Category: Trella Diaries

Wednesday June 4th
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Tuesday June 3rd
Pond covered- up to third step. Total 4” rain since Sunday a.m.
Terry got truck flooded near underpass on Hillman Ford Road.
2 wedding appointments. Talked with Laura and Kass and I think I can still go to Reno with kids on July 8th.
Saw hen pheasant & 10 babies by Bee Run. Flushed out by the flood I imagine. Hope they found cover.
Paris and Helen stopped to see flood as we were eating supper.
Planted carrot seed along lower driveway bed. Rain hard on Iris Bloom. Have about 15 kinds blooming.
Cheryl back to work. Seems okay.

Monday June 2nd
Cheryl and Terry Knapp overcome with carbon monoxide fumes from gasoline powered sump pump. Taken to the emergency room but sent home. Both have bad headaches.
River out of banks. Septic tank covered across road. Normandy house had water in utility room and rec room.
Heard that Richard Aldrich was fired at Marion Flower Shop. Asked Dave[Woessner] about him and he had very little good to say (always before he gave him good remarks) I wonder if his evaluation is colored by the fact he wants his job held open in case Tri-Rivers only lasts a year?
Kids and I had pizza for supper. Played Boggle.

Sunday June 1st
Kathy and kids to church. I set narcisos on front bank until rained out. Days total 3 and 1/2 in.
Mary, Ken and mother out at 3 and we took Kathy to Port Columbus for 5:05 flight to Oklahoma City. Back here for sausage and scrambled eggs supper.
Chris and I set out more lobelias. Watered with fish Emulsion. Then more rain.

Saturday May 31st
Cheryl pick[sic]

Friday May 30th
Took family in to work with me. Kathi had lunch with cats. Wedding appointments all day.

Thursday May 29th
Dave Woesner called yesterday asking to see me at 3 today. He came out to tell me he has a one-year contract to teach Horticulture at Tri Rivers at $17,000 a year. Thought it only fair to tell me before it came out in the paper tonight! Which was here by the time he got here! Told him that he was slated for shop manager January 1st as I want to retire from full management by then. And advised him in a situation in the future to talk to his employer before making a decision. He’ll be leaving July 5th.
Jack Peacock didn’t show up and didn’t give me the courtesy of calling. So we waited until 7 before leaving for Kingwood. Kathy enjoyed the Ohio countryside but Kingwood was between tulips in annuals. Iris just starting- Pansies full bloom and azaleas. But the effect was as poor as I’ve ever seen it.

Wednesday May 28th
Didn’t go to sleep until 4:00 so everyone was up and had breakfast by time I got up. David went in to talk to Eric[Bob Erickson] about flying between Cincinnati and Marion to manage both Hemmerly’s & Vielhauer’s. Eric said it would be too expensive and the 100 miles per gallon plane David heard of was not to fly 150 miles in- only around an airport. So David’s decision is to not accept the management of Hemmerly’s on a four-day week basis. I’m glad he made that decision because I could not have let him do it. It is a full-time job commitment. David canoed down to Roberts Road and we picked him up. They left before lunch. Kathi went to pick Davie up at Mary’s and I lay down. Didn’t feel like going in to dinner at Turroff’s but Kathi went and then went to Mary Jordans & then Mary and Kenny’s. Home about 9.
Jack Peacock called and will be out tomorrow about 4. Has revived his interest in lepidoptera and wants to investigate the infestation of Spring Cancer moths.

Tuesday May 27th
David and family drove Kathi, Davie and Krris up from Cincinnati in time for Dave and Kristi’s dental appointment at 11:15. Then David and Karen went to lunch with Pete and Cass to discuss David commuting to manage Hemmerly’s. Didn’t get any report from either David or Karen on anything that was said. Picked Kathi up downtown and brought her and all of the kids out here after taking lunch to mothers and eating there. Put the curtains back up as Gary didn’t come to varnish as he said he would before Kathi came in to see new bay window in kitchen. David forgot the meat he promised for the picnic so I went to Reese’s and got hamburger and made meatloaf. Jordan’s joined the family. David’s arguments Pro Carter and pro-Russia showed a shallowness that disappoints me. It’s hard to accept the fact that your son can say such stupid things.
Davie went home with Mary and Kenny but slept nine of us here.

Monday May 26th Memorial Day
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