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</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230110_162112.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20230110_162112</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230110_162125-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20230110_162125</image:title><image:caption>Symbols of my life, my interests, and people I knew and 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</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-09T07:58:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/08/06/gift-from-chemo-patient/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/asheboro-zoo-017.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lovely pink lotus</image:title><image:caption>Pink Lotus </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-25T16:14:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/08/05/do-you-hate-housework/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-13-07-44-56.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cat hair tumbleweed</image:title><image:caption>Cat hair tumbleweed</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-28T22:40:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/08/04/who-am-i-2/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-03T17:59:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/08/03/how-do-you-know-when/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-03T14:33:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/08/02/memories-of-sister/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/17834755_10209462369339214_8483166822484105901_o-e1498691697583.jpg</image:loc><image:title>17834755_10209462369339214_8483166822484105901_o</image:title><image:caption>Typing 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</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-01T13:42:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/07/31/my-cats-are-a-blessing/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-31T09:57:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/07/26/how-sister-found-her-new-home/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T22:43:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/07/29/my-cats-smarter-than-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wp-1478310676900.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Tissue box to fill the hole.</image:title><image:caption>Tissue box to fill the hole. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_20161031_203656504.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Clothes storage bag under one side of my bed.</image:title><image:caption>Clothes storage bag under one side of 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125</image:title><image:caption>Giraffe seemingly bows to the ostrich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/asheboro-zoo-1241.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Asheboro Zoo 124</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/asheboro-zoo-1231.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Asheboro Zoo 123</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/asheboro-zoo-111.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Asheboro Zoo 111</image:title><image:caption>Giraffe veers off away from the ostrich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/asheboro-zoo-107.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Asheboro Zoo 107</image:title><image:caption>Giraffe approaches ostrich as ostrich gets 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mantis.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-03T10:08:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/06/28/just-do-it/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-28T13:39:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/07/01/beauty-and-grace/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-27T17:18:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/06/25/dear-grandmother-t-part-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/may-and-aunt-helen-theodore-e1532570715208.jpg</image:loc><image:title>May and Aunt Helen Theodore</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/grandmother-and-james.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Grandmother and James</image:title><image:caption>Proud Grandmother and son, James </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-25T08:45:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/06/23/blissful-or-blitzed/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-23T17:03:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/06/24/dear-grandmother-t/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/henry-theodore-family1-e1532523855600.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Henry Theodore Family</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/henry-may-and-james-theodore-e1532524336982.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Henry, May and James Theodore</image:title><image:caption>Grandmother, Grandpapa and my father.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/big-mama-and-grandmother-t.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Big Mama and Grandmother 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Asthma?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-10T00:28:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/06/06/norie-the-bug-zapper/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-06T09:51:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/06/07/this-is-the-way-we-make-our-bed-2/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-26T23:53:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/04/24/five-daily-sources-of-happiness-for-me/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-09T06:16:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/06/05/wake-up/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-25T18:38:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/06/01/exercising-with-norie/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-01T12:09:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/05/31/norie-and-toys/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20220411_070337-1-e1649675523795.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20220411_070337-1</image:title><image:caption>Toy rechargeable snake.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20220411_064951.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20220411_064951</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_20150805_091334813_hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20150805_091334813_HDR</image:title><image:caption>Norie in her cat tree cave, just hanging around.. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-31T17:15:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/05/30/life-with-norie/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/0810201443b_hdr-e1615154254221.jpg</image:loc><image:title>0810201443b_hdr</image:title><image:caption>Norie asleep on her back with paws on chest.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T15:12:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/05/26/listen-to-your-head-and-heart/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-26T11:51:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/05/25/a-sari-belly-dancing-costume/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bd-bra-straps.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BD Bra straps</image:title><image:caption>Bra straps after being cut  and then after being sewn with interfacing</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T10:25:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/05/24/simple-pleasure-belly-dancing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_0805-full.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_0805 full</image:title><image:caption>Original Sari from which I made a costume.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2015-11-08-12-15-10-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2015-11-08 12.15.10 - Copy</image:title><image:caption>Renaissance Fair Belly dancers</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/travel-pix-067.jpg</image:loc><image:title>travel-pix-067</image:title><image:caption>Belly Dancer with sword on hip. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_20151108_123728070.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Renaissance Fair Belly Dancersimg_20151108_123728070.jpg</image:title><image:caption>Renaissance Fair Belly Dancers</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/scan0004.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Scan0004</image:title><image:caption>My 70 year old Aunt Helen and I posing with veils.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/scan0003.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Me at 40 belly dancing with zils.</image:title><image:caption>Me at 40 belly dancing for my parents with zils.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/scan0001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Belly dancing with a veil.</image:title><image:caption>Belly dancing with a veil.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-25T10:22:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/05/23/dance-like-nobodys-watching/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/me-at-beach-10655398_10204437077198276_5367912482364510857_o.jpg</image:loc><image:title>MI didn't bring my swimsuit on a fast trip to the beach.</image:title><image:caption>No swimsuit? No problem!!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/colonial-williamsburg-144-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Child enthralled by real wool.amsburg 144 - Copy</image:title><image:caption>Child excited about the look, feel, and experience of wool. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-21T18:45:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/05/22/cats-and-horses/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image_editor_output_image487154484-17477059054655602850079621762879.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image_editor_output_image487154484-17477059054655602850079621762879</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image_editor_output_image2092670507-1705447156685.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Norie</image:title><image:caption>I'm a great cat! </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-22T19:19:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/05/20/two-weird-grocery-trips/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-20T13:12:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/05/18/simple-pleasure-with-o-oriental-decor/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-16-18-25-431.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2016-04-16 18.25.43</image:title><image:caption>At end of the hall these two hang over the stand. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-16-18-26-38.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Peaceful living room lighting.</image:title><image:caption>Peaceful living room lighting.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-17-16-32-111.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Three funny owls to increase the animal energy and humor.</image:title><image:caption>Three funny owls to increase the animal energy and humor.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-17-16-07-051.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rectangular carved cork diorama.</image:title><image:caption>Rectangular carved cork diorama.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-17-15-41-491.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hexagonal carved cork diorama.</image:title><image:caption>Hexagonal carved cork diorama. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-17-16-07-331.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2016-04-17 16.07.33</image:title><image:caption>Miniature chest of drawers.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-17-16-22-11-e1572699252523.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mirror in the bedroom, reflecting the light of the window.</image:title><image:caption>Mirror in the bedroom, reflecting the light of the window.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-17-16-28-22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lovely oriental themed print.</image:title><image:caption>Lovely oriental themed print.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://joyful2beeblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-17-16-23-02.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A mirrow can provide an a visual doorway through a blank wall.</image:title><image:caption>A mirrow can provide an a visual doorway through a blank 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