{"id":12890,"date":"2023-12-08T01:22:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T06:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=12890"},"modified":"2023-12-08T04:40:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T09:40:25","slug":"holiday-gathering-day-out-and-dessert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=12890","title":{"rendered":"holiday gathering, day out, and dessert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three beautiful things from my past week:<\/p>\n<p>1. We held our annual tree-trimming party on Sunday and everyone had a lot of fun. Rudi&#8217;s friend, Anne, baked a <em>GBBO<\/em> showstopper, <a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk\/recipes\/all\/paul-christmas-entremet\/\">a chocolate mousse and raspberry cake<\/a>, which was the highlight of the event. <\/p>\n<p>2. Saturday, I played volleyball for four hours and then spent several more hours at a party with the gang. It was a very long, very social, and very pleasant way to spend the day.<\/p>\n<p>3. Rudi and I had a date evening, stopping by the garden and then strolling into Georgetown. We stopped by a relatively new Lebanese dessert cafe, Pasha Castle, and were treated to samples of the wares. We settled on knafeh, which came with booza, a stretchy ice cream, and pashmak, a flossy cotton candy. It was delicious &#8212; rich without being overbearing and sweet without being cloying. We&#8217;ll definitely be sending our friends there.<\/p>\n<p>How about you? What&#8217;s been beautiful in your world lately?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three beautiful things from my past week: 1. We held our annual tree-trimming party on Sunday and everyone had a lot of fun. Rudi&#8217;s friend, Anne, baked a GBBO showstopper, a chocolate mousse and raspberry cake, which was the highlight of the event. 2. 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