{"id":94475,"date":"2026-03-09T22:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T05:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94475"},"modified":"2026-03-10T08:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:17:36","slug":"work-and-play-never-get-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94475","title":{"rendered":"Gym, Eat, Work and Play Never Get Old!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94478\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-001-650x929.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-001-650x929.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-001-105x150.jpg 105w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-001-768x1097.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-001-100x143.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-001.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"greeting-message\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\tdocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n\t\tconst morningGreeting = 'Good Morning, what are you doing up so early?';\r\n\t\tconst afternoonGreeting = 'Good Afternoon, do you realize it is 5:00 pm somewhere?!';\r\n\t\tconst eveningGreeting = 'Good Evening!';\r\n\r\n\t\tconst date = new Date();\r\n\t\tconst hour = date.getHours();\r\n\t\tlet greeting;\r\n\r\n\t\tif ( hour >= 5 && hour < 12 ) {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = morningGreeting;\r\n\t\t} else if ( hour >= 12 && hour < 18 ) {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = afternoonGreeting;\r\n\t\t} else {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = eveningGreeting;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'greeting-message' ).textContent = greeting;\r\n\t} );\r\n<\/script>Estimated reading time: 5 minutesIt has to be a nuthouse, because we&#8217;re officially going nuts.\u00a0 We&#8217;re retired\u2026 yet we&#8217;re still up at 6:00 am, as if we must report for duty and somehow there&#8217;s still &#8220;just a little work&#8221; to do all day long.\u00a0 Retirement is a scam if I&#8217;ve ever seen one.\u00a0 Yep, we must be nuts.<\/p>\n<p>We were up and running at 6:30 am or 7:30 am; we were not sure because of last night&#8217;s time change!\u00a0 Finally, after consulting the computer, we found out the correct time and had to get ready to go to the gym (commonly known as &#8220;the torture chamber&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>We walked into Peak Performance and were immediately herded onto the stationary bikes, where we pedaled for almost 45 minutes.\u00a0 We kept thinking,&#8221; Why does this feel extra brutal today?&#8221; Then we noticed the rubber belt running from the wheel to a tiny generator.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out the faster we pedaled, the brighter the gym lights seemed to get.\u00a0 We may ask for a discount.\u00a0\u00a0The lights were on because we were basically human hamsters paying dues to keep the building running.\u00a0 We may change our last name to Edison!!<\/p>\n<p>We made up an excuse to leave 10 minutes early because I had to get a blood test at 10:10 am.\u00a0 I was worried because I forgot to study beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>Off to the &#8221; 800 Building&#8221; on Tuston Blvd, where I was poked and prodded until they found a vein with sufficient blood flow to fill the two-gallon jug.\u00a0 After the blood letting, I wondered why I was so pale (or was it pale?).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94485\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94485\" class=\"wp-image-94485 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-002-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-002-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-002-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-002-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-002-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-002.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The blood letting was on the first floor!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We were going to go out for breakfast, but our favorite spot was closed\u2014rude.\u00a0 So we pivoted like mature, adaptable adults\u2026 and ended up at Orange County Farmers Supply on a thrilling quest for corn, spaghetti squash, broccoli, and cabbage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><strong>Orange County Farm Supply<\/strong> is a locally owned family business that supplies a wide range of products, including soil amendments, organic fertilizers, seeds, mulches, compost, potting soils, garden supplements, and a wide variety of garden tools and bedding plants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Originally established in 1948,\u00a0<strong>Orange County Farm Supply<\/strong> was purchased by John Roy in 1962.\u00a0 Since that time, it has continuously been owned and operated by the Roy family.\u00a0 When the Farm Supply began, it truly was a farm supply, selling agricultural products such as fertilizers and chemicals, farm equipment, and seed and fencing to all the local farmers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Over the years, they have transitioned to what the local economy is interested in, and even though farmers are still shopping with them, their customers are mainly homeowners and garden enthusiasts.\u00a0 Additionally, they have many commercial accounts, ranging from Disneyland and the Orange County school districts to condominium complexes and office buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing says &#8220;fun Monday morning&#8221; like aggressively shopping for vegetables we have to stash in the trunk of The Silver Fox.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94483\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94483\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94483\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-007-650x867.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-007-650x867.webp 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-007-113x150.webp 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-007-100x133.webp 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-007.webp 765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Decisions, decisions, decisions!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After making our selection and stuffing The Silver Fox with veggies, we headed home!\u00a0 Thirty-two corn plants will soon be in the ground and growing tall to produce wonderful summer corn.\u00a0 This year, we are mixing yellow and white corn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94486\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-003-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-003-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-003-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-003-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-003-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-003.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After unloading our goodies, we had breakfast.\u00a0 I fixed two big steaks, and Mary prepared twice-baked potatoes and an amazing salad!\u00a0 Now we have the energy to attack the yard, and this time we are after the front patio area!\u00a0 We had several items on our agenda:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Move two Hibiscus plants next to the fence (they needed more Sun)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Trim the Spider Plant (it has done well)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Plant four bulbs along the western wall<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Plant some of the remaining Mother-In-Law Tongues<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Transplant the Cana from the bed to the wall<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Fill up the five pots to the top and put in flowers<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Replant the rotary planter<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Adjust the drip lines accordingly.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This small set of tasks took us the entire afternoon, and we are still not done.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94488\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94488\" class=\"wp-image-94488 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-005-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-005-650x867.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-005-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-005-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-005-100x133.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-005.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I disassembled the planter and turned the soil; Mary planted the missing spots.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had plenty of extra time thanks to the time change\u2026 and still somehow ran out of energy.\u00a0 So we updated our&#8221;to-do&#8221; list (aka moved everything to &#8220;tomorrow&#8221;), then headed to the swim spa to soothe our aching muscles and pretend this was the plan all along.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94489\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94489\" class=\"wp-image-94489 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-006-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-006-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-006-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-006-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-006-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-006.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We added a few things to the &#8220;to-do&#8221; list as we completed this afternoon&#8217;s cleanup!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We enjoyed the hot tub\/swim spa, which we keep at 96 degrees year-round (so we can jump in at a moment&#8217;s notice).\u00a0 We even talked about making a small salad for dinner, but by the time we were out and into our jammies, we&#8217;d forgotten about dinner and slept through the end of &#8220;Suits&#8221; again!<\/p>\n<p>We were in bed by 9:00 pm.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94491\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94491\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94491\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-010-650x1138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"1138\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-010-650x1138.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-010-86x150.jpg 86w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-010-100x175.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09-010.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We sailed off into the night dreaming of today&#8217;s work and tomorrow&#8217;s plans.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has to be a nuthouse, because we&#8217;re officially going nuts.\u00a0 We&#8217;re retired\u2026 yet we&#8217;re still up at 6:00 am, as if we must report for duty and somehow there&#8217;s still &#8220;just a little work&#8221; 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