{"id":220,"date":"2007-07-27T20:15:41","date_gmt":"2007-07-27T20:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?p=220"},"modified":"2010-07-26T21:04:36","modified_gmt":"2010-07-26T21:04:36","slug":"bell-in-my-honeysuckle-bush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2007\/07\/bell-in-my-honeysuckle-bush\/","title":{"rendered":"Bell in my Honeysuckle Bush"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1408\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1408\" style=\"width: 124px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/bell-sm.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1408\" title=\"Bell In Honeysuckle Bush\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/bell-sm.jpg?resize=124%2C300\" alt=\"Bell In Honeysuckle Bush\" width=\"124\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bell In Honeysuckle Bush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I love the sound of wind chimes in a summer breeze through an open window! 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