Five loads of mulch were transported to The Haasienda and spread in the replanted, redesigned hosta bed. That process was from 6:15am to 10:00am.  At 10:30am I headed over to Pati Rogers’ house. Ms. R kindly donated a huge tub load of irises to The Haasienda, and offered a tutorial on how to plant them.  I think I planted well over 30 throughout the front yard, and I still have at least half the tub still filled with iris bulbs.

While digging around in the front yard, Mary Hutcheson stopped by for a few minutes of rest as she walked over to Lincoln Park Manor to visit her husband, Tom. Tom was struck by a car last week while crossing Far Hills Avenue, and after immediate surgeries he has pulled through the worst part of this tragedy.

For six straight hours, save the few minutes of chatting with Pati and Mary, I have been working hard. Now, it is time to finish lunch, nap, run a few errands, eat dinner, and head to Centerville High School to see my student, David Emery, in the four man cast, [title of show].  This production will appear on the line-up at next week’s International Thespian Conference. This is quite an honor, and I am so proud of David, and the others in the cast.