{"id":2149,"date":"2009-08-25T00:33:20","date_gmt":"2009-08-25T04:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=2149"},"modified":"2009-08-25T00:35:04","modified_gmt":"2009-08-25T04:35:04","slug":"lemon-tree-very-pretty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/lemon-tree-very-pretty\/","title":{"rendered":"Lemon Tree, Very Pretty"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been having fun<\/a> in L.A.<\/a> but I’ve been doing a lot of work too. I managed to tear myself away from the laptop yesterday to sit by the pool for three hours.<\/p>\n

While poolside, I pondered a lemon tree that, unlike more productive neighboring lemon trees, had put all its energy into creating a single large lemon.<\/p>\n

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An only child.<\/p><\/div>\n

I also had a cocktail, as I promised Kristin<\/a> I would. This being L.A., it had blueberries and acai in it for a healthy antioxidant effect. Hopefully, that will counteract my Wrinkly Slut<\/a> situation.<\/p>\n

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I felt so much younger after drinking it.<\/p><\/div>\n

I wonder if the lemon tree noticed the lemon wedge in my drink and silently screamed, “MURDERER!” I will try to make amends with this wonderful musical interlude. Take it away, Trini Lopez!<\/p>\n

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By the way, I tweeted<\/a> that I was going to the pool and gorgeous but possibly appalled blogger The City Sage<\/a> tweeted back, “At first I thought it said, ‘I’m going to poo’!” I can assure City Sage and the rest of you that if you ever see a tweet like that from me, I’ve been hacked and you should alert the appropriate authorities. But if talking poo is your thing, I suggest you check out this TMI Thursday post <\/a>from gorgeous blogger LiLu LivitLuvit. “Enjoy!” isn’t really the appropriate thing to say as an introduction to this post. Instead I’ll say … um<\/a> … well, really, I got nothin’.
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I’ve been having fun in L.A. but I’ve been doing a lot of work too. I managed to tear myself away from the laptop yesterday to sit by the pool for three hours. While poolside, I pondered a lemon tree that, unlike more productive neighboring lemon trees, had put all its energy into creating a…<\/p>\n

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