Category: Trella Diaries

Monday, March 31, 1986
Showed Howard the seedlings in greenhouse that will need special care. Tomatoes just breaking through. Scillas in full bloom in woods. Spent most of the day sorting through papers in my room. Wrote condensed minutes and introduction of David for John Rayner to read.

In to exchange People’s Express ticket $30 cheaper than when I bought it. Also took income tax back to Dave Sheely to redo. David arrived about 5:00 and brought Rax sandwiches out for supper on deck. Room at library full and hot! Ball soundtrack [sic]

Sunday, March 30, 1986
78 sunny
Talked to Karen and she unloaded about trial of Neiheiser- new evidence will be filed in Civil Court civil suit.*

Made ham and eggs for Howard for breakfast- walked in the woods.

Slept all afternoon no energy or motivation.

Frustrated trying to record Katherine Hepburn movie from tv.

Reading Life of Washington Irving- have had several volumes ever since I bought them at an auction about 1940.

Saturday, March 29, 1986
Temperature 86 sunny windy

Planted peas, radishes, lettuce and parsley in terrace bed along walk by greenhouse. Will give Howard something to see while I’m gone. Also hauled flood loess* up to garage and mixed soil for transplanting.
Found envelope from David Zsido buried underneath “After 40 Years”- had sent him material on Huber and Osgood. Sent pictures of 1911 Huber tractor and pre-1931 Osgood shovel. He sent story he wrote on three brothers (Gallic?) who owned Osgood and built road to their house with it. Kass called about 5:30- within $500 of last year.

[* actually silt – loess is wind blown silt]

Friday, March 28, 1986
Kass called last night and said only 50 orders for today so I wouldn’t need to come to work. First time in 40 years I haven’t worked on Good Friday. Cleaned frozen plants and Nifty pots out of greenhouse. Seeds I planted about 2 weeks ago are sprouting. In at 11:00 to pick up income tax from Dave Sheeley- have to pay over $4,000 Federal and $300 state tax this year due to selling houses and having to pay income tax on part of social security. Took dwarf Iris to Mary Jordan who has been ill with flu. Better today. Home and transplanted tulip and daff bulbs from front bank into terrace beds. Ruth Mosher called- has been in Florida two weeks.

Thursday, March 27, 1986
45° sunny
With down coat on went to woods. Picked up trash bag full of cans, plastic, bottles off bank by road. Planted seeds across road. Good thing I checked- Pines and Spruces planted last fall. Roots had heaved.

Sent letters to Barb Shepherd and Pat Dugan with award winners from their regions in 1985 so they can be recognized at regular meetings while I am gone.

Should have cleaned up and sorted papers but didn’t. Broccoli, pinks and Shasta daisies are up.

Wednesday, March 26, 1986
Golden crowned Kinglet in Colorado Blue Spruce

Dave insisted he drive in to McDonald’s for breakfast before going to River Valley to meet at 9:30. Still belligerent because of science fair but finally apologized. I went in and picked him up at Plaza so we could leave car in town for shop. At school finally got schedule- have 9 hour layover at Shannon before going to London. Took tractor tire to Kramer’s for repair and got oil and air filter. To Center from 1:00 to 4:00. Took forced dwarf Iris to Kathryn Everson, Edith Keeler and Clara Gillen. Bill Whistler called. He has not received $500 check Kathi sent in December for her IRA.

Tuesday, March 25, 1986
Had breakfast on Beech deck and wandered down into woods. Scilla blooming but leaves left from last fall are mud covered and have smothered grass in many areas. Gathered up flood debris for 2 hours.

Howard Slack called to say Ergas had an offered $26,000 and wanted me to make another offer. I told him I could not afford to keep bidding against a millionaire. So there goes my dream.

Wrote H. C. Reed who used my 1823 Christmas story in the Delaware Gazette. To science fair with Dave and Oleta. Dave upset at no superior.

It is 12:30 he is rearranging his pins waiting for clothes to dry and pack. 76° sunny full moon.

Monday, March 24, 1986
OAHSM Board meeting pretty boring- rehash of the executive board long range planning meetings. Bob Thornburg dominated my resources committee meeting with irrelevant haranguing.

Dave worked on his science project on electromagnetism until 3:00 a.m. Typed his own 15-page research paper and made drawings

Howard Slack called- Ergas of Vancouver, British Columbia who owns Wood Valley is interested in the 55 Acres. Slack asked me to up my offer so I went to $25,000 what I had planned to pay in the beginning.

Sunday, March 23, 1986
Warmed up to 58. Spent morning at computer- MCHS letters. Dave up at 1:30 when Oleta called wanted him to take her to Lima to get a suitcase for England trip I said no and offered to loan her mine. Fixed omelette for lunch and at Dave’s suggestion ate on Beech deck. Then drove over to Castle’s on 309 and walked south along his lane to the North Boundary of the 55 acres. Found the stone. Woods brushy and open- walked into Nickle’s woods. Hiked for over an hour and only got around North End of my lands. Came home and wrote account of our trip. Watched “Dallas The Early Years.”

Saturday, March 22, 1986
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