Category: Trella Diaries

Sunday November 21st
With Mary we drove to Urbana for breakfast brunch with Sarah & Dave Sapp. Confusing to have three Davids in the room. Luscious food. I took sales document for Hemmerly’s Flowers and Gifts and David and I signed it. Will mail to Kathi for her signature before they go to La Jolla California Monday for the evaluation of Bob at Scripps institute. Home about 7. Went through treasure in 229 tool chest box. Dave wanted to see Uncle Wills’ 1896 bicycle trip from Seattle Washington to Marysville Ohio.

Saturday November 20th
Late breakfast again. In to Marion and visited H F and G Incorporated. I bought decorative birdhouse on stand to hide electric meter on new porch and a box for Sarah. To Heritage Hall and show them their brick. Margaret Gracely monopolized our time. To Lowe’s and picked out for fan for new room. Then Dave & Johanna to Olga Haldeman’s. She brought them to Caledonia for dinner and Bill Linn’s. Back here by 7 to meet Ben Kern here. Still an artist with impressive portfolio but working at Wyandot Inc. One of the few RV friends Dave has kept in touch with.

Friday November 19th
Kids slept in till 10- breakfast late. Scott not working. Don Keil here at noon. He and Dave put plastic over greenhouse. While I was hunting tape they cut the plastic at bottom of glass instead of taking to ground that made it so neat last year. To Michael’s Steakhouse with two Mary’s. Do you want to to see Palace Theater? Harding musical “Music Man” playing. So Ned Neutzel gave us a tour but we didn’t stay for musical.

Thursday November 18th – Dave and Johanna’s visit.
Royce cleaning. So much drywall dust everywhere. Scott and Freddy installed arch window and cleaned up inside. Finished siding east side around and above window. Dave & Johanna arrived by rented car about 7 PM. Mary here to welcome them. I had pot roast dinner ready. Dave had last payment on his $10,000 loan for down payment of his house last December $750. So tall and handsome and friendly and appreciative. Johanna his perfect mate. Scott took spindles home to treat, wash and stain.

November 17th Wednesday
Arch window arrived. Don Keil painted greenhouse base to foundation blocks to match siding.

Tuesday November 15th temperature 45 windy and cold
Made bean salad. Scott finished walls and primed them really looks like a room! E-mail from Kathi saying Dave & Johanna will be renting a car so called Johanna at work to verify. Wrote to Sifritts and Marcella Fetter James. Signed TC and HC sheets Jack wanted and mailed. Got a lovely resolution from Marion County Park Commission commending me for a gift of $10,000. To Kass and Pete’s to see fancy shade. But not for me at $400. Looked at light fixtures at Lowe’s. Grocery shopped at Kroger’s, gas at [sic] . To Heritage Hall at 6:00- Had six proxies all for renewing contract final vote was 13 for, 4 against. Vote for $1,250 raise was 3 to 7 for. Tried for $2,500 but drew back.

Monday November 15th 47 degrees – 27 degrees
Only Scott working. Hauled aluminum siding away. Put lattice around base of deck and set steps. I cleaned kitchen of white dust. Cloth dust mop broom sweeper. Wrote to Bob Farrell telling him about my letter to Furman and Warren Harding visit. Richard Carey came out with concerns about opposition to approving Jane’s contract at board meeting tomorrow. I called Don Alspach to suggest he propose a raise for Jane.
Before I could tell him why I was calling he said he had been going to call me or Richard and suggests a 10% raise for her ($2,500) which made me so glad. David sent email saying Lou Motzer (neighbor ever since they moved to Coffey Street in 1970) had died of a heart attack.

Sunday November 14th
Cleaned up new room with Shop-Vac. And a little more sorting and discarding in garage. Wrote Warren Harding III and sent pix of him of November 6th. Wrote Oren Linger thanking him for Trinity history. Wrote up evaluation of Jane Rupp and e-mailed to Richard Carey.

Saturday November 13th
David called $10,000 of Dreyfus transferred to him instead of $5,000 I requested. On phone for an hour about that. No results. Only a consultation number. To RC no visitors so I got Bricks database cleaned up and newly laid brick locations entered. Ran into Genevieve Beers at Meijer- update on her FMS. Took Wendy’s supper to Mary’s. Grocery shopped at Meijer

Friday November 12th
No workers. Natural gas flooding Ashley area after drilling for oil. Schools closed so Scott home with his two girls (8 and 10) To Marion to pick up dry cleaning, return closet book and board split rails to Lowes. Dropped off recycling at Sims, dinner with two Mary’s at something good. Took two boxes of stuff to Goodwill. To Wilhelm for materials to stain railings.