{"id":7955,"date":"2018-05-04T01:18:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T06:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=7955"},"modified":"2018-05-04T03:28:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T08:28:44","slug":"growing-above-and-al-fresco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=7955","title":{"rendered":"growing, above, and al fresco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three beautiful things from my past week:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/28011837068\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Tomato seedlings\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/967\/28011837068_13bb67a62c.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Tomato seedlings\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>1. I planted tomato seeds a couple weeks ago. This week four little seedlings appeared in the container by my office window.<\/p>\n<p>2. I won tickets to an author event with Marcia Gay Harden that took place on the rooftop of one of the recent additions to the cityscape. The views looking down on the city were impressive. (Also, it was totally upper middle-class yuppie, but the rooftop, filled with its communal reading nooks, fire pit, barbecue space, garden room, and seating areas, really was quite amazing.) It&#8217;s always so amazing to see how much green there is!<\/p>\n<p>3. The weather has been hot during the daytime this week, but I&#8217;ve been able to spend the nights outdoors, sitting outside an assortment of cafes and restaurants. (I&#8217;ve also made sure to get outside at lunchtime to soak up some Vitamin D.)<\/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. I planted tomato seeds a couple weeks ago. This week four little seedlings appeared in the container by my office window. 2. 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