Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

Monday, May 14, 1984
Blackburnian warblers
Let Dave take car to Jerry Wade’s about 4:30 while Midlams and Maxine Marshall were here for Cemetery book conference. About 9:30 Dave came in saying Sheriff had picked him up for speeding and was waiting to talk to me. He didn’t cite him but said he was driving 90 mph with a passenger. Dave said he wanted to see how fast the car would go.

Virginia Howard out and hung Venetian blinds in bathroom and kitchen. I got mower stuck in mud but Howard got it out. Nell Bryant and sister-in-law out to see garden. Toured it with Midlams and Maxine before conferring on Cemetery book. They dated Grandview Cemetery date at 1870 confirms was wedding gift.

Sunday, May 13, 1984
Mother’s Day
Todd Jolliff out and we birded at Terradise- Wood Peewee, Magnolia Warblers, Redstart, Catbird, yellow warblers, hummingbird, Flicker and rose-breasted grosbeak nesting in Crabapple over driveway. Went to woods near Caledonia Cemetery that Coopers bought. No wildflowers except violets but a burn ruins. Started drizzle just at 12:00 but 45 brave souls out to tour garden. Several from Bucyrus from notice I sent up there. Mary & Ken brought chicken out for supper. I made slaw and fruit salad. Tired!

Saturday, May 12, 1984
Routed 343 deliveries. All went smoothly and sold out on plants. Dave took me to Islay’s for dinner for mother’s day. David called about 4:00 and ordered arrangements for his booth at funeral directors convention in Columbus next week. Also flowers for me. He sent a card and so did Kathi. Kathi sent check for $15 two weeks ago for whatever I want. will use it to buy flats of plants.

Friday, May 11, 1984
Warm partly cloudy 76 rain evening
In to shop at 8:30 and routed with Terry Zacharias getting up the routes. New people at the shop- Barbara Meddles, designer- Cheryl ?- Cash & Carry, Kevin ?- delivery. George the sourpuss delivering again. Nell in to call out orders. Everything smooth and plenty busy. Home at 1:30 to check on workmen as I didn’t like the way they had steps to lower area. But left them a note and they fixed it.

Picked Dave up at school. Shopped for $20 to feed gang. Routed five deliveries for tomorrow a.m. Saw yellow-throated vireo, yellow warbler and red start.

Wednesday, May 9, 1984
Rainy all day high 48.
Miserable day but men finished the third terrace and steps by greenhouse.

Worked on news release to all 10 media to change date of Bob Whitman’s autograph party to May 27th. Then on Cemetery records – cleaning them up.

In at 4:30 for Dave haircut and to copy Marion Star and Carl Lehner’s Courthouse clipping. Took shop computer back. Nothing seems wrong with mine. May have used wrong program.

Tuesday, May 8, 1984
To Troy for Region 7 OAHSM meeting. 85 Miles, 1 hour and 50 minutes. 50 people held in Troy-Hayner Cultural Center home of Mary Hayner built 1913 after she divorced her second husband. Gorgeous.

This time Joyce Alig took 10 minutes over her alotted time and then in front of group after I had spoken only 5 minutes told me to stop. Lunch at Brewery overlooking great Miami River. Tour of Courthouse great. Led by Co. Commissioners- Restoration architect Gaedt-1982. Overfield Tavern -1808.

Home 6:30 Dave missed Industrial Tech club

Monday, May 7, 1984
Spent all morning getting out 10 news releases for Dr Whitman’s autograph party May 20th.

Sunday, May 6, 1984
Gorgeous day.
Spring beauties and violets in the woods are spectacular. Trilliums blooming. Wrens back. Myrtle warblers.

Cooked all PM- mock chicken, scalloped corn, Perfection salad and cheesecake and home baked bread from frozen loaf. Mary sick with cold and didn’t come but Ken did. Mary and Carl Jordan, Bill and Erma Hutchman and Helen Romine all seemed to enjoy walk through garden and the dinner.

Saturday, May 5, 1984
Cloudy, drizzle, High 56

To Historical Center after stopping at 6:33 Bordeaux. Chris Harris loading up to move out – no money to pay April rent plus $55 to May 5th. Margaret Cottrell helped catalog road bonds and encapsulate two for practice but Sue Bales came to get me to go see the mess Chris left. I got cat litter to put on oil he had drained on garage floor. Rusty Bales and friends came to unload their furniture into garage. Called Geneva Brewer to have her girls clean on Monday. Grocery shopped. Dave still in robe when I got home. Walked in woods at dusk- gorgeous.