Category Archives: Gardening

Vegetable gardening is our hobby and besides, it makes for great food

Friday We Worked And Worked And Worked!

Posted on Friday, March 13, 2026 by Paul

By 8:00 am, we hit the dirt, planting everything in sight!  May did several small plantings, including the cantaloupe, while I dug ditches for the corn!  We mulched, then picked everything up, as we expect to have some garden tours … Continue reading →

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Tomatomania Minus One!

Posted on Friday, February 27, 2026 by Paul

We calculated it, and we have 65 days until we celebrate WNGD.  We are getting prepared as the days get longer and the time is about to change!  We love WNGD! Since we had some time before the outside temperature … Continue reading →

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The Weak Begins But We will Be Strong After The Gym Visit

Posted on Monday, February 9, 2026 by Paul

Colleen was up because she is still three hours ahead.  Colleen wanted to go to Dunkin’ Donuts for her caffeine fix, so, being rather brilliant, I sent Colleen in The Silver Fox with instructions to get lattes for Mary and … Continue reading →

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January In California, It’s Going To Be 87 Today!

Posted on Saturday, January 31, 2026 by Paul

Oh my, the weatherman indicates it will be in the high 80s today!  That’s great news for my garden and terrible news for my will to do literally anything else.  I guessit’ss time to wrestle with the weeds like they … Continue reading →

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Tuesday And That Means Watercolor Time!

Posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 by Paul

Mary slept again until 8:30 am, as those pain pills seem to be working.  We stayed in the office until the late morning.  I needed some additional dirt for the garden and was planning to get it from Home Depot.  … Continue reading →

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The Weak Begins With A Trip To The Weightlifting Wonderland

Posted on Monday, January 26, 2026 by Paul

We arrived at the gym 30 minutes early, ready to conquer the stationary bike like it was a wild stallion!  After burning enough calories to earn a participation trophy, we transitioned to the fun and games—also known as the “let’s … Continue reading →

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More Good News!

Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 by Paul

Today, we spent two hours working in the garden and then prepared for our visit to the cardiologist.   It was a good visit as the BP is normal, no atrial fibrillation.  I need to see him in about six weeks … Continue reading →

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I Escaped The House Today!

Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2025 by Paul

We got up, and Mary did the morning groin check, and I was leaking every so slightly on the right side.  It was not significant enough to worry about, so we proceeded with the morning shower and a new gauze … Continue reading →

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Hello Friday, We Can See You!!

Posted on Friday, August 22, 2025 by Paul

It’s gonna be another hot one!  We saved water today by frying our eggs on the concrete pavement since it was so hot! Out in the yard, we worked for several hours.   We pulled some of the older corn and … Continue reading →

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Work Around The House

Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2025 by Paul

Today was rare; we had nothing planned.  The weather was nice in the morning, so we donned our gardening costumes and hit the patio with clippers flashing, carts moving, and greenery flying into the air. We trimmed almost every bush, … Continue reading →

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Did I Say Inactive?

Posted on Friday, July 25, 2025 by Paul

We were without energy today!  We did decide to have steak for breakfast. We then headed to the garden to do cleanup before the gardener arrived.  We started by removing the flowers from around our pet pineapple.  They were shading … Continue reading →

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Always On Saturday!

Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2025 by Paul

We sat on the patio with Robin for two hours shooting the s**t, and then when Robin headed for home, we broke out the gardening tools and got underway.  Talking to myself is okay.  Answering back is risky. Robin said … Continue reading →

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We Give Busy A New Meaning!

Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2025 by Paul

We are expecting an 80-degree day, so we’d better get to tending the garden early before the heat hits.  Our peppers are still producing, even after we’ve given away thirty of them to friends.  The ones below are mild and … Continue reading →

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We Did’t Even Leave The House!

Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2025 by Paul

We decided to rest today since we will continuously go for the next two days!  First things first, our daily one-mile+ walk in the hood. We thought about taking Scout along, but alas, he preferred to sleep! We read the … Continue reading →

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A Typical Thursday!

Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2025 by Paul

There were no big plans today except for Girls Night Out.  We did take our morning walk, and I made it 0.7 miles, only sitting down once, a new record.  We snapped a couple of shots of our front yard. … Continue reading →

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Oh My, 6 AM On A Saturday Morning???

Posted on Saturday, May 3, 2025 by Paul

Alexa went off precisely at 6:00 am, and at 6:00 am and 1.3 seconds, I had the sound off so the princess would not wake up.   As I tiptoed into the office to change into my “go wait two hours … Continue reading →

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A Walking We Will Go

Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2025 by Paul

Today we have an adventure planned!  At 9:45 am, we headed to Floral Gardens in Santa Ana, where Bob and Donna live.  We met up with them and Robin and Bob for a walk through some of the older homes. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Was NOT A Day Of Rest!!

Posted on Sunday, April 6, 2025 by Paul

I took one of Mary’s latest watercolors, which looked more like an explosion of color than a masterpiece, and used it as the background for the Daily Diary. She was practicing her “spring flowers. ” Honestly, it was like a … Continue reading →

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Work Work Work….Dance!

Posted on Sunday, April 6, 2025 by Paul

The weather forecast was for a beautiful day, so knowing our weather forecaster, we were ready for a tycoon and a lot of rain.   But a miracle occurred, the weatherman was key-wrecked!!!  It was a wonderful day with temperatures in … Continue reading →

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Hello Weekend; Are you Ready For Us???

Posted on Friday, April 4, 2025 by Paul

It’s almost 7:00 am, and we’re ready to go! I’ve had enough coffee to power a small country, and my socks are officially on a mission to find their matching pairs. We rolled out of bed before the sun changed … Continue reading →

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