Author: David Haldeman

Monday, April 27, 1981 Gorgeous Sunny 72 Yellow Warbler
Put window in shack. It is a double hung Anderson window – for free! Thanks to Wayne Harper & Pete Miller.

Lunch with mother. At 1:00 met Maxine Marshall & Dick White of Genealogy Soc. & went to Marion Warehousing, Warner Warehousing & Bowen DeWolfe House to look at courthouse records MCHS has stored since 1972.

Supper at Smorgasbord with Jordans & Mosiers. At 7:00 to Judy Etters & we went to her woods. Beautiful with Trilliums – squirrel corn – trout lily. Still has 1 one the diucks I gave her from fair. Pals with a goose!

Sunday, April 26, 1981 Cloudy 60
Planted impatiens, watermelon, tomatoe, cabbage, broccoli, marigolds in flats. Dug up around small trees near buring spot for new rhubarb plants & also planted lettuce, beets & carrots there. Put week killer & fertilizer on lawn.

Called mother twice but didn’t go in.

Saturday, April 25, 1981
Joan Sullivan called saying Maggie Gracely was very low – at Community Med Center. Went down to see her. Rational but weak-

Terry Zacharias there also. Obstruction in small intestine.

Friday, April 24, 1981 Cold windy 40 high
Phillipine talk for Green Thumb Garden Club at LonJor Rest. Came home to pick up screen & Howard had just spotted 4 terns over Wood Valley Lake – Black heads – common(?)

Thursday, April 23, 1981 Rainy AM Sun 10:30 on temp 68 windy
Set out tulips from forced pots. Can tell now where there are spots to put them. I drive with Jordans & Heckers to Mansfield – Shopping at Lazarus – Blue Dark Dress with white squares $30 – Dinner at Van Decks Smorgasbord for Kenny & Carl’s Birthdays. Home at 7:00. Left at 7:30 for Cardington – Russels home to give talk to their Historical Society. Bob Akron is Pres. Worked for me years ago. Willard & Gay-Nell Durfee asked me to speak. Toured the 1860 home where it was held.

Wednesday, April 22, 1981
Routed & dispatched from 10:00 until 2:15. Secretary’s Day. To Stout’s office to sign eviction hearing notice. To Harding Home at Herb Gary’s request. Wanted to tell me woes of no money from Ohio Historical Society for Harding sites & suggest Marion Brick house as hdqtrs.

Dinner at Perkins with Mary & Ken. Lazy evening at home. Called Wayne Harper about a window for new shed. Ray Foertsch has in sided with 5/8″ weatherproof plywood with battens.

Tuesday, April 21, 1981
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Monday, April 20, 1981 Temp 30 at 11 PM Full moon bright.
David & I top Halberstein & Mitchell. Went over proposed contract. Contact them when I want it drawn up. Haldeman’s left for Cincinnati at noon as David had rehearsal for Shrine Circus.

Lunch with Judy & Cheryl after telling Judy that Cheryl would like to consider a partnership with her. Gave them a broad outline of what sale would involve & suggested they get Ralph Howard as their lawyer.

Left at 6:30 with 32 other Camera Club members & guests for Kodak Processing Plant in Findlay. They now do prints – combination of utlra modern processing & hand handling.

Roof on shed.

Sunday, April 19, 1981 Easter Sunday Cloudy Rain PM Temp 60. House Wren back.
David & Karen & kids arrived about 10:30 – Kids found stuffed toys around big oak & Sarah said “You put these here didn’t you grandma?” I admitted I did, but of course was surprised when they found Easter baskets near shack. Walked in woods & Bee Run woods until 1:00. Mother, Mary & Ken out for dinner at 5:00. Ham David brought. Shwed David’s slides & movies until 10:00. Mother very difficult to get down the steps & didn’t seem to be able to grasp the pictures even Uncle Allen.

Saturday, April 18, 1981
With Terry dispatching & me routing – everything smooth – 508 deliveries this week.

Sold out of lilies at 3:30. I went to wedding at Trinity Lutheran at 4:30. When came back at 6:45 sold out corsages – plants & arrangements – smart buying—