{"id":39771,"date":"2019-08-01T23:49:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T06:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=39771"},"modified":"2019-08-03T00:50:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-03T07:50:24","slug":"the-eyes-have-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=39771","title":{"rendered":"The Eyes Have It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The problem isn\u2019t that obesity runs in your family. The problem is no one runs in your family.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We stayed around the house most of the day. We receiver our new Makita hedge trimmer and I went to work on the remaining basic tree. Dang…I spent six minutes and the job was done! Love having the right tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Basil blossoms got a great haircut with the new tool!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

Did You Know? Although Basil is cultivated worldwide, Egypt is the principal source followed by the United States. (2007)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Basil is Greek for ‘royal’ or ‘kingly’. Ancient Greek and Roman doctors believed that basil would grow only if its cultivators sowed the seeds while screaming wild curses and shouting unintelligibly. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Greeks believed that only the sovereign himself, armed with his golden sickle, should be allowed to cut the basil. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The ancients had many superstitions connected with Basil, one of which was that it had the power of propagating scorpions. It was generally believed that a basil leaf left under a pot would in time turn into a scorpion. Superstition went so far as to affirm that even smelling the plant might bring a scorpion in the brain. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Cut baby cut!!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We worked on the puzzle for a while before getting ready to go to see Dr. Manzi, our eye doctor. We got there about 2:00 PM and both of us got new prescriptions. I started a new Clive Cussler book while waiting and it will be done in another day…they kind you can’t put down! Sue and I read the same books and have our own little book club afterwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the way back home, we stopped at Marie Callendar’s and had another lunch. Burger for me; veggie tacos for her…oh, and wine plus a gin and tonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We sat for almost two hours just talking and meeting some others in the dining room<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

By the time we fought the traffic on PCH going home I was finished. We did not go to the Phoenix Club as Donna and Bob were on their anniversary cruise. I took a three hour nap waking up about 8:00 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We watched TV for a while and then crashed. Yes, we did tookies!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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