Author: David Haldeman

Sunday, May 17, 1981 Temp 72 Sunny until 4:30 then 50 cloudy.24 bird species at Terradise – Swamp Sparrow a new one – Prothonotary Warbler, Cape May & Tennessee Warblers. Red squirell raided robin’s nest in lilacs but babies escaped. Watched 7 ducklings on woods pool & pond. Transplanted seedlings – set out lobelia. Moved more things into chalet. At 4 picked up mother & took back roads to Patterson Cemetery. Set out red geraniums, white petunias & ageratum. [On Mary Hemmerly’s first husband Harold Rockwell grave]

Stopped at Loren Bakers for rhubarb. Showed me his new 100 HP Diesel Massey-Ferguson tractor. Tires as tall as my head.

Saturday, May 16, 1981
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Friday, May 15, 1981
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Wednesday, May 13, 1981
Long Range planning committee at noon – Dominic Sansotta had all properties checked out & next Mon at 3:30 we go to see them.

Met Burggrafs at Bordeaux house at 1:15 – They think it is too small. To mother’s & then to shop – got Mother’s Day plant order ready for Gary & went over Saturday weddings with Chris.

Picked Mary Jordan up at 3 & headed for Columbus – Decorator’s Showcase & Renaissance area on W. 5th Ave near Batelle. 1900’s brick home restored. Very expensive decorations. Drove past 2216 Indiana Ave where I lived for 3 1/2 yrs – 1934. Huge Sundae at Howard Johnsons & home at 10:00.

Thursday, May 14, 1981
Helped Howard finish digging 15×20 garden – checked on baby ducks – 7 now. At 10:00 picked up Janet Reynolds & went to the Park along the river north of Caledonia over bowstring bridge. Typical flood plain river bottom. Much weedy growth but found about 15 wildflowers. She wants to save it from council members who want to have people cut the trees. Walked the RR track in the rain – about a 2 mile hike.

Drove 24 miles to get 5 miles to Marilyn Kepfords to do wildflower talk for “Sail Mates” – Mrs. Fahrien told me 612 instead of 6512!

Called Mary about Vivian Blackwells letter – She will be gone from Eugene by Mary 27.

Bed at 10 – Exhausted!

Tuesday, May 12, 1981
3 wedding appoints – Wheeler from Caffco at shop with his Winnebago display truck – Bought Christmas & silk.

To Bordeaux at 6 & ran the spreader with fertilizer & weed killer. Picked up hamburger & Salad & Wendy’s & home exhausted.

Monday, May 11, 1981
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Sunday, May 10, 1981 High 68 Lowe 58
Helped Howard spade garden. Soil just right to slice through sod & all – but gets heavy. Called Kathi & they all worked putting sprinkler system in yard. Called David to thank him for hand lettered card. Too sleepy to talk & not much interested in my doings. Enjoyed the Mallard with her 8 ducklings on the pond. Oriole singing all day. Wrote letter to Pittsburg mother of Kathi’s friend asking about Baker genealogy. Called Mary at Walt’s & she doesn’t plan to be home until June 10 so that shooots my Washington trip. Watched Barbra Streisand & Ryan O’Neal in “Main Event”. Took mother’s lunch in to her.

Saturday, May 9, 1981
In at 9 & everyone working as if they had been there all night. They quit about 1:00. 5 deliverymen running all day. Keith Hemmerly – Kenny’s son called at 5:10 from Mansfield – wanted to come over for flowers for Ann. Everyone gone by the time he got there but I did about #100 cash business while waiting. Took delivery E of Martel & E of Mrs. Waite’s woods. Home about 8:15. Not too tired.

Friday, May 8, 1981
I routed all day & Terry dispatched. Good team. Got $32 pizza at 6:00 & then everyone from backroom disappeared. At 7:15 they were all back with the news that they had “forgotten” at wedding. I had checked the book & only saw one for Mary 16 – but Chris had sold this one. Bride called at 6:25 for 7:00 wedding. They had it done & delivered at 6:50! But we have to refund.

Other than that all went well. I left at 11:15 – all still working.