Category: Trella Diaries

Wednesday March 3rd
At computer all day- Did birthday greeting cards for Josh and Elsie Sands and a belated one for Erma H. Scanned photo of me and emailed to Gary Rivers for my email columns. Checked Feederwatch list and some few others do feed lard-but in a mixture with oatmeal peanut butter etc.
Mary out to copy labels. Call from John Watkins granddaughter- will come to RC Saturday for info on Ed Huber & Co.

Tuesday March 2nd
Spent most of day setting up new printer and studying new camera. To HH at 4:00 for exec meeting- no action items. Met Mary at Perkins $7.00 with tax and tip is a lot too much for an omelette & coffee. Watched TV documentaries on 1918 flu epidemic.

Monday March 1st A Day of Decisions

While it may have seemed “spur of the moment” I had been mulling over what to do for a long time- So to travel agency and found we could get air reservations on America West’s direct flight to Las Vegas on March 15th for $240 round trip so made reservation for two. Then to Office Depot for supplies but also bought a HP printer 700c $250 and a Kodak digital camera $300 less $30 for demo & $20 rebate and Picture It oftware. Whee!

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Saturday February 27th
e-mail from Glenn Able- He didn’t get copy of my letter to Paul You sent a couple of weeks ago. To HH at 12:45 Bob ____ helped me open boxes of 1907 history reprints and check for misplaced pages. Found six “bad” books- rest OK. Accessioned item brought by Joy Bickel last week- included Prince Imperial add of February 1892.- Selling his offspring. Picked Mary up at 4:15 and went to Kiwanis Pancake Day at Tri-Rivers. Ate with Helen Romine and Flora Elsing[?] Saw Dick Straub, Lynn Lovell, Wayne Batterman, Corrine McAfee, and a couple of others who spoke but couldn’t place.-

Friday February 26th 2 wood ducks on River
Takes too long to go through 30 to 50 messages on Feederwatch site- same thing over and over but want to put on an inquiry about feeding lard.
Letter from Bob Ferrall he also wrote to Paul You about having Carl Anthony as keynote speaker at local history conference. In at 2 p.m. to meet with Gary Rivers of Marion Online website- he wants me to write for the senior site- I said no- DBY stuff is for all ages- local history deserves a niche of its own one and a half hours.
To Crown Tower across street and bought Lily of Valley glycerin soap for Mary. To HH and Jane had a call from someone who bought 1907 reprint and who found page 551 + 374 reversed.-!!-
To “Something Good” to meet 2 Marys- Mary J concerned that cross Carl [Jordan] made for Trinity will be removed if platform area is renovated- Shopped at Meijers looked at cameras- non unsuitable-

Thursday February 25th
2 in wet snow made a wonderland.
Royce cleaned while I finished income tax info on computer- Mary out for chili and butterscotch pie for supper. Received Nationwide check for $388 sent email to Dave Decker commending him on his Dragonfire commedation and told him about theft- Had answer back in 2 hr saying he’d like to come to Terradise and lie and wait for the thief!

Wednesday February 24th
Evening snow
Paid bills- Erma H[utchman] saw Helen R[omine] at Presby church and she told her about break-in so Erma called for details. Where did the day go? Packed up 12 books from Resource Center, C.C. Myers collection and mailed to Crawford bindery.

Tuesday February 23rd
Mary and I to Sandyville for Campbell’s Candy- Lunch at Apple Valley and bought butterscotch and pumpkin pie at pie shop. Home about 2 p.m. Mary helped me package and stamp 23 1907 histories took to Caledonia post office to mail.

Monday February 22nd
Call from “Barry”- adjuster for Nationwide Insurance gave him run down on losses and he encouraged me to file for JVS camcorder.
Last day of Feederwatch. Too many messages in the “chat room” for project backyard feeder.
Had to go into HH to pick up 1907 Histories to mail.