Category: Trella Diaries

Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Rain, Sleet, Sunshine, Rain seen! April’s Moods*
River flooded on low spot on far bank

Jim Carpenter download pix from my camera and e-mailed the current Terradise pics to Kathi, Dvid, Jed & Dave Decker – Response from all but David.
Jim laid another row of bricks along walk east of greenhouse – carried half-filled pots to their places on patio & deck ready to be filled with Tr-Rivers plants. I raked leaves & cut ivy from area between pool & greenhouse and Jim finished by cutting of dead privet & trees that had sprung up. He carried big tub of leaves to already full compost pile.
Cooked beef stew (bagged) in crock pot for supper.
Wrote up minutes of HPEF & emailed to all trustees & advisors.
To Baord meeting at 7:00 – Brown from Whirlpool there describing their planned Industrial exhibit at Heritage Hall.
Night at Museum made over $2,000 – no chicken barbecue – Bede Agner heart problem. Lots of problems with ‘Celebrate Summer’ Ben Kern creating poster to sell.

[* Probably referring to this poem by Ray Romine: https://terradisebooks.com/march-of-april/ ]

Monday, April 20, 2009
Rain 50º
Call from Tracy of E.E. Johnson Property Services postponing her visit to give estimate on steps & walks until Wed at 12 – rained out!
Spent most of the day preparing reports for Heritage Preservation Endowment Fund Trustee’s meeting. Investment policy document needed updating – Passed at meeting – Dan Wigton talked in circles bottom line – lost 40% of value. USB funds Kit Fogle – my investment in Romine/Howser HPEF lost 20% of value. Concur about funds producing the $8,070 listed in budget. Geo Brown & Todd Anderson no shows even tho I called them.
Gale & I to Bob Evans – her treat for all the Monday night suppers at Terradise.
River not flooded but pond full and low spot south of it.

Sunday, April 19, 2009
65º AM cloudy 50º 8:00 PM rainy
Read ‘The Grandfathers’ by Conrad Richter that I purchased for 25¢ on Rummage Sale yesterday. Took until 2:00 AM so I slept until 10:00. Planted forget-me-not seeds among scilla by side porch steps. Planted oregonia & lavender seeds in pots – also old grass seed to see if it will germinate. Emptied pots where I planted Arbor Day trees that didn’t grow into big planter pots. Will fill with plants form Tri-Rivers & place on decks & patio.
Removed soil along brick walk to make room for another row of bricks. Replanted grape hyacinth in bed by Bradford Pear. Planted yellow pansies in white containers by pool. Toad singing for a mate. Man across river called to me – excited to see so many violets blooming. Swpt walks & garage.
Gale came over about 5:15 – Dug 2 red bud trees and daffs along fence.
I’m disappointed that no seeding done along fence along road.

Sunday, April 19, 2009
[No entry]

Saturday, April 18, 2009
75º Sunny
Magnolia & Daffs gorgeous. No bloom on weeping cherry.
Up at 7:00 to listen to my interview on WMRN – not aired – did 2 loads laundry. Took a tour of Terradise for photos – spring beauties open when temp reaches 60º
At 11:00 I went to TNPreserve expecting Friends cleaning up – no one there. More photos- left Brochures in green box. 5 group signed in April.
To HH – bought at ‘copper’ (plastic) bowl & Costani book – Ron Lyon stopped me outside. Gale gave him the unbound newspapers! – says I can research them! – Brian Wolf stopped me & followed me to Resource Center to see 1933 Quiver to see Marilyn Meske’s* pictures – and Trella Hemmerly – Ben Kern stopped for chat – Matt Primer to buy ‘Soldiers of Marion Co.”
I researched John Bairy family for Tilton – Iowa Historical Society & then couldn’t print it.
Valenda Mackey brought me a rolled cake slice. Jan Augenstein & Lynda Williams in to fit blue satin dress Lynda made for Jan to wear to DAR Convention 1812 era.
At Medijer paid card charges – bought leg cramp pain me (with quinoa) – Then to Garden Center & spend $50 – Rose bush – thyme – yellow pansies – hanging violas.
Chatted with Betty Bush at Meijer.

[*Miss America 1938 from Marion]

Friday, April 17, 2009
70º no wind sunny
Lawn Repair
Shawn Cross, John & crew & 5 trucks at Terradise about 9:30 AM – I had dug daffs & iris along fence by road. Decided to remove plugs & thatch instead of all the sod. They brought 3 tons of topsoil to fill the low spots – cleared the walk to gazebo and filled with pea gravel. Seeded, filled spots with Ky Blue Grass, fescue & rye. Finished the ramp by the greenhouse & replied the railroad ties to hold the bank temporarily.
I had created news release for Columbus Dispatch ready to mnail when I took more rummage to HH – couldn’t find it in car (Had slipped down between the seats where I found it too late to mail at Caledonia). Called all the Trustees of HPEF to remind of meeting Monday.

Thursday, April 16, 2009
60° Sunny
Called Marion Landscaping – if the crew finishes job today they quill be here tomorrow morning.
Researched City Directories for # of groceries in 1928, 1934 & 1942 – from 78 to 104 – so Depression didn’t close them. Wrote up my personal Depression experience for presentation tonight at library with Gale.
Lots of housekeeping jobs. – washed stuff to take to rummage sale & loaded in car.
Scott Spears here from 4 to 4:45 – taped segment for my open garden & also the stupid income tax skit he wrote – told me Madge Guthery evidently had a stroke after she wen to Marion Manor with a broken hip. Unable to speak until just recently.
Took him for a ride in golf cart. He was awed by the beaut y of Terradise.
Another supper of Carpenter leftovers including pickled eggs & beets.
To library by 7:00 – About 10 people in audience. Gale spoke for 30 minutes contrasting info in 1929 Marion Star with 1931-1936 demographics.
I took personal effects – no college – no corsages at prom – but Hemmerlys Flowers started with Daddy;s 50 glad bulbs.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009
45° Rainy – river up, muddy
Dave Matyak brought the bat pillow – inflated – (Kathi sent it). And a connector for the greenhouse hose. More rummage in car. I gave him ‘Lob’s Woods’ to read & he was engrossed. So I went through all the gardening books on hall shelves but couldn’t find ‘The Little Bulbs’
Showed him ‘Trilliums’ and a weather book and he took them all home to read.
To Tri-Rivers & picked up my flower of the month – Another with flowers packed together & shoved in a vase.
To Dr. Kathy Dixon’s office at 1:00. I weigh 130 – 63.2 in. tall; BP 122/80. Everything OK – told her am up a couple of times a night – but can go all day without urinating! Said that indicated healthy kidneys & I told her I’d live with it.
Found my left hearing aid in my purse so to Dr. Wingert. Finally convinced him it doesn’t work so he’ll send it to be repaired. If I don’t find the one for right ear – it is under warranty & will be replaced.
Shopped for grapes, bananas, lettuce & broccoli at Meijer – Carpenter leftovers for supper.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Jim Carpenter here from 9:45 to 1:00
Helped me put up the tubers from McClure & Zimmerman replacement order. Striped Cannas, Aphrodite Shooting Star, iris cristo & free hardy gladiolas. Then he loaded the rummage sale items in my car including lamp, magazines, etc. from attic. He decided to relay the brick walk in the greenhouse & did a good job. I sorted pots from under the benches & filled a trash bag with surplus.
To computer to print out poster & news release from Open garden. Used 2008 by chanikng date.
Email from David asking if I picked up hios key ring – car keys!! I had then in my coat pocket – so pkged & took PO to mail him. First Class – sure hope he had a duplicate set. I have no idea why I picked them up!—

To HH to meet Scott Spear at 3:00. No show – called radio station – ‘Hadn’t seen him for a couple of weeks.’

Pre Exec meeting on committee structure & filling the chairmanships. Gave them Jed’s bid on Media Room computer & update for Resource Center – Randy’s son-in-law works for recycling computer co. so he will also bid. Showed them the Floyd Browne maps. Home by 7:00 – supper of Carpenter leftovers.

Monday, April 13, 2009
Made corrections fo TNP brochure & David color printed & folded 100 copies.
Gave him 3 checks ($2,000 each) for TerraPro – advertising & interim pay.
Up at 8 & bfst – Misting rain – David & I drove through new housing development & steep hill west of Coffey Street – $400,000 house now $250,000 & no buyers. Passed many landscape contractors companies in Newtown.
At Cincinnati Nature Center for over 2 hours – Daffs gorgeous sweeps on hills. Christmas & Lenten Roses blooming. At Vistor’s Center chatted with head naturalist Creasy & told him of seeing pileated woodpecker on guard rail with Little Miami River down hill behind him. At feeder saw a pine siskin – my usualls and 2 prs of wood duck feeding on the ground. Gift shop they gave us Lob’s Woods by Elizabeth Lawrence & we read a story of two gardens in library. Can’t find my copy – David joined as member & I bought a $10 chance on a Kayak.
Big slowdown on I-71 – So I was from 2:00 until 5:20 to get to Carpenters for supper that Jim had invited me to. Prepared just for me by Eileen (his mother) & Jim. Ham, sweet potatoes, scalloped corn, apple sauce, baked beans, dressing, rolls, lime jello & lemonade. Sent the leftovers home with me. Home by 7:30.