Author: David Haldeman

Friday November 23rd 1979
Shop a real mess getting ready for open house Sunday.
75 poinsettias arrived and the western greens came in Wednesday. All excellent quality. Worked until 9.
Rain and river bank full.

Thursday November 22nd 1979 [Thanksgiving]
Howard bacon and eggs breakfast David here to fix his own sausages. [Illegible]In to Mary’s about one with pumpkin pie, baked apples and sweet potatoes to add to her turkey and dressing, scalloped corn and scalloped oysters, mashed potatoes and gravy, celery, two kinds of cranberry sauce, olives, dates in the new room- nice and roomy. Howard and I home about 4 and Haldeman’s back to Cincinnati.
Stop at shop on way to Mary’s for Howard to see the fall display.

Wednesday November 21st 1979
Busy! Ran out of turkeys but substituted and sold over 100 total Cash & Carry. Kept everybody busy on funeral work and centerpieces. Diane and I ran one delivery 12 and 55 minutes and Terry did all the rest.
David and Karen in at 10 PM from Cincinnati and kids wide awake. Had cheese snack and sauteurne [sic] from David’s customer- homemade- sweet and good.
David had first slides from his new Canon AE-1 excellent lenses and exposures. My slides back of Cincinnati trip composition improving.
Bed at 1.

Tuesday November 20th 1979
Mrs. Jones here to clean. First time since October. Howard washed the windows yesterday. Still gorgeous weather temperature 66 degrees.
Isabelle in to work and Nell & Lillian. Pretty busy. To Ponderosa for supper and ate with Isabel and Chester. Reminisced about former employees from Don Stull through Kent Feaver, Kent Haycook, Keith Brashares, Gretchen Haley, Sue Swartz, Jane Barr! We’ve really had some doozies.
To board meeting at Bowen-DeWolf house. Carroll’s resignation read and accepted with regret. Letter from Mrs. Lutton saying furniture is in Ann Arbor, come and get it. Letter from Iris Adams claiming to be Eber Baker’s granddaughter from Redding, California.

Monday November 19th 1979
Girls “stuffing” turkeys ahead for Thanksgiving. I’m tried [sic] to do a little putting away- hard to catch up for a year that I haven’t been doing it.
To Rhoads with Mary and Kenny for supper and then to Palace to see Don Cooper’s Hawaii. He says his brother is so slow he got struck by thunder. Pictures glorious.
Bought Kenny’s coverlet. From the Klinefelter family dated 1854 and 4 Colors- blue red gold and white. Paid $150 and I truly don’t know who got the best of the bargain.

Sunday November 18th 1979 temperature 65 sunny!
Howard and I cleaned inside of car. Took mother and Roger for ride to Forest area- visited Jackson Center Cemetery for dates. Floy Baker, Loren Baker and Everett Hemmerly not home.
Hamburgers from McDonalds for supper at mothers.
Worked on filing genealogy info accumulation all evening.

Saturday November 17th 1979
Two pretty weddings today. Sue Quaintance married Brent Harriman and Ann Arnold’s at St. Paul’s Episcopal was Candlelight. Aisle candelabra. And my 15 branch and church’s with 14 aisle candles. Also two home weddings.

Friday November 16th 1979
To doctor Hering’s at 10 but he wasn’t in until 11. Removed to squami cell papilloma vein masses from my upper and lower lip and the wart from my chin line. Local anesthetic quick novocaine and used electric to coagulate blood and seal off veins. Stitches in all and I look like I’ve been in a car wreck.
Conference with Kass and Dave and then home about 1 feeling lousy. But made bows and typed genealogy for submission to the Marion Area genealogy book.
Called Kathi after 11 to assure her I’m okay.

Thursday November 15th 1979
Cleaned photography closet, Governor Winthrop desk in Hall and cherry desk in living room.
Kathi called to wish me well tomorrow. Dread’s going to work but they owe $1,800 on their credit cards.

Wednesday November 14 1979
Terry still off. I took hospital and Waldo delivery.
Talk at shop for Home Economics Club- about 20. Last one this year I hope.