Category: Trella Diaries

Daily journal of Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine from 1933 to her death on February 19, 2013.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1999-08-25

Wednesday August 25th
To Harding home at 1 p.m. for videotaping session with crew from C-SPAN- Haskell Metz age 92 there, but he didn’t contribute much. Then to Mary’s with tomatoes. Her car there but door locked and didn’t answer bell. She called me about 7:30- had gone to Columbus with Trinity group to see the new Mormon temple. Took Lu Carhart’s original letters back to Ruth Carhart and visited (at Kingston.) Also visited Isabel Scott who just moved there Tuesday. Mowed lawn.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1999-08-24

Tuesday August 24th
Worked most of day trying to create roofs on 3D Home Architect. Ordered Family Tree Maker version 6 upgrade.
Tuesday August 24th Ray died 45 years ago today.
Cheryl Knapp of Orlando Florida called me from Caledonia Cemetery where she was hunting Rutherford Graves. I gave her directions to Terradise but she didn’t come over. I had called Maxine Marshall and she checked Caledonia Cemetery book for me so I had info Cheryl wanted.
Don Kyle here- trimmed and tied up tall coreopsis. Brought tomatoes. Call from Dave to get Huhn’s phone number where Bob and Kathi are tonight near Lebanon, Kentucky.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1999-08-22

Sunday August 22nd
David and I had walk in woods and prairie- picked apples- watched bumblebee fertilized pistols of Cleome. Then at computer. Taught me to transfer files to folders and to create a chart for Kensels tree study. Refused to use “Total 32 Home Architect” that he brought, but did connect Zip drive to old computer. Said he hadn’t learned Total. They left about 1 p.m. so Josh could pick up DeLorean at Radnor. Mary out to see them. Then she fed me dimensions from Terradise blueprints so I can enter in 3D architect.
Kathi called. Elsie moved to a hospice house. Nurse says probably a week to live. Talked to Bob. He sounded so weak. Melinda Gilpin called- asked me to come to Harding Home Wednesday at 1 p.m. for CNN taping of Harding memories to be aired September 20th.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1999-08-21

Saturday August 20th [sic]
At RC collated tax maps pages. Harold Biggerstaff in. Took some of his info and showed him printouts from Family Tree Maker. Took taco Bell food to Mary’s. She’s had a Song Sparrow and House Finch at her bird feeder. Finished redding* up office. David Karen and Josh arrived about 9:00- Went over sales agreement with them- had conversation with Josh about HF&G. Kathi called from Hinesville Georgia- Elsie Sands, Bob’s mother still at home with hospice volunteer coming in. Not much longer to live.

*redding: colloquial term meaning cleaning up and organizing.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1999-08-20

Friday August 20th
With Kass and Pete Mattimore to Tom Frericks office to go over first draft of agreement to sell shares of HF&G stock to Deborah and Mike Corea. Not many changes. But renewal of lease needs some negotiating to get it get it below $2,000 a month.
To HH where Carol Rubens was running Hallmark’s (Ran half of them with center page upside down!) at RC started copying Big Island Twp tax map of 1946[sic meant 1846]. Mary H up and we ate at Tim Hortons.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1999-08-17

Tuesday August 17th
11 a.m. dental appointment teeth cleaned. Mike Cloran just back from Ireland. Home by 12 noon. Don Keil here at 12:15. Dugout nondescript day lilies and hardy amaryllis in terrace bed. Moved them- (about 25 in three clubs) to bed along river to shed.
Picked Mary up at 6 and we ate at Tim Hortons. Then to MCHS for board meeting Sat by Norm Fogt. Told me Donna Ruth’s fall probably caused by heart problem and of death of a 18 wks old great-grandchild with bad heart. Elevator out for bids by September.