{"id":26654,"date":"2017-07-07T23:08:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T06:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=26654"},"modified":"2017-07-08T10:53:20","modified_gmt":"2017-07-08T17:53:20","slug":"friday-and-the-heat-is-here-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=26654","title":{"rendered":"Friday And The Heat Is Here Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While most of the south-land was suffering with 100 degree temperatures (122 in Palm Springs), we stayed relatively cool at 86 because we are so near the ocean!\u00a0 Sue went to the hair dresser and Paul did some garden shopping at Southcoast Supply while waiting for her.<\/p>\n<p>When we got home, Paul headed for the front yard to do some much needed cleanup under the fruit trees and chop the artichokes down to the ground so they can grow again!<\/p>\n<p>Paul &#8220;stumped&#8221; the artichoke plants by cutting the stalk out just below ground level using a stalk knife when new bud-bearing stalks appear. He mulched the plant with leaves, compost and straw and will uncover it in early spring. This practice also stimulates the development of new bud-bearing shoots.\u00a0 Sometimes we get another crop during the fall depending upon the weather.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26656\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screenshot_2500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26656\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26656\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screenshot_2500-450x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screenshot_2500-450x223.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screenshot_2500-150x74.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screenshot_2500-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screenshot_2500-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/screenshot_2500.jpg 955w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friday was 120 degrees<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Late in the afternoon we went to Old Ranch and had a drink before going to the Garden Grove Elks Lodge to dine and dance.\u00a0 Paul, attempting to loose weight, had 1\/3 rd of his salmon dinner and took the remainder home.\u00a0 Sue took the baked potato home so we will have three meals out of one!<\/p>\n<p>Sue can&#8217;t eat salmon and Paul grew up hardly ever eating fish but recently, past 20 years, Paul has fallen in love with fish! It might be working as Paul&#8217;s eyesight is 20-20 and 20-25 as of last week, the blood work seems to be that of a 40 year old, and most everything else is good.\u00a0 What was Paul saying?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26666\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/salmoninfo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26666\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26666\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/salmoninfo-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/salmoninfo-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/salmoninfo-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/salmoninfo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/salmoninfo-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/salmoninfo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garden Grove Elks has a marvelous Salmon Dinner<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our Filipino friends were there tonight celebrating one of their folks getting out of the hospital with a replaced knee.\u00a0 We bought the table three bottles of champagne and enjoyed their celebration cake and cookies.\u00a0 Nice folks, good friends, and fun to be around!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26668\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/filipino.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26668\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26668\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/filipino-450x299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/filipino-450x299.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/filipino-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/filipino-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/filipino-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/filipino.jpg 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Filipino friends at GG Elks!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26669\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/us.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26669\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26669\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/us-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/us-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/us-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/us-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/us-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/us.jpg 1773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just us enjoying an evening with friends<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26660\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/collage-gg-elks-2017-07-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26660\" class=\"wp-image-26660 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/collage-gg-elks-2017-07-07-450x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/collage-gg-elks-2017-07-07-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/collage-gg-elks-2017-07-07-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/collage-gg-elks-2017-07-07-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/collage-gg-elks-2017-07-07-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/07\/collage-gg-elks-2017-07-07.jpg 1489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancing with friends Top: Leon and Marsha Middle: Margot, Donna, and Bob Bottom: Craig, Marianne, and just us<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We got home about 11:00 PM and watched some Frasier and more and more and finally hit the sack about 1:15 AM.\u00a0 The last few episodes were particularly funny!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While most of the south-land was suffering with 100 degree temperatures (122 in Palm Springs), we stayed relatively cool at 86 because we are so near the ocean!\u00a0 Sue went to the hair dresser and Paul did some garden shopping &hellip; <a 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