{"id":7785,"date":"2015-08-28T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T05:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=7785"},"modified":"2015-08-28T07:12:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T12:12:20","slug":"this-and-that-138","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=7785","title":{"rendered":"This and That"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7784\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?attachment_id=7784\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7784\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7784\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7784 size-full\" title=\"Walking with Cake: Fresh flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Fresh-flowers.jpg\" alt=\"Walking with Cake: Fresh flowers\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Fresh-flowers.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Fresh-flowers-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Late summer flowers.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This week was all about going back to school and learning new routines, and next week will bring more of the same. Things change a little with the start of each year, but the boys are doing well and hanging in there. It will be nice to have a relaxing weekend after the hustle and bustle of this week. Here are a few things that caught my eye.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/3048918\/think-youre-cut-out-for-tiny-house-living-now-you-can-book-a-short-stay-and-see\" target=\"_blank\">Getaway<\/a> offers the chance to experience a tiny house without the commitment of moving in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apartmenttherapy.com\/shivas-romantic-modern-ranch-home-house-tour-166672?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=managed#_\" target=\"_blank\">A gorgeous, modern ranch house in California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/3043858\/world-changing-ideas\/the-science-of-why-you-should-spend-your-money-on-experiences-not-thing\" target=\"_blank\">Why we should spend our money on experiences that make us happy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2015\/08\/27\/434277989\/-george-wants-you-to-know-she-s-really-melissa\" target=\"_blank\"><em>George<\/em>, a new chapter book for children<\/a>, tells the story of a young transgender girl.<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7T2oje4cYxw\" target=\"_blank\">one clever guy turns IKEA products into puns<\/a>, just to annoy his girlfriend. 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