{"id":95845,"date":"2026-04-21T02:20:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=95845"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:30:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:30:42","slug":"we-are-off-and-running-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=95845","title":{"rendered":"We Are Off And Running!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_95847\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95847\" class=\"img-frame wp-image-95847\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-001-1-650x952.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"844\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-001-1-650x952.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-001-1-102x150.jpg 102w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-001-1-768x1125.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-001-1-100x146.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-001-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Need I say more?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I was feeling pretty good this morning and strutted around the house, looking for things to add to my &#8220;to-do&#8221; list.\u00a0 After 81 years, I am getting this &#8220;strutting&#8221; down to a science with my dark glasses, jeans jacket, and walking shorts.\u00a0 Mary even gave me a &#8220;wolf whistle&#8221; from the back of the house.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-95845-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"1138\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-002.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-002.mp4\">http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-002.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>We had a tiny window to work in the garden, and we grabbed it as if it owed us money.\u00a0 While Mary picked the goodies, I was busy hoisting the cantaloupe runners off the ground and onto some heavy metal stands.\u00a0 That should keep them out of reach of the local varmints, who apparently enjoy cantaloupe almost as much as we do.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_95848\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95848\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95848\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-002-650x706.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-002-650x706.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-002-138x150.jpg 138w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-002-768x835.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-002-100x109.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-002.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fixing the cantelopes.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to see, but the cantaloupe plants are now locked up in heavy steel cages\u2014clearly living out their melon prison era.\u00a0 They&#8217;ll keep growing, vining, and churning out juicy little escape attempts all summer long.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_95849\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95849\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95849\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-003-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-003-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-003-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-003-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-003-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-003.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No ground varnmits will get them now!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We did a quick walk-around and found oodles of tomatoes sprouting everywhere.\u00a0 The one below is really showing off and producing nicely.\u00a0 \u00a0We also finished trimming the bottoms of the tomato plants so the leaves wouldn&#8217;t be kissing the ground and sending out open invitations to every pest in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_95850\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95850\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95850\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-004-650x866.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-004-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-004-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-004-768x1023.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-004-100x133.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-004.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tomatoes everywhere.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here are some quick Roma tomato trivia facts:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 Roma tomatoes are also called plum tomatoes because of their oval, oblong shape.<br \/>\n\u2022 They\u2019re meaty and low in water, which makes them great for sauces, pastes, and canning.<br \/>\n\u2022 Roma tomatoes were developed for their thick flesh and fewer seeds than many slicing tomatoes.<br \/>\n\u2022 They\u2019re often used in Italian cooking, especially for tomato sauce and marinara.<br \/>\n\u2022 Despite the name, \u201cRoma\u201d doesn\u2019t necessarily mean they originated in Rome\u2014it\u2019s more of a variety name.<br \/>\n\u2022 Roma tomatoes are usually less juicy but more flavorful when cooked.<\/p>\n<p>At noon, Mary headed to her painting class, and I stayed home packing the van with cages to keep pesky rabbits from Dianne&#8217;s new rose garden.\u00a0 Mary was gone about three hours, and while she was out, I worked on the garage, making it easier to get in and out of the car, plus I drilled holes in the bottom of our new 1.5 cubic foot resin planters.<\/p>\n<p>Mary showed her latest work of art but expressed a desire to add a butterfly to the painting before pronouncing it finished.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_95853\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95853\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95853\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007a_framed-650x813.jpg\" alt=\"I helped!\" width=\"650\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007a_framed-650x813.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007a_framed-120x150.jpg 120w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007a_framed-768x960.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007a_framed-100x125.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007a_framed.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary went painting today.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Via magic, I gave her some ideas.\u00a0 I went to PNGTREE.COM, found the transparent background butterfly, and applied it to her framed image.\u00a0 This will help her decide where to put the REAL butterfly and what color it will be!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_95861\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95861\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95861\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007a-butterfly-650x820.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007a-butterfly-650x820.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007a-butterfly-119x150.jpg 119w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007a-butterfly-768x969.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007a-butterfly-100x126.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007a-butterfly.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ain&#8217;t software amazing?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After Mary got home, she packed up some goodies from our garden for Dianne, and we headed to Mount Reidy in Santa Ana.\u00a0 The house is way up high overlooking Tustin\/Santa Ana, with a clear view of Catalina and downtown LA.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_95863\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95863\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95863\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pix-1992-650x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pix-1992-650x409.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pix-1992-150x94.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pix-1992-768x483.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pix-1992-100x63.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pix-1992.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The critters do not seem to care about the view, only the feast in the back yard!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Critters eat rose stems mostly because they&#8217;re:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2022 Tender and easy to chew: New rose canes are soft, especially in spring.<br \/>\n\u2022 A source of food or moisture: Some animals eat the juicy inner tissues for nutrients and water.<br \/>\n\u2022 A good way to wear down teeth: Rabbits, rodents, and similar animals need to gnaw to keep their teeth from overgrowing.<br \/>\n\u2022 Accessible when other food is scarce: In winter or dry periods, rose stems may become an easy target.<br \/>\n\u2022 Attractive to browsing animals: Deer and rabbits often sample whatever is available and palatable.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But we came to the rescue, as they will not get through the steel mesh!\u00a0 If they break through this, I have an ELECTRIC FENCE, and that will a) keep them away, and b) provide for rabbit dinner!\u00a0 Shocking!!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_95851\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95851\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95851\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-005-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-005-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-005-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-005-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-005-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-005.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dianne had varmints.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Try eating the rose now, you wasticating wabbit!\u00a0 One more bite and we will call Elmer Fudd!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_95873\" style=\"width: 489px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95873\" class=\"img-frame wp-image-95873 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pix-1993.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pix-1993.jpg 479w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pix-1993-115x150.jpg 115w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pix-1993-100x130.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Fudd to the rescue!!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_95852\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95852\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95852\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-006-650x866.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-006-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-006-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-006-768x1023.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-006-100x133.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-006.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We hope the cages work.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After protecting the roses, Dianne took us to dinner at Ruby&#8217;s in Tustin.\u00a0 We hadn&#8217;t done Ruby&#8217;s in years, and it was, to say the least, overwhelming.\u00a0 I&#8217;d forgotten how massive the burgers were \u2014 and the amount of fries could&#8217;ve sunk a battleship!<\/p>\n<p>Ruby&#8217;s Diner is an American restaurant chain that began in California in the late 1980s.\u00a0 It was founded in 1982 by Doug Cavanaugh, who opened the first location in Newport Beach as a tribute to the classic diners of the 1940s and 1950s. The restaurant became known for its retro style, burgers, milkshakes, and family-friendly atmosphere. Over time, Ruby&#8217;s expanded to multiple locations, especially in California and other parts of the U.S.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_95855\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95855\" class=\"wp-image-95855 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-008-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-008-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-008-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-008-768x577.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-008-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-008.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oh my, we should have invited the neighbors!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They had wine at Ruby&#8217;s, which was a lifesaver!\u00a0 Needless to say, Dianne took a lot of this fine meal home and will chow down on it tomorrow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_95864\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95864\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95864\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007-650x866.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007-768x1023.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007-100x133.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-007.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chomp slurp, chomp slurp, repeat!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During dinner, we got a text from Robin saying she and Bob were visiting the Finches at their house in London.\u00a0 Jan and Brian still look the same, so we put Robin and Bob on an important mission: make sure they know they absolutely have to come to the States for a visit and stay with \u2014 no pressure \u2014 just a friendly, completely non-negotiable invitation from across the pond.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_95856\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95856\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95856\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-009-650x504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-009-650x504.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-009-150x116.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-009-768x596.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-009-100x78.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-009.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bob and Robin finally met up with our dear British friends, Brian and Jan.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_95865\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95865\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95865\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-011-650x308.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-011-650x308.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-011-150x71.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-011-768x364.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-011-100x47.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-011.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the local country club!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_95866\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95866\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95866\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-012-650x308.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-012-650x308.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-012-150x71.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-012-768x364.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-012-100x47.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-012.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian is still actively painting!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We got home and knocked out a few errands around the house, basically prepping like we were starring in a dramatic weather documentary\u2014so if the rains came, we\u2019d be ready for action!\u00a0 By 10:00 pm we realied Mother Nature was just toying with us (and the weatherman).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_95857\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95857\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95857\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-009a-650x866.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-009a-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-009a-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-009a-768x1023.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-009a-100x133.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-009a.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was supposed to rain, but it was only blustery.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We got a text, and the kids will be home tomorrow around 7:00 pm!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-95871\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Resized_20260422_141311-650x838.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Resized_20260422_141311-650x838.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Resized_20260422_141311-116x150.jpg 116w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Resized_20260422_141311-768x990.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Resized_20260422_141311-100x129.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Resized_20260422_141311.jpg 838w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We watched some TV and finally hit the sack around 10:30 pm.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_95858\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95858\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95858\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-010-650x650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-010-650x650.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-010-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-010-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-010-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-21-010.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-95858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Good night, all!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I 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