Category: Trella Diaries

Saturday December 11th
Ralph Hedges finished by painting deacon’s bench from front porch and papering around former kitchen doorway. Managed to put in 4 hours doing it at $17 an hour! Total bill $1,050. To Heritage Hall. Took inventory of books in resource center and in rats nest above the gift shop. Filled with empty boxes!. But also 700 courthouse books and lots of [illegible] only 57 1979 histories left. Keith Koehler and Richard Carey helped me move boxes around to make count. Stopped at Lynn Lovells to choose frame for Blennerhassett print. Really exhausted. Copied 40 pages of Uncle Will Sheneman’s bicycle trip for Dave Decker.

Friday December 10th
Up at 5:30- Bath. David called at 6 and gave me directions to St John’s arena. I arrived there at 8:20 through fog and rain. 350th commencement of last class of the 20th century to quote Dr. Kirwan the president he should know the 20th century doesn’t end until December 31st 2000.
Josh’s B.A. degree is in industrial design. The only one of 1,200 graduates with that degree because the rest of his class graduated in June. Sun shining as we came out at 12. To High Street apartment where Josh and Jed have lived for the last three years during school. There to Florentine restaurant in Eastland Mall to meet up with Vaughn Wiester for lunch. Josh finally caught up with us about 1:15! Stopped at Sisson’s woodworking shop north of Waldo on way home and they have my cabinet together ready to finish. Daddy’s walnut table stripped and ready for satin finish. Nice clean workshop. Home by 5. Sorted papers. Lots of memories of 1980s.

Thursday December 9th
Scott and Spike here. Laying outside tile- installed fan light in living room and smoke detector. With Don Keil they moved pergola over White Oak stump. Don planted Minnie Colquit Iris David gave me. Put up a railing by northwest corner of house using scrap, vacuum the leaves. Paid him $100 and a box of candy for last four times he was here. Paid Scott. Total $27,017 including $1,372 for extras. I gave him $250 bonus and box of Campbell’s candy. Palace man picked up sofa and loveseat.

Wednesday December 8th
Royce here from 9:15 to 2. I dusted books and she replaced them on fireplace bookshelves. She cleaned all wood furniture. I did three loads of laundry and lots of sorting.

Tuesday December 7th
Ralph still painting when I left for Exec committee meeting. Made plans to poll board by mail on accepting elevator bid. Jane, Richard ate at Perkins with Mary and me. Saw Elaine Merchant there and Palace can use my sofa and loveseat. Jane anxious about meeting with “resolve differences” meeting at 7. To Office Depot and bought Mary a personal copier. Canon 400 $200

Monday December 6th
Ralph’s painting in new room. Finish coat and wood work. Also bookcase by fireplace. Picked up more tile at Nu-Supply.

Sunday December 5th
Resting day. Jane and I to Randy Winland’s for supper and to see his marvelous collections.

Saturday December 4th
Slept on sofa. David copied some CBB selections on tape for me to give to Elaine Merchant (Palace manager.) Walked around his garden. Clipped holly for me and pulled starts of his small leaved ivy and gave me Minnie Colquit Iris. Home same way in 2 hours and 40 minutes. Stopped at Nicholls to check color of green chair already ordered with sofa. Okay. Paid with MasterCard as I’ll have more money in January than now. Home at 4. Nice email from Kristy. Temperature 60° Sunny spring like.

Friday December 3rd
Ralph painting. Finish coat, Scott and Spike did TV. Computer wire, finished railing on side porch. Reprogram garage door opener, put up hooks to hang Christmas wreath and hung the shutters that were here. I left at 2. Stopped at Nicholls and ordered tapestry covered lazy boy sofa. To Cincinnati via route for 68, 380 and I-71. Stopped at Young’s dairy for sandwich and Sundae. To Emory Hall with Haldemans for Cincinnati Brass Band concert. David’s playing first trombone and intro’d the Disney Suite. Remembering his childhood listening to the tunes he said “This is for you, Mom.” All of us Karen and Dave, Josh, Jed, Susannah and I went to LaRosa’s Pizza on me. $32 plus tip.

Thursday December 2
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