{"id":33304,"date":"2026-05-15T17:49:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=33304"},"modified":"2026-05-15T18:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:34:06","slug":"presidental-dining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=33304","title":{"rendered":"Presidental Dining&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e85533c71a73c5d373a7935be0b4024a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#4c2804\">A special treat! Court Painter is not only a virtuoso with the brush but a steady hand with the camera. 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