Category: Trella Diaries

Sunday January 17th
Used floppy with Ray’s poems on old computer to add verses to databases and then put it into Micron before I turned it on but virus was on old computer and I lost system again – will have to go back to Pete Laskaris.

Was shoveling ice off driveway when Bob and Caroline Brooks Trimner arrived to see some of Ray’s poems – Had only met Bob once when he was here for a carol sing in early 70s – He’s an artist but very sensitive to interpretation of Ray’s verses. Wanted to know all about him and I ended up spilling my life story that I don’t think I ever discussed with anyone before – People either lived through it or wondered about me!
Enjoyed the three hours with them. Copied several poems for him and gave him a DBY* to read. I wonder if I should write another one. -Bob wants to buy the first published book of Ray’s poems.

e-mail from Brent – they spent all Saturday at OHS and got gobs of stuff – sent me article about attack on Mrs. Christian from Mansfield papers that caused about 20 negro families to leave Marion in 1919.

Called David but he’s in Indiana playing on a riverboat casino – Karen concerned for Harvey – his doctor said he had diabetes but he doesn’t and it’s better since he got off diabetes medications.

Between time chipped away at the ice layer of driveway and have blacktop mostly bare. Male cardinal flew into kitchen window and Bob found him dead on the snowbank.

*Day Before Yesterday

Saturday January 16th
Royce got stuck in snow on Williamsport Road and didn’t get here until about 10:30 Mary came out with 229 East fairground register book and I made copies of her 1995 records for our income taxes then wrote letters for her to Provident Bank who holds loan on her car. Say she is delinquent and she has cancelled check – when she called them they wouldn’t listen just said she had to pay – so I wrote letters.
Sorted out some of Ray’s poems for Bob Trimner to see tomorrow a lot are good very good but many are trivial it would be difficutl to write 3000 masterpieces.
No word from Brent and his companion Julie she’s delightful.

Friday January 15th
Wrote check to IRS for $2,000 for January estimated payment and $200 for Ohio estimated tax.
Checked both bank checking accounts – no deposit from Dave – Picked up around the house called Charlie Evers but he hadn’t heard from Brent for a couple of weeks – at 3:00 had a call from him.- was at Heritage Hall – Went in and we found Star newspaper account of Bell Rose Scranton’s murder after checking with City Hall for death date – January 29th 1919.

A negro was arrested and later released triggering unrest.
They left about 5:30 for research in Columbus tomorrow OHS.
Home about 6:00 roads not too good.

Thursday January 14th
email from Brent Staple that he would be in Marion tomorrow and needed map I sent info back but no answer – Finished appending all the Lu Carhart files and printed it out.

Wednesday January 13th
Ice storm left everything covered then it snowed 4” -Worked most of the day trying to print a report of MCHS board members in Foxpro without using Foxbase – couldn’t.
Membership committee and 30th anniversary program committee meetings cancelled.
Dave e-mailed that he had paid $3,000 in December and $1,500 in January on his loan.

Tuesday January 12
David Comer plowed me out about 10 both driveways $30.
2 at 1:30 for cut blow-dry Mary there getting a perm.

Shopped at Kroger’s $78 includes $13 for 300 vitamins.

Monday January 11th to degrees 2 degrees – 17 degrees 2” new snow
Appended files to Lu Carter [sic – meant Carhart] letters through 1864 – fed birds twice – walkthrough house to get my muscles back since knee pain is gone.
Put salt on steps – ice rain yesterday had covered them.

Sunday January 10th 1999
Just realized this book won’t hold all of 1999 if I use a whole page everyday and right same everyday
Birds flocking to feeders continually white-throated Sparrow very evident a Carolina wren flew into the eaves outside computer room window.
Finally called “Sweepmaster” and they will be here Tuesday a.m. to plow me out, I couldn’t find their number and Mary suggested I use Haynes telephone directory yellow pages.
Made chili and bean salad – Entered more Romine info for Dorothy Romine Bruce – Called Kathi they are putting up drapes – entertained neighbors.

Saturday January 9th 17° partly sunny
Well, I didn’t make it to George and Millie Brown’s 50th wedding anniversary party after contemplating it most of the day.
When I tried to drive my car out of the garage it got hung up on the ice covered snow – shoveled around tires and managed to get it back into the garage – Called George to offer my regrets and congrats.

Wrote letter to Dorothy Romine Bruce and then couldn’t find envelope with her address on it – While I was in computer room someone shovelled snow path from side door to mailbox and put the Star on the porch – who?-

Robin finished off the holly berries and his started on pyracantha.
Watched a stupid Flintstone movie on TV.

Friday January 8th
Call from Kass – Dividend on my shares will be about $2,500 and checks mailed first of the week-

Worked all day on adding the Romine data I have in to a Family Tree Maker file so I can send it to Dorothy Romine Bruce of Tampa Fla – She met Betty Davis (Mrs. Jerry) on a cruise and don’t know how my name came up – but she sent me her Romine ancestors – lived in Tenn – so probably Brothers parted ways when they left Virginia.

Tramped through the snow to the shed to get snow shovel but the rock that holds door shut was iced to cement and I couldn’t get it open.

Mary has sore throat and canceled her hair cut but but when I called Marcia she wouldn’t have time for a cut so I didn’t take the opening.

Birds are flocking to feeder have at least five maybe six Cardinals now and saw an immature white throated Sparrow.

Signed up for backyard bird count of Cornell University on the internet it is in February – 3 days. Letter from Bob Farrell.