes the visitor on a
tour around the castle, explains its architecture, and tells its dramatic
history. This guide is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian,
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vehicle (provided by the Bank of Scotland) can take visitors with a disability
to the top of the castle. Ramps and a lift give access to the Crown Jewels,
Stone of Destiny and associated exhibition; and ramps provide access to the war
memorial. For those with impaired vision, there is a free Braille guide and
hands-on models of the Crown Jewels with Braille texts.<br />
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<b>WELSH RECIPES:<br />
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Pice Bach<br />
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1 lb Plain flour<br />
1 tsp Baking powder<br />
1 tsp Mixed spice<br />
4 oz Margarine<br />
4 oz Lard<br />
6 oz Caster sugar<br />
4 oz Currants<br />
2 Eggs<br />
Milk<br />
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Sift the flour, baking powder, and mixed spice; rub in the margarine and<br />
lard; add the sugar, currants and beaten egg. Mix in Milk to make a stiff<br />
dough and roll out ¼" thick. Cut into 2" rounds and bake on a hot
griddle<br />
until golden brown, after about 4 minutes on each side.<br />
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Makes approximately 8 servings.<br />
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<b>WELSH HISTORY:<br />
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What we call national costume is based on the peasant costume of the<br />
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In common with other European<br />
countries, the dresses and accessories which are preserved on festival days<br />
and to impress the foreign visitors have little claim to originality apart<br />
from the color and applied patterns devised by the girls and women of the<br />
locality.<br />
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(drawing) Welsh girl in the costume of part of Gwent, southeast Wales<br />
The Welsh national costume was really the common dress of the peasant, the<br />
farm servants and cottagers and was designed for hard wear. Two hundred<br />
years ago however the advent of the industrial revolution heralded the end<br />
of home-made cloths so only the patterns and a few of the idiosyncrasies of<br />
the localities have survived today.<br />
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Because Wales was isolated geographically from the rest of Britain, many of<br />
the individual traits of costume and materials were retained long after they<br />
had died out in the rest of the UK.<br />
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<b>CORNWALL RECIPIES:<br />
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Cornish Buttered Lobster<br />
The long coast of Cornwall is touched by the Gulf Stream making its warmer<br />
waters ideal for lobsters to flourish. A good-quality lobster deserves to be<br />
served simply, as in this recipe, so that the full flavor of the flesh can<br />
be enjoyed.<br />
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INGREDIENTS: Lobsters - 2 each weighing about 700g (1 lb) split into halves,<br />
Lemon juice, Butter - 75g (3 oz), Fresh breadcrumbs - 4 tbsp, Brandy - 3<br />
tbsp, Double cream - 3 tbsp, Cayenne pepper - a pinch, Cucumber twists,<br />
lemon slices and dill sprigs - to garnish.<br />
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COOKING: 1. Discard the stomach, the dark vein that runs through the body and<br />
the spongy gills from each lobster. Remove the tail meat. Crack open the<br />
claws and remove the meat. Scrape the meat from the legs with a skewer.<br />
2. Cut the meat into chunks, then sprinkle with lemon juice. Remove and<br />
reserve the coral, if present. Remove and reserve the soft pink flesh and<br />
liver separately.<br />
3. Scrub the shells and place in a low oven to warm. Melt 25g (1 oz) of the<br />
butter in a small frying pan, add the breadcrumbs and cook until brown and<br />
crisp.<br />
4. Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan, add the lobster flesh and gently<br />
stir until heated through.<br />
5. Warm the brandy in a ladle, ignite with a taper and pour, still flaming,<br />
over the lobster. When the flames have subsided, transfer the lobster to the<br />
warmed shells and keep warm in a low oven.<br />
6. Pound the liver and pink flesh. Stir into the cooking juices with the<br />
cream and cayenne pepper. Boil briefly, until thickened, then spoon over the<br />
lobster.<br />
7. Sprinkle the fried breadcrumbs over the top. Quickly garnish with the<br />
reserved coral, if available, cucumber twists, lemon slices and dill sprigs.<br />
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<b>CORNWALL MYTHS & HISTORY:<br />
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SAINTS<br />
If it is said that the Devil had no wish to enter Cornwall, since he didn't<br />
want to be made into a pasty or a saint. Cornwall is justly proud of its<br />
Saints, who were mostly Irish missionaries in the 4th and 5th centuries,<br />
many, it is claimed, from noble backgrounds. Their extraordinary exploits<br />
have been enshrined in folklore, not least the miraculous means by which<br />
some of them arrived here! The Saints of Cornwall are legion and the vast<br />
majority of them gave their name to towns and villages throughout the<br />
County. St. Austol, still revered in Brittany from whence he came, St.<br />
Germanus, a lawyer in ancient Rome, St. Cubert, probably the Welsh saint<br />
Gwbert of Cardiganshire and many more left their indelible mark on Cornwall,<br />
not only in its placenames but also in its rich tapestry of folklore.<br />
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St.PIRAN<br />
Legend tells us that St. Piran the patron saint of the tinners, sailed here<br />
on a millstone. Originally it had been tied around his neck and he had been<br />
cast into the Atlantic by people jealous of his power to heal and work<br />
miracles. As he was thrown off the cliff there was a bolt of lightning and a<br />
terrible crash of thunder, but as he reached the sea the storm suddenly<br />
abated, the sun came out and St.Piran could be seen seated peacefully on the<br />
millstone which was now floating on the surface of the water. It bore him<br />
safely across to Cornwall and he landed between Newquay and Perranporth at<br />
Perran Beach, to which he gave his name.<br />
Piran built himself a small chapel in Penhale sands and his first disciples<br />
were said to be a badger, a fox and a bear. He lived a good and useful life,<br />
surviving to the ripe old age of 206!<br />
It's claimed that a huge skeleton unearthed near Perranzabuloe (St.Piran In<br />
The Sands) could be his, and the remnants of his chapel were discovered in<br />
the sand during the last century, but sadly they have now been reburied to<br />
protect them from vandals.<br />
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St. MAWES<br />
St.Mawes was the tenth son of an Irish king and his name is revered not only<br />
here but in Brittany too, where he is known as St.Maudez and, possibly<br />
St.Malo. His stone chair is still preserved in the wall of a house in St.<br />
Mawes village. One day, so the legend goes, he was sitting there preaching<br />
when a noisy seal came out of the sea and interrupted him with its barking.<br />
After a while he became impatient, picked up a large rock and threw it at<br />
the animal. It missed, but legend tells us that the rock still remains where<br />
it fell, wedged on top of the Black Rocks halfway across Falmouth Harbour.<br />
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St. PETROC<br />
St. Petroc, who gave his name to Padstow (Petrocstow originally) and several<br />
local villages (Little Petherick,Trebetherick) arrived by more conventional<br />
means, but to a hostile welcome. Landing at Trebetherick, he asked some<br />
unfriendly locals for a drink and they refused him. Undeterred, Petroc<br />
simply tapped his staff on the ground and a spring of fresh water appeared.<br />
The hostile group were instantly converted to loyal disciples. After his<br />
death his relics were taken to Bodmin to be housed in an ivory casket<br />
decorated with brass and gold, where they remained undisturbed until<br />
1994,when the casket was stolen from the church by thieves. Fortunately for<br />
the people of Bodmin who were distraught by the theft, the thieves were<br />
apparently unable to find a market for one of the most priceless reliquaries<br />
in Britain, and it was recovered shortly afterwards and returned to its<br />
display case in the church.<br />
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St. LEVAN<br />
Close by Land's End lies the church of St. Levan. Levan was an enthusiastic<br />
fisherman and on his return from fishing trips would sometimes rest on a<br />
rock at the south side of the church, to the left of the porch. It is said<br />
before he died he decided to leave a reminder of himself for future<br />
generations, and so he struck the rock with his fist and split it open. The<br />
stone bears a prophecy, for St. Levan is supposed to have prayed over it and<br />
pronounced that when a packhorse with panniers astride it can be ridden<br />
through the split in the stone the World will end. Fortunately the fissure in<br />
the rock has not widened sufficiently for that to happen yet!<br />
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St. NEOT<br />
St. Neot was known as The Pygmy Saint, for we are told that he was a mere 15<br />
inches high - possibly a tall story! He used to spend much of his day<br />
immersed up to the neck in his well during his devotions. Neot had a strange<br />
way with animals and birds and worked miracles with them, as depicted in the<br />
beautiful stained glass window of his church in the East Cornwall village<br />
named after him.<br />
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St. Ia<br />
Like St. Piran, St. Ia, founder of the town St. Ives, arrived by unusual<br />
means. A woman of noble birth, she is said to have floated over from Ireland<br />
on a leaf which she had increased to a huge size by touching it with her<br />
staff.<br />
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St. GUNDRED<br />
St. Gundred, one of Cornwall's lesser known saints was, so legend tells us a<br />
very holy and virtuous lady whose father was a leper, though there are no<br />
records of her and she may be confused with the male saint St. Gonand!). It<br />
is said that she lived in a remarkable chapel which stands on the top of<br />
Roche Rock, near St. Austell, tending to her sick father's needs. The Roche<br />
Rock chapel also features in the Cornish legend of "Jan Tregagle" and
is one<br />
of the most curious religious monuments in the whole country. The ruined<br />
chapel of St. Michael stands on the edge of china clay country at Roche,<br />
near St. Austell and is easily accessible by means of a steel ladder screwed<br />
to the rock face.<br />
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<b>CELTIC HISTORY & MYTH:<br />
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Hail Brighid<br />
Brighid is the Daughter of the Dagda, one of the more universal deities of<br />
the pagan Gaelic world. She is known as the Goddess of Healers, Poets,<br />
Smiths, Childbirth and Inspiration; Goddess of Fire and Hearth and a patron<br />
of warfare or Briga. Her soldiers were called Brigands. Her name means<br />
"Exalted One." She is also known as Brigantia, Brid, Bride, Briginda,<br />
Brigdu, and Brigit. She is said to lean over every cradle. The lore and<br />
customs have continued to this day regarding Brighid, more vividly than all<br />
the other Gaelic deities combined. Brigit is a goddess of fire, smith craft,<br />
childbirth, poetry, water, and healing. She is sometimes seen as a warrior,<br />
spear in hand. She was known as "Bright Arrow," "The Bright
One," "the High<br />
One," "the Powerful One," "Lady of the Shores," and,
because of her<br />
associations with spring, "Brigid of the Green Mantle." It was Brigid
who<br />
was credited with originating Ogham, whistling, and after the death of her<br />
son, the custom of keening for the dead. The Irish Banshees that wail for<br />
the deaths of men are said to embody part of Brigid's soul.<br />
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"Brighid of the Mantle, encompass us,<br />
Lady of the Lambs, protect us,<br />
Keeper of the Hearth, kindle us,<br />
Beneath your mantle gather us,<br />
And restore us to memory."<br />
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On St. Brigid's Eve a ribbon is place on the windowsill outside during the<br />
night. The ribbon is said to lengthen during the night and is ever after<br />
preserved as a cure for headache.<br />
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~ Source: Costley and Kightley, A Celtic book of Days<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">By Kristin Olsen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Most
of Celtic history is verbal not written.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This leaves the Emerald Isle of the ancients open to any revelation that
our hearts, minds and souls see fit to gaze upon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we look to the magic and mysticism of the celtic lands, we
discover that part of the magic we are drawn to might be the modern
interpretation of what the ancient Celtic lands might have been.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a portrait by modern writers and it
is based on supposition because of the lack of written records.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Lets
take a stroll through the realm of Religion and Spirituality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Celtic spirituality has many faces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Celts of old were obviously what would
be termed a Pagan culture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were
pre-Christian and therefore there was really nothing else to be but what we now
call Pagan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So did they worship
multiple deities or did they simply pay homage and respect to the things of the
earth that they could see and the things of the spiritual realm that they could
not see?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did they name gods and
goddesses and put a power or an attribute to these beings?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or did they simply thank the universe for
the trees, land, streams, birds, animals and other things they needed and used
in their everyday lives?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is it possible
they were Spiritual without being Religious?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This gives rise to many different religious philosophies that are in
current use today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In reality, we can
never truly know what was in their minds and hearts because they did not leave
us a written record to preserve these early days. </span></div>
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When you study Ireland’s spirituality, St. Patrick
is always discussed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ireland is steeped
with tradition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>St. Patrick really
helped head Ireland into modern Christianity by “Driving out the Snakes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a fascinating correlation because it
is believed that snakes are not indigenous to the Island of Ireland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most scholars agree that snakes symbolize
paganism, which St. Patrick is credited for banishing from Ireland. Snakes as
symbols of evil are prevalent throughout Judeo-Christian mythology; most
notable story is that of the snake in the Garden of Eden as a tempter of
Eve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why are snakes really not
indigenous to Ireland?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The answer is
simple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are no snakes in Ireland
because they can't get there as Ireland is surrounded by water.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">St. Patrick was actually born around 373 A.D. in the British Isles near
the modern city of Dumbarton in Scotland. His real name was Maewyn Succat. He
took the name of Patrick, or Patricius, meaning "well-born" in Latin,
after he became a priest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At one point
in St. Patrick’s life he was sold into slavery and take to the island of
Ireland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There he was re-sold to yet
another slaveholder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He served his
master as a sheepherder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was
Christian and had a lot of time alone on the slopes to think about Religion,
God and escaping Ireland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One lucky day
he did just that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He eventually
returned to Ireland to bring God to the Pagan people of this glorious
land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>St. Patrick died in his beloved
Ireland on March 17th, 460 A.D.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
stone picture is said to be his final resting place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The
Irish have been able to successfully integrate some of the ideas and
philosophies from the ancient times into their modern Christian religious
philosophies. A grand example of this is St. Patrick’s use of the Shamrock to
teach the pagan Irish about the Trinity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He explained the “Father”, “Son” and “Holy Spirit” to them utilizing the
native flower of Ireland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The three
petals represent the tree parts of one God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For the Shamrock are both one petal and three petals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using the imagery provided by the shamrock,
St. Patrick was able to show a very visual society the possibility of one God,
Christianity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He used this example as
well as others such as the goddess Bridget and Tir na nÓg to convert the island
to Christianity in particular to Catholicism.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The
Shamrock </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">was a sacred plant of the Druids because its leaves formed a
triad. Three was a magical and spiritual number to the ancients because
it represented: past, present, and future; and sky, earth, and underworld,
</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tír na nÓg (The Land of Youth)</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The explanation
of the Shamrock should have made perfect sense to them, as they saw the number
3 as an integral part of their physical and magickal world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Another
great example is when St. Patrick introduced the idea of heaven to the early
Celtics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had tales steeped in
tradition about </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">Tír
na nÓg</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> (the celtic underworld or land of
youth). It was considered a pleasant place and all wanted to visit this
realm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">Time stands still on Tír na nÓg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is said to be and island to the far west
of Ireland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One never grows old or
suffers illness, flowers bloom never died in this land. No sorrow or pain, love
is eternal, no wars or famine scar this land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Can you picture St. Patrick sitting on the Hill of Tara surrounded by
the early Irish teaching them of Heaven and comparing it to Tír na nÓg?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He would simply have to hold up a shamrock
and the rest is history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How easy it
must have been for them to accept this concept.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are dozens of other
examples, but we will leave those for later discussions.<br />
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spiritual path).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For me the magic comes
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yesterday
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eroded by bitter sadness parts my lips</span></div>
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collided with today,</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt;">Today shows
me a past of pain, anger, dominance, suffering</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt;">A small
glimmer of hope, longing, possibilities</span></div>
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hopefulness smashed before fulfillment can meet</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt;">Today shows
me the future</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt;">A future
without you</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt;">A future
with peace, no chaos, no anger</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt;">No
resentment, no dominance</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt;">The future
is unfolding now</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt;">It waves
goodbye to the past and teases</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt;">The future
to explode in </span></div>
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are often told that life goes by so quickly.<span>
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cotton candy and rainbow filled wonderfully glorious months flashing through
our minds eye.<span> </span>Savor the moment,
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moments frozen in time, frozen in fear.<span>
</span>Let me talk to you now, shh, don’t speak too loudly or listen too
closely as I murmur in wee breaths and fearful sounds a tale of time
passing.<span> </span>Of time passing like the
flapping of a dragonfly’s wing in suspended red flash time.<span> </span>Listen; open your ears to hear my heart
beating as I lay in silent tears.<span>
</span>Begging, pleading for time to rush as fast as possible so the
illuminated sunlight will vanish from this beastly day and pass and turn into
the darkness.<span> </span>Only then can I bravely
hide my fear and loathing and hatred amongst the pillows and pungent satin bed
linens.<span> </span>Hide so that the person I am
cannot possibly ever know the person I have become.<span> </span>This transition is necessary to live inside this dream of not so
golden skies and blissfully pleasured passions, but instead in terror, shear
terror and hatred.<span> </span>Too afraid to speak
my own thoughts or breathe without permission.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span>Listen as I speak finally of a life
lived, loved and of precious moments that can never again return. Lost in a
silent few years that passed forever into the abyss of sadness.<span> </span>The tale is not unheard of by many.<span> </span>I speak of the tale of horror and domination
and of anger and sadness and of control and brutality.<span> </span>It is one of fear and compassion; it is of
love surrendered for the very act of surrender.<span> </span>It is this very act that saves the heart, mind and soul and
possibly the very life.<span> </span>Hear this tale
so that you might learn, remember, scream, yell and feel the indignity well up
into your veins and like a volcano, explode into your heart and then burst
through in brilliant recognition to the very mind that has tucked this all into
a corner of silence.<span> </span>Hear this I beg
you so that you can escape.<span> </span>Your
children can escape and you can find peace and serenity and love and passion
and pleasure.<span> </span>So that you can see the
wings of the butterfly gently moving in the breeze and you can feel your breath
upon the air.<span> </span>To never again have that
feeling of pain inside your soul that begs the day to end and quickly at
that.<span> </span>To hear only instead your heart
rejoice in saying that each moment can pass as it will according to the grand
design of the universe for you fear no more.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>You are free and life is amazingly brilliant.<span> </span>Again hear me as I speak of the unspoken, of the pain of the
abuse and it’s very gut filled stench.<span>
</span>Hear me now as I speak of escape and hear me as I cry and bleed and
scream.<span> </span>Life is more than living
another’s will.<span> </span>Life is more than
physical and emotional bruises and bloodied hands and faces.<span> </span>Life is a grand adventure and should be
ridden as a bountiful white steed in perfect beauty and brilliance.<span> </span>Never again to miss a child’s smile, a first
step, a telling gesture, a passionate kiss, or a wink from a stranger. Never
again to rush through the day, praying for the dark to hide and missing the
living of the day for the fear of the living.<span>
</span>Join me now as we release the dreams of our own heartache and choose to
not be victims any longer.<span> </span>Join me know
as we choose freedom. ©® Kristin Olsen 2012</span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961535656114351253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133649910416282243.post-9398527610482691192014-08-25T13:09:00.001-07:002014-08-25T13:09:35.792-07:00Celtic Shows and Events updateWe just finished up a week at the Kitsap County Fair & Stampede in Bremerton WA... Great event. Surprised by how many people didn't know we had an Irish/Celtic store in the area! It was fun to introduce ourselves and our gifts and jewelry and of course all our food and sweets to a whole new group of people. Check out the website shows page for our next event = http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/information/company_certificates.htm<br />
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of June. 1 gift basket, 2 pendants and 1 set of shamrock wine glasses.
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has this year gone?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>April showers bring
May flowers so the saying goes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well
here in Western WA we should be wall-to-wall flowers in May… Our lovely mild
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browse our website for Celtic Information, it is packed with content.</span></div>
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the corner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wedding Season is fast
approaching as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are offering
10% off your order, just use code tenp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Plus get a FREE Gift with each and every order. If you order
$75.00 or more, we will also give you $5.00 off your order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For $5.00 off $75.00 or more use code 755 in
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login to your account on the shopping cart <a href="http://www.acelticcallling.com/">www.acelticcallling.com</a> and review
the product(s) you purchased.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We love
to hear the Great thoughts you have about our products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the thought is not so great we would
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have some great new gifts and some old tried and true ones. Why not buy
your dad a <a href="http://www.celticattic.com/treasures/personalized_gifts.htm">Personalized
</a>item or a Celtic pendant. Or you can check out our <a href="http://www.celticattic.com/jewelry/celtic_jewelry.htm">Jewelry </a>pages
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We have added some new products to the website including <b><a href="http://acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=3973&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=169">Celtic
Fairy Lotions</a></b> that we are making right here at the Celtic Attic! We
just added our NEW Fairy Wish Kit and Fairy Garden Kit to the shopping portal
website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can purchase them
NOW.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are already in the store
available for purchase. <b><a href="https://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=virtuemart&Itemid=231">Visit
our new product page</a></b>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be sure
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Financing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Email <a href="mailto:Kristin@celticattic.com">Kristin@celticattic.com</a> to find out
the details and get terms that will fit your unique situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We want everyone to be able to experience
their heritage and buy what their hearts desire and thought these two plans
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Mother's Day in Ireland:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> In Ireland, Mother's Day
is not celebrated on same day as in US. Mother's Day celebrations in Ireland
take place on the fourth Sunday in the Christian fasting month of Lent. The
history of celebrating Mothering Sunday, or Mother's Day in Ireland, can be
traced to the medieval practice where children from poor families were sent to
work as domestic servants and apprentices to work with the rich. Once in the
year in the middle of the Lent these children were given a day off to visit
their 'Mother Church' and worship Virgin Mary. After visiting the Mother Church
or Cathedral of their hometown these children visited their mothers and
presented them with flowers they picked along the way. On Mother's Day, people
in Ireland present flowers and cards to their mothers to express love and
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Mother's Day is a national holiday and is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm.
On this day people reflect on the importance of mothers in their life and thank
them for their unconditional love and support. Mother's Day is celebrated in
USA in a big way and has been commercialized to a great extent. It is
considered as the next big day after Christmas and Valentines Day. Phone lines
record a heavy traffic and card sales reaches its peak and restaurants are
filled to their maximum capacity. Traditions for this day generally include
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<b>Father's Day in Ireland:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fathers Day in Ireland is celebrated with great joy and
enthusiasm. Fathers Day celebration in Ireland takes place on the third Sunday
of June, the same day when several countries and US celebrate Father's Day.
Taking full opportunity of the day, people honor their father and express
affection and gratitude for them. Like in many other countries, people indulge
their father by presenting them with loads of gift and allowing them a day of
rest. Grown-ups take their fathers out for dinner or lunch or treat them with
breakfast in bed. People whose father are no more, pay tribute by giving
donations in the name of their father or by performing acts of service.<br />
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Several clubs and cultural organizations in Ireland organize Father's Day
programs to stress on the important role played by father in the development of
the child. An effort is also made to make fathers realize that they must make
all efforts to fulfill with devotion and sincerity their responsibility as a
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a range of events, which may have inspired the idea of Father's Day. One of
these was the start of the Mother's Day tradition in the first decade of the
20th century. Another was a memorial service held in 1908 for a large group of
men, many of them fathers, who were killed in a mining accident in Monongah,
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after the death of their mother. This was uncommon at that time, as many
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recognition for what he had done. The first time Father's Day was held in June
was in 1910. Father's Day was officially recognized as a holiday in 1972 by
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O' The Morning To All,</span></div>
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Mi'le Fa'ilte</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Happy
St. Patrick’s Day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would you like to
get 20% off your order at the Celtic Attic?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Place an order between now and March 17<sup>th</sup> and use code 20josh
to get 20% off your order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will send
you a link to a survey when your order is completed so you can give us your
thoughts on our new shopping cart and our website in general.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>… <a href="http://www.celticattic.com/">http://www.celticattic.com</a>
or <a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/">http://www.acelticcalling.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How
to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
day has been associated with parades and parties and festivals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course Green Beer and Irish whiskey are
always tried and true for those of us over 21.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For the wee ones try adding Green food dye to water, ice tea or
soda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Makes for a fun and festive
drink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shamrock cookies and candies add
to the Sugar overload.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Always have fun
and remember that this is a day of fun and frolic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We could talk about the history of St. Patrick’s Day and American
and Irish traditions, but the Internet is full of stories about the
history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We just want you to know we
believe the love of all things Celtic should be a year round experience not
just celebrated on one day per year and forgotten.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So here’s a wee toast for March 17<sup>th</sup>…</span></div>
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and festivities abound.</span></div>
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ones and adults alike frolic around.</span></div>
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and Crafts and holiday faire</span></div>
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the city streets and rural routes everywhere.</span></div>
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the sugar overload in our kids mend,</span></div>
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send them to bed thinking of a St. Patrick’s Day dream</span></div>
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we head to the pub for a shot of Jim Beam! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Or
Jameson Irish Whisky for the Celtic Attic Team. </span><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;">Ó</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Kristin Olsen 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We
have a great many items for sale that will make both your St. Patrick’s day
perfect… I would put a link to St. Patrick’s Day, but that is the whole
website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have added some new
products to the website including <a href="http://acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=3973&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=169">Celtic
Fairy Lotions</a> that we are making right here at the Celtic Attic!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=virtuemart&Itemid=231">Visit
our new product page</a>!</span></div>
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are starting our St. Patrick’s Day basket giveaway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We just started carrying a line of Irish and British food in the
store, so we will make up a super sweet candy and tea basket for our lucky
“Wearin O the Green” contest winner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You only need to enter once and you are automatically entered in this
contest as well as our normal monthly contest for 2 Irish Pendants.</span></div>
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from the <a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=2234&virtuemart_category_id=7&Itemid=170">Celtic
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often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cook about 15 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stir in sherry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove bay leaf and garnish with parsley.</span></div>
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Attic Valentines Sale starts now!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>½ off
shipping, A Gift with every order and if you order on the new shopping portal
until Feb 14th, put in code tenp into the Coupon Code field to get an
additional 10% off your order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/">http://www.acelticcalling.com</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will have the buy buttons linked on
Celtic Attic by the end of January, so all our websites will go to the new
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Early Valentines and St. Patrick’s Day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We have a great many items for sale that will make both your days
perfect… I would put a link to St. Patrick’s Day, but that is the whole
website… <a href="http://www.celticattic.com/">http://www.celticattic.com</a>.</span></div>
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have booked a lot of shows in the upcoming months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are in Western WA, you can find our show schedule on the
link below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come visit us on the road
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Most
of your Favorite Celtic Attic goodies are now in the new store location along
with a wide variety of other gifts and jewelry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have balloon baskets, gift baskets and so much more!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a Celtic & Gift Shop
Paradise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have just launched our
line of Fairy Bath products in the store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The store is called Gift Shop Alley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The store address is 408 Pacific Ave, Bremerton WA 98337.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those that would love to visit and get
your Celtic on, drop by Tues-Sat 11am-6PM.</span></div>
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event is hosted by IndieBizChicks.com, and we'll have all kinds of great deals
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right - everything will be priced at $5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You'll find some great business tools and resources to help you grow
your business in 2014...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we're not
stopping there. There will also be a selection of great gifts that are perfect
for giving out on Valentine's Day (or keeping for yourself!)</span></div>
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Personalized Gifts</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1/2
cup can milk or cream</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2
eggs beaten</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1/4
cup grated Romano or Parmesan cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Add
your favorite Spaghetti sauce recipe or used canned sauce</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Combine
sugar, salt, cream, eggs, cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sift
flour & baking powder and combine with the wet ingredients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fold in zucchini & spoon onto hot
greased griddle at once.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cook slowly
until browned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Top cakes with Spaghetti
sauce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also great just like they are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">As
Always, Peace</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Kristin
and the staff at the Celtic Attic</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">408
Pacific Ave</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Bremerton,
WA 98337</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">360-813-1113</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">360-531-1107</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.celticattic.com/">http://www.celticattic.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/">http://www.acelticcalling.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.vikingattic.com/">http://www.vikingattic.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/celticatticart">http://www.cafepress.com/celticatticart</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/celtic.attic.1">Celtic Attic Facebook</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://twitter.com/celticattic">https://twitter.com/celticattic</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Our Irish Blessing to you and yours… May your
troubles we few.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May your joys be
abundant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May you drink a toast and
share a boast with everyone you encounter along your path this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the year of pay it forward for us,
so stay tuned for our life coaching sessions that we will be offering at no
charge in March!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Light and love on your
path and peace to all who walk with you.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961535656114351253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133649910416282243.post-34324388650662135652014-01-18T11:03:00.003-08:002014-01-18T11:03:20.576-08:00Shop now for Valentine's Day and receive a small gift with every order.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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O' The Morning To All,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ce'ad
Mi'le Fa'ilte</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">100,000
Welcomes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Happy
New Year from the Celtic Attic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To
celebrate the Sale starts now!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>½ off
shipping, A Gift with every order and if you order on the new shopping portal
until Feb 14th, put in code tenp into the Coupon Code field to get an
additional 10% off your order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/">http://www.acelticcalling.com</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will have the buy buttons linked on
Celtic Attic by the end of January, so all our websites will go to the new
shopping cart!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Happy
Early Valentines and St. Patrick’s Day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We have a great many items for sale that will make both your days
perfect… I would put a link to St. Patrick’s Day, but that is the whole
website… <a href="http://www.celticattic.com/">http://www.celticattic.com</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.celticattic.com/treasures/home_decor/valentines_day.htm">http://www.celticattic.com/treasures/home_decor/valentines_day.htm</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We
have booked a lot of shows in the upcoming months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are in Western WA, you can find our show schedule on the
link below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come visit us on the road
or at the store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/information/company_certificates.htm">http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/information/company_certificates.htm</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Most
of your Favorite Celtic Attic goodies are now in the new store location along
with a wide variety of other gifts and jewelry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have balloon baskets, gift baskets and so much more!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a Celtic & Gift Shop
Paradise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have just launched our
line of Fairy Bath products in the store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The store is called Gift Shop Alley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The store address is 408 Pacific Ave, Bremerton WA 98337.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those that would love to visit and get
your Celtic on, drop by Tues-Sat 11am-6PM.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We're
offering Awesome $5 Deals from February 1 - February 14.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This
event is hosted by IndieBizChicks.com, and we'll have all kinds of great deals
for you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">That's
right - everything will be priced at $5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You'll find some great business tools and resources to help you grow
your business in 2014...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we're not
stopping there. There will also be a selection of great gifts that are perfect
for giving out on Valentine's Day (or keeping for yourself!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://supersweetdeals.com/">http://supersweetdeals.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=4&Itemid=171">Shop
Personalized Gifts</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=1&Itemid=144">Shop
Jewelry</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=3&Itemid=142">Shop
Wedding</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">As
Always, Peace</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Kristin
and the staff at the Celtic Attic</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">408
Pacific Ave</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Bremerton,
WA 98337</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">360-813-1113</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">360-531-1107</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.celticattic.com/">http://www.celticattic.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/">http://www.acelticcalling.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.vikingattic.com/">http://www.vikingattic.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/celticatticart">http://www.cafepress.com/celticatticart</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/celtic.attic.1">Celtic Attic Facebook</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://twitter.com/celticattic">https://twitter.com/celticattic</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Our Irish Blessing to you and yours… May your
troubles we few.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May your joys be
abundant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May you drink a toast and
share a boast with everyone you encounter along your path this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the year of pay it forward for us,
so stay tuned for our life coaching sessions that we will be offering at no
charge in March!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Light and love on your
path and peace to all who walk with you.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961535656114351253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133649910416282243.post-41281677250704736592014-01-02T20:56:00.002-08:002014-01-02T20:56:58.382-08:00Happy New Year! shop now and save at the Celtic Attic!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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O' The Morning To All,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ce'ad
Mi'le Fa'ilte</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">100,000
Welcomes</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Happy
New Year from the Celtic Attic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To
celebrate the Sale starts now!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>½ off
shipping, A Gift with every order and if you order on the new shopping portal
until Jan 25<sup>th</sup>, put in code<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>tenp into the Coupon Code field to get an additional 10% off your
order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Celtic Attic will have the
shopping cart buttons linked to the new shopping portal by the 10<sup>th</sup>
of January.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been a long, slow
process but we are almost there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then
Celtic Attic will get a well-deserved face-lift.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will also be adding about 100 NEW products on January 10-12<sup>th</sup>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Our
Irish Blessing to you and yours… May your troubles we few.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May your joys be abundant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May you drink a toast and share a boast with
everyone you encounter along your path this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the year of pay it forward for us, so stay tuned for our
life coaching sessions that we will be offering at no charge in March!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Light and love on your path and peace to all
who walk with you.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Most
of your Favorite Celtic Attic goodies are now in the new store location along
with a wide variety of other gifts and jewelry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have balloon baskets, gift baskets and so much more!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a Celtic & Gift Shop
Paradise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have just launched our
line of Fairy Bath products in the store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The store address is 408 Pacific Ave, Bremerton WA 98337.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those that would love to visit and get
your Celtic on, drop by Tues-Sat 11am-6PM.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=25&Itemid=174">Shop
Christmas</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=4&Itemid=171">Shop
Personalized Gifts</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=1&Itemid=144">Shop
Jewelry</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=3&Itemid=142">Shop
Wedding</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">As
Always, Peace</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Kristin
and the staff at the Celtic Attic</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">408
Pacific Ave</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Bremerton,
WA 98337</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">360-813-1113</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">360-531-1107</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.celticattic.com/">http://www.celticattic.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/">http://www.acelticcalling.com/</a></span></div>
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O' The Morning To All,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ce'ad
Mi'le Fa'ilte</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">100,000
Welcomes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">There
are only 9 more shopping days until Christmas!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Yes, 9… I just cannot believe this year is almost over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are almost to the major giving day in
most of the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are giving $1.00
of every order from now until Christmas Eve to the USO & Marine Corp Toys
for Tots program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Celtic Attic has
adopted 2 children from our local giving tree and will get them holiday gifts
as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We
are still running our Half Off Shipping special all the way until Christmas
(does not apply to express shipping requests).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We decided to leave our Black Friday/Cyber Monday special online until
Christmas Eve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have 25 items that
you can get at a discount of 15% off the retail price, while supplies last.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The coupon code is BlackFriday and you can
shop now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have put all our Black
Friday/Cyber Monday specials on the shopping portal <a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=44&Itemid=196">A
Celtic Calling</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sale is listed
on the front page.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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have about 1200 products now on the A Celtic Calling.com shopping portal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have about 300 more to add, so if you
don’t see what you’re looking for be sure to visit celtic attic.com. We will
have the websites completely remodeled by end of January for ST. PATRICK’S DAY
Shopping!</span></div>
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will be giving away a Christmas Treat Basket! (Gift Basket includes - 2 Holiday
coffee mugs, Irish or Scottish Tea, Irish Candy Treats bag and a Celtic Pendant!
Value $60.00) Enter Now! Anyone that enters now, will be put into the
Christmas Giveaway drawing...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b><a href="http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/free_giveaway.htm"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/free_giveaway.htm</span></a></b></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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of your Favorite Celtic Attic goodies are now in the new store location along
with a wide variety of other gifts and jewelry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have balloon baskets, gift baskets and so much more!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a Celtic & Gift Shop
Paradise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have just launched our
line of Fairy Bath products in the store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The store address is 408 Pacific Ave, Bremerton WA 98337.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those that would love to visit and get
your Celtic on, drop by Tues-Sat 11am-6PM.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Most
Cultures can trace their paths back to a time when there were no computers,
automobiles or airplanes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Celtic
peoples origins can be traced far back to antiquity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the ancient Celts, grand tales were told by word of mouth
and passed from parent to child and to the clan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Imagine a vibrant bonfire of orange and yellow flames shooting
towards the night sky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Close your eyes
and see a clan of Irish Celts sharing tales of Giant Trolls chasing a wee Fairy
Princess through the wooded forest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Envision now if you will a culture that did not write down a single word
of its most precious and prized tales.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Can you hear them speak?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Listen
to the wind as it passes grand stories and adventures through the air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What of these people?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why did they not write down for future
generations their most prized tales and visions?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Join me know as we explore an ancient way of communication from
the Celtic Lands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come let us explore
the world of the Celtic Knot and what these strange and entrancing symbols
meant to the Celts and mean to us today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Hurry the land of Shamrocks and Heather as it beckons you listen and
observe!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Welcome to the Celtic Lands.</span></div>
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Celts have been around for quite some time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is much magic and mysticism associated with these people and with
the land of Erin, the Emerald Isle and all the British Isles indeed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Modern folk are attracted to the Celtic
Knotwork of these lands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spirals, Key
Patterns, Interwoven Love Knots and Geometrically perfect symbols.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What do all these symbols mean?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does each have a place in history?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did the Gods and Goddesses wear these
symbols?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did the mortals design them
out of reverence for their world and surroundings?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does the Spiraling knot shaped like hearts truly represent
“Love”?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ah to answer this question in a
mystical and enchanting way is quite the challenge on the part of Historians,
Secular & Religious folk alike.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Before the time of the Christian
influence on the Celts, the only known Celtic Knotwork consisted of simple
geometrical patterns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While they were
ornate, delicate and painstakingly crafted, I am sure; they did not represent
anything specific to the ancient Celts. They did not create the love knot to
express adoration of their spouse, nor did they create the peace knot in hopes
of ending the Roman occupation of the British Isles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The basic premise of life was simple for the Celts, all things
were revered and worshiped, but I do not believe and Historians have debated
this, that they created Knotwork as symbolism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is more likely they created it as a lovely way of adorning their
land, their person and their dwellings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This early Knotwork did not feature plants, animals or humans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As most early Pre-Christian civilizations,
they might possibly have believed that making a representation of any living
thing was contrary to their belief of the interconnectedness of life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To form a symbol would be to take away the very
spirit of what they were trying to represent.</span></div>
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time marched on in the Celtic lands and Christianity and its teachings came to
the Emerald Isle and the other cultures, the Knotwork symbols were
re-born.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Christian Celtic artwork was
strongly influenced by pagan Celtic sources. It is only in the artwork of the
post Pagan era that we see Knotwork representing a certain idea or aspect of
life. The Christian Celts added human, plant, and animal forms to their
glorious Knotwork designs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The most
famous example of this artwork form is the beautiful illuminated manuscripts –
The Book of Kells. Images of the ancient lands and of a people that were
steeped in magic and mysticism come to life in the Book of Kells and other
Knotwork manuscripts. The Crane, Raven and the Dog are gloriously depicted in
the Book of Kells.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Celtic cross,
which is now one of the best-known symbols of Irish Christianity, was
introduced in this post Pagan era.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Today
Celtic Knotwork symbols have been assigned attributes and meanings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a modern interpretation and
re-design of the ancient Knotwork patterns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I will mention a few to entice your appetite to explore this symbolism
further.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep in mind these are the
modern interpretations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The modern
Eternity Celtic knot symbolizes the never-ending eternal circle of life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Shield Celtic knot is a symbol for
protection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The claddagh is a
traditional celtic symbol, the hands are for friendship, the heart is for love
and the crown is for loyalty and sometimes this symbol has Knotwork woven into
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Celtic Love Knot can enliven
relationships, heighten passions and attract true love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Triscele was a sacred symbol to the
Celtic People. It represents the eternal rhythm of life that we are all a part
of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The traditional ancient Knotwork
Interlace pattern is probably the most common pattern. Basically it looks like
strands of braided strips that bend and weave amongst themselves. It could
possibly represent the interconnection of life and the universe. The Trinity
knot spirals are included in this grouping and may occur in double, triple or
quadruple swirls. Spirals are typically joined to one another in either an
"S" or a "C" type format. They may represent the universe,
heavens, and water or an individual's journey through life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am sure as you explore the various
Knotwork patterns of both the ancient Celtic People and the modern Christian
art, you will see meanings within meanings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After all, artwork is about inspiration and magic and vision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Open your vision to see the sacred Knotwork
of any ancient people still in use today. Copyright Kristin Olsen 2012</span></div>
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Mi'le Fa'ilte</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">There
are only 13 more shopping days until Christmas!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, 13… This year has gone by in a whirlwind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are almost to the major giving day in
most of the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are giving $1.00
of every order from now until Christmas Eve to the USO & Marine Corp Toys
for Tots program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Celtic Attic has
adopted 2 children from our local giving tree and will get them holiday gifts
as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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are still running our Half Off Shipping special all the way until Christmas
(does not apply to express shipping requests).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We decided to leave our Black Friday/Cyber Monday special online until
Christmas Eve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have 25 items that you
can get at a discount of 15% off the retail price, while supplies last.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The coupon code is BlackFriday and you can
shop now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have put all our Black
Friday/Cyber Monday specials on the shopping portal <a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=44&Itemid=196">A
Celtic Calling</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sale is listed
on the front page.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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have about 1200 products now on the A Celtic Calling.com shopping portal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have about 300 more to add, so if you
don’t see what you’re looking for be sure to visit celtic attic.com. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We
will be giving away a Christmas Treat Basket! (Gift Basket includes - 2 Holiday
coffee mugs, Irish or Scottish Tea, Irish Candy Treats bag and a Celtic
Pendant! Value $60.00) Enter Now! Anyone that enters now, will be put
into the Christmas Giveaway drawing...We will draw two winners for Celtic
Pendants for November as well… <b><a href="http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/free_giveaway.htm"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/free_giveaway.htm</span></a></b></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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of your Favorite Celtic Attic goodies are now in the new store location along
with a wide variety of other gifts and jewelry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have balloon baskets, gift baskets and so much more!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a Celtic & Gift Shop Paradise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have just launched our line of Fairy Bath
products in the store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The store address
is 408 Pacific Ave, Bremerton WA 98337.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For those that would love to visit and get your Celtic on, drop by
Tues-Sat 11am-6PM.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Well
what if you could see fairies and they were chasing butterflies in your
backyard?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would the world think you
sane?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would you care?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me tell you of the Irish Fae Folk and
then you can decide for yourself if they are real or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you do believe, maybe you can bring the
magic of the Fairyland into your life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Most
Fairies today are seen as beautiful fluttering creatures that you see out of
the corner of your eye or just imagine them to be dancing around happily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not so of the ancient Celtic realms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sidhe (pronounced Shee, a fairy) and other
magical creatures lived with human kind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They were there to possibly teach and assist the human folk of the
land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since they were a part of the
life process you have the mean, ugly, beautiful, sad, happy and death fairies
of the Celtic Isles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The people of the
Isles call their fairies wee folk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lets
take a brief look at some Fae Folk.</span></div>
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you ever had your heart leap and you had to stop and catch your breath?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have you ever thought about a place, a
thing, or a person and felt that you just belonged there, like your heart and
soul were in some way intertwined with it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Close our eyes and see green trees, wide open lush valleys, streams
teaming with fish, fairies dancing, dragons roaming and leprechauns running
freely with human kind and of course magick a glitter everywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Welcome to the land of Erin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come, SHH… you don’t want to awaken the
Banshee Fairy!</span></div>
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belief in fairies is an almost universal attribute of early folk culture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fairies are magickal creatures that
entertain children and adults alike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For adults the fairy represents the innocence of youth and the promise
that there is something more than just what we see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most adults have lost the ability to see fairies peeking out from
behind a tree or chasing a butterfly across the lawn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To read about the Fae folk takes us back to childhood and cotton
candy, slip n slides and magic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Leprechaun:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A solitary creature
avoiding contact with mortals and other fairies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is usually making shoes or protecting his pot of gold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is said that if a mortal catches a
leprechaun and sternly demands his treasure, he will give it to him. He is very
symbolic of Ireland.</span></div>
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or a sea-maiden (maighdean mhara).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
has the tail of a fish and web-like scales between her fingers; she is most
lovely and graceful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The male sits on a
rock, always scanning the sea for cases of brandy lost from wrecked ships.</span></div>
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night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are fabled to be extreme
beauties.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lianhan
Shee: Love Fairy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She seeks the love of
mortal men at a high cost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She creates
such desire in her lovers that they will overcome all obstacles to embrace her.
She does insist on meeting her lovers in Tir-na-n-Og.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mortal men must die to enjoy her fairy delights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Irish
Potatoes Soup</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">6
medium potatoes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2
medium onions</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">3
pints of stock or milk and water mixed</span></div>
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butter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Parsley</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Salt
& pepper to taste</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Peel
and dice and potatoes and chop onions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Melt butter and gently cook the onions and potatoes in a covered
saucepan until soft but not colored.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Add the liquid, add seasoning to taste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Cook for a while until warm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Serve in bowls and decorate with chopped parsley.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961535656114351253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133649910416282243.post-40209186463633081722013-11-26T20:34:00.002-08:002013-11-26T20:34:51.344-08:00Gift Shop Alley Store windowThe window at the store looks great... got some products added in there
and working on rope lights! Drop by and shop handcrafted and unique
gifts and of course Celtic Attic's collection of Irish, Scottish, Celtic
and Norwegian gifts and jewelry. Tues-Sat 11am-6pm 408 Pacific Ave Bremerton WA<br />
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Top
O' The Morning To All,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ce'ad
Mi'le Fa'ilte</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">100,000
Welcomes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">There
are only 24 more shopping days until Christmas!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, 24… We normally do a shipping special for Black Friday,
which we will continue to do – HALF OFF SHIPPING.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition we will be featuring about 25 items that you can get
at a discount of 15% off the retail price, while supplies last.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The coupon code is BlackFriday and you can
shop now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have put all our Black
Friday/Cyber Monday specials on the shopping portal <a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=44&Itemid=196">A
Celtic Calling</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sale is listed
on the front page.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you wish to order
anything not on sale, you can do that as well on this site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can as always visit <a href="http://www.celticattic.com/">http://www.celticattic.com</a> for all your
holiday shopping needs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We
will be giving away a Christmas Treat Basket! (Gift Basket includes - 2 Holiday
coffee mugs, Irish or Scottish Tea, Irish Candy Treats bag and a Celtic
Pendant! Value $60.00) Enter Now! Anyone that enters now, will be put
into the Christmas Giveaway drawing...We will draw two winners for Celtic
Pendants for November as well… <b><a href="http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/free_giveaway.htm"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/free_giveaway.htm</span></a></b></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Rest
assured Celtic Attic is not being replaced, just updated and it will take
another month or so to finish it up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
Celtic Calling is going to be our shopping portal and have all the newsletters
posted as well as happenings at our store and any book tours and book release
information from herself, Kristin. A Celtic Calling is up and ready for you to
shop!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Most
of your Favorite Celtic Attic goodies are now in the new store location along
with a wide variety of other gifts and jewelry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have balloon baskets, gift baskets and so much more!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a Celtic Paradise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have just launched our line of Fairy Bath
products in the store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The store
address is 408 Pacific Ave, Bremerton WA 98337.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those that would love to visit and get your Celtic on, drop
by Tues-Sat 11am-6PM.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=25&Itemid=174">Shop
Christmas</a></span></div>
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Personalized Gifts</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=1&Itemid=144">Shop
Jewelry</a></span></div>
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<h5>
Just a little bit of Irish</h5>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Irish
Crab Chowder </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">From
Shirley’s notes about a trip to Maine</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1/2
cup onion</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1/2
cup celery</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">3
tablespoons butter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">3
cups milk</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1
can condensed frozen potato soup</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1 7
1/2 oz can or fresh crabmeat, if canned drain</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1 8
oz can cream style corn</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2
tablespoons chopped pimento</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1/4
teaspoon salt</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1/4
teaspoon thyme</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1
bay leaf</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1/2
cup dry sherry</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1/2
cup parsley</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Cook
onion & celery in butter until tender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Add rest of ingredients except the Sherry & parsley. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cook until heated through stirring
often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cook about 15 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stir in sherry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove bay leaf and garnish with parsley.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">As
Always, Peace</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Kristin
and the staff at the Celtic Attic</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">408
Pacific Ave</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Bremerton,
WA 98337</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">360-813-1113</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">360-531-1107</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.celticattic.com/">http://www.celticattic.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.acelticcalling.com/">http://www.acelticcalling.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.vikingattic.com/">http://www.vikingattic.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/celticatticart">http://www.cafepress.com/celticatticart</a></span></div>
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