Category: Trella Diaries

Saturday March 13th 1999
In to La Salon of Styling for cut shampoo and blow-dry $11- back home and found cash register receipt for camera- took to Office Depot and got a refund of $79.37 don’t see how they figured that. Took taco Bell food to Mary’s for supper. At HH from 1 to 4 cleaned up computer rooms and did some accessioning. Found account of Balloon Ascension explosion. Couple from Cleveland area in- descendants of Richard Thew- Bought a DBY. Stopped at Hemmerly’s and left itinerary and got arrangement for Kathi and Beanie Babies for boys.

Friday March 12th -Birding 17 species!
e-mail from Dave Ioeger wanting Kathi’s phone number- replied. Unsubscribed from Feeder list. Spent an hour looking for Office Depot receipt to return Kodak 200 digital for a 210- without receipt I couldn’t refute clerk’s saying I only paid $249 for the 200 so I got jipped out of $50 on the return. To HH to take minutes of the 30th Anniversary and leave check for “After 40 Years”- purchased by Marion online. Picked up Mary J and met Mary H at “Something Good”. Took prairie map text to Willis Thomas. Now to study new camera- also got a [unfinished]

Thursday March 11th 7 degrees sunny 28
Royce cleaning me laundry and sorting papers. Worked on Kensel’s text for map and have it ready to send to Willis Thomas. Read Smithsonian on calendars and Mesa Verde- & Maximum PC on digital camera. I need a removable media to play the cameras disc on my computer.

Wednesday March 10th
Don Keil shoveled out both driveways took him about an hour and he refused the $10 I offered him- Why? He’s such a great guy.
Kensel Clutter over to update me on his maps that Willis Thomas is computer generating and to okay my version of his introduction to the map. His study of the original surveys of 1819 to glean info on prairies is unbelievable.
Call from Mary- Taking Celebrex only 3 days and her leg pain is all gone. e-mail from Kathi and her new doctor diagnosis for her is maybe fibromyalgia- tried not to alarm her with my reply.

Tuesday March 9th 7” snow
Birds flocking to feeder never had five Sparrow species before- song, tree, field, white crowned, and white-throated.
Spent most of the day reworking Kensel Clutter prairie map intro not realizing there was a message from him on my answering machine asking me to do just that.

Monday March 8th
Spent most of the day inventorying my coin collection face value is about $700 made a database and sent copy to David.
To Marion Catholic to judge Science Fair- microbiologist from Marion Gen my co-judge. She was tough- no superiors- kids get their ideas from science fair project book.

Sunday March 7th Josh 22 years old [his birthday is actually March 10]
Decided to pot up some of the Norfolk Island pines to take to Kathy (from pot shop sent for Christmas in 1997) This led to seeding most of the Geo. Park order. Some old seeds and butterfly weed and liatris. Set up heat cable under them. Snow melting in sun but temperature only 20 degrees Mary out for pizza- Called Josh to wish him happy birthday but he and David had gone to friend’s house for potluck. Mary took her seven sterling silver Rockwell plates. I feel safer for them with her.

Saturday March 6th
Dave and Kathy Hemstead here to see about new windows. At Resource Center- Ryan Wilkinson of OSU researching “Great depression”- Used newspapers. John Watkins granddaughter Amy and Jesse ? researching Ed Huber and Marion Steam Shovel. Willis Thomas in with his computer generated version of Kensel Clutter’s prairie map. Took Mary to Bob Evans and we shared a catfish dinner. 2” snow while I was at resource Center.

Friday March 5th
Worked on Joe Hemmerly’s descendants and printed out genealogy report for Monica & Dorothy. Also mailed one to Ray Gottfried. Tried to “unsubscribe” to Feederwatch site but still getting 20 to 50 messages a day.

Thursday March 4th
1/2 inch snow melted by noon- windy
Wrote up minutes for 30th anniversary meetings (Virginia Howard, secretary not attending because of family illness) Sent letter to Richard Francaviglia about map collecting article that Kathy sent from Las Vegas paper. Mailed greeting cards I made for Erma, Josh and Elsie Sands. Took my picture to Marian Online and SOP “After 40 Years” books to Gary Rivers. Deposited DBY check from Dorothy Yocum. To DLM Associates to meet Mary about our income tax reports. Can’t see why Mary would owe $600. Pick-up appointment Friday March 26th. Called Kathi to verify dates. Call from Jean Fuerer of Richwood to book tour of Terradise April 14th. Saw Melinda Gilpin she has been appointed Harding properties manager wants me to do a Florence Harding talk March 30th