{"id":2132,"date":"2017-02-06T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cuppacoldwater.wordpress.com\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2017-04-04T16:37:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T20:37:07","slug":"rhoda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=2132","title":{"rendered":"Rhoda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2133\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?attachment_id=2133\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_8906.jpg?fit=1136%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1136,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1469289548&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8906\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_8906.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_8906.jpg?fit=640%2C361&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2133\" src=\"https:\/\/cuppacoldwater.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/img_8906.jpg?resize=640%2C361\" alt=\"IMG_8906.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_8906.jpg?w=1136&amp;ssl=1 1136w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_8906.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_8906.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_8906.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Rhoda is one of those people with all kinds of hidden talents that she thinks she doesn\u2019t have. She talks about not being crafty, and proceeds to out-Pinterest the best of us. She says cooking is not her favorite, but if you\u2019re at her house, she\u2019ll almost certainly offer you some delicious tidbit she has on hand.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">She is intentional about creating a solid childhood for her three kiddos, providing them with lots of books and chickens, and time to roam about the woods and dig their toes into her garden. Best of all, she cares deeply, and loves people well. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cuppacoldwater.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/img_9530.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2112\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?attachment_id=2112\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9530.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1483211226&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9530\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9530.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9530.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2112\" src=\"https:\/\/cuppacoldwater.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/img_9530.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9530.jpg?w=3264&amp;ssl=1 3264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9530.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9530.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9530.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9530.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9530.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had to include this picture, because I think she makes the most adorable fifties housewife ever. I&#8217;m telling you, she just gets prettier, the older she gets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rhoda is one of those people with all kinds of hidden talents that she thinks she doesn\u2019t have. She talks about not being crafty, and proceeds to out-Pinterest the best of us. She says cooking is not her favorite, but if you\u2019re at her house, she\u2019ll almost certainly offer you some delicious tidbit she has on hand.&nbsp; She is intentional about creating a solid childhood for her three kiddos, providing them with lots of books and chickens, and time to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=2132\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[92],"tags":[114,134],"class_list":["post-2132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-relationships","tag-family","tag-month-of-posting"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s8A8kG-rhoda","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":641,"url":"https:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=641","url_meta":{"origin":2132,"position":0},"title":"Misery in Mexico","author":"Rachel","date":"July 21, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This morning I unearthed a story I wrote when I was probably ten or eleven. 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