{"id":96880,"date":"2026-06-06T06:16:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T13:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=96880"},"modified":"2026-06-06T21:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T04:30:18","slug":"saturday-and-we-are-in-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=96880","title":{"rendered":"Saturday And We Are In Recovery!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While going through the camera, I found this picture of Mary on the morning of May 26th (her birthday), which made me feel grateful and excited to share this special day with her and her extinguisher!<\/p><\/div>\n

The clock read 6:00 am, and I was wide awake, trying to sneak out of bed without waking Mary, when she suddenly asked, ‘Why are you up so early?’<\/p>\n

CAUGHT!!!\u00a0 \u00a0I answered, “Mother Nature is calling,” so she went back to sleep.\u00a0 I waited five minutes to be sure, with half my body dangling off the side of the bed, and the rest of my body attempting to grab the sheets to keep from falling.\u00a0 I decided I have had my exercise for today already!<\/p>\n

In the office, I worked on the Father’s Day announcement and then spotted an old, blurry photo of Mom and Dad.\u00a0 I tasked my friend AI with fixing it, and I was genuinely amazed at how it turned out-such fun tech magic!<\/p>\n

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Mom and Dad at Dad’s 25th anniversary with Ralph’s 5, 10, and 25 Cent Stores circa 1954.<\/p><\/div>\n

But I digress!\u00a0 The first thing I did after the adventures with AI was to get the flyer ready for the family, as Father’s Day is coming up!<\/p>\n

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Sounds like fun!!<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, her nibs arose from the dead and wandered into the office where I was busy pounding on the keyboard frantically attempting to say something clever.<\/p>\n

We had a small breakfast, and then I was sent to the market with a list of five things.\u00a0 However, I came back with five shopping bags because things just kept falling into my cart!<\/p>\n

While Mary finished her shower and put on her face, I put away most of the groceries (actually, I hid them so she would not find them immediately).\u00a0 Then we went to work.<\/p>\n

Corn chowder was the main event.\u00a0 We pulled out the handy-dandy corn kernel remover tool, and like magic, ten ears of corn became naked!\u00a0 Corn chowder is a rustic American comfort food that swapped clams for sweet corn in the traditional New England chowder base.\u00a0 It has been a beloved staple since the 19th century, evolving from colonial fisherman’s stews to a creamy, tiny-potato-studded favorite.<\/p>\n

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I was done in a flash, and I was neat!<\/p><\/div>\n

We had a load of kernels, which went into the chowder.<\/p>\n

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The kernels were beauties.<\/p><\/div>\n

Adding whole corn cobs to corn chowder while it cooks gives the soup a much deeper corn flavor and a silkier texture.<\/p>\n

Here’s what happens:<\/p>\n

Flavor extraction:<\/strong> After you cut the kernels off, the cobs still contain sweet corn milk, starch, and aromatic compounds.\u00a0 Simmering them releases that into the broth, making the chowder taste more intensely “corny.”<\/p>\n

Natural sweetness:<\/strong> The cobs add subtle sweetness without adding sugar.<\/p>\n

Creamier body:<\/strong> The starches and residual pulp from the cob slightly thicken the soup, creating a richer mouthfeel.<\/p>\n

More savory depth:<\/strong> Long simmering pulls out vegetal, almost buttery notes that you don’t get from kernels alone.<\/p>\n

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Plop Plop!!<\/p><\/div>\n

Just before adding cream to the chowder, we extract the cobs and dispose of them!<\/p>\n

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Chowder is on!!!<\/p><\/div>\n

We had fresh apples in the yard and two bags of apples, one from the store and one from Farmer George!\u00a0 George gave us the apples on Thursday at Girls Night Out.<\/p>\n

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Looking good!<\/p><\/div>\n

While I was busy peeling the apples, we watched “1883” again.\u00a0 “1883” is a Western drama series that serves as a prequel to Yellowstone.\u00a0 It follows the Dutton family in the years after the Civil War as they travel west across America in search of a better life, eventually settling in Montana, where they founded the Yellowstone Ranch.<\/p>\n

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I almost went to my closet and put on my cowboy duds and 11-gallon hat while peeling those pesky apples!<\/p><\/div>\n

Mary said I did a good job and needed no batteries; I was not plugged into the wall, nor was I hand-cranked… well, maybe a little hand-cranked by the chef!<\/p>\n

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After cooking up a storm, Mary returned to her nest in the TV\/Living Room, and we watched several Yellowstone-related shows until about 10:30 pm when the Sandman visited us.<\/p>\n

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