{"id":205,"date":"2016-12-22T22:33:15","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T06:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/?p=205"},"modified":"2016-12-23T13:54:30","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T21:54:30","slug":"december-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/?p=205","title":{"rendered":"December 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most of our news this year is from pretty close to home:<a href=\"https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/curbside.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207\" src=\"https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/curbside-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"curbside\" width=\"625\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/curbside-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/curbside-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/curbside-624x428.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/LobbyCheer2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-218 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/LobbyCheer2-251x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/LobbyCheer2-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/LobbyCheer2-857x1024.jpg 857w, https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/LobbyCheer2-624x746.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a>Greetings to all from our newly-remodeled lobby. \u00a0The sculpture has been relocated, the furniture has a younger look, colors are somewhat\u00a0more neutral, and the downstairs bookshelves have given way to\u00a0a counter for computer users. \u00a0There&#8217;s also a big new television.<\/p>\n<p>In other building news, this summer saw the advent of our rooftop herb garden, a welcome addition for those of us who like to avoid plastic supermarket packaging but who are too lazy to grow plants on our own balconies. Fortunately, some of our neighbors are really good at this! \u00a0We used lots of cilantro, basil, oregano, and even some tarragon. \u00a0There were excellent tomatoes that we mostly left for others. \u00a0Below is a picture of our roof, with its three little maple trees, from last Fall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RoofSpace.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-219\" src=\"https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RoofSpace-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"roofspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RoofSpace-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RoofSpace-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwenda.com\/teletype\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RoofSpace-624x458.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a bit more news in earlier posts, mostly about cycling, in case you missed them. \u00a0We&#8217;re planning another bicycle trip in Europe late next summer.<\/p>\n<p>Happy holidays and a bright new year, from Scott and Alex!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of our news this year is from pretty close to home: Greetings to all from our newly-remodeled lobby. \u00a0The sculpture has been relocated, the furniture has a younger look, colors are somewhat\u00a0more neutral, and the downstairs bookshelves have given way to\u00a0a counter for computer users. \u00a0There&#8217;s also a big new television. 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