{"id":68902,"date":"2023-04-29T02:20:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T09:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=68902"},"modified":"2023-05-01T01:49:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T08:49:09","slug":"happy-birthday-nancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=68902","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Nancy!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today was busy; we were on the go!\u00a0 We had hair appointments at 9:00 am in Tustin.\u00a0 We arrived early, so we went to the bakery and got coffee, and shared a blueberry scone.<\/p>\n

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IF you eat these with chopsticks, there are no calories!<\/p><\/div>\n

Why did the pastry chef poison his pet parakeets?\u00a0\u00a0He was trying to kill 2 birds with 1 scone.<\/p>\n

My haircut took about 20 minutes; one minute for each hair!\u00a0 Mary stayed another two-plus hours; she had a lot of hair.\u00a0 Besides, she knew is would be a work day if she stayed home!<\/p>\n

The Silver Fox headed home, knowing we would be returning soon.\u00a0 At home, I had worked to do.\u00a0 Our new table needed to be blocked up about three inches so the chairs could rotate underneath without bumping the chair arms.\u00a0 An unfortunate 2×4 met his fate when my battery-powered Makita six-inch circular saw came calling.\u00a0 Eight small pieces were whacked off, making perfect three-and-a-half-inch blocks.<\/p>\n

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Next I will screw them together, sand the, and seal them with Thompsons Waterproof Sealer.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Did You Know?<\/strong> The true measurement of a 2″x4″ is actually about 1.5″ x 3.5″.<\/b> When the board is first rough-sawn from the log, it is a true 2×4, but the drying process and planning of the board reduce it to the finished 1.5″ x 3.5″ size. The lumber is then sold as a \u201c2×4\u201d because the cost of the drying and machining are figured in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Next, I will screw them together, sand them, and seal them with Thompsons’ Waterproof Sealer.<\/p><\/div>\n

Then I put our new signage on a post and placed it in the herb garden for Mary to discover<\/p>\n

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New sign for Dr. Mary.<\/p><\/div>\n

After that, I fed the pooch and watered our rotary garden, plus sprinkled the new mammoth sunflowers in the front yard.\u00a0 \u00a0 New cushions arrived for our two Adirondack chairs.<\/p>\n

Did You Know? Adirondack chairs are so popular today that people typically don\u2019t pause to consider their history. Originally called the Westport chair by designer Thomas Lee, the Adirondack chair dates to the year he invented it in 1903. While on vacation with his family in Westport, New York, near Lake Champlain, Lee decided to create outdoor furniture to allow he and his family the chance to sit together and enjoy the outdoors. He initially created several designs that he felt made the chairs sturdy and comfortable enough for outdoor lounging. Lee finally settled on one design that created an outdoor chair from 11 wood pieces. The new chair had wide armrests, a simpler design than the ornate Victorian chairs popular at the time, and offered much more spaciousness than people were accustomed to when sitting in a chair.<\/dir>It was nearly 1:00 pm, so we drove from the hairdresser to our favorite Greek restaurant, a distance of 60 feet.\u00a0 Yes, we got in the car, backed out, and then decided to eat, so we swapped parking spots.\u00a0 We had a great meal.<\/p>\n

Every time I dine at a Greek restaurant, I say to myself, “Greece, I\u2019m going to\u00a0myth\u00a0<\/em>you.”\u00a0 Duh!\u00a0 I would never say that out loud!<\/p>\n

Returning home, we had dessert, which was the last of the loquat crm=umber, and then I was informed Sunday I had to return to the loquat tree with a ladder and pick another pound of loquats.\u00a0 We have to feed our neighbors, plus Dianne and David.<\/p>\n

We did a quick garden walk and studied our vertical garden.\u00a0 Things are going great!<\/p>\n

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The vertical tower is working.<\/p><\/div>\n

I remember last week; there was a truckload of strawberries that crashed on the 55 freeway. It\u2019s caused a huge jam.\u00a0 It was a bit of a sticky wicket!<\/p>\n

No more bending down to pick herbs; they are right in front of us!\u00a0 Now the trick is to determine which one is which!\u00a0 I used to work with a very wise herb gardener. He was well known for his sage advice.<\/p>\n

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Now Mary does not even have to bend over to get her herbs!<\/p><\/div>\n

I knew someone who was habitually late until his doctor recommended sleeping in a herb garden. Sounds odd, I know, but now he wakes up on Thyme.<\/p>\n

It was 3:00 pm and time to go to Long Beach and celebrate Nancy’s 90th birthday!\u00a0 We have known Nancy for years.\u00a0 \u00a0She lost her long-time partner, Vince, in November; they were a fixture at the Phoenix Club as well as the local dance spots.<\/p>\n

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1933 was a good year!<\/p><\/div>\n

She told us several times about the earthquake of 1933; while she was not there her mother was and described it to her.<\/p>\n