I had a 9:30 appointment at Firestone to have the oil changed in the HHR. From there I went to Lowe’s to pick up pansies, bulbs, potting soil, and three ornamental kale plants. Then on to mom’s. I pulled out all the summer plants from her pots and replaced them with pansies,one of the kale plants and put some of the tulips in one of the deeper pots under the pansy plants for next spring. Frances also came over to help do a couple of things in the apartment and to take mom to lunch and the grocery store.
I came home, fixed lunch, and headed outside. I pulled up all my summer plants, ran the lawn vacuum, and planted the kale and most of the pansies. I still have a few left to put out along with the tulip bulbs. I also picked up some crocus bulbs to put out.
All week the weather has been more like July than October with highs in the 80’s. Today it was just hot as heck even with the slight breeze. It’s also very dry. We need rain. Tropical storm Karen was supposed to come to call on Monday but now I think she has fizzled out and will not make it.