{"id":13486,"date":"2026-02-13T01:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T06:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=13486"},"modified":"2026-02-13T05:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:28:13","slug":"whimsical-frost-flowers-july-baby-and-fated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=13486","title":{"rendered":"whimsical frost flowers, july baby, and fated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/55093453703\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Me and My Folks\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55093453703_9c54127dc8_w.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Me and My Folks\"\/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Three beautiful things from my previous week:<\/p>\n<p>1. The frost on the upstairs bathroom screen at my parents&#8217; resembles a hedgehog.<\/p>\n<p>2. A friend is pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>3. I overshot my intended destination by a metro stop and decided to right the problem on foot, rather than waiting for a train heading back the opposite direction. Since there were Girl Scouts outside selling cookies, clearly the universe meant for me to get off in Ballston instead of at my usual stop.<\/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 previous week: 1. The frost on the upstairs bathroom screen at my parents&#8217; resembles a hedgehog. 2. A friend is pregnant. 3. I overshot my intended destination by a metro stop and decided to right the problem on foot, rather than waiting for a train heading back the opposite direction. 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