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		<title>Now What?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m done that binding around the back, actually done the whole 9 yards. Here&#8217;s a quick update on what I&#8217;ve learned about the whole thing. Finishing up the binding on the back was a serious pain in the ass. &#8230; <a href="http://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/now-what/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jimbrosseau.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7683794&amp;post=625&amp;subd=jimbrosseau&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Come Together</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve reached that point with the mandolin where all those bits that I have been working on individually &#8211; the neck, the sides, the soundboard and back &#8211; all get put together and a real instrument takes shape. Great to &#8230; <a href="http://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/come-together/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jimbrosseau.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7683794&amp;post=613&amp;subd=jimbrosseau&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finding my Groove</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 05:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a number of reasons, I&#8217;ve been spending more time than usual working on the mandolin. First off, it&#8217;s actually starting to look like a mandolin, so there&#8217;s more interest in working on it now than when it was just &#8230; <a href="http://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/finding-my-groove/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jimbrosseau.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7683794&amp;post=600&amp;subd=jimbrosseau&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Figuring Things Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Progress on the mandolin has been slow for a couple of reasons. I whined in the last post about my crazy travel schedule (I just got back from Whitehorse on Wednesday, and I&#8217;m in Toronto over the weekend), but there&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/figuring-things-out/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jimbrosseau.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7683794&amp;post=578&amp;subd=jimbrosseau&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Go Back to Your Woods</title>
		<link>http://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/go-back-to-your-woods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while, time to send out an update on the mandolin. Slow progress, but progress just the same. Damned it if work hasn&#8217;t gotten in the way of building this mandolin. I&#8217;m on a gig that sends me &#8230; <a href="http://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/go-back-to-your-woods/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jimbrosseau.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7683794&amp;post=560&amp;subd=jimbrosseau&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ah&#8230;So That&#8217;s Our Hand-basket</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 22:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Osama was whacked a couple of days ago and the world rejoiced (well, half the world, it seems), I was saddened. Not because I&#8217;m part of that other half, but because the act and the world reaction clarified for &#8230; <a href="http://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/ah-so-thats-our-hand-basket/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jimbrosseau.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7683794&amp;post=556&amp;subd=jimbrosseau&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So Far, Blocks and Red Sawdust</title>
		<link>http://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/so-far-blocks-and-red-sawdust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So why is it that I start on a new project, and people come back with a litany of projects that are half-done, sitting somewhere in a closet around the house? Them&#8217;s fightin&#8217; words, you know you&#8217;re just egging me &#8230; <a href="http://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/so-far-blocks-and-red-sawdust/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jimbrosseau.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7683794&amp;post=548&amp;subd=jimbrosseau&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Along with trying to drive a business and raise a couple of kids and all that mundane stuff, we&#8217;ve been quite crafty with the things we do around the house. Winney does her weaving and stained-glass, Owen and Lauren&#8230;well, they &#8230; <a href="http://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/a-new-project/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jimbrosseau.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7683794&amp;post=538&amp;subd=jimbrosseau&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Appreciating Loved Ones</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got back from a quick visit with siblings in Ontario. It&#8217;s been more than a couple of years, and as usual, sitting with my siblings can get me thinking. There were five of us together for a few &#8230; <a href="http://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/appreciating-loved-ones/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jimbrosseau.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7683794&amp;post=535&amp;subd=jimbrosseau&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Feelin&#8217; Allright</title>
		<link>http://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2010/11/20/feelin-allright/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 23:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember Dave Mason&#8217;s song from way back? Remade a thousand times, there&#8217;s a bunch of local artists that did a version for charity that&#8217;s pretty cool. The time between posts here has grown longer these days, and I don&#8217;t have &#8230; <a href="http://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2010/11/20/feelin-allright/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jimbrosseau.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7683794&amp;post=526&amp;subd=jimbrosseau&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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