{"id":21318,"date":"2024-08-01T22:03:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T21:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=21318"},"modified":"2024-08-01T23:03:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T22:03:24","slug":"days-in-fire-food-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=21318","title":{"rendered":"DAYS iN: Fire, Food, Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7091-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7091-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7091-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7091-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7091.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s something wonderfully hypnotic and calming about watching a fire burn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7093.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d allowed myself to get hot n\u2019 bothered, on a particularly irksome Amazon delivery route. And was feeling \u00fcber gloomy, on my (late) drive home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7092-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21319\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7092-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7092-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7092-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7092.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Teresa, capturing the moment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But a delicious meal, cooked by my delicious wife, a cup of tea, and a fire? And all was once again well with the world. The simple pleasures, eh? Surely the best?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7094-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21317\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7094-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7094-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7094-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7094.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Specks of ash on me trews.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ok, so my tiresome work shift wasn\u2019t entirely awful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21327\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7096-1-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21327\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7096-1-576x1024.png 576w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7096-1-169x300.png 169w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7096-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21332\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7097-2-1-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21332\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7097-2-1-576x1024.png 576w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7097-2-1-169x300.png 169w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7097-2-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21333\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7098-2-1-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21333\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7098-2-1-576x1024.png 576w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7098-2-1-169x300.png 169w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7098-2-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21328\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7099-1-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7099-1-576x1024.png 576w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7099-1-169x300.png 169w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_7099-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Watching this gorgeous family of ducks cross the road was lovely. Why did they cross? To get to the other side\u2026 why else?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s something wonderfully hypnotic and calming about watching a fire burn. I\u2019d allowed myself to get hot n\u2019 bothered, on a particularly irksome Amazon delivery route. And was feeling \u00fcber gloomy, on my (late) drive home. But a delicious meal, cooked by my delicious wife, a cup of tea, and a fire? 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