{"id":94501,"date":"2026-03-10T15:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94501"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:11:13","slug":"94501","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94501","title":{"rendered":"A Painting We Will Go!  A Painting We Will Go!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_94502\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94502\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94502\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-04-10-001-650x650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-04-10-001-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-04-10-001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-04-10-001-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-04-10-001-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-04-10-001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s Tuesday!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"greeting-message\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\tdocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n\t\tconst morningGreeting = 'Good Morning, what are you doing up so early?';\r\n\t\tconst afternoonGreeting = 'Good Afternoon, do you realize it is 5:00 pm somewhere?!';\r\n\t\tconst eveningGreeting = 'Good Evening!';\r\n\r\n\t\tconst date = new Date();\r\n\t\tconst hour = date.getHours();\r\n\t\tlet greeting;\r\n\r\n\t\tif ( hour >= 5 && hour < 12 ) {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = morningGreeting;\r\n\t\t} else if ( hour >= 12 && hour < 18 ) {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = afternoonGreeting;\r\n\t\t} else {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = eveningGreeting;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'greeting-message' ).textContent = greeting;\r\n\t} );\r\n<\/script><p>Estimated reading time: 4 minutes<\/p><\/p>\n<p>We were up before 7:00 am, with Mary already in full mission mode\u2014fixing breakfast and getting herself ready for her trip to watercolor class (because apparently, sleep is optional when art is involved).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I spent a couple of hours replanting two hibiscus plants into larger containers.\u00a0 Nothing says&#8221;good morning&#8221; like wrestling roots before coffee.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m blessed to have a VERY smart bride who came up with the genius idea of swapping pots.\u00a0 I did the heavy lifting; she thought\u2014classic teamwork.<\/p>\n<p>Bonus: the two original smaller pots are being moved to the front entrance way, so now our porch will look like we planned it all on purpose.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At 12; 15 pm, Mary took off like a scalded hound for the Tustin Senior Citizens Center.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94506\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-006-650x363.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-006-650x363.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-006-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-006-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-006-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-006.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">While she was gone, I puttered around the house doing things like resetting all the clocks, taking clothes off the roll-around rack and putting them away, doing a load of wash, and cleaning up the front yard\/patio.<\/p>\n<p>The Mother-In-Law&#8217;s Tongue does not need much water, so I did not connect it to the drip line.\u00a0 A few drops once a week will be just fine!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94514\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94514\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94514\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-002-650x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-002-650x732.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-002-133x150.jpg 133w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-002-768x864.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-002-100x113.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-002.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We love &#8220;The Mother-In-Law&#8217;s Tongue&#8221; plant!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary found this sign in Laguna and fell in love with it; I wonder why???\u00a0 The plants are now trimmed back, and one pot is ready for some colorful flowers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94508\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94508\" class=\"wp-image-94508 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-003-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-003-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-003-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-003-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-003-100x133.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-003.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary loves her sign!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This hibiscus has been transplanted three times and somehow is still thriving\u2014clearly it enjoys moving more than I do.\u00a0 It was leaning hard in the last pot, so during today&#8217;s transplant, I finally sat it up straight.\u00a0 Consider it less &#8220;repotting&#8221; and more &#8220;plant chiropractic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94511\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94511\" class=\"wp-image-94511 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-007-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-007-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-007-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-007-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-007-100x133.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-007.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The hibiscus plants are very happy in their new homes; fresh soil and new fertilizer!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary pulled in at 3:10 pm with her newest artwork in hand, plus some mods to her lighthouse (boats and birds)<\/p>\n<p>Watercolor is older than you think: Early watercolor-like techniques show up in ancient Egypt, and watercolor became a major European art form during the Renaissance (often for studies and maps).<\/p>\n<p>The teacher was absent today, so the class worked on whatever they wanted.\u00a0 Mary&#8217;s first effort was to finalize the lighthouse by adding birds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94517\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-008_framed-650x524.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-008_framed-650x524.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-008_framed-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-008_framed-768x619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-008_framed-100x81.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-008_framed.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then Mary worked on a present for Donna!\u00a0 Donna loves roosters, so she will get a colorful rooster to have around the house!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94518\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94518\" class=\"wp-image-94518 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-009_framed-650x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-009_framed-650x800.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-009_framed-122x150.jpg 122w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-009_framed-768x945.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-009_framed-100x123.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-009_framed.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Only roosters (male chickens) crow; hens can make a lot of the same calls, but typically don&#8217;t do the full crow.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary returned home at 3:10 pm, and we got ready to go to the Seagerstrom Theater this evening to see &#8220;Six&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Dru joined us at 4:30 p,m and we departed for the Silver Trumpet, bringing along all the ingredients needed for a Hershey&#8217;s Chocolate Martini!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94522\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-011.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-011.png 402w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-011-120x150.png 120w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-011-100x125.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AJ joined us for dinner.\u00a0 She has been sitting next to us for a long time, and we have invited her to visit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94524\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-010-2-650x410.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-010-2-650x410.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-010-2-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-010-2-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-010-2-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-10-010-2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SIX is a pop-concert-style musical about the six wives of King Henry VIII.\u00a0 Each queen takes the mic to tell her side of the story\u2014how she lived, what happened to her, and how history has defined her\u2014then they&#8221;compete&#8221; (in a playful, battle-of-the-band way) over who had it worst.\u00a0 By the end, the show flips the premise into something more empowering: the queens reclaim their identities beyond Henry and rewrite their narratives together.<\/p>\n<p>Key vibe: modern pop songs, comedy, fast-paced storytelling, contemporary language, and lots of references to today&#8217;s celebrity culture.<\/p>\n<p>We crashed upon arriving home. It has been a long day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94525\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/487004674_993484919574310_8597933513326345754_n-650x813.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/487004674_993484919574310_8597933513326345754_n-650x813.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/487004674_993484919574310_8597933513326345754_n-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/487004674_993484919574310_8597933513326345754_n-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/487004674_993484919574310_8597933513326345754_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were up before 7:00 am, with Mary already in full mission mode\u2014fixing breakfast and getting herself ready for her trip to watercolor class (because apparently, sleep is optional when art is involved). Meanwhile, I spent a couple of hours &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94501\">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":[227,17,252,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dining-out","category-friends","category-painting","category-theater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94501","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=94501"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94528,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94501\/revisions\/94528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}