Category: Trella Diaries

Wednesday, July 29, 1987
[No entry]

Tuesday, July 28, 1987
[No entry]

Monday, July 27, 1987
To Columbus at 8:00 for executive committee meeting before board meeting. Finishing regular regional meeting goals.
Met Jim Miller in parking lot of Ohio Historical Society and he commended me on Northwest Ordinance Salute in Marion. Said it was outstanding among ones he had an info on.

To visit Sue and Bob Harter on Buttermilk Hill Road north of Delaware. She had supper ready for me and then we went out to their plant propagation area. Unbelievable variety of herbs and perennials- they really loaded me down. Tired but it’s finally cooler.

Sunday, July 26, 1987
Sprayed fertilizer and malathion all around house.

Mary out to pick up my variable speed tape recorder for her and Walt to listen to tape 2 hours of Kristi’s phone call to Kathi last Sunday.
Worked on OAHSM regional meeting reports compiling info on programs, attendees, evaluation, etc.

Reading “In the Wake of the Prairie Schooner.”

Mary gave me her Flora of Ohio by J. H. Schaffner.

Saturday, July 25, 1987
Dave sails on the Hoel.
Call from Kathi about noon saying “Picture ourselves with Addie on Doc at San Diego watching the US USS Hoel sailing.” Dave is headed for the Persian Gulf where American warships are escorting Kuwait tankers through the Gulf. One was hit Friday a.m. Kathi was crying- both of her kids in stressful situations.

Supper with Mary at Michael’s Steakhouse and then we shopped at mall for a simple cotton dress. Too late, wore me out. Got another goldfish for pool.

Friday, July 24, 1987
Planted the water lilies and papyrus in tubs in pool.

Hot! mulched more beds with peat moss.

Worked on more thank you letters for Salute participants.

Thursday, July 23, 1987 temperature 90 overcast
Mary out at 9:00- took Polaroids of Grandma Sheneman’s 1906 pump organ for Winnie Gohde. Then headed for Akron to visit Doris Shuster Gibson and pick up re-bound copy of 1907 Marion County History. Doris getting around with arm crutch. Seemed to need to talk all about her family. Doesn’t like Esther- Dan’s wife. They are moving to London, England with Honeywell. Diane works too hard on the farm in Iowa etc. Went with us to lunch at “The Bakery.” Took her home and urged her to keep stray dog. To the Bookseller and picked up book also bought five volumes of Randall and Ryan history of Ohio $60.

To Truckers at Independence and bought water lilies.

Wednesday, July 22, 1987
Another hot day- only cool place on deck- had breakfast on upper deck and lunch on lower deck.

Wrote more thank you notes, letters, mounted Salute clippings so I could photocopy them better.

Met Mary at shop at 4:45 and dashed out to Landmark to buy 10 lb copper sulfate for $12.50. Then to Han’s Place for rigatoni. To shop to copy “Salute” material to send to James Miller and other things for OAHSM awards. To cottrell’s- John had received $100 check from Lewis Conkle as donation in appreciation of the Salute.

Irma Campbell’s cancer has spread to lungs and liver.

Tuesday, July 21, 1987
Finished planting the last flat of bedding plants- white begonias in lowest terrace. Soil so compacted I had to mix sand and peat in each hole.
Feel sure Ray Switzer won’t be writing thank you notes to those who helped the Salute, so I did starting: “Just wanted to add my thanks to Ray switzer’s.”
Heat so oppressive that I spend leisure time in rec room.

Got order for Hildreth Genealogy from Winnie Gohde, wife of Glen, who is son of Howard, son of Gaitha and George, daughter of Uncle Meck*- mother’s brother. Live in Clinton, North Carolina- summer in Littleton Colorado.

[*David Americus Sheneman – 1875-1958]

Tuesday, July 21, 1987
[No entry]