Author: David Haldeman

Saturday, June 7, 1975
Something wrong at every wedding. Guess Connie isn’t quite ready to supervise yet. Laura off sick so only Dave & Martha to design but not busy.
Finally dry enough that Howard got upper drive mowed. Looks so green with fertilizer & rain.
Paris & Helen got bed frame for Kristi’s bed & helped Kathi put it up.
Howard & I to Mansfield to pick up desk $100 and typewriter stand $40 at Montgomery Ward.

Friday, June 6, 1975
[No entry]

Thursday, June 5, 1975
Howard’s birthday 73 I think.
Howard woke me at 8:30 to come take pictures of white iris. It really is gorgeous & the threatened storm put down 1/2″ rain. Set out petunias, marigolds & impatiens, weeded banks. About 3:30 we drove to Kingwood. Only 2 other groups there – about 6 people. Iris gorgeous even after rain. Perennial section & hanging baskets very interesting.
Supper at LK & home for strawberries.
Wrote Bob telling him “thanks” for giving Kathi the opportunity to manage Hemmerly’s.

Wednesday, June 4, 1975
Trying to organize check-in of shipments. Sent truck load to Fairground St. with inventory figure on each box.
Mrs. Beasinger – Davy’s teacher says he is not at top of his class here but doing very well. His printing is his poorest area. He got all A’s on grade card except C in writing.

Tuesday, June 3, 1975
Spent whole day getting 30 letters out to historical societies in Region II for meeting here June 21.
Howard & I hunted down strawberries at Mike Gists. Got 3 qts at 80 cents each & soft ice cream. Delicious.

Monday, June 2, 1975
Rain 1 inch.
Cindy Howard & Daum weddings sold in midst of tear up getting ready for new register. Moving wedding room to SE corner & candles to NE corner. Having 1/2 price sales all month to reduce inventory.
Kathi & I to Ralph Carhart’s office to start incorporation proceedings for Hemmerly’s Flowers. Also asked about dissolution of Kathi & Bob’s marriage & Ralph will investigate.
Pouring rain at 6. Brought kittens back home. Watched TV.
Took wagon to Race Motors to get fender fixed. Loaned me a red Dart Swinger.

Sunday, June 1, 1975
Got strawberries & meat platter & cheese plate ready for tonite before going into shop at 1. Wayne Jolley had partition moved from present wedding room to SE Corner. Judy pouty about the change. Pd him $25.
Gene Sheneman called mother about 1 saying he was in Springfield. When they went to Columbus to pick up Basil found he had cancer operation and was in Odd Fellows home in Springfield. They came to Mother’s about 3 to shop about 4:30 & out here about 5. Kathi & kids, Mother, Mary & Rocky. Nice supper & visit. Howard went to Wildas. They left about 8.

Saturday, May 31, 1975
To club* to decorate for Kapcar wedding and then to St. marys. Such nice people. Also 6:30 wedding at Emmanuel Lutheran.
To Kathi’s for ham loaf & green beans & spaetzle. She was babysitting Christopher Mitchell. He cried.
Grocery shopped in the rain.
Called Eugene Sheneman & they are getting his half brother Basil in Columbus tomorrow & bringing him up for a visit tomorrow.

[*Marion Country Club]

Thursday, May 29, 1975
Conference moves fast. Kathi & I skipped how to borrow money and drove to Woodward & I94 area to visit Century Florist Supply. We’ve bought from them for 25 years but never been there. Met “Dorothy” who was preparing new catalog.
Back to workshop in time for psychologist on employee motivation. Very good.
Bus left at 6:30 packed with FTDers for dinner at Brown Bear – one of the new “trio” restaurants next to the new FTD headquarters. Ate with Glen & Earl Davis & shared a good Mosel wine – Schwartzekatz ’73. Toured FTD building. Just started moving today and rooms not finished.

Friday, May 30, 1975
Packed before leaving room. Had breakfast with Jack McKenny who has shop in the Village in NYC. Charming guy.
Workshop wound up with delivery problems – few solutions.
Got extra workbook to give to Grady to explain how out orders should not be included in gross sales.
Drove across road to Greenfield Village, but decided $2.75 was too steep for an hours visit. Left area at 4:30 and nice drive home. At Mary’s at 7:15 and kids were there. Stopped at shop – Connie & Dave working – Debbie been sick all week.