Category: Trella Diaries

Thursday, May 12, 1988
Slept until 10:00 dreaming about a doctor who looked very perturbed when he found I had a node on my labia.
Used dBaseIII to create labels and message for postcards for Huber board members. After I mailed them I drove to Mrs Waite’s Woods to see the masses of trilliums. Much brushy growth following Messenger thinning about 5 years ago. In my woods south of river the PawPaws are full of blooms and camasia starting to bloom. To Fall Fair committee meeting at Helen Kaufman’s and she gave me bale of straw. Drove past Claridon Prairie that burned last Friday- already new growth.

Wednesday, May 11, 1988
Dave found his checks in bottom of locker on the Hoel.
Up at 7:00 to move furniture out of living room and paper piles out of my bedroom so carpet man could clean rugs $71. They also did windows in and out $50 and help me get Venetian blinds down which I washed in bathtub. Also washed curtains and scrubbed part of kitchen floor on hands and knees.
Had to water greenhouse and it was so nice I set out impatiens, purple coneflowers and moss rose and transplanted miniature iris.
Dead tired. Kathi called about 9:00. she got home 10:30 a.m. Visit with Kristi satisfactory. Called David about steam train tickets. He on his way home from Atlanta.

Tuesday, May 10, 1988
Mary out here and we left at 7:15 to take Kathi to Port Columbus for her 8:55 flight to Chicago and Colorado Springs to spend day with Kristi. Home by I-71 and Route 61 and through Cardington. Mowed lawn until 12:30. Group rom Progressive Buds Garden Club here at 1:00 to tour Garden for 2 hours. In at 3:30 for meeting with Tom Ivory new manager of Bank Ohio. He wants to loan us money to buy the post office! No offer to give any. Home for supper and nap. In at 7:00 to Marion Historical Center for meeting of Friends of Pioneer Green- coalition of Fair Board, MCHS and steam and gas engine. Carroll Neidhart wants to move barn. Home at 9:30 and tried to tape toads singing.

Monday, May 9, 1988
Rain .25”- toads singing
I gardened while Kathi washed clothes and packed. Spent some time in attic- got Kathi’s things in one place and disposed of Dave’s trunk that had top cut off. Lunch on deck. Watched toads seeking mates, pointed out pink trilliums to Kathi. Picked violets for Kristi. In at 5:00 to send Dave a package UPS and met Mary for supper at Isaly’s. To Meijers to pick up pics, to money machine for $100. Gas cost about $11 to go to Cincinnati. Home and Kathi talked to Kristi while I set out fuchsia, geraniums, and nicotiana in bed by front porch. Kass and Bob called Kathi too.

Sunday, May 8, 1988
Dave called Kathi and me to wish us happy Mother’s Day. He sent Kathi six roses.
Kathi and I picked Mary up about 8:00 a.m. and left for Cincinnati in my wagon. Took Route 38 south of Marysville to I-71 and made it from Marion in two and a half hours. Took Karen a pot of creeping phlox she said it was first time anyone mentioned Mother’s Day. She had a picnic packed with unusual Community sandwiches and we ate it at the reservoir at Eden Park on the grass. Sarah went with schoolmate Jane to Zoo. David, boys and Suzy went to dinosaur show at Museum. Karen, Kathi, Mary and I toured four of the eight homes on Clifton tour. Left Haldeman’s at 5:30 and home by 9:45.

Saturday, May 7, 1988
75° sunny
First time since 1947 that I haven’t worked at the shop flower shop on Saturday before Mother’s Day. David installed Family Ties on my computer before he went in to deliver. back later with roses from Dave for Kathi. When she called him to thank him I talked with Dee for first time- marriage at 18? not very smart. Kathi and I watched ducks, picked violets and persuaded some boys from Wood Valley not to catch frogs. With Mary all pm clothes shopping for door mirror.. Kathi bought me a new bail type corn popper. Kristi called about 9:30. Recognition over- she got 13 wings from upper classmen.

Friday, May 6, 1988
David didn’t start delivering until 10:00. Took Caledonia stuff and that messed up the am deliveries that I had routed first. Shop had to make 22 carnation corsages to replace. Kass mad at both of us and when I went in at noon to route Wanda wouldn’t move from delivery table where she was in charge. So Kathi and I came home, got pork chops and potatoes ready for supper and David came in from Ballingers in Richwood. Spent 3 hours there after he delivered. He had called from shop and told me I didn’t have to route- Wanda would do it. Nice evening with my kids.

Thursday, May 5, 1988
David off to New Philadelphia to a customer. When he came home he brought me 5 lb of lady finger popcorn for my Mother’s Day.

Wednesday, May 4, 1988
cold and miserable. Hardly outdoors all day.
Kathi helped me go through clothes in my closet and encouraged wholesale disposal to Salvation Army. Also left the dust in different places in attic.
In to eat with Mary. David arrived while we were gone. Mary and Helen Romine out and we all had a good evening of conversation about everything. So good to have David and Kathi alone at home with me again. The house sighed with contentment.

Tuesday, May 3, 1988
Mary and I to Columbus via Cardington to pick up Kathi at 4:00 at airport. So good to see her. We stopped at MCI cafeteria for supper and home in time to tour Terradise.
It couldn’t have looked lovelier for her. Forsythia still blooming and many daffodils varieties. Crabapple came out yesterday. Carlisi viburnum and tulips- everything at once because of cool days in April.