Category: Trella Diaries

Thursday, March 26, 2009
54° sunny PM
Royce cleaning – to Le Salon at 1:15 for shampoo & blow dry $15 – Promised Marcia the Lycoris bulbs I dug. Stopped at H Hall to check that books were available for sale during ‘Night at Heritage Hall’.
Shopped at Aldi’s $52 – To Meijer to pay credit card – Bought 81 aspirin low dose & birthday card for thad – $5.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Rainy .3 in.
Dan Sheridan here for 1:00 to 2:15. I gave him info I compiled on historical sites in Claridon Twp. 2 pgs.*
Then I realized the column he will write for the Marion Star wouldn’t be just about history – one column on whole County. Gave him a copy of the Historical Marker in Marion Co. – another column. I invited his bike club to Claridon Prairie tour & John Knickle’s Industry Along Whetstone.
David Matyak arrived as Dan was leaving – we worked in garage mixing compost – bagged cow manure – peat moss – Then I potted up the daffs I had dug & he put them in greenhouse.
Did a laundry – Finished off the spaghetti for my supper.
Male mallard on pond & river. Pr of wood ducks swimming up river.

[*https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pQLMPrMmFqbJgdfTUDnlSRQi5I59GkQL/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108857801726514972817&rtpof=true&sd=true

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Dow Jones 7660
To Marion at Meijer to pick up my small black wallet that contains my driver’s license – insurance card – health cards. When I spilled my purse this wasn’t picked up but a customer found it and turned it in to customer service.
Stopped at Mation Convention & Visitor’s Bureau to pick up $1 off ticket prices for ‘Night at Heritage Hall’. Left them at Hemmerly’s Flowers. To Sims to leave recyclables. Then to Marion Landscape Service on Union St. Left check for $1,000 & singed contract for $1080 due. Then to Marion Board of Realtors & left letter for Pres. JoAnn Neal telling of change of date to June 7 & asking for meeting.
Back home I took golf cart & rode down in woods by pond. So many branches down & trees needing chain saw work. Then raked up some of the white pine cones & picked up trash along the road.
Email from Karen Kelley saying Gale told her I needed garden help & suggested Robone of Delaware Co. Also she left message for Gary ___ Caledonia Boy Scout leader to contact me.
Sent email to Jed – too many duties Thursday for dinner at TV – next week?

Monday, March 23, 2009
54° sunny
For Dan Sheridan I compiled a list of historic sites in Claridon Twp. – Supplemented with current buildings – email to him.
Spent too much time hunting envelope with check & contract for Shawn Crus – Marion Landscape – also trying to send pix of steps – but when Gale came for supper about 6:15 – She was able to send them. She dug 3 red bud trees about 2’ tall.
Told me how much she news these Monday evening suppers with me – Someone who listens to her gripes – offers solutions – a dear friend – an adopted mother – we hugged!
So good to have regular programming on Public Broadcasting – Antiques Roadshow – American Experience – Aimee Semple McPherson.
Bedtime reading – O. Henry [illegible]. Studied trees using Audubon tree book from Mary & Rocky’s collection – deserves better exposure than the rec room shelves.
David has Gale’s forever appbrobation for his web page for MCHS – told me I must be very proud of him – I agree.

Sunday, March 22, 2009
[No entry]

Saturday, March 21, 2009
45° sunny
Jim Carpenter at Resourcer Center helped me inventory the maps & plats the Willis Thomas salvaged from Floyd Browne Associates when they moved to Stratford, Oh – used Excel & got about 30 done – that many more to do.
Ed Stitt in again researching Marion’s filling stations.
Just got home when Dave Matyak arrived with his air compressor. Pumped up the golf cart tire on left rear – but pointed out a slit in it.
I loaded Prius with recyclables – getting 43 mpg now. Have nearly 450 miles on it – and IT ALWAYS STARTS.

The Peace Lily plant that David gave me (rescued from Mt. Washington Cemetery) has 6 white spadix blooms – fills corner by TV room closet sitting on fern stand tht daddy made about 1914.

Friday, March 20, 2009
Downloaded contract from Marion Landscaping & signed contract for lawn remake adding ‘clean stone walkway’ – will send $1,000 check.
12 emails – Bob able to go out to eat first time in several months – has lost 10 pounds.
Jed responded to a ‘virus alert’ with ‘when can we come up’ Told him Monday.
To Marioon at 1:30 to pick up ‘Arrangement of the Month’ – 3 roses – faking calla lily & some daisies – stuffed in a vase.
Shopped at Meijet $42 – got frozen chicken breasts – boned.

Reading: Allen LAcy 1986 ‘Farther Afield’
Delightful gardening book of his visits to gardens – Costa Rica – Shaw Botanical – Fairchild Tropical – mentions books I have – must re-read them.

Thursday, March 19, 2009
cold 45° windy sunny
Dow Jones 7964
Email from Shawn – Marion Landscaping – in response to my request for landscape timber for steps to river – wanted to know how many steps – 13
David says (email) ramp by greenhouse should be continuation of gravel – (Brick not suitable for ramp)
From 12:00 until 4:30 at computer for MCHS – write up minutes of Feb 17 & sent to Jan, gale & Bede – also sent Jan & Gale my suggestions for program meetings topics – & to Jan the openings for committee chairmen.
Inserted sections in my 2009 Notebook.

Finished O. Henry’s ‘Whirligigs’

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
77° sunny windy
Left message for Ohio Landscaping Service to call me – they didn’t
Cleaned up the steps by the garage door – hundreds of hemlock cones – When David Matyak arrived about 2:30 he finished cleaning the iris & yucca & daffodil bed along wall by driveway – filled the red cart 3 times – leaves to compost & junk across road at back of lot – Dave found 3 praying mantis cases – Put them under the Star Magnolia. Then he finished clearing the front bed & pruned the clematis Jackmanii. Sure looks better – I used tractor to knock down prairie plants & mowed high.

Re-reading Tony Horwitz A Voyage Long & Strange – from David H for C’mas.

Sent emails to Bobbie – Cress & Jackye & Leon inviting them to Terradise – anytime during April 15- May 15.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009
70° sunny
MCHS 7 hrs
To HH at 9:00 to meet Angela Dutcher to research marion Star for references to depression of 1930’s – Found interesting parallels to present recession. History repetition.
Home by 12:00 – at computer getting ready for tonight’s MCHS Board Meeting & stdy of collections management policy at 6:00
Emails from Marion Landscaping with contracts – But I’m not ready to sign – emailed David H for advice – $1800 to redo steps to reiver with RR ties. Took pictures and downloaded but couldn’t access them – stupid me1
To HH at 6:00 – Randy winland big help on reviewing Collections Management Policy to give director oversight instead of committee.
Nancy Gracely in Australia (She didn’t provide Feb Board minutes) so I took minutes.
Call from Karen Kelley – check for $7,000 rec’d from Dreyfuss Acct – she took check to Marion Community Foundation to be added to the Terradise Nature Preserve Fund.