Category: Trella Diaries

Thursday, April 9, 2009
Royce cleaning – with a chest cold! Kit Fogle brought the HH Bond to Terradise for me to endorse for cashing – When Ken Vincent met me at the door I just handed him the envelope – forgetting it had to be signed.
Instead of watching TV from 8:00 until 10:”30 I tackled the disorder in my office. The desk had dust from when it was moved there years ago! Will give Rocky’s photo paper cutter to rummage sale – and the boxes of file cards & photo holders.
Sent David the file for Terradise Nature Center Preserve.
Email from Scot Spear – spoof on Income Tax – First version unacceptable so he revised it.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009
30-50° Sunny windy full moon
Phoebe on red bud – right on schedule.
Finished plant list for Terradise Nature Preserve brochure & made corrections from Karen Kelley.
Gale (with Melissa & 2 yr old) came by because Kit Fogle couldn’t reach me by phone & called Heritage Hall. Took a little tour of Terradise.
Dave Matyak came with an Easter lily in pot & hyacinth in post. Gave him the tray of chocolate-covered raisin & peanuts & pretzels. Told him I didn’t want another layer of bricks in greenhouse. (CGale wants them for her potting shed) & since he wouldn’t take up bricks to put in a layer of sand – I got a crowbar & started getting them out – He said ‘was overkill’ & got the spade (shovel) – Says it needs gravel before sand goes in – He saw an animal swimming in pond – went into inlet pool.
2 Geese hang out on pond.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009
30° windy cloudy
Jim Carpenter here from 9:45 to 12:15 $25. Sorted boxes of Mary & Geor Sifritt’s things – to MCHS rummage – save – trash – Brought 3 boxes to kitchen to be washed (Geo clothes) in washer & pots in dishwasher. Cleaned up a smaller toaster & will put bigger one in rummage sale. Found a silver flower holder (Japan) just right for daffs.
To Marion at 1:00. Ken Vincent met me at door (back door) of his office & I gave him the envelope with the $10,000 HH Bond to cash.
Took a bunch of baskets & vases to Hemmerly’s. Shopped at Aldis – $59.79 & didn’t have enough cash – so to Bank Ohio & cashed check for $200 & asked them to renew my debit card – Heavy cat litter, pop, milk to unload.

Monday, April 6, 2009
Snow & rain 35°
Tried to call Kit Fogle to tell him I was bringing in a $10,000 HH bond for cashing – but got an unintelligible message so didn’t make the trip.
Worried about the north door to Campbell Street that David & I used. He fumbled with a bolt lock to release the door. Public buildings should have a push bar so in case of emergency the door opens easily!
Worked on draft of brochure for Terradise Nature Preserve – the text. Harry Condry came over at 7:00 and had added several shrubs & vines – Quite a discussion on kind of hickory – Decided it was shellbark (has a thick pod). He helped me enter additions on the computer – I told him to tear up any Euonymus fortunei [*Wintercreeper] he finds.

[*This has become a serious problem at Terradise. Any volunteers should contact terradisenaturecenter@gmail.com for scheduling eradication sessions in late March/April.
Vines should be cut by hand and each cut stem sprayed with Roundup (a formulation of glyphosate) just after the last killing frost. While the Roundup label recommends a 50- to 100-percent concentration of Roundup for stump treatment, a 20-percent concentration has proven effective. A squirt bottle may be used for spot treatment or individual stumps can be painted by hand using a sponge applicator. Treatment should be in late winter when most native vegetation is dormant and prior to the emergence of spring wildflowers. Care should be taken to avoid contacting non-target species with the herbicide. By law, herbicides may only be applied as per label instructions. – https://mdc.mo.gov/trees-plants/invasive-plants/wintercreeper-control#:~:text=Wintercreeper%20can%20cover%20the%20ground,rapidly%20and%20replaces%20spring%20ephemerals.]

Sunday, April 5, 2009
Sorted & washed jewelry, Put Mary’s diamonds (?) in black music box for jewelry.
Emailed to Kathi – played computer solitaire – worked crossword puzzle. Watched news on TV – Tornado watch Delaware Co. South to Ross Co.
Call from Harry Condry about tree labels. Will come over tomorrow at 7:00 PM.
Cooked red potatoes & diced them into white sauce & diced ham – with bean salad & ice cream & strawberries – a filling supper.

Sunny Cool 55°
Mary’s 90th birthday
David arrived about 10 and soon had most of the items on my list taken care of – got TV’s so captions & screen & channel care of – 28 plays – Brought chairs to patio – Fixed TerraPro to print labels for my address book with telephone numbers.
To Farison-Snyder (Denzer’s) Funeral Home for funeral of Tom Yannitell – Sat with Arnel & John Rein & in front of Nadine Gittenger who was in charge of TV screen playing images of Tom & family – One room displayed Tom’s photography including a panel in 3-D (like ones he sent me of my 90th birthday). Couldn’t understand speakers but his 2 sons brought laughs & VBecky’s sister-in-law also.
Followed the Red Cab procession to Palace Theatre – Tables set up on stage with serving table (Jane & Ralph Brown) among servers) Sat beside Pat Isaly & Greek husband – who was so friendly – Many of Kathi’s classmates greeted us – At end Becky Yannitell thanked & said flowers were in the foyer and ‘please take one home.’ No cemetery interment – called HH at 1:00 & left message for Jim Carpenter that I wouldn’t be there – Back to Terradise – David dug rest of daffs by gazebo – took some home – moved stepping stones – Tour in golf cart down in woods – dug Ostrich fern & Va. Bluebells and planted on hill at start of PA Avenue.

Friday, April 3, 2009
windy 35 mph 45°
Ordered flowers from Hemmerly’s for Kathi to go to Tom Yannitell’s funeral – $35 (as kathi had asked me to). She called Hemmerly’s later & added David & my names.
To Home & Garden Show $4 admission to see EE Johnson Property Management exhibit – talked to Jane Peppard’s grandson. Will come out next week to give an estimate. I will prepare specifications.
To Merrill Lynch to consult Kit Fogle about cashing one of the HH bonds from Howard’s Trust Fund. will have to pay income tax on deferred interest. Suggested I cash one a year & reinvest in a Bond Fund – Bring it to him next week & he will certify it & send to US for cashing. Will use it for landscaping to put into TNP fund at Marion Community Foundation & gifts to Kathi & David.
To Goodwill to buy a pr of jeans $5.99. Ended up with a blouse & jacket & long skit also – $20 – fun shopping – Have them in the washer before wearing.

Thursday, April 2, 2009
75° sunny
Planted Homestead & Brandywine tomato seeds – orange peppers – basil & flat parsley.
Made copies of the cards in my wallet – put one copy in top drawer of safe in black folder with bank.
Paid 6 mo. car insurance to Nationwide $497

Wednesday, April 1, 2009
60° sunny
Nick Skidmore, aerial photographer from Geauga County at my door with view of Terradise on Nov 3, 2008 – Framed photo to add to my collection – one in 1965 – one in 70’s – $75 in 1965 – $250 in 2009 – He photographed birds on dogwood from chair on deck & of me daubing shortening of tree. Renaissance man – restored building in Geauga village, carves cones from found tree limbs. Showed me his album of 8 ½ x 11 photos – birds – scenes, family – has a website to show them. Was here about 2 hrs & headed over to Terradise Nature Preserve. As Nick left I said ‘This may be the beginning of a beautiful friendship’ He said yes, you do the writing and I’ll furnish the photos.
Dave Matyak here from 2:30 to 4:30 – He worked on ramp area – removed two rr ties & the boards along flower bed by pool. Suggests we use bricks from former walk to lay over present brick brick walk to bring it high enough to shed water – There is enough bricks.
Saw bloodroot blooming but no trillium up The little bulbs under clump of trees at foot of steps have increased – bloom face up – spring beauties on hill & into woods opened. I cleared leaves & hosta foliage from lowest terrace. Dave cleared debris from outlet pipe on pond & raked some of the duck week that is back – But stopped because 2 yr frog tadpoles were hopping through it.

Monday, March 2, 2009
Norm Fogt’s funeral 11:30 at Emmanuel Lutheran
Tomorrow to Green Camp
Left golf cart tire at John Deere & then to Emmanuel Lutheran Church. David met me in parking lot – So good to have an escort. Talked to Dick Wade in elevator – Open casket in foyer – DOnnar Ruth so gracious – also Vicki Sue who went to Harding with David. Long church service – Gale sat with us – Jack Bull only other MCHS there. To cemetery – Drove by graves of family.
Banquet spread of food, Sat with 3 of Norm’s sisters – a family of 9 – 7 living.
To Boyd’s where David had some work. Had noted year of death not on Geo. Sifrit’s monument so David asked Boyd’s to check & see if Geo prepaid – no – they called Howie Bates & David talked to him about it. He left for Cinci about 2:30 – playing tonight with Bob Hinklin’s Big Band.
Picked up tire at John Deere – $36! Difficult to remove from rim – so labor charge for ½ hr.
Sent info on Board Membership seminar to Gale. She (& I) signed up for Wed. class.
Email from Kathi – water system problems outdoors & Bob working on it despite bronchitis.