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\"Spring<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Three beautiful things from my past week:<\/p>\n

1. Spring flowers have been popping out on trees and in patches of earth all over the District.<\/p>\n

\"Nearly<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

2. Sarah invited me to join her to watch her alma mater, Siena, take on Duke, in the first round of the men’s basketball playoffs. I’d expected it to be a blowout, but Siena led from five minutes into the game until five minutes left in the game (which, sadly, is not really the relevant stat when it comes to advancing in sports), but was wholly impressive, particularly when you realize their starters played the entire game. <\/p>\n

\"Sourdough\"\/<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

3. I tried a new sourdough bread recipe for my breadmaker and expect it may become our go-to. It sliced beautifully, toasted well, and was tasty when eaten plain, with butter, with jam, and with peanut butter. (The recipe comes from The Bread Lover’s Bread Machine Cookbook<\/em>, which Rudi and I picked up from a Little Free Library several years back.)<\/p>\n

How about you? What’s been beautiful in your world lately?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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