While Walking My Dogs

Sporting some spiffy new Dog Collars

Posted on October 24, 2014 by gracieed

About three weeks ago, I made this dog collar for Mindy and blogged about it here. Woody and Ellie are in dire need of new ones as well, but it hasn’t been until now that I’ve been able to make them. I finished them yesterday, attached their tags and they look marvelous.

I chose a blue print for Woody because while he’s a black and white dog, he has one blue eye. Ellie has been wearing a purple collar for the past nine years, so I chose purple for her. It really is striking against her tan coat.

I used this tutorial, followed the excellent instructions, but needed to make some adjustments along the way. The biggest change I made was in the materials I ordered. Amazon carries a deluxe dog collar kit that contains enough hardware for 10 collars. The kit comes with a heavy duty nylon webbing that makes my sewing machine want to cry. When you take the width of the webbing, add interfacing and material folded over twice, you have a really thick piece of material and most standard sewing machines can’t handle the thickness. I broke two needles in the process. Amazingly enough I managed to finish Mindy’s collar, but knew I needed to investigate the webbing if I was going to make two more.

I found a Polypro webbing made by the same manufacturer that is just as strong, but without the extra width. I used this to make Woody and Ellie’s collars and it worked out beautifully. No broken needles and just as durable.

These worked so well, I decided to make few for my Etsy shop. If you’re shopping for dog collars or you know someone who is, head over to my shop for some one of a kind collars.

Item #15. Make Christmas stockings for the dogs.

I know I’ve just set off a tidal wave of eye rolling with this Quest46 item. All I can say is they’re my kids and they don’t have Christmas stockings. My real dilemma is whether to go traditional with an actual stocking or a dog-related shape like a bone or a paw. Thoughts?

We want you to know that we would never roll our eyes at you. We actually don’t know what that is, but we’re pretty sure we’d never do it. We love the idea of stockings especially the stuff that comes in them.

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Creative Pen Pals

Posted on October 23, 2014 by gracieed

I’ve always felt fortunate that I have relatives and friends who live in different parts of the world. I have aunts, uncles and cousins in Australia, a grandfather, cousin and friends in England, and a dad and friends in South Africa. With Facebook, email and even texting, it’s so easy to keep in touch (no exactly like seeing each other in person) but the time delay is seconds versus days or weeks when we mailed letters.

On our last trip to see my grandpa, my mom and I found letters that she wrote to her mom and dad when my brothers and I were toddlers. There were only a few, but they gave us a glimpse of what was going on in our lives at that time and they were hysterical. My mom used airmail letters and would often send several in a row because she needed more space to wrote. The first letter would say “1 of 3”, the second “2 of 3” and the third “3 of 3”. Even though she mailed them on the same day, that was no guarantee that they’d all arrive in that order. While writing an email should take thought before the sender hits return, these letters required time, thought and an element of commitment. I know my grandparents cherished them because in those days, phone calls were pricey and only used in emergencies.

I was thinking about all of this when I came across a blog post by Mel from OneCraftyMumma.com. She’s a gal from Australia who blogs about crafts, family and fun. She’s also a firm believer in snail mail and sharing her creativity with others through letters. I read her blog every day and the day came when she announced that we could sign up for her next Creative Pen Pal Swap. So sign up I did. You’re asked to list your top three favorite creative interests (it was a challenge picking only three ;-)) and generally where you’d like your pen pal to live (own country, overseas, or don’t care).

Within 24 hours I had an email waiting for me with the name and address of my Creative Pen Pal. Her name is Sarah and she’s from Australia. We’re discouraged from emailing (for obvious reasons), except for the first contact. Sarah emailed me a couple of hours later saying that she’d be happy to send the first letter. I must say I’ve been checking the mailbox every day even though I know it will take a bit to arrive from Australia. We’re not required to mail anything craft-related, but I’ve already been stockpiling some ideas of what I’d like to send Sarah. This should be fun.

Item #14. Learn how to make paper.

I have always wanted to learn how to make paper. Since Pinterest came on the scene, I’ve pinned countless tutorials on paper making. And with my new Pen Pal, I’m going to put this DIY paper to good use.

Have you ever had a pen pal?

Are you going to tell Sarah about us? I think it’s fair to say that we’re MAJOR contributors to your creativeness.

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Bound books, Journals and Girl Scouts

Posted on October 22, 2014 by gracieed

Journals

I must confess that while I love journals, I’m not terribly good at keeping or using journals. I think I’m attracted to the “possibility” presented by the blank (or lined) pages bound in the hard or soft covered journals. I’m lured in by the colors and patterns, promise myself that “this time it will be different” and end up with a couple pages filled and a whole pile of unfilled books.

A couple of years ago I came across this blog post from GetItScrapped.com talking about a 5 year journal. Funnily enough, a five year journal is a journal you keep for five years. Now you would think given my confession in the previous paragraph that my fate would be the same. But this journal is different. (No really it is) Each page in the journal represents one day and you write one line every day for five years. Just one line. The blog post includes daily questions for each month and ideas for different types of “journals”.

Girl Scouts

I have a friend who runs her daughter’s Girl Scout Troop. The girls earn badges and the next one they are working for is Book Artist. My friend mentioned that she was having difficulty finding bookstores that were willing to teach a group of Girl Scouts about the art of book binding. I had dabbled with book binding and stitching techniques in the past so I said I would teach the girls. Secretly I wish I could still earn badges. I was a Girl Scout for a couple of years, but didn’t take it seriously. I would totally need several sashes for all the badges I would collect if I was a Girl Scout today. And this brings us to, wait for it…

Bound Books

As I was compiling my Quest46 list, the 5 Year Journal was definitely on my list. I also knew I would want a special journal for this project, but was having trouble finding journals with 365+ pages. Since I needed to prepare my lesson and project for the Girl Scout troop, I decided to make my own book for my 5 Year Journal.

I used 5″X8″ index cards folded in half and assembled into 3 page signatures. This book required 31 signatures. I’m not entirely sure what stitching method I used, but the tutorial was very instructive and easy to follow. The tutorial called for a fabric cover, but I chose to use patterned paper adhered to chipboard. I was so pleased with the results, I think I’m going to make a larger book to use as an art journal. Keep an eye out for that post. 😉

Here’s my bound book process in pictures.

Item #13 – Start 5 Year Journal

Do you keep journals? If so, do you have a secret to keeping up with them?

I hope one of the questions in your journal isn’t, “Who’s your favorite dog?”. ‘Cause that’s going to be awkward when you have to write “Ellie” every year. You won’t be able to let Woody and Mindy see that page. They wouldn’t understand.

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Going back to school – sort of

Posted on October 21, 2014 by gracieed

I always enjoyed school. Mostly I think I always enjoyed learning. As a kid, we had a set of encyclopedias and I loved just sitting quietly reading through them. (Nerd alert!! – I discovered you can download the Encyclopedia Britannica – for free – on your Kindle. I’m in heaven) I’m not sure what my fascination was or is with encyclopedias. I imagine it’s two fold – first, they are organized alphabetically and orderly and second, they are crammed full of incredible information and facts and history and plain old fashioned knowledge. With access to the internet, it’s no surprise that Encyclopedias have gone the way of the dinosaur, but I still have fond memories.

With the internet, there’s nothing you can’t learn. Obviously you need to employ wisdom and good old common sense, but if you want to learn something, just Google it! Many of the craft projects I do, I’ve learned from various tutorials. If I’m stuck on a knitting project, all I have to do is go to YouTube and search my particular problem and within seconds I’m on my way. It’s borderline miraculous. This is how I taught myself to insert letters into knitted hats. My favorite channel to subscribe to is Very Pink Knits. Staci produces incredible tutorials and is an amazing teacher.

The other thing you can do with the internet is take online classes. I’m always drawn to classes that teach me something new about crafts or art. They’re usually very reasonably priced and very well executed. ‘Art Class with Wilna’, a class I bought and finished, is offered by Wilna Furstenburg. Here’s a description of the class: “If you are looking to learn simple techniques that will fill you with wonder and bring the fun back into scrapbooking, then this workshop is for you! The 10 chapters encourage you to play with stencils, Modge Podge, stitching, wax, fabric, found items, washi tape, glitter, pens, paint, masking fluid and molding paste. You’ll learn to work with these mediums as design elements, with 50 creative pages from Wilna and her contributors to reference and spark creativity.” I made these scrapbook pages from techniques I learned in this class.

Other sources for online craft classes are:

Big Picture Classes
Dirty Footprints Studio
Online Card Classes
Wild Olive Stitching Club
Craftsy

Item #12: Complete 6 online classes.

All the classes I own are self-paced classes. This is good because I can set my own pace based on what else is going on in my life. However, this is also bad because there’s no deadline motivating me to finish. This is why I’m going to complete a class every 2 months during Quest46.

Do you like to take classes??

Just a suggestion – You might want to do a scrapbook page on Mindy. We don’t want her to feel left out.

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Overcoming an irrational Bow-making fear

Posted on October 20, 2014 by gracieed

Yes you heard me correctly. For about 20 years, I’ve had this irrational fear of making bows. You know, the kind you put on gift packages or baskets or wreaths. I’m in awe of the people that can make them and I often stroll the craft store aisles drooling over the beautiful designs, colors and widths of ribbon. Now I’m not easily discouraged by challenging crafts, but I’ve kept bows at a distance for 2 decades.

This fear all began 20 years ago when my mom and I signed up for a bow-making class at our local craft store. It was a pretty comprehensive class, covering all styles and designs and we were so excited to finally learn and possibly master this elusive craft. Unfortunately the class was taught by someone who was a master bow-maker, but a horrible teacher. In retrospect she obviously had some self-esteem issues because she actually criticized our work and made us feel as though we had somehow missed out on the bow-making gene. If this happened today, I would probably write a letter, but 20 years ago I was more shy and unwilling to make a fuss. So we both left pretty much knowing that this was an area of the craft world that would elude us. (A lot of what I’ve just written is tongue in cheek, but the experience was one of those that stays with you and left a real sour taste in our mouth.)

Recently a friend of mine showed me the beautiful bows she’d made for some gift baskets. Once again, I was in awe and remarked that I could never make anything like that. She responded, “Oh it’s so easy. All you need is a Bowdabra.” Intrigued by the name alone and ready to overcome my crafting fear, I and a group of friends went over to her place so she could teach us how to make beautiful bows. In one afternoon, I conquered my fear, made 3 marvelous, huge bows and am ready to acquire ribbon like it’s going out of style.

This new found ability (with Jolene’s excellent instruction and Bowdabra’s help) couldn’t have come at a better time. You just know that all my Christmas and birthday gifts are going to be adorned with beautiful bows. I might give bows away as actual gifts (Just kidding!) In addition to Christmas and birthdays, one of my Quest46 activities will require bows.

Item #11 — Send two “thinking of you” gifts each month.I LOVE giving gifts and especially gifts when the recipient has no idea it’s coming. It’s the best feeling in the whole world and I want to make this a regular part of my life. I’ll probably do more than two, but with all the other activities, I wanted to be realistic.

I love getting gifts also. Want to know my favorite??? Can you guess??? It’s yellow, round, you throw it and it’s in my mouth right now??? Come on guess….

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Paws || Walk On – 10.12-10.25

Posted on October 19, 2014 by gracieed

Every now and then when I’m walking dogs, I will just stop, ask them to sit for about 30 seconds and then I will say “walk on”. That is there cue to start walking again. I do this for a couple of reasons: 1. They’re super focused when they’re on the walk and I like to know I can get their attention any time I need it. 2. It’s good to continue to incorporate training into their daily routines. Just as we need to continue to refine our skills, so must dogs.

This always reminds me how important it is for me to pause and reflect on the past week and then think about the next one as I “walk on”.

Paws | Week of 10.12-10.18

• celebrated my brother’s 44th birthday.
• Skyped and knit with a friend in San Diego. Such a great way to keep in touch.
• designed 3 Christmas cards to make for upcoming Pinterest Party.
• took Ellie to the vet to have a broken tooth removed. Turns out there were 3 broken teeth. Made mushy kibble meals for her all week. Yum!
• balanced the checkbook and paid bills.
• learned how to make decorative bows using the Bowdabra.
• returned library books via my computer.
• worked on a book binding class for my friends Girl Scout troop.

• finished dog beds for Woody and Ellie.
• finished reading book #17 by Monica Ferris, The Drowning Spool
• had dinner with our oldest friends, their parents and our parents. Such a great evening strolling down memory lane.
• went to my niece’s soccer game and saw her score a goal!

Walk On | Week of 10.19-10.25

• plan and prepare for my Mom’s 70th birthday.
• continue to work on a book binding class for my friends Girl Scout troop.
• call my Grandpa in England.
• make dog beds to sell on Etsy.
• prepare my Pen Pal Kit for my new pen pal in Australia.
• make collars for Woody and Ellie.
• prep and paint exterior lights.
• start laying pavers in the backyard.
• start reading Shattered by Dani Pettrey

My favorite quote from the week: “Never mistake motion for action.” Ernest Hemingway.

Have a wonderful week,

Item #10

Make birthday cards for family and friends. I used to do this all the time and really love it. Designing the Christmas cards this week reminded me how much I enjoy the process.

I love my new bed. It’s so squishy soft; I could just hang out here all day. Thanks mom.

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Saturday Snippets | October 18, 2014

Posted on October 18, 2014 by gracieed

Welcome to Saturday Snippets. This is where I share links and odd bits of info from the past week.

1. As an unabashed dog lover, I have a difficult time watching movies or TV shows where there’s a possibility of a dog getting hurt or dying. On more than one occasion I’ve had family and friends contact me quickly after the release of a popular dog movie (Marley and Me) to tell me, “you DO NOT want to see this movie”. So you can imagine my complete amazement when I discovered the website www.doesthedogdie.com. So far they have listed 734 movies involving dogs. Just look up the title, check the dog icon and soon you’ll know if it’s one you want to watch.

2. I subscribe to a blog called “How To of the Day”. You never really know what they’re going to show you how to do, but it’s always interesting and always something you’d never think you’d need to know how to do. Like How to Prepare to Fly an Airplane in an Emergency. I must confess I actually read it all the way through and was cautiously optimistic that I would actually be able to fly an airplane in the event of an emergency. When I reached the end, I knew without a doubt that any flight that needed me to take the controls would be in trouble. At least I learned that much ;-).

3. I do love a good pen. Every now and then I’ll find one that’s my ‘favorite’, use it for a good long while and then find another that’s my new ‘favorite’. Do you remember erasable pens? I think Bic came out with the first erasable ball point that I remember, but it always left a bluish residue. In my estimation, it wasn’t really ‘erasable’. Well, I’ve found a truly erasable pen. The Pilot FriXion is a gel pen that uses friction to erase the ink. It’s TRULY erasable, writes really smoothly and comes in a variety of yummy colors. This is my new ‘favorite’.

4. I love knitting and especially knitting for a cause. I’m not sure if I’ll do this, but I was intrigued when I found this request for pouches for baby kangaroos from WIRES, Wildlife Rescue in Australia. Here’s what they have to say, “When juvenile marsupials come into care they need to be kept warm and quiet. WIRES carers are always in need of suitable pouches. Many people who would like to help our wildlife but are unable to commit to rescue or care volunteering, can help by making pouches and linings.” They even included a pattern. If you’ve ever wanted to knit a pouch for a kangaroo, here’s your chance.

Well that’s all the snippets I have for today. Have a wonderful Saturday,

Quest 46, item #9

1. Knit a scarf for Margaret. Margaret is my grandmother’s cousin and she’s someone we always see when we go to England to see my grandpa. She is one of the kindest, most generous people I know and I’ve always wanted to make her a gift. The north of England gets pretty cold in the winter, so I thought a scarf would be nice. I’m ashamed to say this is something that I’ve wanted to do for years and have never done. So it made the list.

This is what I look like when I’m watching a movie and something bad happens to the dog. So happy you found that website.

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Loving the Library

Posted on October 17, 2014 by gracieed

I have always loved to read. My earliest memories of being transported to another world was in grade school during reading time where the teacher read us “The Wishing Chair” by Enid Blyton. This same author wrote “The Famous Five” and “The Secret Seven” which were made into radio serials that we listened to every week. I remember devouring books as a kid especially mysteries. I couldn’t get enough of the Nancy Drew Mysteries and would hide under the covers with a flashlight to sneak in a few more pages. I was engrossed with the adventures of Encyclopedia Brown and books by Judy Blume were with me through my pre-teen years.

My taste in books hasn’t really changed from when I was a kid. I still prefer a good mystery and especially a series. I will read non-fiction every now and then, but most days you’ll find me trying to figure out “who done it”. My reading has matured, thank goodness, and the authors I enjoy now are Jacqueline Winspear, Laura Childs, Sue Grafton, Monica Ferris, James R. Benn, Spencer Quinn, Dick Francis and Susan Conant.

In the past few years, I’ve borrowed most of the books that I’ve read from the library. Our library, like most, has a website where I can search the card catalog for titles, reserve books and pick them up when they’ve arrived at my local branch. Books are available in paper form as well as digital and the digital copies, if available, are delivered in the blink of an eye to my Kindle. I can check out a paper book for 3 weeks and then renew it for 3 more weeks up to two times. Digital copies can only be checked out for 3 weeks then I have to request it again if I run out of time and didn’t finish. I keep a spreadsheet that lists all my favorite authors and their books. When I read a book, I check it off my list. I started this practice after I bought, not one but two books, that I had actually already read.

With the many distractions in our world today (tv, movies, internet) it’s easy to forgo reading all together. What I need to know, I can Google. If I want to educate myself on a particular topic, I’m sure there’s a documentary producer that’s done all the work for me. Don’t get me wrong – I love movies, engaging tv series and documentaries as much as the next guy, but there’s nothing like reading a good book.

Something happens to my brain when I read that doesn’t happen when I watch a screen or monitor. It’s almost as if my brain cells are getting a workout. I most certainly read for enjoyment, but I also know that I’m better off physically when I read than when I don’t. (I’m not a neuroscientist, so this is all my own personal account)

I wanted reading to be a significant part of my Quest46 year. So Item #8 is to read 24 books, basically 2 books a month. I think that’s do-able especially since I’ve been choosing reading over tv watching much more in the past few months.

What are your favorite authors? I’m always on the hunt for a good read.

We were wondering if you’ll be reading any books that have yummy, tasty dog treat recipes in them? Just a suggestion.

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Quest 46 | Journal52 – a year long Art Journal workshop

Posted on October 16, 2014 by gracieed

I was introduced to Art Journaling a few years ago when I discovered Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, a mixed media painter, collage maker, and avid memory keeper. She keeps a daily art journal and regularly shares her work on her blog. She also has Youtube videos called “Art Journaling Fast Forward” where she shows you her process in fast forward. I find them fascinating and entertaining at the same time. It didn’t take long for me to get the itch to try art journaling. Now let me be clear – I can’t draw to save my life, but I can paint, collage, stamp and glue. The best part about art journaling, though, is that there are no rules. Your art journal is yours to craft however you please.

Soon after discovering Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, I came across a website called Journal52.com. This is how they describe themselves, “Journal52 is a FREE year-long art journal workshop hosted by Chelle Stein that will inspire you to create all year long with 52 weekly prompts to help you tell your story artfully.” To put it mildly, I was smitten.

I bought a Moleskine Art Plus Sketchbook (5″X8.25″) and plan to fill it each week based on the prompts from Journal 52. There are just enough 2-page spread layouts to fill 52 weeks, in fact, there was an extra page, so I started with a collage using a decorative napkin. I tore the napkin apart and decoupaged it over the pages that I first primed with gesso. I’m not finished yet (that’s the beauty of an art journal) with the page – I’m waiting for inspiration :-).

Item #7: Journal52

Create an art journal page each week for 52 weeks. Being a unapologetic rule follower, I like the idea that there is no wrong or right with this project. It gives me the freedom to experiment and play with different art mediums without worrying about those pesty perfectionist tendencies.

For your viewing pleasure, here are a few more art journalers that I watch regularly.

France Papillon
Vicky Papaioannou Claudia Rossi
Christy Tomlinson
Dyan Reaveley

All I know is if you’re going to paint a picture of me, you’ll only need black, white and a smidge of blue. I’m really not that complicated.

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Planners, Organizing and Projects Oh My! Part 2

Posted on October 15, 2014 by gracieed

At the end of August, I wrote a post about my current planner system but not much about organizing or projects. So I wanted to give you a planner update (because I’ve made changes) and talk about organizing and projects.

The changes I made to my planner were to the daily section. I was just using a simple “to do” list system, but I found myself wanting to see the week at a glance. While reading one of my paper crafting bloggers, Jennifer McGuire, I watched a video she posted explaining her organizing system. She uses an Erin Condren Life Planner, but made some modifications to fit her needs. It was what I was looking for!

I went to my computer and created a week-at-a-glance page divided into three sections, work, home and to-do. By organizing my week in this way, I’m able to see where I need to focus my time. If I have a lot of products to prepare for my Etsy shop then I’m able to spread the work throughout the week and if I have lots of home and personal situations to focus on, I can plug those in and fill activities around them. The To-Do section at the bottom is where I list the top 5 items I NEED to get done that day. That feature really helps me to keep on track and not let important jobs fall by the wayside. So far this is helping me to be pretty productive.

In her video, Jennifer also shared a tip about using stickers to mark appointments or events that I want to highlight. She recommended using white Avery Removable labels and coloring them with markers or highlighters to color code activities. You don’t need to tell me twice to color code!!! The week pictured above isn’t completely filled yet, but I think you get the idea.

Onto organizing and projects. My method for organizing and specifically organizing my projects is pretty straightforward. I have a section in my planner devoted to projects where I have lined paper. On each sheet I write the project name and the first very thing I do is write a purpose statement about the project. If I don’t know why I’m doing something, then maybe I shouldn’t be doing it. Then I start to list all the tasks involved. This does a couple of things: 1. It allows me to see the full scope of what I’m trying to accomplish and 2. It breaks the huge idea into smaller, manageable tasks. If a task is something I can delegate then I write the person’s name next to it. If the task has a deadline then I put the date next to it. As I plan out my weeks, I’m careful to go to my project section and pull tasks into my week of activities. It’s nice having all this information in one place.

Since announcing my Quest46 idea, I’ve had a few people ask how I plan to accomplish 46 items in a year on top of everything else. The people who’ve asked are individuals who know me and my propensity to over-plan and over-commit. Before I decided to do this, I printed 12 1-month calendars and mapped out each item over the course of the year. I attached the calendars to a big piece of cardboard (front and back) so I could see the whole year. Some months are going to be very full, but if I work my project tasks, I should be able to keep up. I know I’ll be making adjustments as the year goes along, but all in all I think I was pretty conservative with how I allotted time for each item.

In Manage Your Day-To-Day, Gretchen Rubin writes, “Anthony Trollope, the nineteenth century novelist while revolutionizing the British postal system, observed, ‘A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.'” Some of the projects on my Quest46 list are things I’ve wanted to do for years. I’m tired of being a spasmodic Hercules; I’m ready for the committed small daily task. And the accountability to go along with it.

Item #6: Plant a vegetable garden.

As our diets have changed over the past 11 months, we eat A LOT of vegetables. I’d love to have a small vegetable garden where all I have to do is step outside to get the homegrown fixings for our meals.

Hey Woody – Mom’s going to plant a vegetable garden. All the carrots we can eat, man. Good thing Mindy doesn’t like veges, huh?

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While Walking My Dogs

Sporting some spiffy new Dog Collars

Creative Pen Pals

Bound books, Journals and Girl Scouts

Going back to school – sort of

Overcoming an irrational Bow-making fear

Paws || Walk On – 10.12-10.25

Saturday Snippets | October 18, 2014

Loving the Library

Quest 46 | Journal52 – a year long Art Journal workshop

Planners, Organizing and Projects Oh My! Part 2

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