Category: Trella Diaries

Wednesday December 1st
Took stuff to Huber museum for Christmas by candlelight at fairgrounds. To Waldo to look at sofas at grohl’s. More expensive and none I liked. Also looked at highland fieri in old cervix building.

Tuesday November 30th
Scott and new helper finished interior trim.
Ralph not working. Made up baskets of candy and got white elephant stuff for Huber Museum sale.

Monday November 29th
Scott didn’t work. Ralph Hedges to paint interior. Spent day getting 7:30 annual meeting MCHS ready. Got aflue shot at Health Dept at hospital. To Marion to recycle, looked at sofas at Nicholls, ate with Mary at Bob Evans, shopped at Meijer. To Heritage hall for annual meeting all officers and trustees re-elected except Madge Guthrie refused another term. Helen Kaufman’s for her. Not a good slate of trustees. No future presidents. R. Carey didn’t announce renewal of Jane’s contract. Kathi and Bob in La Jolla for evaluation of Bob at Scripps.

Sunday November 28th 42° Sunny
Called Becky Sisson and set up Wednesday night to come see closet for a design. Called Opal Clutter with condolences. Roger had enlarged heart since birth. Called Kathi. Not herself. E-mailed her events of yesterday. Fed birds, had bath, ate. Called Mary and loafed.

Saturday November 27th
Cleaned up kitchen and baked spaghetti. David picked up Vaughn Wiester in Columbus and they came to Marion for Del’s funeral. Out here at 12:15. Had lunch and they stripped living room of all of its personality and stored it in boxes in guest and my bedrooms. David Dug Ostrich Fern and trilliums for his garden. Time too short- left at 3:30. Vaughn still a [illegible]. Printed out digital pix of we three for him.. David fixed computer program so I can use Win-TV. It was freezing the mouse.

Friday November 26th
Wrote to Ben Kern and sent pix of him and Dave & Johanna and the Brocklesby barn and Gale Martin who received Red Cross Environment Award for prairie work. To Marion took baskets to Hemmerly’s and picked up boxes to pack stuff away while painting. To Wilhelm’s with dark green shutters to match floor paint. To Nicholls furniture and looked at sofas. Took books to sell to Maloney Books from Heritage Hall. Picked up Mexican Pizza at Taco Bell.

Thursday November 25th
Lazy morning. Fed birds as usual. Starlings eating dogwood berries, Carolina Chickadees, white-breasted nuthatch, tufted titmice, Downy and Hairy woodpeckers, goldfinch, House finch and house sparrow at feeder. The Deckers enjoyed watching them. Roasted sirloin pork, sweet potatoes, dressing, Waldorf salad and golden sweet pineapple. Too full to eat the pumpkin pie. David called, Harvey in the hospital with one of his sinking spells. David and Vaughn will be to Marion for Del Gittinger funeral- Saturday killed on his motorcycle near Southland Mall.

Wednesday November 24th
Scott laid tile in entry. Says he can find finish by end of next week if weather is okay. In to Marion to take trash and leave basket of white pine cones at shop. Diana gave me a Thanksgiving centerpiece. Took Lee’s Chicken dinner to Mary’s for supper. Shopped Meijer for our Thanksgiving.

Tuesday November 23rd Scott putting up trim
Rest up day. Didn’t even go to garden club. Called David- no energy to come to Cincinnati for Thanksgiving.

Monday November 22nd 70° and sunny
Dave and I worked outdoors most of day. He dug Iris pseudacorus out of pool. It was taking over. And planted most of it down by pond. Used push mower to mow around pond and “de-gas” it for winter storage (I didn’t get all). Used leaf blower vacuum to clean up leaves across Road. Picked up stones and pieces pieces of cement block along road by shack. Then policed the whole quarter mile of roadway. 2 (tractor) trailer loads. Told Dave seemed to me he was trying to make up for work he didn’t do while he lived here! I packed while we worked. Dave spent more time in attic. Says I have a lot of treasures. Picked Mary up and we had dinner together at Perkins. They headed for Columbus to spend night and catch 6 a.m. to San Diego. Miss them!