{"id":67099,"date":"2023-02-04T06:24:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T13:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=67099"},"modified":"2023-02-06T06:45:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T13:45:28","slug":"a-sloooow-day-it-was-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=67099","title":{"rendered":"A Sloooow Day, It Was Needed!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67101\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/funny-056.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/funny-056.png 510w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/funny-056-150x102.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today was again laid back! We went to our son Joe&#8217;s house, where he is rebuilding a sand rail. We watched him to the front suspension before we departed back home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_67104\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67104\" class=\"wp-image-67104 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-04-001-650x487.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-04-001-650x487.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-04-001-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-04-001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-04-001-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-04-001-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-67104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He remembers he and I rebuilding the blue sand rail almost fifty years ago!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Returning home, I planned to take a short nap.\u00a0 The blood pressure thing is tiring!\u00a0 When Chuck and Lisa returned, we decided to stay home and not go out to eat.\u00a0 Mary pulled out two steaks from the freezer.\u00a0 \u00a0We were given a box of steaks by Diane and David, and those steaks are amazing!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_67107\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67107\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67107\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/qrcode_www.harrisranch.com_.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/qrcode_www.harrisranch.com_.png 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/qrcode_www.harrisranch.com_-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-67107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visit Harris Ranch (Scan the QR Code)<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"didYouKnow\">\n<p><strong>Did You Know?<\/strong> Founded by Jack Harris in 1937, the Harris Ranch Beef Company (now operated by Jack Harris&#8217; son John) was originally a cotton and grain operation. In the 1970s, the ranch opened a burger stand near Interstate 5.<\/p>\n<p>The farm also operates an inn and restaurant, raises fruit and vegetable crops, and breeds thoroughbred horses. Overall, the operation has more than 400 employees. Approximately 14,000 acres (5,700 ha) are devoted to garlic, broccoli, pomegranates, and tomatoes, among 35 types of fruits and vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>During the war on terror, volunteers from the San Joaquin Valley, especially Bakersfield, supplied with beef from Harris Ranch, have volunteered to serve steaks to service-members who are OCONUS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_67105\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67105\" class=\"wp-image-67105 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-04-002-650x487.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-04-002-650x487.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-04-002-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-04-002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-04-002-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-04-002-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-67105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Life does not get better than this!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We popped over to the market and got some groceries, plus we took Mary&#8217;s bean soup to Jan.\u00a0 At Jan&#8217;s, we had a glass of wine while bringing her up to date on everything.<\/p>\n<p>Returning home, Mary made a salad from our garden.\u00a0 Chuck barbequed the steaks, and I set the table.\u00a0 Lissa was getting ready for the celebration of life for her sister planned for Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>We sat around and talked for a couple of hours.\u00a0 Quality time!!\u00a0 Oh, we also made cherry flavored ice cream and I used some of the remaining Polish sour cherries from our last Perogi adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today was again laid back! 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