{"id":6249,"date":"2016-01-15T12:48:18","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T17:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=6249"},"modified":"2016-01-15T12:48:18","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T17:48:18","slug":"snow-fresh-eyes-luxurious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=6249","title":{"rendered":"snow, fresh eyes, and luxurious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I dozed off last night without hitting publish and awoke partway through the night recognizing I&#8217;d done so. I thought about getting up then and posting this then, but common sense prevailed and I closed my eyes and drifted back to dreamland.<\/p>\n<p>Three beautiful things, posted slightly late, from my previous week.<\/p>\n<p>1. The first dusting of snow for the winter finally arrived in the District. It quickly blew\/melted away, which made it even more welcome.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/24103185430\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"D.C.&#x27;s First Snowfall of 2016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1445\/24103185430_898b220183.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" alt=\"D.C.&#x27;s First Snowfall of 2016\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>2. Putting in a pair of new contact lenses.<\/p>\n<p>3. A decadent, if overpriced, cup of thick hot chocolate, the memory of which lingered on the lips like a first kiss long after it was gone.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/24290538722\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Decadent\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1558\/24290538722_c910c8222e.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Decadent\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>How about you? 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