{"id":77041,"date":"2024-02-05T05:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=77041"},"modified":"2024-02-07T07:57:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T14:57:45","slug":"monday-torture-comes-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=77041","title":{"rendered":"Monday; Torture Comes Early!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bing Crosby - &quot;Dear Hearts and Gentle People&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KOdLsCdnwjA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77042\" style=\"width: 293px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77042\" class=\" wp-image-77042\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/341043af11c40796e77f60e199dc4df5.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"404\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary goes through her exercises!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The force of habit made me look at the weather forecast; oh boy, here we go again!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77054\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77054\" class=\"frame wp-image-77054 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pix-646.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pix-646.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pix-646-650x506.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pix-646-150x117.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OMG, I went to the She Shed and got three sets of water wings: one for Mary, one for Scout, and one for me.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We were up early, and it was raining, so our planned trip to Victorville would have to wait.\u00a0 It is OK since we have to be home for a UPS delivery.\u00a0 As Mary came into the garage on our way to our torture session, she broke into a cachinnation after seeing me blowing up the rubber rafts instead of backing out the car.\u00a0 I showed her the weather predictions; needless to say, my efforts were redirected by the doctor.\u00a0 We went in the car.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77059\" style=\"width: 792px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77059\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77059\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-05-radar.gof_.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then, all of a sudden&#8230; NOTHING!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We headed home after the workout and proceeded to work around the kitchen.\u00a0 We made Beef bourguignon or b\u0153uf bourguignon, also called beef Burgundy, and b\u0153uf \u00e0 la Bourguignonne.\u00a0 It is a French beef stew braised in red wine, often red Burgundy, and beef stock, typically flavored with carrots, onions, garlic, and a bouquet garni, and garnished with pearl onions, mushrooms, and bacon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77061\" style=\"width: 1795px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77061\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77061\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-05-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1785\" height=\"2379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-05-001.jpg 1785w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-05-001-650x866.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-05-001-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-05-001-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-05-001-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-05-001-1537x2048.jpg 1537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1785px) 100vw, 1785px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The two of us made it up in about 30 minutes!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This will feed us for about four days after we deliver some to our neighbor.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77062\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77062\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77062\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-05-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-05-002.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-05-002-650x366.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-05-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-05-002-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It simmered in the crockpot for about six hours on high.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We dined at about 7:00 pm, which is a little late for us, but we wanted to have the results of our efforts for dinner!<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the weatherman was right; we got some rain.\u00a0 We watched TV and then worked in the office until about 10:00 pm, and then we crashed.<\/p>\n<p>Why do dragons often sleep during the day?\u00a0 So they can fight knights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The force of habit made me look at the weather forecast; oh boy, here we go again! 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