{"id":77601,"date":"2024-03-04T17:58:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T00:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=77601"},"modified":"2024-03-05T08:42:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:42:49","slug":"monday-and-time-to-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=77601","title":{"rendered":"Monday And Time To Plant!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9prJXEhNhPA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now, this hardly makes sense, but this tune was banned!\u00a0 The spiciest thing about &#8220;Mambo Italiano&#8221; is the mention of &#8220;enchilada,&#8221; yet WABC in New York banned the song in 1954 for its supposedly suggestive lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, we were up, but this time with the help of Scout, The Wonder Dog! He woke up at 5:00 am, so I took him out and left him out!<\/p>\n<p>Off to get beat up!\u00a0 Mary did thirty minutes on the rack, and I managed to eke out 19 minutes on the treadmill; perhaps I should slow it down a bit, keeping the belt from overheating.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77605\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77605\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77605\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-001.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-001-650x867.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-001-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-001-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Off for our tri-weekly punishment.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary dreams of Ireland and when to cook up our corned beef and cabbage!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77606\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77606\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77606\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-002.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-002-650x650.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-002-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-002-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s time to dream about escape.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Me: (sobbing, eyes swollen, nose red) I can&#8217;t see you anymore. I am not going to let you hurt me like this again!<\/p>\n<p>Trainer: It was a sit-up! You did one sit-up.<\/p>\n<p>We finished and crawled to the car, barely able to wiggle.\u00a0 We went home and got the baby, who was looking forward to his trip to the groomers!\u00a0 His groomer is called &#8220;The Clip Joint,&#8221; and they love Scout!<\/p>\n<p>We took the van because it was Tomatomania week at Roger&#8217;s.\u00a0 For the 13th year, the world&#8217;s largest (and most fun) tomato plant sale comes to Roger&#8217;s Gardens.\u00a0 Scott Daigre and his staff of Tomatomaniacs offer an astonishing selection of over 250 varieties of heirloom and hybrid tomato plants, including new varieties for 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77617\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TomaotoMania24_1500x1500.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TomaotoMania24_1500x1500.webp 1500w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TomaotoMania24_1500x1500-650x650.webp 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TomaotoMania24_1500x1500-150x150.webp 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TomaotoMania24_1500x1500-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We preplanned our visit and knew we needed 24 individual tomato plants for the first planting, which must be done before vacation.\u00a0 Mary got the cart, and we went up and down every aisle, looking for the right mix of tomatoes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77608\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77608\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77608\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-004.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-004-650x867.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-004-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-004-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After taking the baby to the groomers, we went to Roger&#8217;s.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Do you think that was easy?\u00a0 Look at the list of possibilities:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"frame aligncenter wp-image-77618 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rogers-Gardens-Tomato-List-2024_Page_1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2447\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rogers-Gardens-Tomato-List-2024_Page_1-scaled.jpg 2447w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rogers-Gardens-Tomato-List-2024_Page_1-650x680.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rogers-Gardens-Tomato-List-2024_Page_1-143x150.jpg 143w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rogers-Gardens-Tomato-List-2024_Page_1-768x804.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rogers-Gardens-Tomato-List-2024_Page_1-1468x1536.jpg 1468w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rogers-Gardens-Tomato-List-2024_Page_1-1957x2048.jpg 1957w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2447px) 100vw, 2447px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"frame aligncenter wp-image-77619 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rogers-Gardens-Tomato-List-2024_Page_2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2339\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rogers-Gardens-Tomato-List-2024_Page_2-scaled.jpg 2339w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rogers-Gardens-Tomato-List-2024_Page_2-650x711.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rogers-Gardens-Tomato-List-2024_Page_2-137x150.jpg 137w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rogers-Gardens-Tomato-List-2024_Page_2-768x841.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rogers-Gardens-Tomato-List-2024_Page_2-1403x1536.jpg 1403w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rogers-Gardens-Tomato-List-2024_Page_2-1871x2048.jpg 1871w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2339px) 100vw, 2339px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After all that work, we decided to go to the Farmhouse and have lunch!\u00a0 The entrance is being remodeled, so we had to go through the back door.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77609\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77609\" class=\"wp-image-77609 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-005.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-005-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-005-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-005-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Easy to get lost.!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our favorite barkeep was there, and we also waited tables in the bar area, so we chose the bar area!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77610\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77610\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77610\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-006.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-006-650x867.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-006-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-006-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our favorite bartender!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More dreaming&#8230; corned beef is only days away!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77611\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77611\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77611\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-007.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-007-650x650.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-007-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-007-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More dreaaming.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They have a &#8220;pizza of the day,&#8221; which I can never pass up.<\/p>\n<p>What kind of person doesn&#8217;t like pizza?\u00a0 A weirdough.<\/p>\n<p>While having lunch, I had a brilliant idea! I&#8217;m going to open a restaurant that only serves crabs and pizza. I&#8217;ll call it the Crust Station.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77613\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77613\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77613\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-009.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-009-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-009-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-009-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pizza was fantastic; my waistline, not so much!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is indeed an old farmhouse with solid stone walls, but fortunately, they also have a gas heater about the bar area; otherwise, we would have frozen to death; it was in the 50s today at noon!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77615\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77615\" class=\"wp-image-77615 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-011.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-011-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-011-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-011-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We are in our grubbies directly from the gym!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We finished lunch and headed to our collection of goodies to load the van and go home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77616\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77616\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77616\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-012.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1051\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-012.png 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-012-650x759.png 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-012-128x150.png 128w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-012-768x897.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We had a glass of vino with lunch!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Zoom, the Grey Ghost was loaded with goodies, and it was time to go home and begin planting.<\/p>\n<p>Mary unlocked the back door as I came around with the wheelbarrow loaded with our treasures.\u00a0 \u00a0I began to work, first pulling out or transplanting Daikon radishes, beets, and kale.<\/p>\n<p>I filled Mary&#8217;s cart with peat moss and topped that off with a tomato fertilizer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77622\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77622\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77622\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-013.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-013-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-013-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-013-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meet Peat Moss, our go-to additive.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After an hour, I realized Mary must have laid down after lunch; she had not felt terrific all morning.\u00a0 If she needed to rest, she should rest.\u00a0 Poor, overworked Paul (POP) would carry on with the intense farm work, adding a 1\/4&#8243; of calluses to the already heavily callused hands (vision of tiny violins playing in the background).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77624\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77624\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77624\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-015.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-015-650x867.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-015-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-015-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This was about half of what remained after some serious planting.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I totted the barge and lifted the bale with only a minor intense pain.\u00a0 Eight babies got their new homes, complete with cages on which to climb.\u00a0 In front are the Daikon radishes and Swiss chard that were transplanted.<\/p>\n<p>Few people know these plants weigh 130 pounds each, but they got moved using levels, pulleys, and my once-strong back. (More violins, please.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77625\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77625\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77625\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-016.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-016-650x867.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-016-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-016-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I got eight of the babies into their new homes.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was hot, so I removed my sweatpants and jacket and let the cold winter breeze cool me off.\u00a0 OK, I feared getting my new sweatpants dirty, as Mary would beat me!\u00a0 Moving fast enough to keep the ice crystals from forming was a good idea.<\/p>\n<p>Eek!\u00a0 In the distance, a human-like form stood and watched the work underway.\u00a0 \u00a0I fell to the ground in pain when I did the mandatory salute. I heard tiny little violins playing!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-77633\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pix-706.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pix-706.jpg 685w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pix-706-650x687.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pix-706-142x150.jpg 142w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/>Mary informed me that Scout needed to be picked up. I went back into the house, found some jeans and a shirt, and we raced off to the groomer to get the baby!<\/p>\n<p>That dog is a beauty right after the groomers, and he smells pretty good, probably better than me!<\/p>\n<p>After returning home and Mary telling me what else she wanted done in the garden, she went back to sleep, and I again felt the lash of my slave owner on my back and remembered her words, &#8220;No planting, no dinner!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77630\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77630\" class=\"wp-image-77630 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pix-705.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pix-705.jpg 561w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pix-705-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was getting dark, and my little hands were numb from the work.\u00a0 I carefully hid the plants that did not make it into the ground this afternoon so &#8220;the boss&#8221; would not see them; otherwise, I might be planting in the yard with a helmet-mounted flashlight to get my quota done.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77626\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77626\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77626\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-017.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-017-650x867.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-017-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-017-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grow, baby, grow!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Accomplishing a week&#8217;s work in one afternoon without any help was difficult.\u00a0 All afternoon I felt abandoned, alienated, alone, apart,\u00a0 companionless, deserted, desolate, detached, forsaken, friendless, homeless, isolated, lonesome, outcast, reclusive, removed, secluded, separated, single, single-handed, sole, solitary, solo, unabetted, unaccompanied, unaided, unassisted, unattended, unescorted, uninhabited, unseconded, unsocial, unsupported, withdrawn and generally missing my partner.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77623\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77623\" class=\"wp-image-77623 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-014.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-014-650x867.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-014-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-04-014-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My last official duty was to water the new babies.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Returning to the house, I tippy-toed into the bathroom to wash my callused hands and apply meds to the cuts and scrapes resulting from not being allowed to wear gloves because they are expensive.<\/p>\n<p>Since we had a late lunch, we decided to skip dinner (even though I was starving after all that work) and go into the TV room to watch a movie.\u00a0 We saw Dr. Dolittle, and it was pretty good.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dolittle - &quot;Official Trailer&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zjm6rDgKNMY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The movie was a financial flop.\u00a0 Dollars were Dolittle&#8217;s biggest enemy, as the 2020 financial statements reveal that &#8220;the estimated final cost of the film is over the budgeted cost due to additional photography and visual effects work undertaken.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We thought the movie was pretty good.<\/p>\n<p>I put Mary to bed at 9:00 pm because she was feeling poorly.\u00a0 I stayed up until midnight, making some website adjustments.\u00a0 \u00a0Scout and I went outside just before the clock struck midnight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now, this hardly makes sense, but this tune was banned!\u00a0 The spiciest thing about &#8220;Mambo Italiano&#8221; is the mention of &#8220;enchilada,&#8221; yet WABC in New York banned the song in 1954 for its supposedly suggestive lyrics. 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