{"id":44918,"date":"2020-04-24T12:57:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T19:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=44918"},"modified":"2020-04-26T08:41:14","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T15:41:14","slug":"44918","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=44918","title":{"rendered":"Friday Has Arrived; The Weekend Cometh!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s hard to go from having a partner in life, to doing everything on your own. It’s not that I can’t cope with being on my own, but I was used to the security and comfort of having someone at my side and on my side, my best friend.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Sue loved her sister Diane and was always talking about our nieces, Hannah, and Lisa.<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s going to be a warm day, so I planned to work hard this morning and rest in the afternoon and wait until six-ish to take a walk.<\/p>\n

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So I started by going to Lowe’s to get a large pot for the plant that overran its container.\u00a0 No luck, so I went to H&H, no lunch, so I returned home.\u00a0 Then, as if a bolt of lightning hit me, I remembered I had a spare half of a 55-gallon drum in the backyard! I moved it around to the front yard and did some repotting. These plants were not small; they were, in fact, almost 10 feet tall.<\/p>\n

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The plant closest to the door was only 6″ tall when it was given to us by my cousin after Mom passed away, that was thirty years ago!<\/p><\/div>\n

The grey paint job looks pretty good from this angle!\u00a0 I installed the security lights, so when Sue and I would get some after an evening of dancing, I would not have to turn on the lights manually.<\/p>\n

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A better view of the thirty-year-old monster that started as a tiny plant!<\/p><\/div>\n

Of course, tight in the middle of the repotting activity, I got a call from the UK (Brian and Jan), and then the gardener showed up.\u00a0 My timing is, as usual, impeccable!<\/p>\n

After cleaning up the mess, I decided it was time to eat. I had more to do in the afternoon, so I fixed a quick blue cheese hamburger. That took me all of about 15 minutes, and frankly, it was good as any burger I’ve had at the burger stands.<\/p>\n

One additional task before resting, and that was to wash off all the areas to be painted tomorrow.\u00a0 Side, I went ahead and cleaned up the patio so we would have a place to talk tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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The visiting area is ready!<\/p><\/div>\n

I see a lot of grapes soon!<\/p>\n

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Another six weeks, and it will be time to stomp these little suckers!<\/p><\/div>\n

Lazy is good, so I practiced it this afternoon.\u00a0 I laid down and watched a movie and one episode of “The Ranch”.\u00a0 I walk just to get the old body moving.\u00a0 Today I walked\u00a0 3,3 miles in 9,459 steps.<\/p>\n

When I returned, I noticed that the top of the tangerine tree needs to be picked\/trimmed, so I will add that to tomorrow’s list of things to do.\u00a0 I can do it, but I want someone here when I climb to the top of the ladder with the snippers.<\/p>\n

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There is a lot of juice in them thar branches!<\/p><\/div>\n

I noticed a note from some great friends, and I decided I would run by their house and wave howdy from a distance.\u00a0 I became convinced that I should sit and enjoy a glass of vino with them; It was delightful. We talked and laughed and giggled and shared, you know, the things good friends do!\u00a0 Thank you for a lovely evening!<\/p>\n

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The three of us opened up Huntington Beach well ahead of the planned date!\u00a0 And we did it with a lot of giggles!<\/p><\/div>\n

The chronometer indicated it was 9:30 PM as I skidded into the garage.\u00a0 I had to park the car inside as it got cleaned today by Juan.<\/p>\n

Time for a shower and beddy-bye! It’s going to be a busy day tomorrow and also another warm one!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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