{"id":689,"date":"2019-12-15T15:26:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T21:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/?p=689"},"modified":"2019-12-15T15:27:54","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T21:27:54","slug":"advent-calendar-15-snow-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/15\/advent-calendar-15-snow-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent calendar #15: Snow day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"690\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/15\/advent-calendar-15-snow-day\/img_20191215_144411_678\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_20191215_144411_678.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1932,1932\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20191215_144411_678\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_20191215_144411_678-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_20191215_144411_678-1024x1024.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_20191215_144411_678-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-690\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_20191215_144411_678-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_20191215_144411_678-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_20191215_144411_678-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_20191215_144411_678-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_20191215_144411_678-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_20191215_144411_678-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_20191215_144411_678.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>A rolling stone may gather no moss, but a walking author does pick up a few snowflakes.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The snow came as promised, and justified our book club&#8217;s decision to cancel this evening&#8217;s potluck feast. It also put paid to my plans to go to church this morning, but a couple of phone calls confirmed it was no scene I should be driving in, and whoever made it to church would fill in for my duties. So, it&#8217;s a snow day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I went out for a walk, as one does, enjoying the hush &#8212; though the bars are still open, with the Chiefs game turned up loud as I passed them. Otherwise it&#8217;s quiet. I saw only one person walking their dog, and two kids progressing down the street toward the park with a sled in tow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube alignright wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mN5Wq_D_A1E?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If we get enough accumulation, I&#8217;ll make some snow ice cream, because Past Me thought ahead and stocked up on Eagle Brand. But for now, I think I&#8217;m just going to make some hot chocolate and watch a cozy murder mystery. I leave you with some meditative organ music for your Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The snow came as promised, and justified our book club&#8217;s decision to cancel this evening&#8217;s potluck feast. 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