Category: Trella Diaries

Friday February 8th
Eddie win and Tanya wrapping plants. All 200 done by early p.m.
took wagon to Penny’s Auto Service but Jim’s crew couldn’t fix the lights on my instrument panel.

Thursday February 7th
Got clothes washed- cleaned things in hall display cabinet in back in place.
MCHS general meeting at Palace Theater meeting rooms. About 75 there. Dr. Ken Keller gave a fascinating talk on Transportation in Ohio. I was taken aback by presentation of Honorary Life membership in society for work on History. Carroll had hand lettered it. No wonder everyone was agreeable to postpone meeting from January 31st when I was gone!
Called Jackie Schuck and made plans to fly to Phoenix March 7th. She suggested we take her motorhome to Lake Powell and go up to Rainbow Bridge by boat. Call Uncle Allen to tell him I would be to California about March 13th.

Wednesday February 6th
Dinner with Jordans & Hecker’s at Turoffs.
Patty Hurst Winn moved back to Marion from Norwalk Ohio and applied for part-time work. Asked her to come in for Valentine work.

Tuesday February 5th
Worked on finding bottom of my desk.

Monday February 4th
Interviewed Jan Ziegler at 11 good prospect but told her no job. Gary Bigler in with application and design school diploma. Hired him for Valentine’s Day at $3.90. To mother’s for lunch. Her neighbors arrested twice for burglary. Signed 11-week contract for WDIF. Junior Achievement advertisement $77. Bought ad on Marion Catholic Book Cover $199. Turn down salesman for ad on telephone covers. Bought pair of three branch candelabra from Charlton W Aster. He no longer is salesman for Rosedale Pottery. They have been taken over by Indiana Glass. Shenandoah salesman in. Bought wreaths and some silk and pottery. Very busy with funeral work. Mrs. Clay Smith died- was my primary Department superintendent as a child. Chris Everhart in to explain her quitting. Cried because I was understanding of her situation. To Hardee’s for coffee while Kenny and Mary ate. They have new kitchen floor covering. Cushion vinyl. 10 employees met for dinner at Gateway Smorgasbord and gave them highlights of Society of American Florists marketing Forum. Saw Paris Romine as we were leaving. Sorted 7 Days mail and watched Jack Lemmon movie till 1:15.

Sunday February 3rd
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Saturday February 2nd
Up for breakfast with Tommy before he left at 7:15 for a field trip to count mistletoe. Start of a survey to determine status as a basis for studies. Lil up at Pat’s Patio and Hearth shop. She is so pretty & the shop has lovely furniture. Cold this morning and saw snow on ground all through Kentucky- made for beautiful landscapes in the hills- the roads are all clear.
Stop in Cincinnati at Market about 4:00 David playing for a Groundhog Day celebration but Karen got our orders up. Vegetable stands out even with temperature 25 degrees
To Lil’s about 7:30 on home. Everything is in order and Howard is in bed. Mail and papers nicely sorted. Found that Gertrude Bosley, Audrey Bolander had died.

Friday February 1st
Cold- to 18- hope grapefruit didn’t freeze. After breakfast Ann & two-year-old came and took us to John’s plant- make walk-in refrigerators. Then to their lovely home along Caloosa river near Pell City. Started North about 11 and got to Murfreesboro about 3:30. Pat had called at 2 and Lil called back and made arrangements for Pat to come get her. They have gave us a tour of her Museum and I had rolled stuffed chicken breasts for dinner. Fresh coconut cake. This is lucky so pleasant. She made Buttermilk Biscuits cut with condensed milk can cutter her mother gave her. Tommy had class in Nashville and got home about 9. Lil and Pat left after supper. Slept under Samuel Bakers 1841 coverlet which they bought from Fanny and Floyd for $300.

Thursday January 31st
To Montgomery and Caffco about 11:30. They brought sandwiches and we bought until 4:30- about $6,000. Richard Straub called while I was there. Started up 231 at 5 after supper at Morrison’s Cafeteria. Caffco people said it was about an hour but over a twisty Road 120 miles it was two and a half hours to Riverside. Found Grigsby’s at Riverside Cove Apartments along Colusa River. Seemed delighted to see us and talked and talked. Nice small apartment. They spend Winters here to be near Ann and John Thomas their daughter.

Wednesday January 30th Kristi’s birthday
Left Vivian’s at 10:15 after a leisurely breakfast. Took I-75 North off at Inverness and after mistaking Eden Road for Eden Gardens we finally got to George and Gatha Goedes. They live on Route 44 between I-75 and Inverness in a Seventh-Day Adventist Park. George has Parkinson’s Ddisease and is resentful of having been talked into moving there. Gatha was so thin and reminded me of Aunt Theresa. They have four great-grandchildren and are 79 years old. Pulled into Madison Florida about 6 p.m. There are no accommodations along I-10 and it was still 60 miles to Tallahassee. Stayed at Madison Inn- entrance being remodeled but the units need it. It is on US 90 but guess was passed by when I-10 was built.
Ate at The College Inn- chicken plate $4.95- 25-cent coffee and 45 cent walnut pie. Where has this town been?