Category: Trella Diaries

Monday, January 23, 1956
Cold – 4 but sunny. In to work. Everybody agog over attempted robbery of National City Bank Saturday night. Kids in & David to dentist. Kathy & I shopping. Got stuck 2 times on ice. Supper at folks & then to Girl Scout Board. Daddy got new movie projector.

Sunday, January 22, 1956
In greenhouse A.M. potting begonias mostly. Cass (Jill Pluchel) here PM for wedding order. To MYF with Kathy to serve Cardington group who were guests. 75 altogether. Still snow & ice.

Saturday, January 21, 1956
Worked on files – getting my garden & nature articles etc into it. Cleaned basement & rearranged Rec. room. Chucky Belt & Jimmy Waddell over to play with David P.M. Kathy to movie with Caroline Foos & there all night.

Friday, January 20, 1956
Sorted at morgue & wrote Vivian Adams offering it to Ken Osier*. David & I hike over acres in snow. Kathy to Swishers for supper & game at Meeker. TV & crochet. Rehung living room draperies after “dry” cleaning in drier. Gas pains (?) for about 15 min.

[*Cincinnati artist and friend of Vivian]

Thursday, January 19, 1956
Snow! About 4″ of it. Dubbed at cleaning basement. Finished Kathy’s green felt skirt & put buttons on ones mother gave us. Started white wool stole – crochet.

Wednesday, January 18, 1956
To Columbus with mother & Daddy to buy ribbon & etc from laste C. D. Berry stock. Also to Engles for plants. Shop by 3. Wedding appointment Zimmerman. Home at 5:45. To school for meeting trying to get Boy Scout Troop started.

Tuesday, January 17, 1956
In to work in P.M. Cleaned out greenhouse A.M. Mother & daddy out evening & we bled radiators. 53 pc set silverware from Sears by mail. $50 from Christmas money. Red bellied woodpecekr is regular vistor to feeder. Eats corn!

Monday, January 16, 1956
In to work P.M. To Sears to pick up order – Sofa pillows, sheet blanket, bedspread, slips, yarn, slacks, table cloth.

Sunday, January 15, 1956
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Friday, January 13, 1956
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