Category: Trella Diaries

July 1st temperature 87 degrees muggy 1” rain

Really put Royce through her paces. Worked with her and really cleaned rec room- she just hits the high spots when she cleans there. Just finished when Margaret Ann arrived. She’s lost so much weight- Helens cancer is taking a lot out of her too. Helen* probably won’t be able to come to wedding.
Haberman’s Minister and three boys arrived at 1:30 with about 20 folding chairs, 2 palms, 2 large pots of ferns. Finally decided on spot with audience facing into woods! After all our work getting the terraces below the house so pretty. Talk to Jennifer’s brother Chris and ??- buddy’s of Darin from Denison University. They live in New York and ??? works at New York Times and considers Brent Staples one of the big shots- Surprised I had worked with him on research in Marion. After they had left thunderstorms with 1” rain. Call from Kathi at 8:30 saying they were at Findlay and would be here in an hour.

*Helen Romine, Ray Romine’s sister-in-law and Margaret-Ann’s mother

Wednesday June 30th
Started about 9 a.m. gardening and worked with Don from noon until 3:30 pm. He burned pile by compost and put up flag pole holder on front porch. Vacuumed all around the house. I dug dead grass out of walks. Don sprayed with 50% malathion and wedding area for chiggers mostly.

Tuesday June 29th
Kathi and Bob left about 10 for Sue Fry’s and arrived at Sue’s cottage about 6 p.m. taking back roads. Don Keil here made flower bed at the “Snowflake” bed by the river using artismia and begonias a dollar for a flat on sale at Meijer. I set out geraniums before he got here. Don also made circles around all the little trees planted on bottom land and installed pump and fountain in pool. After he left I mowed for 2 hours and got even across the road done.

Monday June 28th
Bob completely tired out and slept until 9:30 a.m. Kathi was up at 6 a.m. and ready to go to Michigan by 8 a.m. but they decided not to go and give Bob a day to rest! So I didn’t take plants to the fairground as planned but good to have more time with Kathi. In to Marion but I didn’t go to program meeting at Heritage Hall but took Mary Jordan with us for dinner at Michaels. Shopped at Meijer with Kathi and bought flats of begonias and Artemisia + 6 more geraniums $16 total on sale. Started on rec room moving out superfluous stuff.

Sunday June 27th
I went with Kathi and Bob for church services in Mary & Art Gruber’s tractor barn. Packed with 150 class of ‘59 Harding only about 20 parents there. 3 class ministers gave inspiring talks. Talked to lots of people and sold 4 DBYs. Picture with members of my Mark Street girl scout troop.

Saturday June 26th
Momentous day. Kass delayed for our 8 a.m. meeting of shareholders & HF&G* by the fatal one-car accident at corner by Ralph Boger’s. Met in gazebo and voted to offer all of the shares of HF&G to Diane and Mike Corea for $202,000 cash. Then Kathi, Bob, David and Josh to Marion for tour of Harding High School. I picked up Mary and David (Josh drove the DeLorean) and left DeLorean at Radnor for repair. On to Urbana where Dave Sapp had driven the rental motorhome and had their things packed. They left for West coast after a wedding in Cincinnati. They left Cincinnati about midnight. Kathi and Bob home to bath and dress and then to country club for reunion dinner dance.

*Hemmerly’s Flowers & Gifts

Friday June 25th
Up at 6 a.m. breakfast with Kathi and to Tri-Rivers by 7:45 for my session on entertainment- sold only six DBY all hardbound. To Hutchmans. Gave Erma new oil paint set I bought at Judge Myers auction. Shopped at Meijer for Mary and I got a patio set of table and gazebo. Stopped at Mary’s.
Home about 1 p.m. I did some gardening. Watering and cleaned walks in greenhouse. Had oil and lube at McDaniels and bought new license plate holder and they installed it. (Knocked off when I pushed David’s car in May). Kathi and I had naps and showers and Bob left about 5 p.m. for evening activities at Gruber’s. Kathi studied her Quiver and the reunions book so she could greet old friends. David and Josh went to groomers and then all here.

Thursday June 24th
Bob at Mary’s all day working on computer. Kathi cleaned out my refrigerator and this led to cleaning the cupboard above washer and dryer and food closet. I made bean salad for the potluck tomorrow and baked brownies. Kathi and Bob to the pre-activities for reunions at Mary Merchant Gruber’s (Art) farm by River Valley school. Millionaire Wagontholl sent t-shirts and hats for all 150 classmates attending. David called will be up for reunions at 8 tomorrow.

Wednesday June 23rd
Breakfast on the deck. Then toured gardens. Into the shop for Kathi to pick up pick out an item for her 40th class reunions raffle. Kass gave her a lovely chickadee stained glass panel. $33 value. To Mary’s to install 60 solitaire games on her computer and Bob inadvertently erased her hard drive!. Spent until 6:30 trying to recover. Had pizza sent in and home by 7:15. Stu Shank and Mannus Boger over to visit with Kathi. I took a digital shot and printed it out on Kodak Premier glossy paper. Dave and Judy Haberman were out and we did front Bank. Sure looks better.

Tuesday June 22nd 82°
Last-minute clean-up around the house and just changing when Kathi and Bob drove in about 12:15. Rental car Olds Allero at Columbus. Took a little tour of the garden. Mary out for lunch with us.