Category: Trella Diaries

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Called Robert Gobholtzer, Natural History head of Ohio Historical Society, about visiting lepidoptera collection of Ray Romine. Said it was housed on Hudson Street facility and not as a collection (although letter from director Laidlaw said it was). Bad phone connection so I wrote Gobholtzer a letter- ‘forget my visit’. Couldn’t reach John Peacock to see if he wanted to go with me and Gobholtzer not available [as] of June 26th when I’ll be at a Historical Society for Tiffin award.
Met Robin Cook at Marion Cemetery at 3:00 and visited Rieger graves. Watered geraniums and petunias at foot of Hemmerly marker. With her to visit Verne Babcock on Merkel Avenue- old neighbors of Carl and Esther Rieger. To Bob Evans for supper and then to Terradise. Used city directories for information on former friends of Robin.
Showed her some of the books I’ve been involved in publishing. Sat on deck a while but she wasn’t interested in touring Terradise.
Had Klondikes. Her father Roy Stewart employed in Hanover as salesman for ice cream plant that manufactured them. Only recently Robin knew of his US State Department activities on Nazi searches. visits to Cuba & South America.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Dow Jones 8763
Jim Carpenter worked from 9:30 to 1:45-55 weeded and mulched bed by gazebo. we did first and second terrace digging out Bishop’s weed, cutting one and a half inch diameter Elm, pruning hawthorn and Bradford Pear. Filled blue tub four times. Used weed eater at former raised bed across road leaving the asparagus and rhubarb.
Had lunch of leftovers from last night. Answering machine message from Robin Cook and also talked to her by phone. She is in New York state along Lake Erie. Will rent a car and 4-Hour drive to Marion Cemetery and then to Terradise for the night. leave Thursday a.m.
Answering machine call from Rich Bradley and then he called about 4:00 wanted to visit Terradise but told him I had executive committee at 5:00. Jan, Bida, Nancy and I attended. I insisted Gale have salary raise of $300 a year that I would pay to $30,500.
Public Broadcasting fundraising. ‘Depressive mentality’- a meme is an idea in your mind beliefs got from family members that duplicate themselves that we believe as truth- in fact only ideas that replicate like viruses.
Email from Jim- his brakes failed on way home from Terradise. Repair more than pickup is worth, so can’t come to Terradise to work.

Monday, June 8, 2009
80° small shower am
Loafed. Checked the email Dave Decker sent- report of Chilean cave exploration that he didn’t go on. amazing exploration by mostly PHS geologists Explorers Club members.
Did Jim Carpenter’s mother’s home at 5:00 for the prominent promised lasagna dinner. I think Jim did some of the cooking. Lasagna from scratch Prego sauce with added hamburger, ricotta cheese and grated cheese. Pear Jello salad, coleslaw and corn. His mother has macular degeneration and can’t see well enough to read. She is 96. came to Marion from Charleston, West Virginia area in 1937 when she married Mike Carpenter who worked in a CCC camp in West Virginia.
Shopped at Meijer for milk, grapes and bananas $10.

Sunday, June 7, 2009
82°
Sunny lazy day- went outside about 4:00 p.m. to water. Planted Laura Bush petunia plants in bed by Greenhouse and —–. Watered- my eyes watered so I could hardly see used eye drops. No help. North garage door won’t go down and I don’t have the strength to pull it down. Raccoon got into garage bag.

Saturday, June 6, 2009
Before I was up David mulched the fibrous begonias beds and loaded bricks in his car. After breakfast he demonstrated the newest in computer technology a flat screen that you touch to activate programs. $800 for the 19-inch one and he also bought a larger one 1200. hopes this will appeal to Funeral Directors to interact with customers well planning a service. He completed everything on my list except step to mailbox. clean the pergola area of weeds and mulch. I planted more tomato plants. He transplanted Lirope from below stone wall into the bed above. I pruned the Weeping cherry. He cut the sprouts from it that were 1 inch thick trunks and 8 ft high then mowed more down in the woods.
I got ready to go to Resource Center and then realized I was too tired. but David said he would stop and see the arts and culture exhibit. if I had gone in as planned, I would have missed seeing the blue gray gnat catcher land on the deck railing for only seconds!

Friday, June 5, 2009
Sunny 72°
Mowed lawn and across road.
Did laundry, made bean salad, fixed sauerkraut and bratwurst and microwave mashed potatoes for supper. David arrived from Marysville about 5:00. Ate and then to work on my list of jobs. started on raised to bed by greenhouse. planted striped Canna from Zimmerman. Dug variegated hosta from lowest Terrace and removed cement blocks from old pump pit and replanted in front of canna. Almost filled bed. then he dug out more weedy stuff in bed by lower drive and spread mulch. then mowed bank and down in woods

Thursday, June 4, 2009
Royce cleaning. I washed blue and white Great Smoky Mountain coverlet and put on bed summer side up. A gift from Hemmerly’s staff. Cost $85 about 1975
Got into family history drawer of safe in office. Mother and Daddy’s journal starting in April 1912. Love letters. Sheneman letter during 1913 flood. 1926 hurricane notes and expenditures 1926.
Heritage Hall at 4:45 for opening of arts and culture exhibit. Art Beery on hand to be sure his paintings were properly hung and framed. Mo attendees when I left at 5:45 to be at Terradise for delivery of black mulch from Rickett’s Nursery. Andy Ricketts (Opal and Kensel’s grandson) hydraulic dump truck put a pile by mailbox bed. by Paulownia Tree in Hap Dowler’s red dump cart. $147.95 ($30 delivery) in 3 cubic yards mulch at $32 a yard.
Email from David- will be here Friday and into Saturday
Andy spotted the beaver in the pond. Came up on bank for a few minutes.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009
55° raining all day
Mailed birthday cards to Bob Sands and Tony Wright. Shopped at Reece’s. Minute steaks for supper for David and a new corn broom.
Had supper ready and no David. Checked the email at 6:15- rained out see you Sunday evening and we’ll work at Terradise Monday. So I ate the steak, scalloped corn and strawberry shortcake. Email from Kathi- she had a phone call from Margo Gruber apologizing for saying Pat Esterline did not graduate from Harding in 1959 and therefore she could not attend the 50th Anniversary reunion. Said it was okay for her but not a crowd to come. What a hubbub. Mary Merchant Gruber supported Kathi’s request.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009
1 & 1/2 in rain last night Fields flooded Sunny 70°
Dow Jones 8740
Jim Carpenter here from 9:30 to 1:30. pulled the Dame’s Rocket before it could go to seed. Worked on bed by mailbox digging out campanula. Cut the allium balls in seed. Planted Heavenly Blue Morning Glories around tower that he wrapped in chicken wire- only two shoots of the red hibiscus.
Trimmed the Forsythia and Rose Combs along walk to river and rescued Oregon Holly from the euonymous. Transplanted Heavenly Blue Morning Glories to bleeding heart bed and put chicken wire against lattice for them. Finished pruning the wisteria and also the euonymus encroaching on steps.
Planted five cleoma from Sue Harter and cut the Mexican bamboo. Cosmos has terminated but only two leaves. he took the Marigold plants to Heritage Hall to plant in Box by East parking lot.
call to of par. 21,000 investment. so I loaded a reluctant Jesse into the pet carrier with the hatchback full of recyclables and headed to Marion. about 3:45 signed papers, unloaded at Sims Recycling and took Jesse to cancer for feline leukemia and rabies shot.
Mike Lyon living in Stumbo house. Stopped in his ATV. Nice chat. He had a stint inserted.

Monday, June 1, 2009
Rain a.m. Sunny p.m.
Prepared more material for Art Exhibit poems of Ray Romine including scanning his photo. To Dr. Cloran at 2:30- two upper teeth filled- pin installed on right one since it was so fragile. $220!
To Heritage Hall with Ray’s poems.
To Ohio State Bank to be sure my debit card was activated and that automatic payments were still active. Took Ray’s art material to Heritage Hall. Gale hard at work on exhibit. Told her I would send marigold plants for Jim Carpenter to plant in box by east parking lot.
Stopped at Crum’s strawberry wagon. First time there this year. Berries $4 a quart. Shopped at Meijer for marigolds and birthday cards for Bob Sands and Tony Wright, poison ivy itch control, lipstick and two bags of Miracle-Gro potting soil 15% off. $32 saved about $8!
Thunderstorm from 8:30 to 9:30 lots of lightning.
Email from Kathi- Olgua is at Pointe Nursing Home after heart seizure- disoriented.