{"id":2261,"date":"2010-09-06T20:40:06","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T03:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=2261"},"modified":"2014-11-22T18:48:15","modified_gmt":"2014-11-23T01:48:15","slug":"as-the-sun-sets-on-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2010\/09\/06\/as-the-sun-sets-on-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"As the sun sets on summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I spent a little time in the hammock this summer, even more time on the couch. I have always loved the languid, laid back, mellow qualities of summer. 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