{"id":89066,"date":"2017-08-18T23:33:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T22:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=89066"},"modified":"2017-08-18T23:33:07","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T22:33:07","slug":"blending-with-the-scenery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2017\/08\/18\/blending-with-the-scenery\/","title":{"rendered":"Blending with the scenery"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems to be mostly bad news everywhere at the moment one way and another. \u00a0Strange days indeed. This LOTR quote seems appropriate somehow.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The world is changed. I taste it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air . Much that once was is lost; for none now live who remember it.”<\/strong><\/h4>\n

J. R. R. Tolkien<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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It seems to be mostly bad news everywhere at the moment one way and another. \u00a0Strange days indeed. This LOTR quote seems appropriate somehow. “The world is changed. I taste it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air . Much that once was is lost; for none … Continue reading Blending with the scenery<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"status","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Blending with scenery","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-status","hentry","category-musings","post_format-post-format-status"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NRDR-nay","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":174828,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2021\/02\/03\/february-first-thoughts\/","url_meta":{"origin":89066,"position":0},"title":"February first thoughts","author":"diana Stone","date":"February 3, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"February has got off to a slightly wonky start it has to be said.\u00a0 I have now been doing my extended daily exercise routine for about 3 weeks and I have had to row back slightly due to problems that I suspect are linked to over enthusiasm. 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