Category: Trella Diaries

Thursday September 23rd
Royce here from 9:15 to 1- talked and watched wedding video for at least an hour- expected her $40 for 3 hours work!!
Mary picked up my pictures at Meijer and a woman in handicap cart ran into her shook her up but was caught before she fell. So I went to Caledonia Methodist Church and picked up Swiss steak dinner and brought home to eat. At 6:30 drove to upper Sandusky to meet with board of Wyandot County Historical Society at their Museum house. Good interchange.

Wednesday September 22nd
Spent 5 hours writing checks and sorting papers. To Caledonia to mail them. Tried to play copies of video tape Mary made but not much luck. Watched David’s video of their Western trip this summer. No one seemed to be having much fun. Called Sally Burns to inquire about Harding boyhood home in Caledonia

Tuesday September 21st
Picked Mary up at 9:15 and to Boyd’s to view Helen. Then to cemetery for graveside service. Very short and No obituary read or audience participation or music. A few flowers, but I left a memorial contribution. Had planned to go to Miriam’s funeral at 1 but couldn’t face another one so came home. To MCHS board meeting with incomplete nominating report. Usual hassle over trivials. Carol Neidhart there to report on log cabin repairs. Says he will have it finished by September 30th!. Darin and Jen came out to talk about their gift to me of a tree. I had decided on a Scarlet Oak q. coccocina. Then fed them apple pie and ice cream. Nice kids now living in Chicago. Call Sue Speakman and asked for $20,000 from trust fund.

Monday September 20th
Big day at last. Picked Bob up at 8 a.m. and to Harding home. Charlie Evers told me there was a rumor going around that I had died. I told him it was my sister-in-law. Program aired at 9 a.m. until 12 a.m. Bob held his own against his former student Gene Trane who wrote a Harding book in 1975. All from previously published material Bob said. Drizzling rain but Ken Hamentrack was a credible Harding delivering his notification speech. Good points. Just caught the end of my brief appearance (on tape) telling of shaking hands with Harding during front-porch campaign the group around the video enjoy my editorial remarks on Trane’s. Home and relaxed, but didn’t go to EHMA program meeting- Randy Winland and I’ve seen his program.

Sunday September 19th
Cleaned up the house a little and swept walks. Called Country Inn about 1 and Bob answered but Lila had gone on to Bronson Michigan to visit her sister.
To see Margaret Ann and took bean salad. She is so thin and nervous.
So I picked Bob up and took him to Harding Home where C-SPAN crew were setting up for tomorrow’s broadcast. Met Mark Trask producer (looks like a young kid!) again.
Crew all very friendly. Took Bob for a ride along Vernon Heights Boulevard and drove in at Islay / Miller’s to see garden. He closes his book on Harding with a reference to the area. Then out to Terradise to see it in bloom- his other visits were in Winter. Showed him Civil War letters. He had edited a group like it so can appreciate my work. Also plans for remodeling. Had dinner at Appleby’s. Stopped to see Mary in Marion before coming out here. Steak for each of us. Took him back to Country Inn about 9:00.

Saturday September 18th Helen Romine died Miriam Stowe died Friday.
Anniversary 1926 hurricane at Ft Lauderdale. 2 couples in researching Wexstead and Noonan. Noonan Court created on Noonan land off Blaine Avenue. Showed them how to organize their material with Family Tree Maker. Called to see if Helen was able to see me and hospice gal said she was in a coma and her brother was with her so I didn’t go over. Margaret Ann called me about 9 saying she died about 7:30 – 86. Took JVC video camera back as David thinks I should buy a Sony digital $600 to $800- Stopped at Country Inn new motel open 3 weeks ago and left a note for Bob Farrell to call me when he gets in from Bloomington Indiana tomorrow.

Friday September 17th at resource Center
Worked on organizing my 1999 MCHS board notebook. Picked up Mary Jordan and met Mary H at “Something Good” for supper. To Sears and bought a JVC video camera and extra battery plus $475. Floods in North Carolina from hurricane.

Thursday September 16th
Spent all morning trying to create a gable roof on new room using 3D Home Architect after redoing entrance area for Scott. Don Keil here from 12:30 to 4 clearing off in front of and behind rail fence along river. Now I can see the river. Called Sarah to thank her for a nice card. She was impressed that I’ll be on C-Span. Good chat likes her classes has over 100 music students. Her principal is from Paris. Final episodes of “An American Love Story” lot of Marion footage.

Wednesday September 15th
Bath and washed hair. Fed birds, breakfast, watered plants, checked e-mail Kathi and Bob home last night. Wrote to Thelma and Gene Hemmerly and sent new material on Hemmmerlys. Wrote article on Resource Center for Kurt Moore follow-up story on ALS- took it to Star and met Kurt. To Haupt monument and got price on Hemmerly marker $700 plus tax plus $30 delivery. To NuSupply and picked up carpet samples. Picked Mary up and to Tim Hortons for sandwich and cappuccino. To Meijer and picked up three prescriptions $60! Premarin, Fosamax & Celebrex. Home about 7 watched Marion episodes of “American Love Story.” Bill returns to Marion- his son by Connie sentenced for drug-dealing. Church choir with Lois singing solo really great- then Bill pontificates with “No black culture in Marion”- Bill Sims Sr. mentions agent orange at Marion Engineer Depot and dumping barrels.
David called in midst of this -Josh didn’t make OSU marching band fifth try got perfect scores until tonight twisted ankle and couldn’t finish. Got no medical attention!

Tuesday September 14th
Letter from Bob Farrell- C-SPAN hosting him and Lila at new motel. They’re coming in Sunday p.m.- article in Star about C-SPAN being here next Monday. Reworked investment policy and Terradise Nature Center Endowment Fund policy. Watched 3rd episode Chancey at 12 has first (and only) date. Cecily with sorority sisters at Colgate.
Larry Ballinger here to measure for new picture window that is dandy $385 (Erma H told me hers was $240!) Install in 3 weeks.