Category: Trella Diaries

Tuesday September 28th
Still catching up from overextending myself Sunday. Mary out with more Medicare gap insurance info that she wants to follow up on. Answered Bob Ferrell’s letter and checked videotape Mary made of an American Love story only one copy of video tape

Monday September 27th
Don Keil brought 2” cement blocks and finished low wall on north side of lower driveway. Dug out about 100 daff bulbs by white oak stump to make way for white azalea and meteor sedum in front of stump planted them among the hosta on lower terrace. Joy (PR development director for OSUM) came out for my autograph in “After 40 Years” as a gift from her to Ted Graham developer of Marion Industrial Depot. Hour chat. Kathi and Bob have new email server.

Sunday September 26th
Picked up Eleanor Hinklin at 9:15 and arrived at David’s at 12:05 David took me to Best Buy in Eastgate area and on second try I bought a DVC Trio 3 Sony Handycam Camcorder with laser link playback and a video card for computer to grab snapshots. Josh went to Cheviot and picked up Harvey Meister who carries portable oxygen. Bob and Kathy Hinklin joined us for pork tenderloin plus Jed’s 21st birthday today and Susannah 16th on Tuesday back to Marion by 8:45. Lots of talk with Eleanor- story of swinging bridge built by her grandfather Stanley.

Saturday September 25th
Deposited $20,000 in money market for use in remodeling. At RC found all well and estate probate records of Ebenezer Roseberry in C Myers file. Note saying “Return to Probate Court” after my death. Called Eleanor Hinklin at David’s suggestion and she will go too. Made computer birthday cards for Jed and Susannah with their pix.

Friday September 24th
Search for and printed out more info on digital camcorders to take to David. At RC search for C Myers file on John Green for Tom Schmidt (Careys) inquiry. Found that Elkhannah Green was his son. He was Lucy Yeager Hemmerly’s (John) second husband. Picked up Mary J met Mary H at Bob Evans. To Margaret and George Huffman’s on Garden Place to take Green Springs pix. Letter from Bob Ferrell. He’s still interested in Harding Home in Caledonia. Opened money market at Marion Bank.

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.