Author: David Haldeman

Wednesday, October 13, 1954
Daddy out to look for mushrooms. Got 2 peck near Climax. Took bulbs & chrysanthemums to cemetery. Bought lined oak bedroom suite at Grolls $125 – 2 pcs. Got box springs & mattress at M. Wards $68.88. New floor lamp at Penny’s $12.75. Mrs. Curtis Irey here tonight to order centerpiece & Mrs. Brocklesby for United Appeals. Mother & Daddy out.

Tuesday, October 12, 1954
Rain again in PM – but warm. Planted Kobald Leatris- Aglaya daisies & Pinkette phlox & bulbs. Checked verses in & out – till 2 AM.

Monday, October 11, 1954
More rain. Sprayed whole house for flies. To Rigdon at 1:00 to get wedding order. In town & looked at bedroom suite at M. Wards. To Mt. Gilead tonight for Annual Council Meeting (Girl Scouts). Ileda Schrotkey speaker. I gave talk on Juliette Low Memorial house. Left kids along – first time at night. Home at 10:30.

Sunday, October 10, 1954
Cloudy but warm. Set strawberry runners to finish row & a put out rest of Canterbury Bells (Ray planted seed in greenhouse). Cleaned kitchen- Mother & Daddy brought David & Keith Brown out. Cleaned basement! Mary & Rocky out about 6 & helped me make bunk beds in David’s room. Cleaned some in there.

Saturday, October 9, 1954
In at 11. Did Smith-Harper wedding, 7:30. Kathy & Phyllis shopped for Halloween party. To Jim Weavers on way home for magazine subs. Took Phyllis on home & met her folks (Dorothy Williams). Home about 10:00. Raining tonight.

Friday, October 8, 1954
Daddy out & we worked all day on bank by garage door. Kathy to LaRue game tonight. They sang “Donias Team” the song she wrote. David in town after school. Phyllis Kile home with Kathy for night.

Thursday, October 7, 1954
Frosted lower garden. Clear cold day for trip to Kingwood Center with Erma Hutchman, Caroline Porter & Margaret Tibbals. Robert E. Lee, R. C. Allen, & Emma Cyphers on Program (Advanced Judges Refresher Course). Superlative. Grounds wonderful. In tonight for kids prints in Rocky’s cement.

Wednesday, October 6, 1954
Colder, around 50 all day. In at 2:00 for Wedding appt. with Frews. Did some collecting. Pump out when I got home. Finished bedroom tonight.

Tuesday, October 5, 1954
Raining & colder. Worked on bedroom tonight: Quite a mess. To bed at 2:30.
Inn town to bank & grocery shop.

Monday, October 4, 1954
More rain. Took electric pole out of yard finally & Daddy out * helped move file to left side of desk. In tonight to give flower arranging talk to Pleasant Homemakers at Pleasant School. Saw Walt*. Home about 11:30.;

[*Walt Haldeman, Trella’s first husband]