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It’s Tuesday!
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We were up before 7:00 am, with Mary already in full mission mode—fixing breakfast and getting herself ready for her trip to watercolor class (because apparently, sleep is optional when art is involved).
Meanwhile, I spent a couple of hours replanting two hibiscus plants into larger containers. Nothing says”good morning” like wrestling roots before coffee.
I’m blessed to have a VERY smart bride who came up with the genius idea of swapping pots. I did the heavy lifting; she thought—classic teamwork.
Bonus: the two original smaller pots are being moved to the front entrance way, so now our porch will look like we planned it all on purpose.
At 12; 15 pm, Mary took off like a scalded hound for the Tustin Senior Citizens Center.
While she was gone, I puttered around the house doing things like resetting all the clocks, taking clothes off the roll-around rack and putting them away, doing a load of wash, and cleaning up the front yard/patio.
The Mother-In-Law’s Tongue does not need much water, so I did not connect it to the drip line. A few drops once a week will be just fine!
We love “The Mother-In-Law’s Tongue” plant!
Mary found this sign in Laguna and fell in love with it; I wonder why??? The plants are now trimmed back, and one pot is ready for some colorful flowers.
Mary loves her sign!
This hibiscus has been transplanted three times and somehow is still thriving—clearly it enjoys moving more than I do. It was leaning hard in the last pot, so duringtoday’ss transplant I finally sat it up straight. Consider it less “repotting” and more “plant chiropractic.”
The hibiscus plants are very happy in their new homes; fresh soil and new fertilizer!
Mary pulled in at 3:10 pm with her newest artwork in hand, plus some mods to her lighthouse (boats and birds)
Watercolor is older than you think: Early watercolor-like techniques show up in ancient Egypt, and watercolor became a major European art form during the Renaissance (often for studies and maps).
Dru joined us at 4:30 p,m and we departed for
SIX is a pop-concert-style musical about the six wives of King Henry VIII. Each queen takes the mic to tell her side of the story—how she lived, what happened to her, and how history has defined her—then they”compete” (in a playful, battle-of-the-band way) over who had it worst. By the end, the show flips the premise into something more empowering: the queens reclaim their identities beyond Henry and rewrite their narratives together.
Key vibe: modern pop songs, comedy, fast-paced storytelling, contemporary language, and lots of references to ttoday’scelebrity culture.
