{"id":89368,"date":"2025-06-24T20:03:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T03:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=89368"},"modified":"2025-06-24T22:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T05:09:08","slug":"zip-nada-diddily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=89368","title":{"rendered":"Zip, Nada, Diddily!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89369\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/449619697_1828565157635587_7421102488009977801_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"647\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/449619697_1828565157635587_7421102488009977801_n.jpg 647w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/449619697_1828565157635587_7421102488009977801_n-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/449619697_1828565157635587_7421102488009977801_n-100x148.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a lazy day, and we didn&#8217;t get up until 8:00 am, at which time I marched into the kitchen to prepare coffee!\u00a0 With the coffee made, I returned to the office where Mary was busy pounding on the computer keyboard as if it were a bongo drum.<\/p>\n<p>I worked on yesterday&#8217;s Daily Diary before paying some bills!<\/p>\n<p>While heading to the yard, Mary pulled a muscle in her back, so we decided that Mary ought to rest! While she rested, I headed outside to do some of the planned gardening chores.<\/p>\n<p>My first chore was to fix the drip system on the patio; four sprinklers were not working.\u00a0 \u00a0I dug into the group, and sure enough, a rose bush had wrapped its roots around the tubing, cutting off the supply.\u00a0 With my trusty drip system repair kit in hand, I replaced the sprinkler heads and associated tubing.\u00a0 After a short test, the planter boxes were flooded with H2O.\u00a0 We had success.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89372\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89372\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89372\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pix-1506-650x368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pix-1506-650x368.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pix-1506-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pix-1506-100x57.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pix-1506.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s easy when you have the proper tools!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We decided it was too hot to work outside, so Mary suggested I bring some of the old storage boxes from the SheShed so she could go through them.\u00a0 \u00a0There are about twenty boxes of things that Mary wants to go through so we can use the SheShed for perhaps a small Tea House.<\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;tea house&#8221; can refer to several things, including a private structure for Japanese tea ceremonies, a space for social gatherings and activism, or a venue for enjoying tea alongside food and entertainment.\u00a0 The term can also refer to a tea shop that sells tea or a place that serves high tea or afternoon tea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89375\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-24-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-24-001.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-24-001-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-24-001-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I would cover the walls with drywall and insulate them to improve sound and temperature control.\u00a0 We already have electricity, and there is running water within five feet of the shed.\u00a0 \u00a0Most people are shocked when they discover how poorly I perform as an electrician.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"31\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-753dc9595b4349c79305ac27623ad995\" data-google-query-id=\"CKz806Dmi44DFeolRAgdioM24Q\" data-ad-size=\"970x250\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mary and I had artichokes for dinner, and just before that, we called Colleen.\u00a0 She was at a water park with Mark and several nephews and grandkids.\u00a0 \u00a0The weather on the East Coast was warm, making it an enjoyable day.\u00a0 Joe was in Boston at a conference, and Collen is keeping Charlie and Alex busy!<\/p>\n<p>Mary worked on her boxes until almost 10:30 pm, at which time we crashed.<\/p>\n<p>I decided to read for a while.\u00a0 I&#8217;m reading a book about anti-gravity. It&#8217;s impossible to put down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-89374\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/487241249_1049437913886430_8979212004400423921_n-650x855.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/487241249_1049437913886430_8979212004400423921_n-650x855.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/487241249_1049437913886430_8979212004400423921_n-114x150.jpg 114w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/487241249_1049437913886430_8979212004400423921_n-100x132.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/06\/487241249_1049437913886430_8979212004400423921_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a lazy day, and we didn&#8217;t get up until 8:00 am, at which time I marched into the kitchen to prepare coffee!\u00a0 With the coffee made, I returned to the office where Mary was busy pounding on the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=89368\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184,230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-just-us","category-working-around-house"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=89368"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89386,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89368\/revisions\/89386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}