{"id":13021,"date":"2024-03-01T01:02:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T06:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=13021"},"modified":"2024-03-01T08:08:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T13:08:25","slug":"hanging-out-spring-blooms-and-better-with-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=13021","title":{"rendered":"hanging out, spring blooms, and better with time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/53561419389\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Flowering\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53561419389_d505921ac0_w.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Flowering\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Three beautiful things from my past week:<\/p>\n<p>1. Chris, Julie, and I went out for tea after our volleyball game on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>2. 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