{"id":22639,"date":"2016-07-26T03:51:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T10:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=22639"},"modified":"2016-07-27T07:55:12","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T14:55:12","slug":"a-hot-walk-in-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=22639","title":{"rendered":"A Hot Walk In The Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was destined to be a warm day but we went into the mouth of the dragon and visited The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens where it was a balmy 97 degrees.\u00a0 <a href=\"\/huntington\/2016-07\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Please join us!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22667\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/huntington\/2016-07\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22667\" class=\"wp-image-22667 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-huntington-visit-humor-006-410x562.jpg\" alt=\"We we are there... Romance is in the air!\" width=\"410\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-huntington-visit-humor-006-410x562.jpg 410w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-huntington-visit-humor-006-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-huntington-visit-humor-006-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-huntington-visit-humor-006-768x1052.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-huntington-visit-humor-006.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We we are there&#8230; Romance is in the air!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had lunch at the Rose Tea Room on the premises and enjoyed their lite but filling buffet.<\/p>\n<p>We then walked for almost two hours through the herb garden the rose garden the Japanese Garden and finally the Chinese Garden.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22668\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/huntington\/2016-07\/index.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22668\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22668\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-us-1-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"Deep in the bamboo forest!\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-us-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-us-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-us-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-us-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-us-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deep in the bamboo forest!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We skipped the desert and the lower gardens because of time (and heat).<\/p>\n<p>After the visit, we went VFR to Malarkey&#8217;s to meet up with Irene and Greg and catch up on things.\u00a0 Joanna sent them a small bag of scones.\u00a0 It was probably a reward for being smart and staying close to the ocean!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22669\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/huntington\/2016-07\/index.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22669\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22669\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-thank-you-joanna-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"Thank you Joanna! See you soon!\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-thank-you-joanna-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-thank-you-joanna-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-thank-you-joanna-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-thank-you-joanna-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pix-thank-you-joanna.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thank you Joanna! See you soon!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We departed Malarkey&#8217;s at 7:00 and went home to the treadmill and Star Trek TV.\u00a0 It was a busy day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was destined to be a warm day but we went into the mouth of the dragon and visited The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens where it was a balmy 97 degrees.\u00a0 Please join us! 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