{"id":2087,"date":"2010-06-24T21:05:08","date_gmt":"2010-06-25T01:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/?p=2087"},"modified":"2010-06-24T21:05:08","modified_gmt":"2010-06-25T01:05:08","slug":"today-is-midsummer-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=2087","title":{"rendered":"today is Midsummer Day&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/scan0018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"169\" alt=\"scan0018\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/scan0018_thumb.jpg\" width=\"239\" border=\"0\"><\/a> Robin and I would plan a feast and invite friends to share.<\/p>\n<p>One year we dressed in medieval costumes (with a Shakespearian flare)<\/p>\n<p>ate chicken on trenchers of bread and drank mead.<\/p>\n<p>We had a small talent show, and then went for a late night swim.<\/p>\n<p>Several years ago, I organized a party and put up tents in my backyard- ostensibly as a graduation party for Jordan- but it was really for Midsummer.<\/p>\n<p>This year, I made knotty rolls with anisette on top.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/midsummer-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"105\" alt=\"midsummer 001\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/midsummer-001_thumb.jpg\" width=\"139\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/midsummer-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"105\" alt=\"midsummer 002\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/midsummer-002_thumb.jpg\" width=\"139\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/midsummer-003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"105\" alt=\"midsummer 003\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/midsummer-003_thumb.jpg\" width=\"139\" border=\"0\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Frank won&#8217;t let me have a bonfire.<\/p>\n<p>My birthday is this weekend so I can&#8217;t REALLY have another party.<\/p>\n<p>But &#8211; I love Midsummer Day or St. John&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to light a WHOLE lot of candles on the deck and pretend it is a bonfire.<\/p>\n<p>This is what happens when your childhood companions die young.<\/p>\n<p>You are left with desires for the past that others just don&#8217;t understand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/scan0016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"244\" alt=\"scan0016\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/scan0016_thumb.jpg\" width=\"166\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/scan0017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"221\" alt=\"scan0017\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/scan0017_thumb.jpg\" width=\"329\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Midsummer Day- Past and Present from Puck, Ophelia, the Lady of the Manor and the crone.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robin and I would plan a feast and invite friends to share. One year we dressed in medieval costumes (with a Shakespearian flare) ate chicken on trenchers of bread and drank mead. 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