{"id":10863,"date":"2020-12-15T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=10863"},"modified":"2020-12-15T04:08:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T09:08:43","slug":"virtual-advent-tour-2020-day-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=10863","title":{"rendered":"virtual advent tour 2020: day 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020VAT400px.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020VAT400px.jpeg\" alt=\"2020 Virtual Advent Tour blog button\" width=\"400\" height=\"260\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020VAT400px.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020VAT400px-300x195.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Happy December 15th! Just checking in on everyone. I know there are only 10 days left until Christmas, and shipping deadlines are coming up fast on us all. Do whatever it is you have to do to get those boxes out (or in) in the next few days, and after you&#8217;re done with that move onto the next, more local, urgent tasks. My domestic Christmas cards are waiting until next weekend so I can focus on things that will require me to go to the post office or to stores.<\/p>\n<p>And while you&#8217;re doing them, our host for today, <a href=\"https:\/\/perfectretort.blogspot.com\/2020\/12\/virtual-advent-calendar-memory-from-duke.html\">Constance at Staircase Wit<\/a>, has a way for you to calm your mind, with some memories from her time at Duke.<\/p>\n<p>See you back here tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy December 15th! Just checking in on everyone. I know there are only 10 days left until Christmas, and shipping deadlines are coming up fast on us all. 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