{"id":5869,"date":"2014-01-10T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=5869"},"modified":"2014-01-09T20:47:35","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T02:47:35","slug":"this-and-that-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=5869","title":{"rendered":"This and That"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5868\" style=\"width: 649px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?attachment_id=5868\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5868\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5868\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5868 \" title=\"Walking with Cake: My mom's flowers\" alt=\"Walking with Cake: My mom's flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/My-moms-flowers.jpg\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/My-moms-flowers.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/My-moms-flowers-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(A few of my mom&#8217;s flowers. Her garden always inspires me.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We went back to our regular schedule this week, and it feels good to be in a routine after the long holiday break. The boys returned to school yesterday, and we&#8217;ll have a quiet weekend at home without any big plans. Those are always the best weekends, I think.\u00a0 Here are a few things that caught my attention this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vogue.com\/guides\/vogues-guide-to-spring-2014-fashion\/#\/guide\/10667\/01\"><em>Vogue&#8217;s<\/em> Fashion Guide for Spring 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.violetgrey.com\/violet-files\/violet-polish-red-carpet?utm_source=Violet+Grey&amp;utm_campaign=b861985e9e-TVF_022&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_b23ea3f531-b861985e9e-337089893&amp;mc_cid=b861985e9e&amp;mc_eid=08819fde16\">Violet nails<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Are you watching <em>Downton Abbey<\/em> this season?\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vogue.com\/culture\/article\/getting-ready-for-season-four-the-first-annual-downton-abbey-quiz\/#1\">Here&#8217;s a funny quiz<\/a> about it.<\/p>\n<p>Why it&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2014\/jan\/05\/downton-abbey-season-4-us-premier\">&#8220;absolute nonsense&#8221;<\/a> to make Americans wait to watch <em>Downton Abbey<\/em> months after British fans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2014\/jan\/07\/stevie-nicks-katy-perry-advice\">Stevie Nicks had a long talk with Katy Perry<\/a>.\u00a0 (When Stevie Nicks gives you advice, you listen.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2014\/jan\/07\/pacman-peso-return-north-korea-music-video\">A rap video shot in North Korea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A look inside <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/slideshow\/inside-gypsy-houses-21436887\">Roma houses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kvue.com\/news\/Ashley-Wagner-making-a-statement-against-Russias-law-239469541.html\">an American skater<\/a> takes on Russia&#8217;s anti-gay laws.<\/p>\n<p>Have a wonderful weekend!<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=5869\"><\/div><script>\r\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\r\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1395755;\r\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\r\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We went back to our regular schedule this week, and it feels good to be in a routine after the long holiday break. 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