Selections from Trella Romine's library at Terradise Nature Center
Wednesday, June 20, 1984
Talked to Marlene Stork who will type set Marion County Courthouse from my disk in Cincinnati. Have to remove all dot commands and hard carriage returns. Spent all day redoing all files through chapter 5. Pipped* them to another disk and copied but too late to mail today. Finished about 10:00 p.m.
Set out last of impatiens in bed by compost pile.
[*an early form of CP/M operating system disk copying program]
Tuesday, June 19, 1984
Mary took Dave to canoe camp at Camp Judson.
In to Historical Society at 8:00 to wait for telephone installation. Ray Foerst came and gave $85 estimate on installing front door and hanging huge 1950s photo.
To courthouse Centennial committee meeting at 10:00 held on 4th floor in witness room- never been up there. At 11:45 to Bob Stout’s office to sign final papers on mother’s estate. Since we are spending $4,000 to have mother’s house aluminum sided Mary and I will each receive about $1,500 in cash from the estate. Took maps to board meeting and sold 50.
Monday, June 18, 1984
[No entry]
Sunday, June 17, 1984
[No entry]
Saturday, June 16, 1984
Dave and I to Indianapolis to attend Barb Parker Richardson’s wedding to John ____. Only the family in the Methodist Church parlor. Met Barb’s mother and stepfather who had disowned Barb after divorce from Joe and two sisters and brother and families. To friend’s house for luncheon and reception. Gave her two sets of towels. We were we were stand-ins for Kathi.
Stopped to visit Shorty* in Fountain City- she took us to dinner and then back to her mobile home- still crowded with magazines, papers, Etc. Shorty looks thinner and says Don has to retire this year but doesn’t want to.
[*Shorty Decker, Don Decker’s mother and Kathi’s first mother-in-law]
Friday, June 15, 1984
[No entry]
Thursday, June 14, 1984
Another load of dirt from DeHaven’s.
Wednesday, June 13, 1984
First load of dirt hauled to fill terraces [below patio] -DeHaven.
Tuesday, June 12, 1984
Hot again High 94
Worked from 9:00 to 3:30 on book- lost text twice and had to rewrite.
Peacocks here to install pump to river. Also encased electric wire to pump in plastic pipe and put outside faucet on front of house directly from pump.
Kraners here to repair John Deere mower. Belt so messed up it had to be cut off.
Dave and I to Marion at 4:30. Watered plants at Center. Took MCHS newsletter to Marge Brandt. Supper at Wendy’s. Grocery shopped- bought Dave swim trunks and ceiling fan for his room.
Monday, June 11, 1984
Much cooler High 82
Called deHavens in Findlay and they will be here Thursday to finish job.
Worked on book- got introduction written and contents redone.
Up at 7:30 to see David off for North Canton and New Philadelphia.Ppossibility of three sales for TerraForms on this trip.
Set out sweet alyssum under yard light and weeded perennial bed by mailbox. Saw mail Rose-breasted Grosbeak sitting on nest