{"id":94601,"date":"2026-03-14T02:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T09:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94601"},"modified":"2026-03-17T08:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:35:56","slug":"dont-spare-the-smarocks-bring-on-the-corned-beef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94601","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Spare The Smarocks, Bring On The Corned Beef!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94602\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-001-650x650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-001-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-001-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-001-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/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: 6 minutes<\/p>Today we&#8217;re having friends and family over to celebrate St. Patrick&#8217;s Day early\u2014because this year it falls on the 17th\u2026 aka a Tuesday, the official day of &#8220;We can&#8217;t celebrate on a Tuesday, we are retired and have work to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At 6:30 am sharp, Alexa sounded her &#8220;get the hell out of bed &#8221; alarm, meaning it&#8217;s time to go to the kitchen and begin preparations.\u00a0 Today, we are making corned beef boiled, baked, in the slow cooker, and in the Instant Pot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"didYouKnowGreen\">\n<p><strong>Did You Know? <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">Corned beef gets its name from the &#8220;corns&#8221; (large grains) of salt historically used to cure it, not from corn, the vegetable.<\/li>\n<li>Traditional Irish corned beef wasn&#8217;t the everyday staple in Ireland; it became strongly associated with Irish-Americans in the U.S., who often bought brisket from Jewish butchers as an affordable substitute for Irish bacon.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">The cut is usually brisket (or sometimes round), cured in a salty brine with &#8220;pickling spices&#8221; such as mustard seeds, coriander, peppercorns, bay leaves, and cloves.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">The pink color in many store-bought corned beef comes from curing salt (sodium nitrite), which helps prevent spoilage and keeps the meat rosy even after cooking.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">Historically, beef in Ireland was relatively expensive; much of the salt-cured beef was exported, especially in the 17th\u201319th centuries.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">Corned beef and cabbage became a classic St. Patrick&#8217;s Day meal in America partly because cabbage was cheap and readily available alongside brisket.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">Corned beef is cured (brined) first; pastrami is typically corned beef that&#8217;s then seasoned (often with coriander\/pepper) and smoked.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">The brisket&#8217;s two main parts are the flat (leaner, slices neatly) and the point (fattier, more flavorful).\u00a0 Many packaged corned beef briskets are mostly flat.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">If you cook corned beef too fast or too long, it can get tough.\u00a0 Low\u2014and\u2014slow simmering or braising helps melt collagen into gelatin.<\/li>\n<li>Leftover corned beef is the classic base for corned beef hash\u2014and it also makes a great Reuben (or&#8221;Rachel&#8221; if you swap in turkey).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>We are now on a search-and-rescue mission to find the appropriate cooking utensils, including pots and pans!\u00a0 We found everything and remembered where we stashed it.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>A large pan for roasting<\/li>\n<li>The one-gallon pressure cooker<\/li>\n<li>The Dutch Oven for boiling, and<\/li>\n<li>The slow cooker<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We scurried around the house getting everything ready.\u00a0 We set up tables, moved chairs in from the HeShed (thank you, Robin),\u00a0 set the table, and did all the other things needed for a party.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/St_Patricks\/2026\/page4.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>You can see the entire party right here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mary went &#8220;picking&#8221; in the garden and returned like a vegetable pirate\u2014arms full of onions and carrots\u2014then dumped the haul on Paul and said, &#8220;Congrats, you&#8217;re in charge of washing, peeling, and prepping these for whatever cooking chaos we&#8217;re attempting today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94627\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94627\" class=\"wp-image-94627 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-002-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-002-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-002-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-002-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-002.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When Paul was done, they were perfect for tossing into the pots!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary took a few minutes off to relax before our friends and family arrived.\u00a0 Everything is ready to go!\u00a0 When the alarm bells go off, dinner will be served!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94628\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94628\" class=\"wp-image-94628 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-008-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-008-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-008-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-008-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-008-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-008.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Wake me up when it is over!!&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When Robin arrived around noon, she ran to the kitchen and began preparing the green Jello shots!<\/p>\n<div class=\"didYouKnowGreen\">\n<p>Jello shots are small, single-serving snacks made by mixing gelatin (like Jell-O) with water\/juice, and alcohol (usually vodka, rum, or tequila), then letting them set in little cups.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How they&#8217;re made (basic idea): dissolve gelatin in hot water, mix in cold liquid + liquor, pour into cups, refrigerate until firm.<\/li>\n<li>What they&#8217;re like: sweet, jiggly, and usually about 0.5\u20131 oz each.<\/li>\n<li>Alcohol content: varies a lot; they can be surprisingly strong depending on the recipe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_94629\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94629\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94629\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-012-650x386.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-012-650x386.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-012-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-012-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-012-100x59.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-012.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yummy!\u00a0 Jello and Fireball!!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94639\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/divider-garden-tour-650x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/divider-garden-tour-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/divider-garden-tour-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/divider-garden-tour-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/divider-garden-tour-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/divider-garden-tour.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We took a grand tour of every garden bed, like we were hosting a very low-budget nature documentary\u2014explaining what we&#8217;d done, what we meant to do, and then giving everyone our best, totally scientific estimate of when they can come back to start harvesting.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94630\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94630\" class=\"wp-image-94630 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-013-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-013-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-013-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-013-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-013-100x133.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-013.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A little Irish dancing was needed to liven things up!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Come and get it!\u00a0 The clamor of people moving to the kitchen island was so loud that the neighbor&#8217;s dog began marking!\u00a0 We had several first-aid kits available just in case!\u00a0 \u00a0We placed signs under each of the different methods used to make dinner.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94631\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94631\" class=\"wp-image-94631 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-017-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-017-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-017-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-017-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-017-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-017.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Serve it up!\u00a0 Remember to keep track of which method you liked!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Vicky arranged her corned beef in numerical order to make the selection and voting easier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: &#8216;What!\u00a0 You too?\u00a0 I thought I was the only one.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94632\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94632\" class=\"wp-image-94632 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-028-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-028-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-028-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-028-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-028-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-028.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beef, beef, everywhere I look!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Happy people mean full tummies\u2014and full tummies mean nobody asks what&#8217;s for dinner.<\/p>\n<p>I introduced several people to my new creation, the totally clear Chocolate Martini.\u00a0 It is a dangerous drink because it tastes like a chocolate bar and is about 4.5 ounces of various vodkas all mixed together!\u00a0 It is guaranteed to solve the problem of not sleeping, as evidenced below!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94635\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94635\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94635\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-067-650x813.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-067-650x813.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-067-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-067-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-067-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-067.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then, suddenly, the Chocolate Martini hit!<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;Family is not an important thing.\u00a0 It&#8217;s everything.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94716\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94716\" class=\"wp-image-94716 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-038.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-038.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-038-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-038-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-038-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-038-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bob and Robin, our heroes!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Your happy hosts are simply enjoying the fact that everyone is having a good time!\u00a0 We spent three hours together swapping stories, reliving adventures, and curing the world&#8217;s problems.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94634\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94634\" class=\"wp-image-94634 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-056-650x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-056-650x768.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-056-127x150.jpg 127w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-056-768x908.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-056-100x118.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-056.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We didn&#8217;t want anyone to go home, but alas, they need a nap, too!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We were the last people standing; everyone else was in their cars,s sitting down!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94636\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94636\" class=\"wp-image-94636 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-072-650x1156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"1156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-072-650x1156.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-072-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-072-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-072-100x178.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-072-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-072.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bye-bye, you all, see you this time next year!<br \/>May the wind be at your back, not because of the corned beef and cabbage!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/St_Patricks\/2026\/page4.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>You can see the entire party right here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94641\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-079.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-079.jpg 576w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-14-st-patricks-dinner-079-150x150.jpg 150w, 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