{"id":97117,"date":"2026-06-16T02:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=97117"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:47:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:47:43","slug":"blah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=97117","title":{"rendered":"Time To WORK In The Veggie Garden!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_97118\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97118\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97118\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-001-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-001-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-001-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-97118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Papa got help today!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We got up, checked the weather, and decided 8:00 am was the right time to return to the garden, continue planting the new veggies, and remove the ones past their prime.<\/p>\n<p>We enjoyed our coffee and fought the battle of the computers until 8:00 am, and then we were like the seven dwarfs, &#8220;Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It&#8217;s Off To Work We Go&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We tore into the garden like a pair of heavy machines, sending old plants into the trash and talking to the newbies to make sure they were welcome.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_97121\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97121\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97121\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-002.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-002-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-002-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-002-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-97121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What a mess!!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We planted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Peas<\/li>\n<li>Beans<\/li>\n<li>Zucchini (two different kinds)<\/li>\n<li>Tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>String Beans<\/li>\n<li>Bell Peppers<\/li>\n<li>Onions<\/li>\n<li>Cucumbers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At 10:30 am, Mary ceased work and headed indoors to get ready for today&#8217;s painting class.\u00a0 On her orders, I continued working for two more hours.\u00a0 I assisted Mary, who was bringing a large pile of small tomatoes and several branches of basil, which go wild in our yard.<\/p>\n<p>When Mary departed for class, I came inside and began some of my &#8220;Honey-Do&#8221; list items, such as replacing the light bulbs (LED) in her bathroom, putting her works of art on the wall leading to The Loft, and other such stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Mary returned smiling, so I wondered what was up.\u00a0 She told me that she brought me a watermelon, which sounded perfect for such a warm day.\u00a0 She showed me her watermelon, oh dear.\u00a0 My taste buds went into overdrive!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_97126\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97126\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97126\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-005_framed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-005_framed.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-005_framed-650x502.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-005_framed-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-005_framed-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-005_framed-100x77.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-97126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I almost put the painting into the refrigerator; it looked so real!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I ventured back into the garden around 4:00 pm for what I thought would be a brave 30-minute expedition.\u00a0 \u00a0Mary stayed on the patio and shucked about twenty ears of corn.\u00a0 Mary, however, quickly assessed the situation\u2014&#8221;too hot, too humid, and this one is clearly overestimating himself&#8221;\u2014and promptly herded me back into the house like a wayward goat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97129\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-008.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-008.png 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-008-650x470.png 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-008-150x109.png 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-008-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16-008-100x72.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of goat, she also directed me to the shower and laid out this evening&#8217;s jammies!\u00a0 She took my T-shirt and jeans and threatened to burn them!<\/p>\n<p>She takes care of me\u2026 and apparently also manages my outdoor privileges.<\/p>\n<p>While Mary was making dinner, I u<span class=\"s1\">n-cobbed the corn, creating over twelve cups of ready-to-freeze kernels, which will become our all-time favorite corn chowder in the coming weeks!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A wonderful meal was ready, including beans, a cucumber salad, and the red Jello with Polish cherries.<\/p>\n<p>We watched TV until bedtime around 10:00 pm.\u00a0 Mary was pooped out and decided to test for light leaks in her eyes.\u00a0 While she was testing, I went to the office and piddled with the computer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_97127\" style=\"width: 616px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97127\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97127\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c10c0623fcdd260234481ced98391736-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c10c0623fcdd260234481ced98391736-1.jpg 606w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c10c0623fcdd260234481ced98391736-1-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c10c0623fcdd260234481ced98391736-1-100x135.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-97127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We got up, checked the weather, and decided 8:00 am was the right time to return to the garden, continue planting the new veggies, and remove the ones past their prime. 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