Category: Trella Diaries

Sunday
Printed out new Hem Gen info to take to Henry Hemmerly reunions and made up a quiz with page number of answers in Hem Gen- then headed for Naus Pond and finally found it on same road as June and Dick Messenger’s farm. Lovely setting but I was too late for lunch. Home with June and Dick for red chocolate cake and ice cream. Eva and Boyd Dunn (June’s sister) came home while I was there. Then to Paul and Maxine Hemmerly. Their daughter Sue and husband David Mayer from Fostoria stopped too. They know Paynes but didn’t know related!

Saturday July 10th
David called from Dave Decker’s home in San Diego. They all dined at the Coronado last night.
To HH and Resource Center. Family of Paynes visiting Museum heard someone say “Trella”- knew my name from HemGen in Upper Sandusky library so thrilled to meet the author- I soon traced them back to Catherine Hemmerly McDaniel’s daughter Trusilla. Only info I had was from the Thomas McDaniels will! Will send her info on Payne family. Took chicken dinners to Mary’s

Friday July 9th
In at 10:30 to Dr. Nowacki but no one there. Called later and they said I had been changed to next Friday! To HH and unpacked rebound books from Crawford Bindery. Deposited DBY checks. Mary had a Sunday School class dinner in Cardington.

Thursday July 8th
Lazy! Wrote up minutes of Ex Com. Downloaded Al Pott’s Hemmerly in Oelbronn records. Bank statement in mail. Balance $17,966- $950 in loan repayment from D3, DH and KS among deposits. Less checks I wrote Tuesday. Scott Crum called as promised but no estimate as he doesn’t have lumber

Wednesday July 7th
Sarah Haldeman Sapp’s 24th birthday today and Doris Schuster Gibson is 83. Up at 7 a.m. and Mary picked me up at 8 a.m. left at 8:15 for Campbell’s Candy in Sandyville. Picked up nine boxes chocolate candy $360. Then to Don and Agnes near Tippecanoe by 11:45. Watched dozens of hummingbirds from their porch. Admired Agnes 60 hand-sewn dressed Barbie dolls. Gorgeous. Showed them how to mine the Hem Gen- I left Invention and Technology magazines for him. Left before 5 and just got to Walnut Creek cheese just before 6 home by 8- Took Don Invention and Tech magazines & Logsdon book.

Tuesday July 6th
Watered everything. Knocked trillium corms out of pots that I dug to send to Keith Lamb. Paid bills. 1/2 inch rain while at Heritage Hall to Marion at 3 p.m. took Hemmerly Corporate Book that I had sorted out. Dumped trash. Picked up key to duplicate (Kathi misplaced mine), deposited Hemmerly bonus check $5,432 and DBY sales $182. To Exec committee not much business. Jane got grants from County and City to do exterior painting.[illegible] $13,000 bid. Virginia Howard Ill so I took notes. Richard Carey ate with Mary and me at Bob Evans. No word from David and they left Linda’s today.

Monday July 5th
Do nothing day. Slept until 9:30 watched Antiques Roadshow at 8 p.m. after printing out some of the wedding pics from computer. Reading “The Country Farmer” by Gene Logsdon of Wyandot County.

Sunday July 4th
Bob slept until noon. Kathi to church with Mary. Mary nauseus and people got paniced[sic] & called call 911 so down to Emergency Room where she had an IV but okay. Brought her to Terrradise about 2. Kathi packed and they took off in their rental car about 4 for 7 p.m. flight to Las Vegas I drove Mary home & got her settled and home again.
Between all this Judy and Dave and Matt and friend came and put all 150 chairs in garage and cleaned up everything.

Saturday July 3rd temperature 94 degrees sunny
Dave Haberman and boys out at 9:30 to set up chairs.
Gave Darin and Jen the china doll and cradle of Mattie Clore his great-grandmother that Ray had.
The big day finally arrives. Don’t know how it would have gone if Kathi hadn’t helped greet people, parked cars, take videos etc. She was great and Helen came! Kept her in air condition living room while 150 guests assembled on river bottom. Matt Harberman forgot ring and ceremony delayed 15 minutes while everyone sweltered. Reverend Isaac stood on Uncle Roy Hemmerly’s whetstone to perform the ceremony. Very informal. Darin and Jen greeted all guests in aisle as they left their seats. Punch table at bottom of steps by greenhouse. They persuaded us to go to Brown’s Party House for reception. Bob at Mary’s- for NASCAR races rental.
7 p.m. and then out here at 8 on my TV. Grandiose buffet I forgot to take digital pics I had taken time to print out. Talked and ate with Bender from Escanaba Michigan. Judy Hoffman’s family.

Friday July 2nd
Pulled clothes out of closets and Kathi helped me go through them but didn’t put many in disposed of. Mowed yard areas. Got a good pot roast supper but Bob Mary’s TV and didn’t come out to eat it. Had been there all day. Watch Kathi’s video of wright Brothers playing in a cardboard box. 150 folding chairs delivered and stacked in garage. Contacted David by phone at Linda and Pat parameters in Alameda.