{"id":94337,"date":"2026-03-04T08:33:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94337"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:44:13","slug":"mid-week-has-arrived-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94337","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Week Has Arrived!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94338\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-001-650x972.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"972\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-001-650x972.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-001-100x149.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-001-768x1148.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-001-1028x1536.jpg 1028w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-001.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"greeting-message\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\tdocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n\t\tconst morningGreeting = 'Good Morning, what are you doing up so early?';\r\n\t\tconst afternoonGreeting = 'Good Afternoon, do you realize it is 5:00 pm somewhere?!';\r\n\t\tconst eveningGreeting = 'Good Evening!';\r\n\r\n\t\tconst date = new Date();\r\n\t\tconst hour = date.getHours();\r\n\t\tlet greeting;\r\n\r\n\t\tif ( hour >= 5 && hour < 12 ) {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = morningGreeting;\r\n\t\t} else if ( hour >= 12 && hour < 18 ) {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = afternoonGreeting;\r\n\t\t} else {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = eveningGreeting;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'greeting-message' ).textContent = greeting;\r\n\t} );\r\n<\/script><p>Estimated reading time: 8 minutes<\/p>A little soft Irish tune while you peruse today&#8217;s Daily Diary entry.\u00a0 Sit back and enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"center\" autoplay=\"autoplay\" loop=\"loop\" controls=\"controls\"><source src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DannyBoy1.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><\/audio><br \/>\nWe&#8217;re up and ready to take on the day!!\u00a0 Since it&#8217;s Wednesday, our standing session with Peak Performance is at 8:30 am.\u00a0 First stop: the stationary bike\u2014pedal, pedal, pedal\u2026 until it turns into an emergency &#8220;widdle break.&#8221; Then it&#8217;s off to the various torture machines, where we pay good money to be politely bullied by equipment designed by people who clearly love to see pain.<\/p>\n<p>My back was hurting, so I offered to be taken to the mat and walked on by the small 250-pound torture expert without cleats today.\u00a0 After 40 minutes flat of my tummy only seeing my toes momentarily as they passed by my head, my back pain began to go away!<\/p>\n<p>At 10:00 am, the pain subsided as we left the building and ran to the parking lot for the Silver Fox&#8217;s safety!\u00a0 It is a smart car because, as we entered and closed the door, it automatically locked us in and started up, placing the gearshift in the &#8220;P&#8221; position for panic.\u00a0 \u00a0We zoomed out of the lot with tires screeching and rubber burning.\u00a0 We saw the tormentors chasing us in the rear-view mirror!\u00a0 They had pitchforks in their hands, and some carried torches!<\/p>\n<p>Mary asked why I was driving so fast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94339\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-009.jpg 602w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-009-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-009-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When we got home, we immediately went to the back patio and finished it off so it would be presentable to our guests who were scheduled to arrive at 4:00 pm.\u00a0 We knew they would both enjoy the garden tour!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94358\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94358\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94358\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-002-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-002-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-002-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-002-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-002-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-002.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We have flowers!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Everything is looking good, and we are ready to enjoy an afternoon tea on the patio, complete with Alexa playing our favorite tunes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94359\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94359\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94359\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-003-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-003-650x867.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-003-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-003-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-003-100x133.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-003.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mulch is in and looking good.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The red mulch makes the flowers stand out.\u00a0 The mulch keeps the roots from overheating from the Sun&#8217;s rays.\u00a0 Red mulch is usually made from shredded or chipped wood (often pine, cedar, fir, or recycled pallets\/wood waste) that&#8217;s been dyed red.<\/p>\n<div class=\"didYouKnow\">\n<p>Common decorative red bark ingredients\/process:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 Base material: ground-up tree bark, wood chips, sawmill scraps, or recycled clean lumber<br \/>\n\u2022 Coloring: a water-based dye or iron-oxide pigment (iron oxide is essentially a &#8220;rust&#8221; pigment), sometimes with a binder to help it stick<br \/>\n\u2022 Sometimes: minor additives for dust control or color fastness<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_94360\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94360\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94360\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-004-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-004-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-004-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-004-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-004-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-004.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a few weeks, they will be huge!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The hydrangeas are going to enter their &#8220;oversized, dramatic summer era,&#8221; so we&#8217;ll be keeping them politely humbled with a little strategic snipping as needed.<\/p>\n<p>The name Hydrangea comes from Greek: hydor (water) + angeion (vessel), often explained as &#8220;water vessel,&#8221; referring to the plant&#8217;s high water needs and\/or its seed capsules.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94361\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94361\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94361\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-005-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-005-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-005-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-005-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-005-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-005.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We love the color scheme!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The patio swing is now uncovered and ready for guests to enjoy the afternoon view.\u00a0 We put the swing on rollers so we can reposition it as needed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94362\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94362\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94362\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-006-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-006-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-006-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-006-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-006-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-006.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready for Springtime on the patio!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Domi and the crew rolled in at 12:30 pm, and we immediately did what responsible adults do: went to BEVMO, then also Total Wine &amp; More\u2014because one store couldn&#8217;t possibly handle our weird requests.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94363\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94363\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94363\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-007-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-007-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-007-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-007-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-007-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-007.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two stores later, and we have the ingredients.\u00a0 It looked like a police lineup, so I informed Mary that the problem was with #3<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We stocked up for the legendary &#8220;Hershey Chocolate Martini,&#8221; which is totally clear, with the only evidence of chocolate being the Hershey&#8217;s Kiss in the glass!\u00a0 The recipe is simple:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 2 oz vanilla vodka<br \/>\n\u2022 2 oz chocolate vodka<br \/>\n\u2022 2 oz clear cr\u00e8me de cacao<\/p>\n<p>Dump the ingredients into a shaker, add a bunch of crushed ice, and shake like you just saw a ghost.\u00a0 Pour the elixir into a martini glass, drop in a Hershey&#8217;s Kiss, then step back and get ready\u2014because this drink doesn&#8217;t get made so much as it gets even.\u00a0 It&#8217;s like drinking a chocolate bar but clear and cold!<\/p>\n<p>We know you are curious how &#8220;chocolate vodka&#8221; can be clear, so&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"didYouKnow\">\n<p>Chocolate vodka stays clear by capturing the chocolate flavor without leaving behind the dark-colored solids (cocoa particles) that make things brown and cloudy.\u00a0 Producers typically do one (or a combination) of these three methods:<\/p>\n<p>1 Use aroma\/flavor extracts instead of cocoa, where they add natural\/artificial chocolate flavor compounds (often based on vanillin\/cocoa aromatics) that are nearly colorless.\u00a0 Since there&#8217;s little to no cocoa solid material, the vodka stays clear.<\/p>\n<p>2 Distill the chocolate flavor by macerating cacao nibs\/cocoa in neutral spirit, then redistill.\u00a0 Distillation carries over volatile aroma molecules (smell\/flavor) but leaves behind most pigments and solids, so the distillate comes out clear.<\/p>\n<p>3 Filter\/clarify after infusion by removing color and haze using fine filtration (e.g., cellulose pads, activated carbon) and\/or fining\/clarifying agents.\u00a0 This can reduce both color and cloudiness, though heavy chocolate notes are harder to keep if you remove too much.<\/p>\n<p>Why it works: the brown color in chocolate mostly comes from non-volatile pigments and suspended solids, which don&#8217;t carry over during distillation and can be removed by aggressive filtration.\u00a0 The chocolate aroma comes from compounds that can be captured without the color.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The clock is ticking, we got cleaned up, did a last-minute check on everything, and Carol and James arrived.\u00a0 This was their first meeting, as we thought they might hit it off and enjoy each other&#8217;s company!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94368\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94368\" class=\"wp-image-94368\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-012-650x469.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-012-650x469.webp 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-012-150x108.webp 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-012-768x554.webp 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-012-100x72.webp 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-012.webp 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is Paul shooting at Mary!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We toured the garden and made the introductions before jumping in The Silver Fox and making our way to dinner at the Silver Trumpet.\u00a0 We enjoyed a delightful meal and got to know one another.\u00a0 The food was perfect as we shared a cheese board, I had Lamb Lollipops, Mary did their Lentil Soup, James attacked the Caesar Salad, and Carol went for the Salmon.\u00a0 \u00a0Tummies are full, so it was time to go.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94379\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94379\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94379\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-013-650x333.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-013-650x333.webp 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-013-150x77.webp 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-013-768x394.webp 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-013-100x51.webp 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-013-1536x788.webp 1536w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-013-2048x1050.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The menu was quite varied, and the plates were beautifully presented.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At 6:45 pm, we walked to Southcoast Repertory, which was perfect timing, as we sat down and got settled in, the play began.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94378\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-014-650x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-014-650x432.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-014-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-014-768x511.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-014-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-014.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We saw &#8220;Who&#8217;s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?&#8221;.\u00a0 Who&#8217;s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee was first presented on Broadway on October 13, 1962.<\/p>\n<p>The play&#8217;s title comes from the Disney song &#8221; Who&#8217;s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?&#8221; from Three Little Pigs.\u00a0 It is commonly interpreted as meaning: &#8220;Who&#8217;s afraid of living without illusions?&#8221; In other words, who&#8217;s afraid of facing reality rather than comforting self-deception\u2014one of the play&#8217;s central themes.<\/p>\n<p>Summary: Who&#8217;s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u00a0 is a play by Edward Albee about one long, alcohol-fueled night in which a middle-aged couple, George and Martha, invite a younger couple, Nick and Honey, back to their house after a university party.\u00a0 As the night drags on, George and Martha&#8217;s vicious, flirtatious &#8220;games&#8221; escalate\u2014humiliations, revelations, and shifting alliances that pull Nick and Honey into their marital warfare.<\/p>\n<p>Through relentless arguments and mind games, the play exposes the lies each person uses to cope: George and Martha&#8217;s bitterness over disappointment and failure, Nick&#8217;s ambition and opportunism, and Honey&#8217;s fragility and avoidance.\u00a0 The evening builds toward the collapse of key illusions\u2014especially the couple&#8217;s central shared fiction\u2014ending with a bleak kind of honesty as George and Martha face what&#8217;s left when their defenses are stripped away.<\/p>\n<div class=\"didYouKnow\">South Coast Repertory renamed its &#8220;Main Stage&#8221; to the &#8220;Segerstrom Stage&#8221; to recognize (and honor) the Segerstrom family&#8217;s longstanding philanthropic support of SCR and of the Orange County arts community more broadly.\u00a0 It&#8217;ss essentially a naming-rights gift\/recognition: the theatre already had two primary performance spaces (&#8220;Main Stage&#8221; and &#8220;Julian J. Levitt Theatre&#8221;), and &#8220;Main Stage&#8221; was a generic label\u2014renaming it formalized the Segerstroms&#8217; major role in helping sustain and grow the company.<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_94370\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94370\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94370\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-008-1-650x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-008-1-650x615.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-008-1-150x142.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-008-1-768x726.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-008-1-100x95.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-008-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Always a smile!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had NO idea the play was three hours long (because the play was based on &#8220;real-time&#8221; rather than hours or days)!\u00a0 We were thankful for the two intermissions!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94366\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94366\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94366\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-010-650x784.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-010-650x784.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-010-124x150.jpg 124w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-010-768x926.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-010-100x121.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-010.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ladies are ready for the play to begin!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All had fun!\u00a0 While the play was performed quite well, we all decided something a little more light-hearted was more to our preference!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94367\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94367\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94367\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-011-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-011-650x867.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-011-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-011-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-011-100x133.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04-011.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James and Carol<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We walked back to the restaurant, and James retrieved his salad from the staff.\u00a0 We headed home, which was 16 minutes\/11 miles.\u00a0 James got a kick out of the decorations, and the house was lit up all in green and orange for the upcoming holiday!<\/p>\n<p>Good night, all, it was another amazing day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94374\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/457370027_530710362801628_4297562274462454317_n-650x943.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"943\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/457370027_530710362801628_4297562274462454317_n-650x943.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/457370027_530710362801628_4297562274462454317_n-103x150.jpg 103w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/457370027_530710362801628_4297562274462454317_n-100x145.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/457370027_530710362801628_4297562274462454317_n.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little soft Irish tune while you peruse today&#8217;s Daily Diary entry.\u00a0 Sit back and enjoy. 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