Author: David Haldeman

Monday, March 22, 1976
Letter from Mrs. W.A. Baker complaining of Barry’s driving.
Chris, student at Mich. U. starting her 880 hrs student training. Tanya Lance also started. Shows more interest than Chris. Made appointment fo see Earl Manter tomorrow about my accounting & spent day getting things ready. Kathi very touchy. She can’t stand to make a mistake. If she’s found out it really bugs her. I suppose it’s because she hates herself for not being as perfect as she’d like to be. Pork chops for supper.

Saturday, March 20, 1976 Cindy’s last day
Up at 7:30 (4:30 LA time!) & to Harding High School to be one of 50 or so judges for Science Fair. 2 projects rated Excellent by Mr. Newell & me. In to shop & all 4 weddings ready to go so I went to Besang’s Garage bankruptcy auction at Coliseum. Took catalog of office furniture with me & biod to 2/3 of new price – so I didn’t get much. Back to shop at 4 & made funeral pieces & delivered to Timson Allen in Caledonia. Read the Marion Stars for while I was gone. David coming in to sleep after gig at armory here.

Friday, March 19, 1976
Left Helen’s at 6:15 AM – took bus for airport at Disneyland Hotel at 6:50. Flew TWA flight 204 at 9:15. Mostly cloudy during flight. Landed Cincinnati at 4:00. (1:00 LA time) & at Columbus at 5:11. Mary, Rocky, Davy & Mother met me. Me to Kathi’s for supper & then back to shop for a 2 hr. briefing. 2 new girls hired to replace Jacky & Cindy. More foul ups with Grady’s accounting. Home about 9:30 & Howard in bed. Checked mail. Letter from Marjorie Patterson – She’s really done a lot at Historical Society.

Wednesday, March 17, 1976
After breakfast Uncle Allen brought out envelope of additional letters & material for Bickels so copied more. Also got copied what Hemmerly & Baker stuff that David had given him. Then photographed pictures dating back to Lucy Arnold Riley 1820. Aunt Ruth had good dinner – Hamburg, cole slaw & mixed veg & apple pie. Helen here about 1:30 & at 2 went downtown Santa Ana & sent my 2 boxes by bus $19.00.
Bought “Roundabout” Schroll Shoes at Queen’s. $24. Then to Westminster Shopping Center. Wow! Bout blue jersey blouse $23, Macrame books, had supper at Howard Johnsons & as we were leaving found the rusty old Rose blouse I wanted at Mays. Showed Allen’s slides & then mine.

Thursday March 18, 1976
More genealogy & recording after breakfast. After lunch Uncle Allen drove via freeways up to Roy & Lucille Price’s in Compton. Both look good but hard hearing. Roy showed garden & gave me comfort plants & brocolli for Rocky. I drove back & after supper Helen came over & I went home with her for night so she can take to bus tomorrow early. Bed about 10.

Tuesday, March 16, 1976 Warm 82 Full moon gorgeous.
Woke with splitting headache but started copying genealogy. After lunch took my tape recorder for repairs. Only needed cleaning. Got Triaminicin. Taped some with Uncle Allen – All napped.
Helen over at 4:30 & we went to Gillettes Cafeteria for dinner & then drove to Huntington Harbor to visit Don & MaryAnn – Ben, Eliazabeth & Christopher. Very modern town house on canal like Ft. Lauderdale. Took a walk through area to see their boat & dock. Chris – age 9 & very open & friendly. Other 2 downright unfriendly.
Home at 10:30 & I finished copying about 2 AM.

Monday, March 15, 1976
Helen over about 10. Drove to Laguna Beach to visit Eschbach’s Flowers. Very plush. Salesmen in ruffled shirts – Antique Regina music boxes – but everyone looking & not much buying. Took shots of good design ideas. Lunch at Forest St. Mall – very California type small shop area. Bought African Baskets. Then down coast to Encinitas to Thornton Wholesale Florist & Flower Ranch. Met Lewis Thornton & hae asked “Bob” to drive us around. Only daisies blooming here, but saw the Thornton homes & greenhouses. Detoured through Camp Pendleton on way home. Dined at Arnows in Laguna Beach. Home 9:00.

Sunday, March 14, 1976 Sunny 68
Lazy day. Copied genealogy on dining table & later on patio. Aunt Ruth had roast beef dinner. Called Mary about 6:30 their time. David & she shot 13 rolls of movie film for Historical Society project “Marion 1976”. Kathi & Laura went to Gift show in Columbus. We went grocery shopping & then to Marie Callendars for supper. Played player piano that I held light while Uncle Allen fixed bellows. Made tape while we sang. Also played some music boxes. Very relaxed day.
Bathed and washed hair AM.

Saturday, March 13, 1976
Over to photgraph Santa Ynez Mission at 7:45. Helen took her walk & then we all had Oeblskiver for breakfast. A round ball covered with powdered sugar & then raspberry jam. Shopped a little & I went to Village Art Shop where I had seen stained glass with drived grasses. Got that & also a 36×24 original painting by Medina of a barn & woods. $100. They will ship.
Out route 154 North & photographed California Poppies then back along Salong Lake Cachauma in Mts. Watched ducks. Beautiful drive to Santa Barbara. Met Bob Faulkner at Tree House Rest. Visited Santa Barbara Mission. To Mike & Donnas in Granada Hills for dinner. Home at 11 PM.

Friday, March 12, 1976
Left Sheneman’s about 10 & up freeways (Garden Grove & San Diego) to 101. Gorgeous day – blue sky & views of Coast Range & Pacific were stupendous. Oil wells off shore near Santa Barbara & Channel Islands discernable. Stopped at Ventura Holiday Inn beach parking garage convenient. Ice plant blooming & African daisies on hills. Arrived Solvang about 3:30. Checked in at Royal Copenhagen which looks like a Danish Street & went shopping. Baked goods, gift shops, needlework shops, wooden storks on shingle roofs, smorgasbord dinner really authentic. Called Kathi – Cindy quit! Deal on Greenwood house went through.