The dog sniffing the chili is just so cute 😆 but I pity the plant haha! I hope the dog won't do any big damage to the chili.

Welcome back to planting! May you find more time to take care of your plants. This is a good start. The chili peppers are doing well, glad they survived and recovered from aphids. These culprits are pestering my plants too, so I make a chili pepper spray solution with dish soap against them. I want them to suffer and feel the pain, lol 🤣